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3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
to resign, to back, alleged, a knucklehead, to denounce, merit,
candour, smear, elaborate, to foul, iniquity.
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
heretical, complacent, ally, to delude, credible, to confront, to
sever, yellow, obscure, to decline, a farce, to forego, inequity.
5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given in the brack-
ets below:
(honorable, travesty, leveled, chain, to reconsider, a shred, secu-
rity, Attorney)
1) They call Milo a ___ risk.
2) Before you take the steps that cannot be undone I urge you
to ______your stand.
3) I have never witnessed such a farce and _____ upon justice
as this thing has developed.
4) We are going with the story that says that the US Air Force
tried Milo Radulovich without a ____ of evidence.
5) I see a ____ reaction that has no end to anybody.
6) They off ered you an ____discharge from the Air Force.
7) I feel that charges _____ against me seem to be a fantastic
trend in this country.
8) “Are you now or have you been a member of these organiza-
tions that appeared on the ______General's list of subversive groups?”
6. Translate from English. Comment on the contribution of stage
remarks to eshing out the characters of the movie.
1) Int. Chicago Theater. Oct. 15, 1958. The Radio and Television
News Directors Association Annual Meeting. We are in the wings
of the theatre. Standing there alone is Edward R. Murrow. He is
slightly ill at ease. He lights a cigarette...he looks at some notes in
his hand as we hear a glowing introduction by the MC.
2) Close ups of people listening. Smiling. Not aware that this is
not to be the comfortable acceptance speech you might hear of a
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retiring employee getting his gold watch. This will become what
will later be called “The Box of Lights and Wires Speech”. One of
the MOST IMPORTANT broadcast journalism speeches EVER. It is
an attack on everyone in this room....an attack on himself. And at
this point it has just begun.
3) Int. Newsroom. Our story starts in a busy TV newsroom. The
CBS Newsroom to be exact. The year is 1953. We are following
a young female, Natalie, as she carries a tray with six cups of coffee. For the next few moments she will give us a tour of the newsroom. Secretaries typing. The AP and UP wire clicking away. A camera crew runs by. A young delivery boy, Ed Jones, with several cans
of fi lms stops us.
4) In the foreground
—
silhouetted — are several of the greatest
newsmen of their generation … but they don’t know it yet. They are
to become known as “The Murrow’s Team” and this room is the place
where the standard for broadcast journalism will be founded. Quietly
seated in the back is Murrow. As they look on, we see the footage.
5) They both smile. Not happy smiles. Just two men acknowledg-
ing that they have come to a crossroad they may not survive.
6) Tight on a monitor, Milo Radulovich’s lawyer is talking. (This
will be the real footage). Beneath him, on the screen the subtitles
read October 20, 1953. The subtitles fade, the image stops and begins to run backwards. Another subtitle comes up, one minute to
air. We pull back and see we are in the editing bay, Friendly is
hopping from one foot to the other. People are scrambling.
7. Restore the jumbled idioms and use them in your own examples.
to go down a favour
to be caught to grind
to have in a tough bind
to have an axe a beef with
to do someone to the wire
8. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
1) File it, Joe, you and Millie cut it ____ to a minute
2) I used to pride myself ____ the idea that I was tough.
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3) They resorted ____ the vilest smears I've ever heard.
4) I saw him in the green room tonight. Is he ____ the show?
5) Air Force kicked him ____ because his Dad read some Ser-
bian newspaper.
6) We tried to talk to the Air Force, they haven't gone ___ record.
7) They found him guilty _____being a security risk.
9. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to
the underlined words and expressions:
1) A few weeks ago there occurred a few obscure notices in the
newspapers about a Lieutenant, Milo Radulovich, Lieutenant in the
Air Force Reserves. Lt. Radulovich was asked to resign in August,
he declined.
2) I could have signed a resignation that was titled “A Resignation in lieu of Elimination from the Service”. However, this honorable discharge would have stipulated that I have been discharged
because the Air Force could not trust me.
3) If I am being judged on my relatives, will my children be
asked to denounce me? Are they going to be judged on what their
father was labeled?
4) Was it hearsay, rumour, gossip, slander, or was it a hard,
ascertainable fact that could be backed by credible witnesses? We do
not know. We believe the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.
Even though that inequity be proved, and in this case it wasn’t.
5) The story you are going to run tomorrow is without merit. So
before you take the steps that cannot be undone, I urge you to reconsider your stand. These are very dangerous waters you are attempting to navigate.
6) I have to go back to Mr. Paley and Alcoa who sponsors your
show and also happens to have military contracts and tell them they
might be caught in a tight bind because of a beef you had with Joe
McCarthy.
10. Translate into English, making use of the vocabulary of this
Episode:
1) Стентон: Итак, вы решили отказаться от тех стандартов,
которых придерживались последние пятнадцать лет
—
две сто-
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роны, никаких комментариев. Я просто хочу убедиться, что мы
понимаем, что вы оба делаете.
2) Марроу: Я просто не могу принять того, что любой сюжет
должен представить две равные и логичные стороны в споре. Если
ты называешь это тенденциозной подачей материала, так тому
и быть. У них будет столько же времени, чтобы защищаться.
3) Мы собираемся запустить сюжет о том, что Военно-Воздушные Силы США судили лейтенанта Радуловича без единого
доказательства и признали его виновным в создании угрозы для
безопасности страны, нарушая его конституционные права.
4) Была создана комиссия, которая заслушала его дело и вынесла рекомендацию о том, что лейтенант Радулович должен быть
уволен из Военно-воздушных сил, хотя было также заявлено, что
не существовало сомнений в лояльности лейтенанта. Мы собираемся изучить дело лейтенанта Радуловича, насколько это будет в наших силах. Наш репортер Джо Вершба и оператор Чарли Мак.
5)
—
Френдли: Его отец коммунист? Кто выдвинул обвинения?
—
Марроу: Не знаю.... Военно-воздушные силы....обвинения
были в запечатанном конверте. Никто их не видел.
—
Френдли: Даже во время слушаний?
6) Марроу: Он был объявлен виновным без судебного процесса и ему было сказано, что, если он хочет сохранить свою
работу, ему нужно отречься от своего отца и сестры и он велел
им проваливать.
11. Follow-up activities: prepare ashort report on the period in the
history of the USA which came to be known as “witch-hunting”.
EPISODE 2
1. Comprehension check. While watching the second part of the
lm, try to answer the following questions:
1) How do people in the studio react at the end of the fi rst
program about Lt. Radulovich?
2) What do Murrow and his friend Don discuss?
3) What does the word “pinko” mean? What were the implications of this term in the 50s?
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4) What are Joe and Charlie told about Ed Murrow in the Sen-
ate and do they believe this information?
5) Who does Edward Murrow come to talk to?
6) Why is Mr. Paley so cross with Murrow?
7) What does Paley warn Murrow about?
8) What does one of their reporters, Palmer Williams, reveal to
them? What is Murrow's reaction?
9) Whose speeches do “Murrow's boys” study so attentively?
10) Whom does Senator McCarthy interrogate during one of his
committee's hearings?
11) What does Mr. Paley promise while talking to Ed Murrow?
12) What is the relationship between Shirly and Wershba and
why are they hiding it?
13) What is the name of the famous American actress Wershba
mentions and why?
2. Match the words in Column Awith their de nitions in Column B:
1) editorial To publicly support a particular policy or way of
doing things
2) Amendment A social event organized to make money for a specifi c purpose, especially for a charity or political
party
3) To jeopar-
dize
4) thesaurus A change made to a law or agreement
5) reel A newspaper article in which the editor gives their
6) patriot To risk damaging or destroying something important
7) fundraiser To give back money that someone has spent, for ex-
8) To advocate The crime of helping your country’s enemies or try-
9) To reimburse The part of a fi lm that is on one reel
10) treason A book that contains lists of words that have similar
Someone who has strong feelings of love, respect,
and duty towards their country
opinion on an issue in the news
ample, on something relating to work
ing to destroy your country’s government
meanings
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3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
to memorize, a privilege, to cackle, antiquated, to humiliate, abys-
mal, tempting, implication;
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
to accede, rough, abuse, to reinstate, gullible, loyal, to browbeat,
loose;
5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given in the brack-
ets below:
(a stick, safe, spine, cut, report, sidesteps, a front, wringing)
1) Make no mistake. I will ____ them loose.
2) We don't make the news, we ____ the news.
3) I like when he says “skillfully ____ my neck”.
4) It's just a little poke with a ___, see what happens.
5) 100% of the time he is wrong when he ____people's civil
liberties.
6) You know, the Civil Liberties Union has been listed as a ____
for and doing some work of the Communist Party.
7) Have you checked your facts? Are you on the ___ ground?
8) Chamberlaine lacked character and ___, no one would accuse
you of that.
6. Translate from English. Comment on the contribution of stage
remarks to eshing out the characters of the movie.
1) Int. Hallway CBS
The hallway outside “See it now” set is empty. An echo of cheers
as the door opens and we watch Stanton walk alone through the
hallway....down to the end … and out the door towards William
Paley's offi ce.
2) We go to commercial, Murrow sits there. He notices Don
Hollenbeck, the eleven o'clock anchor and also a friend, at the stage
door. He waves to Don.
3) Int. Corridor outside the Senate Caucus Room
—
Washington
DC.
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Joe Wershba and his cameraman Charlie Mack are walking down
the Senate corridor. Charlie carries the camera, Joe has an armload
of papers and a few cans of fi lm. As they walk towards us, Don
Supine comes into frame, his back to us, semi blocking our view
of Joe and Charlie.
4) Int. Paley's Offi ce
William Paley's offi ce is that of a powerful man. Panelling, awards,
citations, photos with Kings and Presidents. Paley stands behind
a high-top desk with a plush leather stool to lean back on. At this
moment, he's standing to shake his old friend's hand. There is an
ease between these two which few people enjoy with Mr. Paley,
they have been through a war together.
5) Int. Writers Room
There is a lot of activity, people coming in and out, footage being watched, work being done. This is all in silhouette. Projected
on the wall, we see McCarthy going after a writer, Reed Harris, an
offi cial in charge of State Department broadcasts to foreign countries.
6) Int. Control Room.
The show is already underway, you could cut the tension with
a knife. Murrow continues his pre-recorded introduction on the monitor.
7. Restore the jumbled idioms and use them in your own examples:
to be worth on the wrong side of history
to rest one’s cards
to take in the hole
to show one’s salt
an ace one’s case
to end up sides
8. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
1) You are getting good ____ this, Ed.
2) What would you say if I told you Murrow was ___ the So-
viet payroll in 1934?
3) Elocuted. Is that a word or did you just make it ____?
4) You lose, what happens? Five guys fi nd themselves ___ ____
work.
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5) You should have told me about it before it was so far ____
the road.
6) If he goes too far, the Senate will investigate ___him and we
will report ____ that.
7) I shall never accede ___ the abuse of Army personnel, ____
no circumstances, including committee hearings.
9. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to
the underlined words and expressions:
1) I shall not accede to them being browbeaten or humiliated.
2) Murrow: I read the O’Brian piece.
Hollenbeck: Yeah, pretty tough. I am a pinko, I slant the news.
3) Murrow: I’ve always had this fear of ending up on the wrong
side of history. “Peace at our time”.
Paley: Sure... but Chamberlaine lacked character...and spine. No
one would accuse you of that.
Murrow: It’s time, Bill. Show our cards.
4) Murrow: Bill, you told me the corporate would not interfere
with editorial
—
the news is to be left...
Paley: I write your check. I’ve put you in that country house,
I’ve put your son through school.
5) What are you doing? Trying him in the press... Does he get
the right to face his accuser? Ed, you’re deciding on this and then
presenting it as a fact.
6) Friendly: It's pretty good, Ed. This one holds his own.
Scott: … Stevenson...That’s our ace in the hole.
7) Murrow: We know how they are gonna come at us.
Paley: That’s just the fi st shot. Somebody’ll go down.
10. Translate into English, making use of the vocabulary of this
Episode:
1) Ты знаешь, почему это невозможно? Почему ты проиграешь
в этот раз, Дональд? Потому что вся Америка знает, что, помимо всего прочего, Эд Марроу предан своей стране, он патриот.
2) Ты проиграешь и что случится? Пять парней окажутся без
работы. Я в ответе за гораздо больше людей, чем пять чертовых
репортеров.
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3) Пейли: Мы не создаем новости, мы их сообщаем.
Марроу: Билл, в 99 процентах случаев он ошибается, когда
записывает людей в коммунисты.... Он ошибается в 100 процен-
тах случаев, когда нарушает гражданские свободы людей.
4) Каждый из твоих парней должен быть чист. Никаких связей. Не сомневайся. Я их уволю. Бизнес не вмешивается в журналистику, но журналистика не должна подвергать опасности
сотни сотрудников СБС.
5) Марроу: Если бы никто из нас не читал книги, которая
была «опасной», не имел друга, который был «непохожим на
других», не состоял в организации, которая выступала за «перемены», мы все были бы такими людьми, которыми нас хочет
видеть Маккарти.... мы покажем этот сюжет, потому что страх
сейчас здесь, в этой комнате.
Вершба: Мистер Марроу, для меня это была большая честь
знать Вас и работать на Вас.
6) Меня отстранили от занятий в апреле 1932 года. Позже
меня восстановили в должности, и я уволился из университета.
11. Follow up activities: Speak about the early days of advertising
on TV
EPISODE 3
1. Comprehension check. While watching the third part of the lm,
try to answer the following questions:
1) What does E. Murrow talk about in his second program about
Senator McCarthy?
2) Which two political parties are referred to in the speeches of
McCarthy?
3) What is Reed Harris interviewed about in the footage Murrow
shows?
4) What kind of technique used by McCarthy does Murrow expose
as dangerous?
5) Which play by Shakespeare do they allude to and quote from?
6) Why was everybody in the studio worried about the phones
not ringing after the show?
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7) What does the “New York Times” review say about the show?
8) What is the opinion of Jack O’Brian, McCarthy’s supporter,
about the show and whom does he attack especially viciously?
9) What is Don Hollenbeck’s state of mind and why?
10) What are the allegations against Annie Lee Moss and are
they proved?
11) What makes all the members of Murrow’s team so anxious
when they think about the 6 of April, 1954?
2. Match the words in Column Awith their de nitions in Column B:
1) script All the things that need to be done or need to be
thought about or solved
2) edition Evidence or information that supports what someone has said
3) doctrine Something that shows how bad or wrong something
is
4) citizenry A formal statement about something you saw, know,
or experienced, usually given in a law of court
5) indictment A set of principles or beliefs, esp. religious or political ones
6) milestone The written words of a play, fi lm, television programme, speech, etc.
7) rebuttal A set of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are
published at the same time
8) agenda An event or achievement that marks an important
stage in a process
9) testimony The citizens of a particular place considered as
a group
10) corroboration A statement showing or saying that something is
not true
3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
controversial, to endure, consistent, dissent, to persecute, commendation, due (adj.), adverse, dismay, lengthy, timidity, gloating,
tilted, demised, to plague, innuendo
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