Director doer festival maker career speaker industry star

Task 8. Look at the words in italics. In each sentence, two are correct. Which one is wrong?

1. I would love to make/shoot/do a film.

2. Last night, I watched/saw/looked a film at the cinema.

3. I enjoy going to the movies/films/pictures.

4. Clint Eastwood has directed/acted/produced a new film.

5. Tom Hanks is starring in/playing in/acting in a new film next month.

6. They have opened a new movie theatre/film theatre/cinema near my house.

Task 9. Look at the prepositions in italics. Only one preposition is correct in each sentence. Which one?

1. What’s on/in/off at the cinema?

2. It’s a film on/about/over a boy and girl in love.

3. Brad Pitt stars on/in/at a new movie.

4. The film was directed after/on/by Alfred Hitchcock.

5. The film is set in/on/at the south of France.

6. I usually go on/to/at the cinema every week.

Task 10. Watch the movie I hate Valentine’s day. To do the tasks to the movie go to Video appendix.

Video appendix how to lose a guy in 10 days Part 1

(From the beginning and ending with the basketball match)

Pre-viewing tasks

Task 1. Study the following vocabulary items and try to explain them in English.

busting exhilarate jumbo dog sunshine dump barf upbeat

fungus marvelous salacious a must-read fabulous inspiration leggy chick

shop-a-holic bait one-night stand lust head-over-heels cocky-confident

Task 2. Answer the questions:

• What do you know about the career of advertisement agent and journalist in a women magazine?

• What kind of articles are usually pressed in women magazines? Why?

• What is your favourite magazine? Why?

While-viewing tasks

Task 3. Fill in the gaps in the dialogue

Lana: Okay _______, shoes off. And breathe. Out. Okay, Lori, let’s start with you.

Lori: Well, the “Botox for Beginners” piece is done. Now, it’s a little ______, but mostly _________. Now I’m on “What Your Gyno Won’t Tell You”, which is also pretty _________, but, you know, upbeat. I finished my research on deadly ___________, about the woman who contracted that fungus from the ___________ tools. Yeah. It’s a terrible story. Although surprisingly upbeat!

Michelle’s friend: Marvelous.

Lana: What’s next for “How to” with Andie?

Andie: Well, I’ve been working on something that’s kind of different. It’s a _________ piece and it’s …

Lana: Andie, you work at Composure Magazine. We are _______, ______, ________ _________, ________ gossips – that’s Composure.

Andie: Okay, but…

Lana: Look, Andie, okay – the column is new for you. When you turn into a ________, then you can write _________ you want. Until then, you can write about __________ I want. Understood?

Andie: Yeah.

Lana: Michelle, what have you got?

Michelle: I’m sorry, Lana, I wasn’t feeling very well…

Michelle’s friend: She got _________.

Lana: Oh, no. Michelle… What a _______ ________ for you. But I must say, you are looking __________. Are we loving the way she looks, all?

All: We love the way she looks. Oh, you are so ______. She looks great!

Michelle: Well, I haven’t eaten since the _______.

Lana: Good for you! Write about it.

Michelle: I can’t use my ________ ____ for a story.

Lana: I understand completely. Who will use Michelle’s personal life for a story?

Lori: Oh, I will.

Lana: Go.

Michelle: No, no, no, Lana, with ___ ___ ________, Lori has no business mucking around in my personal life, and I can’t let her… I’m …

Andie: I’ll do it.

Michelle: What?

Andie: I’ll… I will… I’ll sort of do it. It’s … You will be my ____________.

Michelle: For?

Andie: Look at Michelle. She’s a great girl, right?

All: Yes.

Andie: An __________ woman. But she has a problem hanging onto relationship, and doesn’t really know what she’s doing wrong which is like a lot of our readers.

Lana: Uh-uh.

Andie: So, I was thinking that I could by _______ a guy, and then ________ him away but only using the classic mistakes most women, like Michelle, make all the time. I’ll keep a _______ of it, and I will be sort of a … dating “How to” in reverse.

Lana: What not to do.

Andie: Yeah.

Lana: “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days”. Yes. Go. Bart, what’s new in the ______ world.

Andie: Wait, wait, Lana, I’m sorry. Why ten days?

Lana: Five days is too ________, and we go to press in 11. Yes? Okay, what we found out is men are attracted to purple shoes.

Bart: Now, I love …

Task 4. Answer the question Who said that? And try to reconstruct the scene.

1. Why not write about politics and the environment in Composure?

2. She’s a very clever minx.

3. I want you to respect me.

4. Oh, you are such a hussy.

5. fastest-growing women’s fashion magazine in the country.

6. I am mystified.

7. What’s wrong about Andie?

Task 5. Now put the ideas from the previous task in the proper order.

Post-viewing tasks

Task 6. Continue or fill in the following statements

1. Ben is sure that All is fair in love and …

a. work b. war c. hatred d. making money

2. Mullins’ is the ….. watering hole

a. après-working week b. après-lunch c. après-work d. après-weekend

3. Selling a diamond to a woman is like …

a. a great journey b. climbing a mountain c. catching a mouse d. making her fall in love

4. Ben loves women whether they are …

a. 4. 40, 88 b. 8, 40. 80 c. 4, 48, 88 d. 4, 40, 80

Task 7. Question for discussion

• What can you say about the corporate culture of ‘Composure’?

• What is your professional estimation of Ben’s strategies in promoting jewelry?

• Is Andie’s professional activity ethical ? Would you do it the same way?

Task 8. Give a character sketch of