5. Revision of active vocabulary

a) Give a decent English explanation of the following words and

phrases:

• to raise more issues,

• to rally,

• a slander,

• to investigate,

• a prosecutor.

b) Crossword puzzle:

1. To bring forward as a reason or excuse.

2. A false report made to destroy one's reputation.

3. Causing much argument or disagreement.

4. A profession connected with law.

5. He brings a criminal charge against somebody in court.

6. A process of finding out some facts and examining them carefully.

7. A person of the highest rank.

8. A result of imitating something.

9. "The _____________is closed".

10. Condition, or event influencing other events, people.

11. A point of debate.

c) Fill in the correct letters:

• pro_e__t_r

• i_sue

• re_ume

• r_l_y

• invest_iga_ _on

• ch_ _ f

• cir_ums_ _ nces

• par ment

• contr_v_ _ _ial

6. Translation exercise

Students have to translate several sentences from Ukrainian into English using their active vocabulary.

• Михайло Потебенько є Генеральним прокурором України.

• Розслідування справи триває уже 3 місяці.

• Цей факт спричинив багато нових суперечок.

• Ми зібрались у цій залі для обговорення певних питань.

• Першим пунктом обговорення є тема: "Відродження національних традицій"

Britney Spears Lands Film Role

Jan 11 2001 11:59 1ST

Los Angeles, (Routers) - Weeks after Britney Spears landed a reported $ 1 million book deal comes word that the sassy teen pop sensation will soon be making her first feature film.

After considering numerous movie offers, Spears 19 has accepted a leading role in a coming-of-age story to be co-produced by her music label, Jive Records, entertainment trade paper The Hollywood Reporter said on Wednesday.

The as-yet-untitled film, budgeted about $ 10 million, is scheduled to start shooting in March with a little-known director, Tamra Davis, at the helm, the Reporter said.

Spears' publicist, Jive Records and Filmco, the Los Angeles production company said to be co-financing the project, had no immediate comment.

Spears, who is expected to sing in the film, will play a straight-laced high school student who ends up on a cross-country trip with two childhood friends - one a cheer leader, the other a burnout.

Along the way, they meet a young would-be musician who persuades them to go to Los Angeles to compete in a musical contest.

Her venture onto the big screen comes about a month after the Random House imprint, Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, announced that it would publish a novel written by Spears and her mother, Lynne.

Rights to the story reportedly were acquired in a two-book deal worth more than $ 1 million. Spears' autobiography, "Heart to Heart", already has sold more than 150,000 copies.

Last week, Spears earned two Grammy nominations for her smash album, "Oops!... I Did It Again", which has sold more than 7.8 million copies, and for the hit title track off that release.

1. Pre-reading stage:

1) Answer the following questions:

• What do newspapers publish?

• What types of newspapers do you know?

• Could you give me an example of:

1. quality papers

2. popular papers

• Why do these types of newspapers differ?

2) The students are asked to choose any newspaper (it could be in their own language) and complete the following sentences:

• The main story today is about___________

• The editorial is about ______________

• There are readers' letters on page ____________and they deal with

the following topics:______________________

• The most interesting feature is about_________________________

• There is some scandal on page ______and a crossword on page__________ and some small adds on page______________

• The most interesting business story is about_____________and

the largest sports article is about _________________________

• The most striking photograph shows____________________

• There are advertisements for _________________ and

_______________________

• An article about _____________on page _____________ made me

feel _______________

3) Prediction exercise.

Here are the first and the last paragraphs of an article, which the students are asked to read. They have to imagine and try to create the middle part of the article.

Los Angeles, (Routers) - Weeks after Britney Spears landed a reported $ 1 million book deal comes word that the sassy teen pop sensation will soon be making her first feature film.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last week, Spears earned two Grammy nominations for her smash album, "Oops!...I Did It Again", which has sold more than 7.8 million copies, and for the hit title track off that release.

4) Pronunciation activity.

In each column find a word, which is an ode one:

[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Product Schedule Shoot Produce	Leader Screen Film Deal	Sassy Land Smash Start	Come Budget Autobiography Production

While-reading stage:

1. While reading an article, the students are asked to underline the words which they do not know.

2. They are suggested to pay a special attention to the usage of the tenses.

Post-reading stage:

1. Here is a list of words and phrases, which the students have to learn:

• a leading role - головна роль

• as-yet-untitled film - фільм ще без назви

• to schedule - включити в розклад, планувати

• to shoot a film - знімати фільм

• helm-управління, руль

• to be at the helm - бути на чолі

• cheerleader -душа компанії, тамада

• contest-суперництво, змагання

• sassy - жвавий, рухливий