Friends S01E01 (Part 2) — Grab a Spoon
Friends S01E01 (Phần 2) — Cầm lấy cái muỗng
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Ngữ Pháp Thực Chiến Trong Phim
should have + past participle — talking about regret should have + past participle — talking about regret
Use should have (often said as 'should've') plus the past participle to say that something was a mistake, or that you did not see the truth in time. It always talks about the past, and it is always too late to change it.
should have + past participle (spoken: should've + past participle)
- She always drank it out of the can. I should have known. (Ross regrets not seeing the truth.)
- Guess I should've caught on when she went to the dentist four and five times a week. (He regrets not understanding earlier.)
- Listen for the sound: 'should've' sounds like /ˈʃʊdəv/, almost one short word.
Kiểm tra nhanh ngữ pháp: Ross says: “I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.” and “Guess I SHOULD'VE CAUGHT ON…” When he says these, how does he feel?
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✓ Đáp án B: He regrets the past — he sees now what he missed then, and it is too late to change it.
Bài Tập & Nghe Kiểm Tra Phản Xạ
A. Nghe & Nắm Ý Từng Đoạn Ngắn
1. Ý chính toàn clip: What are Ross's friends mainly trying to do?
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✓ Đáp án A: Help him move forward after the breakup
2. What does 'I should've caught on' express?
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✓ Đáp án C: A missed realization he now regrets
3. What does 'whatsoever' add to 'no worm guys'?
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✓ Đáp án C: Strong emphasis: none at all
4. What does 'grab a spoon' mean in Joey's metaphor?
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✓ Đáp án A: Start exploring new romantic possibilities
Vocabulary in context
1. Where can 'whatsoever' naturally appear?
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✓ Đáp án C: I have no doubt whatsoever — Whatsoever follows a negative noun phrase to mean 'at all'.
2. Which event is best called a revelation?
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✓ Đáp án C: Suddenly understanding why a relationship failed — A revelation is a surprising truth understood suddenly.
Phrases in use
3. Which sentence uses 'get through' correctly?
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✓ Đáp án B: We got through the difficult month together — Get through means survive or complete a difficult period.
4. If I 'spell it out', I:
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✓ Đáp án B: explain the point very clearly — Spell it out means explain something so clearly it cannot be missed.
Grammar in use
5. Choose advice about the present, not past regret.
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✓ Đáp án C: You should rest tonight — Should plus base verb gives present or future advice.
6. I should have ______ the warning signs.
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✓ Đáp án noticed: Should have is followed by a past participle.
7. Which written form is correct?
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✓ Đáp án A: I should have known — Should've is the contraction of should have, followed by known.
Listening detail
8. Which reduced form do you hear?
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✓ Đáp án A: I should've caught on — Should've is compressed in speech, but caught remains the past participle.
Meaning and tone
9. What does Joey's ice-cream metaphor suggest?
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✓ Đáp án B: Ross should consider many possible partners — Many flavours represent many possible partners; the spoon means trying again.
B. Nghe Nhại Lại Các Câu Đinh (Shadowing & Catch)
Bấm vào từng câu để nghe nhân vật nói, sau đó đọc to nhại lại theo đúng nhịp điệu:
- I see no worm guys whatsoever. ▶ Nghe
- I should have known. ▶ Nghe
- should've caught on ▶ Nghe
- get through it ▶ Nghe
- Welcome back to the world. Grab a spoon! ▶ Nghe
1. Which regret form do you hear?
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✓ Đáp án A: I should have known — Ross says, 'I should have known'.
2. Which phrase follows 'should've'?
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✓ Đáp án A: caught on — The line is 'I should've caught on'.
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