I. Remake the sentences using “I wish…” structure.

1. Ross doesn’t want to be divorced. – Ross wishes he wasn’t divorced.

2. Rachel wants to have lots of money.

3. Monica doesn’t want her boyfriend to lie.

4. Joey’s dreaming about being a famous actor.

5. Ross thinks he’ll ask Rachel out one day.

6. Phoebe wants to sing better.

7. Chandler didn’t like the dream he saw last night.

II. Fill in the blanks with the following words:

to figure out, to turn out = to understand, to become clear

to move out = to leave the place you used to live in

to take smth well = to accept the news well

to turn on = to get excited, to make smb excited about smth

to freak out = to get scared, to get angry, to act weirdly

to drift apart = to separate

to get smth = to understand smth

to ask smb out = to invite smb on a date

to be up to smth = to be going to do smth,

to be headed for = to be going to depart somewhere

to hang out = to be around doing nothing

to spoil smth = to ruin smth

to catch on = to realize (a catch-up = a joke, a funny thing)

to get through smth = to overcome a difficulty

to rip the heart out = to break one’s heart

to take an abuse = to accept an offense

to be in trouble = to have problems (to be a troublemaker)

to be trained for nothing = being unable to do anything

to be upbeat = to be in a good mood

to live off smb/smth = to live on someone’s money

to give smb a break = not to bother smb for a short period of time

to be on one’s own = to cope alone

to have a (major) crush on smb/smth = to like smb a lot

a “Dear Diary” moment = a romantic moment

decaf = caffeine free coffee

a gravy boat = a bowl for sauce

geeky = crazy (esp. about computers)

1. Chandler: Finally, I __________ I’d better answer it. ( freaked out, figured out) And it ___________it’s my mom. ( got, turned out) Which is very weird ‘cause she never calls.

2. Ross: Carol___________ today. ( spoiled, moved out)

3. Monica: I told mom and dad last night. They seemed ___________it well (to freak out, to take)

4. Rachel: I was looking at that gravy boat and then I realized that I was more ____________( catch on, turned on) by this gravy boat than by Barry. And then I really ___________ (spoiled, freaked out)

5. Rachel to Monica: I didn’t know where to go, and I know you and I have ______________(been in trouble, drifted apart)… but you are the only person I know in the city.

6. Ross: Your “not a real date” is with Paul the wine guy? He finally ___________(asked you out, rip your heart apart)? Chandler: it’s a ____________ moment. (geeky, dear diary)

7. Ross: Rachel, what are you _________( getting through, up to) tonight?

Rachel: I was supposed to ___________( have a major crush, be headed for) Aruba on my honeymoon…so, nothing.

8. Ross: I should have ____________(been on my own, caught on) when she went to the dentist four or five times a week.

9. Chandler: “Look, Geppeto. I’m a real live boy.”

Joey: I will not_____________(get through this, take this abuse).

10. Rachel: Guess what?

Ross: You got a job?

Rachel: Are you kidding? I'm_____________(upbeat, trained for nothing). I was laughed out of 12 interviews.

11. Monica: You can’t ____________(live off, be headed for) your parents. Rachel: I know, that’s why I was getting married.

12. Ross: You probably didn’t know but back in high school I had _________________________(a major crush on you, to live off ) you.