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Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

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Warm-up Questions

What kinds of problems can gossip cause between friends?
Why might someone decide to make a resolution to gossip less?
In this clip, what do you think “working on a gossiping problem” will look like?

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Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

A resolution to gossip less (00:00 – 01:00)

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1. What does the speaker say should be their resolution?

To buy new glasses
To stop watching the news
To do laundry more often
To gossip less

2. How does the speaker defend themselves against being called a gossip?

They say they are doing a kind of public service by passing information on
They say everyone else gossips more than they do
They say they only gossip about celebrities
They say they never talk about coworkers

3. What happens when the speaker starts to mention what they found out?

They write it down instead
They call a news program
They decide to stop and keep it secret
They immediately tell everyone in the room

Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

A phone message and resisting secrets (01:00 – 02:29)

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1. What excuse does the message mention for being away for a couple hours?

Working late
Doing laundry
Going to the movies
Going to the gym

2. Why does the other person say they don’t want to know the secret?

They are leaving the apartment
They already heard it from someone else
They are tired of being the person who knows secrets and can’t tell anyone
They think it is boring

3. What does the speaker say they can’t do with this secret?

They can’t prove it
They can’t explain it clearly
They can’t keep it in
They can’t remember it

Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

Trying to make someone ‘find out’ (02:29 – 04:38)

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1. How does the speaker suggest the other person could learn the secret without being told directly?

By reading a diary
By finding out on their own
By checking voicemail
By asking a neighbor

2. What favor does the speaker ask to create an opportunity to discover something?

Go buy an umbrella because it’s raining
Go call someone and confirm the secret
Go to the airport and watch planes
Go into a bedroom and get a book back that someone borrowed

3. What does one person say about how long they have known the secret?

Only since yesterday
They still don’t know
Not long at all
Too long

Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

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1. What is the main conflict in this clip?

Someone keeps losing their glasses
Friends argue about who should do laundry
People compete to leave on a plane
One person tries to stop gossiping but can’t resist sharing secrets

2. Why does the speaker try to make the other person discover the secret themselves?

To avoid directly breaking their promise not to gossip
To punish the other person
To make the secret less interesting
To prove they are a detective

3. What does the clip suggest about secrets in a friend group?

Secrets can create tension and make people act awkwardly
Secrets are easy to ignore
Secrets always stay hidden forever
Secrets make friendships stronger every time

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Friends: Rachel Works On Her Gossiping Problem (Season 5 Clip) | TBS

Is repeating information you “heard” always gossip? Where is the line between sharing and gossiping?
Have you ever promised not to tell a secret but felt tempted to share it? What did you do?
Do you think it’s ever okay to help someone “find out on their own” instead of telling them directly? Why or why not?
What are polite ways to stop a conversation when someone is about to gossip?