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Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think happens when the friends try Rachel’s “English trifle”?
Why might someone pretend to like a dessert, according to the title?
What do you know about “trifle” as a dessert?

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Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

Rachel makes the trifle (and something goes wrong) (00:00 – 01:35)

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1. What dessert does Rachel say she chose to make?

A traditional English trifle
A fruit salad
An apple pie
A chocolate cake

2. Which ingredient surprises everyone because it’s in the dessert?

Beef sautéed with peas and onions
Whipped cream
Lady fingers
Raspberries

3. What does Rachel ask to borrow before she leaves the room?

Some sugar
Some jam
Some bananas
Some rum

Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

They discover the recipe mistake and make a plan (01:35 – 02:40)

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1. What problem do they find with the recipe book?

The oven is broken
It’s written in French
The recipe is missing
The pages are stuck together

2. According to Chandler, Rachel made half an English trifle and half a what?

Shepherd’s pie
Lasagna
Chicken pot pie
Meatloaf

3. What do they decide to do about the mistake?

Ask Monica to remake the dessert
Let her serve it and not tell her
Throw it away and order pizza
Tell Rachel immediately

Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

Tasting time: pretending, escaping, and the truth (02:40 – 04:55)

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1. What does Monica say she can’t have when Rachel says the trifle is made with beef?

Jam
Whipped cream
Custard
Beef

2. Where does one person say they will go to enjoy the dessert (as an excuse to leave)?

The porch
The balcony
The kitchen
The hallway

3. What does the trifle taste like, according to Rachel?

Like jam
Like rum
Like bananas
Like feet

Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

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1. Why do the friends pretend to like the dessert at first?

They are trying to win a cooking contest
They don’t want to hurt Rachel’s feelings
They think it is a joke dessert
They truly love the taste

2. What causes the weird combination of ingredients in the trifle?

The recipe pages are stuck together so she follows two recipes at once
Rachel intentionally mixes sweet and salty foods
The supermarket gave her the wrong items
Monica tells her to add meat

3. What is the main comedic idea in this clip?

They forget it is Thanksgiving
They argue about who should wash dishes
A polite social situation becomes awkward because the food is terrible
Everyone is an expert chef

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Friends: The Friends Pretend To Like Rachel’s English Trifle (Season 6 Clip) | TBS

Have you ever eaten food that tasted bad but said it was good? Why did you do that?
Do you think it’s better to be honest or polite about someone’s cooking? Where is the “best” balance?
What ingredients do you think should never be mixed in the same dish? Give examples.
In your culture, what is a “traditional dessert”? What ingredients does it usually have?