ADVANCED LEVEL. EXTRA LISTENING
EOI REUS 2009/2010
4. ERIC MEETS PHOEBE - GAP FILLING
ERIC: Aren’t you gonna give me a KISS 1?
PHOEBE: Ok, I will, but right after you have to tell me who THE HELL 2 you are.
ERIC: Ursula?
PHOEBE: Ursula’s fiancé?
ERIC: Oh, my God, you’re the sister.
PHOEBE: Yeah.
ERIC: Ok, I just SLAPPED 3 my future sister-in-law’s ass.
PHOEBE: Yeah!
ERIC: I’m an idiot. Is your mother here? Maybe I could slap her on the butt1.
PHOEBE: My mother KILLED HERSELF 4.
ERIC: See and I knew that. Now I’m sweating. Look at me. I’m really sweating. Now
I’m saying look at me I’m even sweatier. I think I should probably just go…
PHOEBE: No, it’s okay! We want to START OVER 5, ok? I’m Phoebe
ERIC: Eric
PHOEBE: Why are you looking at me like that?
ERIC: Because the sweat is getting in my eyes and it’s BURNING 6. Thank you.
PHOEBE: There. So what are you?
ERIC: I don’t think they have a name for it. I get nervous and just sweat like CRAZY 7.
PHOEBE: No, I meant your costume.
ERIC: I’m a solar system. My students HELPED 8 me (to) make it. I teach the second
grade.
PHOEBE: I love the second grade!
ERIC: Really?
PHOEBE: It’s so much better than first grade when you don’t know what’s GOING ON 9
and definitely better than third grade, you know, with all the POLITICS 10 and mind
games.
ERIC: So, what do you do?
PHOEBE: I’m a MASSEUSE 11, by day.
ERIC: You don’t have to stay her with me, I …
PHOEBE: No, I’m having fun. And I’m really, really excited for you and Ursula
ERIC: I feel very LUCKY 12. She’s great. I think she’s the most beautiful woman I’ve
ever seen.
PHOEBE: Thank you.
5. MONICA AND JOEY TALKING ABOUT STRENGTH - MATCHING PAIRS
1. win hands down -beat somebody very easily
2. give someone the edge - place a bet on someone
3. have a crazy temper - become angry easily and unexpectedly
4. take someone - be better than someone, beat him/her
5. beat up - hurt somebody badly by kicking and hitting
6. mop up - finish doing something
7. have a crush on someone - have a strong temporary feeling of liking sbdy
8. be out of something - having finished/lacking something
9. be maxed out - to the top, to a maximal degree
10. write a cheque out to cash - not writing a name so that anyone can be paid
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butt: slang for bottom