III. Accomplish the tasks after viewing the film.

Task 1. Listening comprehension

Watch one of the most conceptual episodes – the scene in the Life Extension Corporation office. Discuss LE’s conception of life and then listen to it very attentively and fill in the gaps.

– Can I help you?

McCabe: We hold a court order.

David: I think I've been here before. Her name is Libby.

Libby: Good morning, Mr. McCabe. I'm Libby. I'm here to ____________ you.

McCabe: He's my son. He's very ________.

Libby: You're not with the media or a part of any legal consortium, correct?

McCabe: No.

Libby: Welcome to Life Extension. Take a look at our ______________. Please follow me. You can wait out here. You'll be meeting Rebecca Dearborn... my personal role model. Faces on the TV screens: I didn't need the pain anymore. I already __________________ that. They want you to lay down and die. Life Extension wants you to live. I don't think that God ______________ ____ this.

McCabe: "Cryonization: a journey of ___________________ after the preservation of the human body at extremely low temperatures."

David: They laughed at Jules Verne too.

McCabe: You are not…

Rebecca Dearborn: Mr. McCabe, how are you? I'm Rebecca Dearborn. Life Extension, or LE as we like to refer to it, is a ___________ of the future. It's a ticket. Not in the _____________ sense, but in the deeply meaningful sense that can only be born in the human heart. The DNA codes of the human body have been broken. Soon, heart ____________, cancer… so much more will be a thing of the past. Very simply, your ____________, your______________, even your death is no longer necessary in a traditional sense. Whatever ___________ hides behind that mask, it's ______________. Within an hour of your passing… LE will transfer your body to a ___________ where you will be ___________ and frozen at 196 degrees below zero. Power ____________, earthquakes – nothing will affect your suspension _________________.

McCabe: Did you sign a contract with these people, David? David: What's the __________ Dream option?

Rebecca Dearborn: Good choice. The __________ Dream is Life Extension's newest option. For a little extra we offer the cryonic union of science and _________________. McCabe: "Cryo-tainment" Rebecca Dearborn: Some find this presentation helpful. – I have a _____________ inside me. Portrait of a modern human life. American, male… birth and death. Imagine that you are suffering from a _____________ illness. You'd like to be cryonized, but you'd rather be _______________ to continue your own life as you know it now. LE offers you the answer. Upon ______________________ you will continue in an ageless state preserved but living in the present with a future of your _______________. Your death will be ___________ from your memory. Your life will continue as a realistic work of art painted by you, minute to minute and you'll live it with the romantic ____________ of a summer day, with the feeling of a great movie or a pop song you always loved – with no memory of how it all occurred... save for the knowledge that everything simply improved. In any instance of_______________ you'll be visited by ____________ ____________. It's all just around the corner. The day after tomorrow, another chapter begins _________________. A living dream. Life Extension's promise to you. Life, part two. A living dream. McCabe: "Your death will be __________ from your memory." I guess I missed that one in USA Today. David: A dream. What if there was a mistake? What if the dream became a _______________? Rebecca Dearborn: Of course your ________________ can always ________ _________ ____ you. The ________________ is a very ______________ thing. McCabe: Did you sign a contract with these people, David? Rebecca Dearborn: But this is a serious business. The ____________ Dream is ________ the risk. And what is any life if not the ____________ of a dream? The dream of peace, the dream of achievement, the dream of hearing someone say these words when they really, truly mean them. I love you, David. I love you. __________ free, David. Most of us live our whole lives without any real adventure to call our own. It's hard to ________________. But they laughed at Jules Verne too.

Rebecca Dearborn & David :This is a revolution of the __________. David: I wanna_________ ____! Tech support! – Hey! Face!

David: It's a __________________! Tech support! Tech support!

The missing words: to assist, shy, proposal, experienced, disapproves of, reawakening, glimpse, juvenile, ailments,, anguish, discontent, malady, temporary, vessel, sealed, outrages, hibernation, Lucid, Lucid, entertainment, universe, terminal, resurrected, resurrection, choosing, wiped, abandon, discontent, technical support, seamlessly, wiped, nightmare, subconscious, play tricks on, subconscious, powerful, Lucid, worth, pursuit, roam, comprehend, mind, wake up, nightmare

Task 2. Vocabulary

Solve the crossword.

Across:

1. the state of being joyfully alive, like overflowing with life and activity – friskiness – грайливість

• frisky – The spring weather makes me feel quite frisky.

2. an object, animal or person thought to bring good luck – mascot

• syn. good luck charm, talisman, amulet Is there anything more unbecoming than an aging mascot? (inappropriate, unsuitable, not fitting, (неприличествующий)

3. bright and strong; colorful; that produces sharp clear pictures in the mind; lifelike – vivid – жвавий

• a child with a vivid imagination; a vivid description a vivid flash of lightning, vivid red hair

4. problem, fault, hitch, drawback, hindrance – glitch

5. a test performance requested of a singer, actor, etc., by the people from whom he/she hopes to get employment – audition: I missed my audition.

6. smth that gives great pleasure or satisfaction, joy – delight – насолода, захопленність

• with real delight; the delights of London’s night life; to take a delight in smth

7. full of or causing laughter, very funny, amusing, comical – hilarious

• I'll tell you in another life, when we are both cats.

8. proud and self-important in a rude way that shows no respect for other people – arrogant – зухвалий

• His arrogance made him unpopular (высокомерие, надменность)

9. Do you remember how David treated Julie who kept her eye on him and was following him – stalker

• to stalk – підкрадатися – to hunt (esp. an animal) by following it quietly and staying hidden: to stalk a criminal; syn. to follow, to pursue (pleasure), to haunt

10. almost perfect, acute – exquisite – гострий, витончений;

• syn. superb, splendid, delicate You will never know the exquisite pain of the guy who goes home alone...

11. the quality of being too proud of oneself or one’s appearance, ability – vanity – марнославство/любство

12. strength and firmness of character or principle; honesty that can be trusted; state of wholeness; completeness – integrity – цілістність, чистота

dignity – true worth and nobleness of character –почуття власної гідності

the horizontal word – scintillating – (esp. of speech) full of interest, quick and clever, eloquent

• syn. brilliant, sparkling, dazzling, bright, shining, glittering, amusing, entertaining

• I need for you to pretend we are having a scintillating conversation and you are wildly entertained.

• banter – playful speech: I can't keep this banter going (to banter – to speak or act playfully or jokingly) syn. teasing, mockery

Down:

1. an unfortunate, often slight, accident; unfortunate happening – mishap

   • A mishap prevented him playing in the football match.

2. psychologist, psycho-analyst – shrink

3. fml faithfulness, loyalty – fidelity – вірність, відданість

• fidelity to one’s leader/to one’s wife or husband)

4. a person who pretends or claims to be what he/she is not, impostor, charlatan, faker, rogue – fraud

• Is he a fraud? He said he was a salesman but later she realized he was a fraud.

• rogue – a boy who likes playing tricks: You little rogue – where are my shoes?; a very dishonest person, esp. a man: Don’t buy a used car from that rogue

5. Julie compared Sofia to an insect. What was it? A large insect related to the butterfly which flies mainly at night – moth

6. friend, pal, mate, chum (a good friend esp. among boys), companion, guy – buddy

the vertical word – infatuation – obsession, craze, passion, a strong unreasonable feeling of love for someone:

• Sofia is great but by no means one of a kind. She was a proximity infatuation (nearness)

1 across: the state of being joyfully alive, like overflowing with life and activity	1 down: an unfortunate, often slight, accident; unfortunate happening
2 across: an object, animal or person thought to bring good	2 down: psychologist, psycho-analyst
3 across: bright and strong; colorful; that produces sharp clear pictures in the mind; lifelike	3 down: fml faithfulness, loyalty
4 across: problem, fault, hitch, drawback, hindrance	4 down: a person who pretends or claims to be what he/she is not
5 across: a test performance requested of a singer, actor, etc., by the people from whom he/she hopes to get employment	5 down: a large insect related to the butterfly which flies mainly at night
6 across: smth that gives great pleasure or satisfaction, joy	6 down: friend, pal, mate, chum (a good friend esp. among boys), companion, guy
7 across: full of or causing laughter, very funny, amusing, comical	10 across: almost perfect, acute
8 across: proud and self-important in a rude way that shows no respect for other people	11 across: the quality of being too proud of oneself or one’s appearance, ability
9 across: of a person who hunts (esp. an animal) by following it quietly and staying hidden	12 across: strength and firmness of character or principle; honesty that can be trusted; state of wholeness; completeness

Task 3. Grammar

Replace the underlined words with a more precise verb.

1) It’s been a real blast: all night long Jin was coping speech and manners of famous singers, actors and leading politicians. __________________

2) Easy, I can't deal with heavy conversation at this ungodly hour. _________________________

3) Go home and try to free yourself from your nasty cold as quick as possible. ________________

4) She turned aside unwelcome questions skillfully. _____________________

5) He is looking for the truth. __________________________

6) I was very much surprised at the fact that you are absolutely terrified of heights. _____________

7) This volcano throws out lava in a forceful stream every summer. __________________

8) I’ve been considering but not very seriously the idea of changing my job. _________________

9) He risked (put in danger) all his money to save the business. ____________________

10) He asserts/insists that he is rich but I don’t believe him. ________________________

11) Just keep him happy by acceptance of his foolish behavior and he’ll be quiet. _____________

12) It just made me feel bad you didn't invite me to your party. You wanna repay me with something good in return for this? ____________________________

13) In the mountains the snow and ice do not melt in summer. It_______________________

14) My dreams are a cruel joke. They mock me. __________________

15) I accepted it without question that you would want to see the play, so I bought you a ticket for you. ____________________________________

16) It’s not my fault that you’ve had a bad day; so don’t express your feelings by making me suffer. ______________________________

17) The recording tape’s broken; can you stick these two bits together? _______________

18) Wouldn't be you delaying something you were fearing greatly. _________________

Verbs:

1) taking off

2) handle

3) to get rid of

4) parried

5) seeking (after)

6) I couldn’t get over

7) spouts

8) flirting with

9) hazarded

10) He claims to be rich

11) humor him

12) make it up to me

13) It doesn’t thaw

14) taunt

15) took it for granted

16) take it out on me

17) splice

18) dreading

Task 4. Look at the words in bold and try to explain them. How would you paraphrase the sentences?

• But why'd you have to hit on Sofia?

• I dig her. / I dug her completely.

• I thought you guys hooked up.

• So we'll call you. We'll go catch a movie or something.

• No, no, don't blow me off.

• I don’t want to give up on you.

• If you're embarrassed, just go. Nobody asked you to chaperone.

• Someone's setting me up. It's a setup!

• Cut it out!

• This is a cheap ploy for sympathy.

• I don't have a mother-savior bone in my body.

Task 5. Speaking and Writing

Contemplate the ideas:

Power of ideas No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. The only way to achieve anything is to first dream of it.

Change Life changes us. All of Life is about change. Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around. If there is a single Constant in the Universe it's that nothing is constant. Everything changes…

Choices Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Life changes us, and not always in ways we like. But we always have choices. Life is a constant stream of choices, and the decisions we make are always within our own hands. Aren't they?

Growth Generally, we learn about life by living life. Life doesn't just exist. By definition, it lives. And that inevitably means growth.

Lessons Life's lessons are learned for eternity. The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return. We can learn a lot about our own Life by examining a small, significant moment of time in the Life of another.

Know thyself Life is a long series of discrete (separate) events, all leading to one all-important discovery. Finding love is an important part of Life. But, finding yourself is more than just a part. Finding yourself IS Life.

A great need for acceptance We all want to be "known" by others, to be appreciated for who we are inside. We all have a great need for acceptance. And we must trust that each of us is unique. Different. But that doesn't mean there can't still be understanding.

Pursuit of goals and dreams Life is a constant pursuit of goals and dreams, but some people take that pursuit a bit too seriously. Often we look too hard for what we already posses.

Movement Life is constant movement, often from one place to another. Doesn't that mean it's also constant leaving?

Memories Tomorrow is a mystery. But do we really know a great deal more about the past? When your mind wanders to the past, do you think of the good times or the bad?

Good and Evil If Life is like a rose, then what about the thorns? Just think about the duality of Life. A coin has two sides, and without both sides, there could be no coin. Into every life a little rain must fall. How we deal with that rain is what determines our future.

Life and Love To understand Life, perhaps we first must understand Love.

Life and Death Death and Life aren't separate forces, but must be examined together. As reflections of each other and how they impact each of us.

Real power Most believe that being tough is a virtue, a way to get through Life. But that's not always the case…

Priorities Living is often a matter of setting priorities about what's important to us. Before it's too late…