- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. How far do you agree or disagree with the statements?
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •7 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •8 Translate the following sentences into either English or Russian using the words and word combinations from Tasks 4 and 7.
- •9 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. Explain the words in bold.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •7 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words. (00:00 – 00:46)
- •4 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Who made these remarks on superstitions?
- •5 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •7 Write a summary of the Episode “Superstitions. Part 1&2” in the form of review (no more than 60 words)
- •Part 1
- •2 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Explain literary reference in the following phrases. Comment on the reference.
- •6 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •7 Render the following extracts into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •5 Render the following text into English using the language of the Episode, using the words from Task 3 and 4.
- •6 Write a summary of the Episode “Diana. Part 1&2” in the from of review (about 60 words)
4 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
Diana’s uniqueness.
to become enchanted effortless charm new-age treatments the route to to hold hands with inconsequential things rigid and dull in public to hold out one’s arms to smb to hug smb |
inconsequential or inconsequent - not following logically as a consequence; trivial or insignificant; rigid – (physically) inflexible or stiff, severe;
That controversial book of Diana.
The bed chamber the mighty palaces to be trapped to keep the unsayable alive to be on the menu potent weapon to be stifled by on the thread from |
stifle - to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing; душить, задыхаться;
Diana’s and Charles separation.
to move further apart hunting and shooting friends to languish alone to spin a new myth a traitor off one’s heads adulation to go one’s way to hum sth up to be fueled by to splash sth over to set off on a tour to burst into flames |
adulation - obsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration; низкопоклонство; лесть; languish - to lose or diminish in strength or energy; to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect; слабеть, чахнуть, вянуть; off one’s heads – истерично, вне себя
Alone in Kensington Palace. Diana’s brave move.
hushed voices perceptible tension Christmas dinner to hit back to dazzle the world to have the cheek to do the shackles of the past a bold decision to highlight the problem eating disorders to turn sth into smth |
cheek - impudence; effrontery; наглость, нахальство; дерзость; shackles - anything that confines or restricts freedom, кандалы, наручники
Monarchy versus Diana.
to keep a lid on iciness vulnerability to be defiant to seem frozen a lightweight to contribute to to sound corny to raise money for in-depth understanding on a daily basis to pull out all the stops to run out of |
“Stiff upper lip” – the phrase means to remain resolute and unemotional in the face of adversity, or even tragedy. The phrase has become symbolic of the British, and particularly of the products of the English public school system during the age of the British Empire. In those schools the 'play up and play the game' ethos was inculcated into the boys who went on to rule the Empire. That 'do your duty and show no emotion.
iciness - a manner that is cold or reserved; aloofness; defiant marked by resistance or bold opposition, as to authority; challenging; вызывающий; неповинующийся, дерзкий, непокорный; corny – banal or sentimental; банальный, избитый;
Diana in Panorama programme. Prince Charles’ response.
to change overnight to be a liability to be low to lead to instability to account for advanced stages of to discredit smb to soar |
Teachers’ Notes: Ask students to explain the sentence “I was a liability”.
liability - a hindrance or disadvantage; помеха; источник неприятностей; обуза;
Diana’s new role and new loneliness.
to be stripped of set off for a quest minefields a humanitarian ambassador to represent smb to be fraught with limitless wealth to keep the world at bay to condemn sb to |
fraught - showing or producing tension or anxiety; полный, наполненный; humanitarian - having the interests of mankind at heart;
People’s grief.
the years of glory to deal sb with a cruel hand tears for innate sadness ultimate loneliness to shift the legend onto to smb’s rescue to articulate much to pay respects to one’s extraordinary appeal remarkable tribute to to stare at to be sideways by |
innate - existing in a person or animal from birth;
Her Greatness.
to make one’s pilgrimage to wage wars to split atoms to rule over the fallacy of widely-held beliefs a hefty price tag be skin-deep to lead to ruin through a magic wand out of fairytale force the gasket of gold to pay a high price for to make sb pause |
Fallacy - an incorrect or misleading notion or opinion; ошибочность; hefty -sizable; involving a large amount of money; price tag - a label on an article for sale showing its price;
Teachers’ Notes: Ask students to explain the sentence “We know that celebrities are skin-deep.