Wrong class... (3º ESO)

Below you have an extract from an episode of the world-known TV series Friends. In this episode Joey joins an English as a Second Language class. Watch what happens and answer the questions below.

 

If you need, you can check out the following transcription:

JOEY’S FRIEND: Don’t go anywhere.
JOEY: No problem, I’ll be right here.
TEACHER: Nice to see you again, Maria.
MARIA: Hello, Mrs. Lafferty.
TEACHER: Welcome. What is your name?
JOEY: I’m Joey.
TEACHER: Joey, you have a wonderful accent.
JOEY: Thank you.
TEACHER: Joey, this is an English as a Second Language class for beginners.
Are you sure you’re in the right place?
JOEY: (looking at Maria) Oh, I’m in the right place.
TEACHER: Let’s get started.
TEACHER: I hope that everybody practiced counting to 10 over the weekend.
CLASS: Yes.
TEACHER: Great, let’s do it together.
CLASS: One, two, three, four, five six, seven, eight, nine, 10.
BORIS: Eleven, Twelve.
TEACHER: Very good, Boris. Somebody’s gonna get a gold star.
BORIS: Thanks, thanks.
JOEY: Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.

TEACHER: Okay, Joey, why don’t you pick it up where Renata left off?  Now, this is a hard part, so take your time.
JOEY: Oh, boy. Yeah, this is This looks tough. The bell rang and the students all went to the auditorium with their teacher. Boom. That’s right, Boris, you heard it. Auditorium.
MARIA: I am so lucky to be with the smartest boy in class.
Some words are so tug.
JOEY: Tug? Oh, remember, I told you that the GH sometimes sounds like an F. It’s tough. Like rough or laugh.
MARIA: Oh, Joey. Make love to me tonight (pronouncing “to-nifed).
JOEY: That is good English.
TEACHER: Okay. I’d like everyone to take out their homework on the subjunctive tense.
MARIA: (to Joey) You didn’t do it?
JOEY: (pointing to his head) I got it.
TEACHER: If the present tense of the verb to be is I am then the subjunctive tense is, “If I ” – Joey?

JOEY: I was.
TEACHER: Oh, I’m sorry, that’s not correct.
BORIS: It’s, “if I were.”
TEACHER: Very good, Boris.
RENATA: Joey are stupid.
JOEY: Joey is stupid, Renata.

 

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Now, answer the following questions: 

1. Why did Joey stay in the class? 

2. What is the meaning of "English as a Second Language"? Who do you think would attend this class?

3. Now it's time for a test! If you click HERE you will find a quiz to find out which Friends character you're most like. Take the quiz and then write a comment in this post explaining who did you get and if you agree with your results or not.

 See you in class!