Watching a film

Film Title: ___________________ Director: ____________________ Release date: _________

1. What type of film is it? A) Horror film B) Comedy C) Sci‑fi D) fantasy film

2. Name the characters. Use the names from the square.

_____________ _____________ ____________ _____________

____________ _____________ _____________

Lamia Victoria Una Bernard

Captain Shakespeare Yvaine Tristan

Primus Septimus Humphrey

3. Where does the story take place? __________________________________________________________________

Vocabulary drills

4.a) Transcribe the following words from the film and practise their pronunciation:

slaughter

grateful

perceive

persuade

extravagant

benevolent

polar bear

dilly-dallying

champagne

humiliation

reputation

warlock

retrieve

soothsayer

b) mark the stressed syllable and distinguish the type of the stressed digraph or the syllable

5. Match the words with their synonyms

1. vessel

2. warlock

3. dilly-dally

4. cunning

5. excessive

6. retrieve

7. poppycock

8. hardship

9. confide

1. nonsense

2. bring back

3. extravagant

4. suffering

5. crafty

6. magician

7. hesitate

8. trust

9. ship

6. Choose the right answer

1. How much gold did Tristan boast to bring Victoria?

1. The weight of a polar bear’s head

2. Her weight in gold

3. The size of a star

4. A bag of gold

2. Limbus grass, proposed to Lamia by Ditchwater Sal, is used

1. To lull to sleep

2. To tell the truth

3. To lose the way

4. To reveal one’s secret plans

3. Captain Shakespeare’s words “keep the old girl flying” stand for

1. The ship

2. His aunt

3. Yvaine

4. His reputation

4. What should the witch pull out in order to be the one who goes to seek the star?

1. Liver

2. Kidney

3. Heart

4. Bone

5. How many sons had the old king got?

1. six

2. eleven

3. twelve

4. seven

6 . Who whispered to Tristan, warning of Yvaine's danger and begging him to save her

1. Unicorn

2. his mother

3. The stars

4. The good witch

7. How was Secundus killed?

1. He was poisoned

2. the witch cut his throat

3. he was thrown down by his brother

4. he was sunk down by the witch

8. Why did Septimus seek the star?

1. It gives youth and beauty

2. It gives immortality

3. It gives prosperity

4. He wanted to marry her

7. Order the events.

____ Tristan Thorn sees the star fall behind the wall, and vows to find it for Victoria.

____ Tristan and Primus arrive at the inn, interrupting the witch's attempt to kill Yvaine, who with Tristan escapes using the Babylon candle.

____ After leaving Captain Shakespeare's ship, Tristan and Yvaine make their way to a village near the wall, where they spend the night at an inn.

____ Yvaine, more in love with Tristan than ever, unleashes a wave of starlight that destroys Lamia.

____ Tristan lights the Babylon candle (gift from his mother) and is transported to the fallen star, a beautiful woman named Yvaine.

____ Septimus and Tristan meet at the witches' castle to fight for Yvaine.

____ Tristan retrieves the jewel that Yvaine was wearing and becomes the new king.

____ Three witches in Stormhold learn of the fallen star and resolve to find her.

____ Tristan and Yvaine are captured by pirates in a flying ship.

____ The king of Stormhold, being on his deathbed, throws a ruby into the sky, declaring that the first of his sons to recover it will be the new king.

____ Septimus is defeated by the witch.

____ Tristan leaves Yvaine sleeping and goes to Wall, where he realizes that Yvaine will die if she crosses the wall, and he rushes back to save her.

8. a) Listen and complete the conversation between Ditchwater Sal, Tristan and Yvaine

Tristan: Wait! Sorry! My name is Tristan Thorn. This…

Ditchwater Sal: That’s my __________. Eighteen years I’ve __________________ for that. Give it to me now!

Yvaine: ________________? That was a gift from his mother!

Ditchwater Sal: Oh… Perhaps I was mistaken.

Tristan: ________________. It’s obviously very valuable to you, so you can have it in exchange for what I __________. A Babylon candle?

Yvaine: And safe passage to the wall.

Ditchwater Sal: A Babylon candle? Oh, no,no,no. I ______________ in black magic.

Tristan: Really? Well, can you _________________ then? To the wall?

Ditchwater Sal: Well, why didn’t you say so in the first place? For that flower, I can _________ _____________. Food and lodging on the way?

Tristan: Safe passage.

Ditchwater Sal: I swear that you will arrive _____the wall in the exact condition that you’re in now.

Speaking

b) Work in pairs. Reproduce one of the dialogues:

A. between Dunstan and the Guard of the wall;

B. between Septimus and the soothsayer;

C. between Victoria and Tristan during the picnic;

D. Tristan and his father

(starting Tristan: “I lost my job…”)

E. between Yvaine and Tristan in the carter.

( starting Tristan: Don’t you ever sleep? Yvaine: Not at night. That’s when stars…)

9. A. Talk to a partner about the following questions:

1. Do you consider the first impression the most important one? Justify your answer.

2. Do you think people have a correct idea of your personality just by looking at you, your physical appearance and clothes? Explain it.

3. What are some personality traits a captain of a pirate ship must have? Name at least 5 adjectives.

B. Speaking about Captain Shakespeare, what was your (or the main heros’) first impressin of him? What was his “real face”? Was he a typical pirate? What made Capitain Shakespeare have a fearsome reputation? Why did he look unhappily after his friends saw him wearing ridiculous clothes?

10. What’s your opinion about the film?    Would you recommend it to a friend?

Writing

11. Translate the sentences into English

1. У колдуна была длинная борода, которая почти касалась земли. 2. У мистера Беннета можно заметить небольшое родимое пятно на шее почти под подбородком. 3. Образцовая семья, благотворительность и забота об окружающей среде – вот идеальный рецепт для создания репутации честного политика. 4. Кто же из семи сыновей короля оказался самым хитрым? 5. Прислуга в замке была одета бедно, видать, граф был не слишком расточителен. 6. Люди, пострадавшие от наводнения, благодарны правительству за оказанную им помощь. 7. Что значат эти трудности по сравнению с таким бедствием? 8. Ведьмы хотели всеми правдами и неправдами вернуть себе былую молодость. 9. У жены хозяина постоялого двора были сильные и в тоже время нежные руки как у целительницы. 10. Зачем добиваться уважения людей, на которых вы не желаете походить? 11. Мне поручено охранять ворота в другой мир. А ты просишь просто взять и пропустить тебя? 12. Как приятно будет увидеть тебя не в этих унылых одежах. 13. Никогда не выводили пятна крови с шелковой рубашки? 14. Настоящая горячая ванна творит чудеса. Ничто не согреет усталое сердце

лучше хорошей ванны.

12. In the small episode we’re going to see Yvaine tells about her feeling believing Tristan being a mouse can’t understand her. However Tristan is absolutely capable of hearing her. What are his feelings about her confession? Write the boy’s inner monologue as if he could put his thoughts and emotions into words.

13. Write a summary of the film (120-150 words), using the given transitional words below.

First

Second

Then

Next

After that

The next day

Three hours later

Subsequently

Afterward

Finally

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

Where do the events take place? ___________

Name the characters

Luke’s boss

Alette

Derek Smith

Joyce

Luke

Suze

Alicia

1. Say if it’s true or false

№	True	False	Statements
1			Rebecca Blumwood became shopping addicted since childhood.
2			She worked as a secretary and was fired for being always late.
3			Rebecca dreamed of a job of journalist in “The Successful Savings”.
4			The girl told the hot-dog seller she needed the scarf for her mom who was at hospital.
5			She and Suze wrote letters to Alette and Successful Saving, but she mailed each to the wrong magazine.
6			She was hired by Luke Brandon at once for she had written a brilliant article for him.
7			While inspecting a coat, she realized that it was not 100% cashmere, and it gave her an idea for the column, which was an instant success.
8			As Rebecca had confrontations with debt collector Derek Smeath, she seriously decided to join Shopaholics Anonymous.
9			Luke starts a new company, Brandon Communications.
10			Alette offers Rebecca a position at the magazine, but Rebecca accepts it only with some reserves.
11			She sells most of her clothes to buy new ones for her job at Alette magazine.
12			The person who bought the green scarf at an auction was acting as the agent of Luke Brandon.
13			Rebecca becomes romantically involved with Luke and starts working at his new company.

2. a) Pronounce correctly

How much for this?

How would you like to pay?

Did you just scrub my name off?

It would make my haircut look more expensive.

Someone has stolen my credit card and gone on an insane spending spree around New York!

The point about this scarf is that it would become part of a definition of your psyche.

b) Divide the sentences into rhythmic groups. Transcribe them and mark the stresses and tunes.