Friends! The One with all the poker

A)    Before watching.

Answer the following questions

• What’s the best way of getting a job?
• Is your resume updated?
• What information should be included in a good resume?

B)   Now watch the scene to find out:

1. What’s everybody doing?
2. Why is Rachel looking for a new job?
3. What’s wrong with the resumes?

C)   After watching:

Which of these terms connected to WORK appear in the scene?

          job       experience      skills    resumes    employee    wage      waiter    waitress

        D) Working with the Script: 

Listen to the scene again and fill in the gaps with the expressions in the box.

caught                   I'm sick of  (x2(            running low             proofread            

ROSS: Uh, Rach, we're ________________ on resumes over here.

MNCA: Do you really want a job with Popular Mechanics? 

CHAN: Well, if you're gonna work for mechanics, those are the ones       to work for.

RACH: Hey, look, you guys, I'm going for anything here, OK? I cannot be a waitress anymore, I mean it. ________________ the lousy tips, ______________of being called 'Excuse me...' 

ROSS: Rach, did you ______________ these? 

RACH: Uh... yeah, why? 

ROSS: Uh, nothing, I'm sure they'll be impressed with your

      excellent compuper skills. 

RACH: [upset] Oh my Goood! Oh, do you think it's on all of them? 

JOEY: Oh no, I'm sure the Xerox machine __________________   a few.

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