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5. Unscramble the idioms and use them in your own examples:
ball a hand
to jump slate
to give and chain
to save our shot
to bust one’s the gun
by a long ass
a clean butts
6. Translate from English. Comment on the contribution of stage
remarks to eshing out the characters of the movie:
1) EXT. PRE-SCHOOL — FOLLOWING Jules walks Paige toward
the other Kids and Moms at the gate. The other Moms notice Jules
was “driven” to school, eye each other about that, then turn away.
Ben notices their chilly behavior as Jules approaches them.
2) INT. WAREHOUSE
—
MOMENTS LATER Endless rows of
shelving units. Workers on golf carts. An enormous table in the
center where mostly Latina Female Workers fold the clothes, toss
them in plastic bags and box them. Ben stands near the door, shaking hands with the Foreman, then catches Jules showing the Workers the photo on her iPhone. She then demonstrates what she wants
by carefully folding the clothes herself and neatly placing them in
bags. She makes a joke and the women around the table laugh. Ben
can’t help but be impressed. SAMBA MUSIC BEGINS.
3) EXT. CTF BUILDING
INT. OFFICES
—
SAME TIME The place is nearly empty. Jules
—
NIGHT — ESTABLISHING
is working alone in her Conference Room, takes a bite of a slice
of pizza. She notices Ben, way across the fi eld of desks, also eating.
ANGLE
—
BEN Typing slowly at his computer and eating a Subway. He notices Jules approaching, carrying a pizza box and two
bottles of beer. He wonders where she’s headed.
4) EXT. JULES’S HOUSE
—
LATER THAT NIGHT The SUV
pulls quietly in front of the house.
INT. SUV
making a racket
—
SAME TIME Jules is out cold in the backseat and
—
snoring. Ben doesn’t know if he should wake
her. He sits, waits, tries not to listen but it’s SO LOUD. Another
car passes and Jules startles awake.
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5) INT. STARBUCKS — BROOKLYN — SAME TIME Ben is
waiting at the “pick up” end of the counter, standing between two
other offi ce-schleppers. This recent turn of events has left him looking and feeling uncomfortable. His name is called and he’s handed
two take out trays of coff ee. Just as he takes them, he looks across
the crowded shop and spots Jules rushing through the door.
6) Becky looks all over her messy desk. Can’t fi nd them. Ben
spots the sheet with the numbers and indicates to Becky where it
is with his eyes. Becky follows, hands them to Jules.
Jules heads off . As soon as she’s out of sight, Becky breaks down
in tears. Ben motions for Jason to go to her. Jason nervously walks
to Becky and she collapses into him. He puts his arms around her,
thrilled but not sure what to say.
7) INT. CONFERENCE ROOM
—
LATER Jules, Candice and
a small group are intently huddled around a LAP TOP. They’re watching a live CTF MAP of the U. S. that shows purchases as they happen. Icons of Shopping Bags pop up in Miami, Tucson, Chicago, etc.
7. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
•Can you pick her ___ this morning?
• She's ___ the phone …. Want to come ___?
• Matt had a really good job ___ marketing but when CTF took
___, he left to be a full-time Dad.
• I've been ___ business a long time and have never run __
anyone like you.
• And CC him ___ all key e-mails.
• A lot of your stress is going to be lifted __ once you're ___
___ ___ this mountain of work.
• I'm going to save your ass and put you ___ for a few weeks.
• And maybe you should consider ___leaving here ___ a normal
hour once __ a while, see your friends, have a little fun.
8. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to
the words and expressions in bold:
1) I bust my ass for her 14 hours a day. She never notices.
Ohmygod, I hate girls that cry at work.
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2) The truth is, something about you makes me feel calm or
more centered or Zen, and I can use that. Obviously. I hope you’ll
accept my apology and come back to work.
3) Well, it’s very admirable. He’s a real 21st century father.
JULES Yes, he is, which beats my 20th Century father, by a long
shot.
4) Matt had a really good job in marketing but when CTF took
off , he left to be a full-time Dad. Saved our butts.
5) God! Taking the high road is exhausting! It’s 2013, are we
really still critical of working Moms?! Seriously? Still? (to Ben) I’m
sorry. That was all rhetorical. No need to respond.
6) Look
—
it says, S. Carter, I’m a little freaked out. BEN
I don’t know who that is but is this someone you’d like to impress?
LEWIS This is a genius, Ben and he’s got the hottest chick in the
game
—
Beyonce could potentially answer the door.
7) I’m not trying to brown-nose you, but I’ve been in business
a long time and have never run across anyone quite like you. You
do inspire, Jules.
8) Look, I have a lot going on, and I’m a really private person
and at fi rst, I don’t know, I thought maybe this wasn’t going to
work but I was wrong.
9. Translate into English, making use of the vocabulary of this Episode:
1) Она работает в полную мощь все время: не останавливается, не спит, я никогда не вижу, как она ест.
2) Я руководил типографией, до этого управлял отделом продаж и рекламы.
3) Я просто знала, что у женщины, которая сидит в конце
дня с бокалом вина, есть реальное желание заняться покупками.
И если мы пообещаем ей вещи, которые ей подойдут...
4) Я это говорю не потому, что я напортачила, но я подумала утром, что хочу перевести Вас в мой сектор и поместить
рядом с Бекки. Я знаю, Вы справитесь с большим количеством
работы, если захотите.
5) Мне нужно просмотреть данные о тенденциях клиентских
покупок. Пусть Бен взглянет на них тоже.
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6) Я заручился помощью Бекки. Похоже, что самый дорогой
магазин, который вы рекламируете, приносит вам клиентов, тратящих меньше всего, в то время как те каналы, куда вы инвестируете меньше всего, обладают наибольшим покупательским
потенциалом.
EPISODE 4
1. Comprehension check. While watching the fourth part of the lm,
try to answer the following questions:
1) What does Davis think about Ben’s “den”?
2) Why should a man carry a handkerchief, according to Ben?
3) Where does Jules suggest she and Matt should go for the
coming week-end and why?
4) What is Jules’s relationship with her Mom like?
5) What kind of work crisis happens on their way to the offi ce?
6) Why does the mix-up with the e-mails occur?
7) How does Jules hope to resolve a terrible slip-up?
8) How does Ben want to act to save Jules?
9) What movie do the guys remember on their way to Jules’s
Mom’s house?
10) What goes wrong when they eventually break into that house?
11) Do they fi nally manage to delete Jules’s mail to her mom?
What does it say?
12) What kind of theory does Jules share with the guys at the
bar while they are celebrating a successful heist?
13) How does Вen try to improve Jules’s reputation with the
other moms at the party?
14) What does Ben suddenly discover about Matt?
2. Match the words in Column Awith their de nitions in Column B:
1) negotiation An unexpected situation involving danger in which
immediate action is necessary;
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2) to zoom in A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative;
3) an accom-
plice
4) emergency Someone who is given support and advice about their
5) informercial Formal discussions in which people or group try to
6) a mentee For the camera to move, so that it makes something
7) a heist A computer that controls or performs a particular job
8) a shiva An organized attempt by thieves to steal something;
9) server A medical condition aff ecting the operation of the
10) heart condition
3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
A television programme that is a long advertisement
and that usually includes people talking about and using the product that is being sold;
job by a more experienced person;
reach an agreement, esp. in a business or political situation;
seem much closer;
for all the computers in a network;
heart;
Someone who helps another person do something il-
legal or wrong;
to doze off ; to check on smn; vestige; to be pooped; gizmo; to
fi gure out; a favour; a deed; to be screwed; a felon; to be nurtured.
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
to kick out; chivalrous; to delete; slight; fake; to pull oneself to-
gether; to be indebted to; brave; humiliating; uncanny, to be relieved.
5. Unscramble the idioms and use them in your own examples:
to hit limits
sleep the glass ceiling
to be on the road/the hay
to be through tight
to crash the fence
off the roof
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6. Translate from English. Comment on the contribution of stage
remarks to eshing out the characters of the movie:
1) INT. JULES & MATT’S KITCHEN — THE NEXT A. M. Matt
is packing Paige’s lunch. Paige and Ben sit side-by- side at the
island, eating pancakes. A few work folders sit by Ben’s plate.
2) Paige giggles as Jules looks lovingly at Matt, almost tearyeyed. Ben picks up on this, smiles to himself when Jules’s phone
RINGS and breaks the moment.
3) Jules makes an incredulous face at the phone, then starts typ-
—
ing an e-mail to Matt as her other phone RINGS. CLOSE
—
TO MATT: JULES’S EMAIL Matt
Question. Why is my mother
E-MAIL
always such a raging bitch?
4) As Ben pulls up in front of CTF, Jules grabs her bag then
realizes she didn’t send Matt her e-mail about her Mom. She types
in M for the start of Matt’s name, looks out the window at CTF
and INSTEAD OF CLICKING on MATT’S E-MAIL ADDRESS,
accidentally, clicks on MOM’S E-MAIL ADDRESS. Distracted, she
PUSHES SEND.
—
INT. OFFICES
MOMENTS LATER Jules, walking hyper-fast
through the offi ce. Ben is a few paces behind her. Suddenly, she
STOPS, senses she might have done something awful.
5) JULES No no no no no! Jules looks at her phone, checks her
last SENT E-mail and SEES SHE ACCIDENTALLY SENT the “My
mother’s such a bitch” email to her Mother. She GASPS, looks up
as Ben joins her.
—
INT. BIG CONFERENCE ROOM
MOMENTS LATER At least
20 Techies are scrambling into the room for an emergency meeting.
Jules paces at the head of the room, washing her hands with Purell.
Ben stands to the side as Candice and Becky join.
6) Three car doors open at the same time. TOO MANY FLOWER POTS Sit at the back door. The Boys start lifting them all.
Davis fi nds the key. The KEY IS INSERTED into the LOCK. As
soon as the Boys ENTER THE KITCHEN, they hear a BEEPING
SOUND. They look around, SPOT AN ALARM KEYPAD on the
wall.
7) Davis FLIES OUT OF FRAME as Lewis returns. All three
run down the stairs as fast as they can.
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JASON — IN THE SUV Is listening to Lil Wayne very LOUDLY. He’s looking out his window away from the house oblivious to
the siren. BEHIND HIM WE SEE Lewis, Davis and Ben, SPRINTING to the car. When they reach the car, the doors are LOCKED. They
bang on the car doors. Jason doesn’t react. Davis THROWS HIMSELF on the hood of the car.
—
8) INT. FUNERAL HOME
SAME TIME Ben and Fiona make
their way down the center aisle. There’s a lot of elbowing going on
so all can take a gander. Ben and Fiona take seats next to Ben’s
friend Miles. Miles checks out Fiona.
9) Ben can’t process what he just witnessed. He’s momentarily
frozen. A car honks at him. Snapping to, he turns at the corner,
looks in the rear view and sees Paige nodding off . Ben pulls over,
parks under a tree, tries to compute what he just saw. Just then,
a TEXT FROM JULES. He looks at his phone: TEXT How’s it
going? Thank you! :) Ben’s fi nger trembles but he manages to type
back: A-OK. Then, adds an exclamation point before shutting his
eyes for a quick sec. His heart races, he can’t seem to focus. And
then he hears something familiar. He looks up at the rear view and
sees Paige is snoring. He looks at her sweet little face and feels
a new found pain just at the sight of her.
7. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
1) Why would you put your beer next ___ the coaster?
2) It wasn't __ the tour.
3) Everyone's fl ipping ___, but you know I'm still ___ the fence
___ best.
4) Paige is snack leader __ Thursday and I'm supposed to be ___
the class with her.
5) It's how people get ___ a closer look ___ what they are buying. Everyone zooms __.
6) Are you two ___ the same server? I'm __ gmail, she's __
Earthlink.
7) It's pretty impossible to hack ___ a server.
8) I think me and the boys take __, break ___ your Mom's house
and steal her computer.
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8. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to
the words and expressions in bold:
1) You scared me. We were talking, drinking beers and then
suddenly radio silence. And your hand looked so out of it.
2) I’m starting to understand why your parents kicked you out.
I’m going to hit the hay. Do not check on me.
3) The best reason to carry a handkerchief is to lend it. Ask
Jason about this. Women cry, Davis. We carry it for them. One of
the last vestiges of the chivalrous gent.
4) If this person sees this email, it’ll be...horrible and on top of
that, she has a slight heart condition and I think this could possibly be not good for that, so, I’m relying on your good graces
and brilliance to fi gure out how to save my ass.
5) I’m sure my blood pressure was through the roof, but... --it
was worth it. JULES Guys, I can’t, literally can’t, thank you enough
for what you just did. It was so above and beyond and brave and
loyal! I’m indebted to you forever.
6) You ever notice how the husband on every commercial on TV
is always such a dope? Has it always been that way or is the “husband” the new dumb blonde?
7) I defi nitely think it’s a good idea to take all fi rst dates to
a funeral. Real ice breaker, don’t you think?
I’m currently working as an intern, havin’ a ball and best news
is, I have a crush on a girl I met at work.
9. Translate into English, making use of the vocabulary of this Episode:
1) Ох, боже мой! Этот действительно важный исполнительный
директор, о котором все говорили, что он нами никогда не заинтересуется, потому что мы для него недостаточно большие,
так вот: мы только что выяснили, что он даже больше, чем просто заинтересован.
2) Я знаю, что кнопка увеличения изображения не работает
и не хочу Вас всех отвлекать от этого задания, но мне нужна
услуга. По ошибке я отправила сообщение не тому человеку,
сейчас она на работе, и я знаю, что она не проверяет личные
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сообщения до того, как возвращается домой в 5.30, так что у меня
есть время до этого момента, чтобы понять, как удалить сообщение.
3) О, боже мой, мы попали в переделку! Моя жизнь закончена! Я стану опасным преступником, а я ведь даже еще не
совершил правонарушения. Ты стар, Уаттакер, тебя выпустят за
примерное поведение, а мы...
4) Нам всегда говорили, что мы, девочки, способны на многое,
можем стать, кем захотим. И, я думаю, парни, если и не оказались в хвосте, то их не так пестовали, как девочек. У нас ведь
была Опра.
5) Я знаю, ты шутишь, но, честно, кому в нашем возрасте
нужен стресс в виде свидания за ужином и разговора на тему
«Почему Вы не замужем?». В нашем возрасте невозможно даже
рассказать друг другу о всех событиях из прошлой жизни.
6) Джулз не проста крута, она кошмарная начальница. Думаю,
именно так она стала интернет сенсацией. Вы ведь ею гордитесь,
не так ли? Одна из вас, кто каждый день успешно борется с дискриминацией женщин в мире технологий.
EPISODE 5
1. Comprehension check. While watching the last part of the lm,
try to answer the following questions:
1) What do Ben and Matt talk about after Ben drives Paige home
from the party?
2) What does Ben feel when he discovers the truth about Matt's
“illness”?
3) Why does he fi nd it diffi cult to talk to Jules?
4) Where are they fl ying the next day and why?
5) Why is Jules worried about meeting Mr. Townsend?
6) What kind of advice does Ben give to her?
7) Why do Ben and Jules fi nd themselves outside the hotel that
night?
8) When does Ben learn that Jules knows Matt is cheating on
her?
9) What does she tell Ben about her feelings and hopes?
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10) Why does Ben bring up the topic of feminism?
11) What is the outcome of the business meeting in San Fran-
cisco?
12) Does Jules's decision make Matt happy?
13) Whom does Jules meet at Ben's place the next morning?
14) What is Ben's attitude to Jules's decision to hire Townsend?
15) What does Jules call him?
16) Why does Matt suddenly show up at Jules's offi ce?
17) What is the signifi cance of the fi nal scene?
2. Match the words in Column Awith their de nitions in Column B:
1) e-bay To seriously damage or completely destroy something;
2) To malfunction A strong belief that something is good and that
you support it; a promise to do something;
3) An omen Online auction service used to buy and sell items;
4) To devastate The belief that women should have the same
rights and opportunities as men;
5) endeavour A short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do things in the right way;
6) A lapse To fail to work or operate correctly;
7) feminism A sigh that you believe shows whether good or
bad things will happen in the future;
8) To hire An eff ort to do something, esp. something new or
diffi cult;
9) A tie breaker To pay someone to work for you;
10) commitment An extra question asked at the end of a quiz to
decide who will win when two players have the
same number of points;
3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
a nap; to hang out; to fi x; to wear out; to handle; crushing; booze;
intricate; to count on, an endeavour
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
downtime; adorable; to chill; sensitive; to wind down; transparent;
forgiving; balance; to show up, exhausting.
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