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Friends: Ross’ Terrible Halloween Costume (B1)
Preview 1
Part 1. Discussion about Halloween and costumes. Answers will vary.
Part 2. Adjectives describing a costume in a positive/negative way. Answers will vary. Teacher’s
answers:
(1) creative (taking a lot of imagination, preparation thought) - positive
(2) lame (boring or uninteresting) - negative
(3) embarrassing (making you feel ashamed) - negative
(4) unique (special or different) - could be either positive/negative, but usually positive
(5) pretty (nice looking or beautiful) - positive
(6) confusing (unable to understand properly) - negative
(7) typical (common, usual, or standard) - for a costume, usually negative
(8) silly (stupid or funny) - for a costume, could be positive or negative
Part 3. Describing the costumes using the adjectives. Answers will vary.
Part 4. Predicting 3 activities/actions will happen in the Friends scene. Answers will vary.
Viewing Activity
Part 1. Tick whether the activities/actions happen (Y) or don’t happen (N) in the scene.
(1) Y (2) Y (3) N (4) Y (5) N
Part 2. Name / describe the costumes.
(1) Chandler: a pink bunny (‘The Velveteen Rabbit’)
(2) Joey: Chandler (he is dressed up in Chandler’s clothing and imitates his behavior)
(3) Ross: Sputnik (or ‘Spudnik’), the Russian satellite (he is dressed up in a potato costume,
with fake antennae and a spaghetti strainer
Part 3. Short Answers
(1) Chandler is upset about his costume because it’s the wrong color. He says that the
rabbit from his favorite kids book (The Velveteen Rabbit) is brown and white.
(2) The girl does a dance move for Rachel. Rachel loves it and gives her more candy. The
girl then hugs Rachel and tells her she loves her. Rachel gives her the whole basket of
candy.
(3) They look very confused and don’t understand his explanation of the costume.
Post-Viewing 1
Part 1. Discussion topic. Answers will vary.
Part 2. Monica’s quote from the video. Answers will vary. Teacher’s answers:
(1) Monica asked this when Ross walked in the room with his ‘Spudnik’ costume.
(2) Someone would ask this question when they’re not sure what kind of costume
someone has. They might ask it when they are confused.
Part 3. Chandler’s quote from the video. Answers will vary. Teacher’s answers:
(1) Chandler says this after Ross describes his ‘Spudnik’ costume.
(2) “The worst” in this sentence is a superlative adjective for the adjective “bad”.
(3) a. an insult
TEACHER’S GUIDE Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2022. For use only with license.
Friends: Ross’ Terrible Halloween Costume (B1)
Post-Viewing 1 (continued)
Part 4. Rachel’s quote from the video. Answers will vary. Teacher’s answers:
(1) Rachel said this when the girl dressed as a ballerina came for trick-or-treating.
(2) “The prettiest” in this sentence is a superlative adjective for the adjective “pretty”.
(3) She used the present perfect because she is talking about a life experience, which is
when we use the present perfect.
(4) b. a compliment
Post-Viewing 2
Part 2. Sentences using superlative adjectives + present perfect.
(1) the most interesting / I’ve ever learned (or “learnt”)
(2) the scariest / I’ve ever watched
(3) the strangest / he’s ever worn
(4) the most pleasant / I’ve ever had
(5) the most decorative / I’ve ever been
(6) the tastiest / I’ve ever eaten
Post-Viewing 3
Superlatives Description + Costume Tasks. Answers will vary. Correct students’ speaking
mistakes and contribute your own thoughts to the conversation. Take the role of a partner (if
necessary).
Lesson Reflection. Answers will vary.
