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Summary. Analyse it and create one of your own.



Summary. Analyse it and create one of your own.

After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue. After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.

Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice.

Task 1. Match the following phrases with their definitions.

1) lamentable at a) the ability to make clever connections in the mind and express them well
2) to convalesce from b) a small wave
3) wit c) causing one to be dissatisfied
4) ripple d) an uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty before doing something
5) evince e) unoriginal, said too often to be interesting
6) trite f) to show clearly (a feeling or a quality)
7) propriety g) to interrupt a speaker with disapproving or unfriendly remarks
8) to heckle h) to get well after an illness
9) to jeer at i) rightness of social and moral behaviour
10) to reassert j) to laugh or shout disrespectfully
11) qualms k) to show forcefully the existence of smth

 

Task 2. Answer the questions.

1. What emotions does this film arouse?

2. What did you like best about the film? Why?

3. What, if anything, did you learn from the film?

4. Which character in the film did you like best? Why?

5. How would you have ended the film?

 

Task 3. Listen to the speech very carefully. Try to retell the speech using oratory techniques from the film and your textbooks.

 

In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.

For the second time in the lives of most of us, we are at war.

Over and over again, we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the differences between ourselves and those who are now our enemies; but it has been in vain.

We have been forced into a conflict, for we are called, with our allies, to meet the challenge of a principle which, if it were to prevail, would be fatal to any civilized order in the world.

It is a principle which permits a state, in the selfish pursuit of power, to disregard its treaties and its solemn pledges, which sanctions the use of force or threat of force against the sovereignty and independence of other states.

Such a principle, stripped of all disguise, is surely the mere primitive doctrine that might is right, and if this principle were established through the world, the freedom of our own country and of the whole British Commonwealth of nations would be in danger.

But far more than this, the peoples of the world would be kept in bondage of fear, and all hopes of settled peace and of the security, of justice and liberty, among nations, would be ended.

This is the ultimate issue which confronts us. For the sake of all that we ourselves hold dear, and of the world order and peace, it is unthinkable that we should refuse to meet the challenge.

It is to this high purpose that I now call my people at home, and my peoples across the seas, who will make our cause their own.

I ask them to stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial.

The task will be hard. There may be dark days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield, but we can only do the right as we see the right, and reverently commit our cause to God. If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it, ready for whatever service or sacrifice it may demand, then with God's help, we shall prevail.

May He bless and keep us all.”

 

 

“the young victoria”

 

Release date: 2009

Director: Jean-Marc Vallé e

Genre: Biography | Drama | History

Summary.

 

The Young Victoria is a noteworthy title because the British queen it refers to lived to be 81 and reigned for 63 years. She was young once, of course, like everyone, but she’s more famous for being old. Moreover, the “Victorian Era” (i.e., most of the 1800s) is characterized by prim moral values and reserved behavior — hardly what you’d call youthful behavior.

Victoria herself was appropriately chaste before her marriage, at least if The Young Victoria is to believed, but she was by no means dull. As played by Emily Blunt in this sumptuous, gorgeous-looking costume drama, young Vicky is a determined, stubborn princess who refuses to be coddled. She becomes heir to the throne at age 12, with only her dotty uncle King William IV between her and the monarchy, leading Parliament to institute a regency: if King William should die before Victoria turns 18, her mother, the Duchess of Kent, will be acting monarch until Victoria is old enough to wear the crown herself. Victoria finds the whole idea offensive, particularly since she knows her mother, as regent, would do whatever she was told by her power-hungry “adviser, ” the wormy Sir John Conroy. Victoria will have none of this!

Plenty of palace intrigue ensues, with the customary squabbles over which of Victoria’s potential husbands would be most suitable from a strategic standpoint. Victoria bucks against the restrictions placed upon her — a palace can be a prison, yada yada — but thrives once she takes the throne and begins to exercise some real power. Written by the reliably upscale Julian Fellowes, the film often feels like a straightforward historical drama about the early years of Victoria’s early reign — a biopic, in other words — but eventually zeroes in on one story in particular: Victoria’s romantic life.

England’s prime minister, Lord Melbourne, becomes a trusted friend and adviser, and the wags of London take to calling the queen “Mrs. Melbourne.” But her heart is with Prince Albert, a young German who is her first cousin and eventually the love of her life. There are strategic reasons for Victoria and Albert to be married, though they don’t amount to much (and in truth, it’s hard for a non-Anglophile to keep track of who’s king of what and how they relate to one another). The more important thing is that they’re actually in love.

This is where the film is more comfortable, away from the political machinations and focused instead on a sweet, old-fashioned romance. Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee makes excellent use of the stunning sets and costumes at his disposal; between that and the love story, this is bound to cause much swooning within the Pride and Prejudice demographic.

 

Task 1. Explain the following words. Who are these people and what are their main functions?

1. Regent

2. Spy

3. Descendants

4. Prime Minister

5. Monarch

6. Sovereign

7. Chancellor of the Exchequer

 

Task 2. Additional tasks:

Make a report about great king and queens of GB with a presentation. Include the following information (how many dynasties were in the history of GB, what is the ruling one, who were prime ministers if there were, etc.)

Task 4. Additional tasks

1. Write down the Queen’s speech. Try to be as accurate as it’s possible.

2. Create a family tree of the Royal family.

3. Make a presentation about premiership in Britain. Tell about the system of premiership, the most famous PMs of Britain, etc.

 

 

“The Iron Lady”

 

Release date: 2011

Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Genre: Biography | Drama | History

Summary.

The film begins circa 2008 with an elderly Lady Thatcher buying milk unrecognized by other customers and walking back from the shop alone. Over the course of three days we see her struggle with dementia and with the lack of power that comes with old age, while looking back on defining moments of her personal and professional life, on which she reminisces with her (now dead) husband, Denis Thatcher. She is shown as having difficulty distinguishing between the past and present. A theme throughout the film is the personal price which Thatcher has paid for power. Denis is portrayed as somewhat ambivalent about his wife's rise to power, her son Mark lives in South Africa and is shown as having little contact with his mother, and it is implied that Thatcher's relationship with her daughter Carol is at times strained.

In flashback we are shown Thatcher's youth, working in the family grocery store in Grantham, listening to the political speeches of her father, whom she idolized - it is also hinted that she had a poor relationship with her mother, a housewife - and announcing that she has won a place at the University of Oxford. She remembers her struggle, as a young lower-middle class woman, to break into a snobbish male-dominated Tory party and find a seat in the House of Commons, along with businessman Denis Thatcher's marriage proposal to her. Her struggles to fit in as a " Lady Member" of the House, and as Education Secretary in Edward Heath's cabinet are also shown, as are her friendship with Airey Neave, her decision to stand for Leader of the Conservative Party, and her voice coaching and image change.

Further flashbacks examine historical events during her time as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom including the rising unemployment related to her monetarist policies and the tight 1981 budget (over the misgivings of " wet" members of her Cabinet – Ian Gilmour, Francis Pym, Michael Heseltine and Jim Prior), the Brixton Riots of 1981, the miners' strike of 1984–5, and the bombing of the Grand Hotel during the 1984 Conservative Party Conference, when she and Denis were almost killed. We also see her decision to retake the Falkland Islands following the islands' invasion by Argentina in 1982, the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano and Britain's subsequent victory in the Falklands War, her friendship with Ronald Reagan and emergence as a world figure, and the economic boom of the late 1980s.

By 1990 Thatcher is shown as an imperious but ageing figure, ranting aggressively at her Cabinet, refusing to accept that the Community Charge (the " Poll Tax" ) is regarded as unjust, and fiercely opposed to European Integration. Her deputy Geoffrey Howe resigns after being humiliated by her in a Cabinet meeting, Michael Heseltine challenges her for the party leadership and her loss of support from her Cabinet colleagues leaves her little choice but to resign as Prime Minister, about which she is shown as still angry and bitter twenty years later.

Eventually, Margaret is shown packing up her late husband's belongings, and telling him it's time for him to go. Denis's ghost leaves her – in spite of her cries that she is not yet ready to lose him – fully dressed but without his shoes, and she is left alone washing up a teacup.

Summary.

Stephen Meyers is an idealist who's brilliant at communications, is second in command of Governor Mike Morris's presidential campaign, and is a true believer. In the middle of the Ohio primary, the campaign manager of Morris's opponent asks Meyers to meet; he offers him a job. At the same time, Morris's negotiations for the endorsement of the man in third place, a North Carolina Senator, hit a snag. A young campaign intern, Molly Stearns, gets Stephen's romantic attention. Republicans have a trick up their sleeve; Stephen may be too trusting, and Molly has a secret. What's most important, career, victory, or virtue?

Task 3. Choose 3 or 4 students who will play the role of candidates for the post of President. Other students can choose the role of reporters, voters and other. During the session students - candidates will make statements and will answer the questions of the audience, students who will play the role of the public and reporters. You may use examples of speech from the film.

Summary.

Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a hard-working morning TV show producer, or at least she was until she got fired. Desperate to get a job, she finally gets an interview with Jerry (Jeff Goldblum) - who is desperate to hire a producer for the struggling show " Daybreak". Becky accepts the job and it proves to be more difficult than even she might be able to handle. She has to fire the sexist co-host, then try to convince egotistical news reporter, Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), to take the job, and then try and get him to actually do the job, properly. And she has to do this while falling for handsome Adam (Patrick Wilson), and trying to save the show from plummeting ratings. Will Becky be able to hold on to her dream job and her sanity?

 

1. What is the main difference between Russian and Western morning TV shows, if there is?

2. Why did Mike Pomeroy agree to start working with Becky?

3. How did she manage to persuade him to work well?

 

Summary.

Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a " Bone Density scanner". He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.

 

Task 6. Who are the most famous entrepreneurs to your point of view? What are they famous for? In your opinion, are business leaders born or made? Write a piece of essay about a great business leader.

“Milk”

Release date: 2008

Director: Gus Van Sant

Genre: Biography | Drama | History

Summary.

Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs

 

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

 

1. Who is Harvey Milk?

2. How much of Harvey Milk's life is covered in the film?

3. What exactly was Proposition 6?

4. How does the movie end?

5. At Dan White's trial, how could judge and jury have taken the " Twinkie Defense" seriously?

6. Why do you think this film wasn't released in time to influence the vote on California's Prop 8 (banning same sex marriages)?

7. What do you think about using the Russian folk song in this movie?

 

Task 2. Match the words with their definitions:

 

1. activism a) withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
2. election   b) the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
3. prejudice   c) a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups
4. ghetto d) intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it
5. mediation   e) intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself
6. bigotry f) preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
7. hypocrisy g) the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
8. boycott h) a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position

 

Task 3. Translate the following sentences:

 

1. Его избрали на высокий государственный пост.

2. В качестве члена городского наблюдательного совета Сан-Франциско он вел активную общественно-политическую деятельность.

3. Его взгляды и образ жизни претерпели значительные изменения под воздействием политических событий в стране и его участия в контркультурном движении 1960-х годов.

4. Прецедент его победы на выборах явился также отражением более широких социально-политических изменений, произошедших в городе, таких как укрепление политического влияния закрытых сообществ и общая либерализация отношения жителей Сан-Франциско к гомосексуалам.

5. На волне роста политического влияния и экономического подъёма, он неоднократно выдвигался на выборные должности, но трижды терпел поражение.

6. Этот выдающийся американский политик был избран членом муниципального наблюдательного совета.

7. Его толерантность и милосердие завоёвывали ему всё большую популярность среди различных слоев общества.

 

Task 4. Write a piece of essay “Struggle for freedom”. You can think about different types of social activism such as movement for rights of African-Americans or for voting right for women, etc. You can choose any type of essay. Use one of the following words and expressions:

 

Activist, Flashback, Referendum, Political Debate, Prejudice, Civil War,

Discrimination, Ghetto, Protest, Police Harassment, Bigot, Assassination, Mediation, Hate Crime, Riot, Revolutionary, Human Rights, Demonstration, Raid, Boycott

“Up in the Air”

 

Release date: 2009

Director: Jason Reitman

Genre: Drama | Romance

 

Summary.

Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files.

1. Which character in the film did you like best? Why?

2. Which character did you like least? Why?

3. What emotions does this film arouse?

4. What did you like best about the film? Why?

5. Was there anything you did not understand about the film? What was it?

6. Which events in the film were the most realistic?

7. Did the ending of the film seem appropriate? Why or why not?

8. How would you have ended the film?

Summary.

Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600, 000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

 

Summary.

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.

 

 

Summary.

Biopic of the famed mathematician John Nash and his lifelong struggles with his mental health. Nash enrolled as a graduate student at Princeton in 1948 and almost immediately stood out as an odd duck. He devoted himself to finding something unique, a mathematical theorem that would be completely original. He kept to himself for the most part and while he went out for drinks with other students, he spends a lot of time with his roommate, Charles, who eventually becomes his best friend. John is soon a professor at MIT where he meets and eventually married a graduate student, Alicia. Over time however John begins to lose his grip on reality, eventually being institutionalized diagnosed with schizophrenia. As the depths of his imaginary world are revealed, Nash withdraws from society and it's not until the 1970s that he makes his first foray back into the world of academics, gradually returning to research and teaching. In 1994, John Nash was awarded the Nobel prize in Economics.

 

Summary.

Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words " The Teacher will never leave this room alive, " in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another...

Summary.

Two faiths, two empires, two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue, Spain sets a trap for the Queen and her principal secretary, Walsingham, using as a pawn Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart, who's under house arrest in the North. The trap springs, and the armada sets sail, to rendezvous with French ground forces and to attack. During these months, the Virgin Queen falls in love with Walter Raleigh, keeping him close to court and away from the sea and America. Is treachery or heroism at his heart? Does loneliness await her passionate majesty?

Task 1. Match the words with their definitions:

1. accession a) the practice of attacking and robbing ships at sea
2. retaliation b) the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power
3. piracy c) protective armour of metal plates, especially as worn in medieval times by knights
4. lady-in-waiting d) murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons
5. assassinate e) the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something
6. plate armour f) a woman who attends a queen or princess
7. torture g) send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment
8. banish h) the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack

Summary.

The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune.

Summary.

Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as " Pearl Harbor."

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Task 4. Round-table discussion. Discuss the following questions in the group. You may choose one of the following roles for discussion (soldier, politician, mother, priest) or may create your own role or speak from yourself.

Summary.

In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.

Task 1. Red the dialogue very attentively paying attention to the words in italic. Can you remember another words with the suffix – gate.

William: Hello, I'm William Kremer and this is The English We Speak.

Wang Fei: Hi there. I'm Wang Fei.

William: So, Wang Fei, today is 3 May.

Wang Fei: Yes.

William: Do you know what 3 May is?

Wang Fei: Hmm… a Tuesday?

William: Yes, it's a Tuesday, but it's not just any Tuesday. Today is World Press Freedom Day. This is the day that the United Nations has chosen to highlight the importance of a free press around the world.

Wang Fei: A free press. So, newspapers that are free to write anything they think the public need to know and TV news that can report anything?

William: Yes they can report anything, including things that look bad for the government! Scandals.

Wang Fei: A scandal, so something very bad that damages someone's reputation.

William: Exactly. And one of the most famous scandals from American history is the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s.

Wang Fei: Watergate… that was why President Nixon had to resign wasn't it?

William: Exactly, yes, because he was shown to have lied to the American people and basically obstructed the course of justice. The whole thing started when five men were arrested for breaking into an office block called Watergate. This was where the Democratic Party had their headquarters. Later on, the men were linked to the campaign to re-elect President Nixon, who was in the Republican Party.

Wang Fei: Well, this is very interesting but what has it got to do with The English We Speak, William?

William: Well, because Watergate was such a massive scandal, the word -gate is now sometimes used as a suffix to suggest that something is a scandal. So, to give you an example from last year, when Gordon Brown was trying to get re-elected as British Prime Minister, he was overheard calling an old lady a " bigot" – a very strong word for somebody who is intolerant and close-minded. Anyway, this was a big scandal and it came to be known in the media as 'bigotgate'.

Wang Fei: Bigotgate. That sounds almost a little bit funny.

William: Yes, you're right. I think using -gate on the end of a word can make it seem a little humorous. This term -gate is used more in the USA, but another recent example from the UK is 'Climategate' – that was when some emails and other documents from a university in England led to people asking questions about the way that scientists researched climate change. Climategate.

Wang Fei: So, can we use –gate in normal English conversation too?

William: Yes, you can – if you want to make a joke. Listen to this:

Man A: Have you seen Mark recently?

Man B: Mark – he hasn't spoken to me since beergate!

Man A: Beergate? What do you mean?

Man B: We had a big argument because I said Mark never bought a round of beer in the pub! He got very upset and went home.

Wang Fei: So in that example, the speaker coined the word beergate to describe an argument about paying for beer!

William: Yeah, which is obviously very silly. But of course, this suffix -gate is used in very serious situations too. And it was thanks to members of the free press, including the Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, that the public came to know about Watergate.

Wang Fei: Yes. Check our website this week for more information about World Press Freedom Day. Goodbye.

Summary.

Viktor Navorski, a man from an Eastern European country arrives in New York. However after he left his country war broke out. Suddenly Navorski is a man without a country - or one that the U.S. cannot recognize, thus he is denied entrance to the U.S. However, he also can't be deported so he is told by the Security Manager that he has to remain in the airport until his status can be fixed. And also Navorski doesn't speak English very well, so he cannot talk to or understand anyone. But he somehow adapts and sets up residence in the airport, which makes the man who placed him there unhappy, as it seems he is in line for a promotion but Navroski's presence might complicate that. So he tries to get Navorski to leave but Navorski remains where he is. Navorski makes friends with some of the people who work in the airport and is attracted to a flight attendant he runs into whenever she comes in.

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

 

1. What emotions does this film arouse?

2. What do you think this film is about: real romance, real friendship, patriotism, foolishness, envy or something else? Explain your point of view.

3. What did you like best about the film? Why?

4. Was there anything you did not understand about the film? What was it?

5. Which character in the film did you like best? Why?

6. Which character did you like least? Why?

7. Which events in the film were the most realistic?

8. Which were the most unrealistic?

9. Did the ending of the film seem appropriate? Why or why not? How would you have ended the film?

Task 2. Match the following words with their definitions:

1. Military Coup a) voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
2. Asylum b) the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner
3. Bureaucracy c) a steward or stewardess on an aircraft
4. Renovation d) the action of renovating a building
5. Adultery e) a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
6. Liaison Officer f) a caretaker or doorkeeper of a building
7. Refugee g) the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee
8. Infidelity h) the place at an airport or country’s border where government officials check the documents of people entering that country
9. Janitor i) a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
10. Immigration j) a person who is employed to form a working relationship between two organizations to their mutual benefit
11. Coward k) a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
12. Flight Attendant l) a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things

Summary.

Forrest, Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the president several times. However this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

· What is a " Million-Dollar Wound"?

· Forrest receives the Congressional Medal of Honor - what is it? What did he receive it for?

· What was the last adventure of Forrest?

· What emotions does this film arouse?

· Did the ending of the film seem appropriate? Why or why not?

· How would you have ended the film?

· Was it easy for Forrest to face all these troubles? Does he understand that his life is not easy? Or does he believe that he is a lucky man?

 

Task 2. Write down Forrest’s words which he said after Jenny’s death:

 

“You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father's bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said ………………………………. I miss you, Jenny. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.”

 

Task 4. Find information about outstanding people who were/are disabled physically or mental. Make a report about achievements of these people. Why do you think the lives of these people are good examples for all the people?

Task 5. Remember the episodes where the following words are mentioned. What do they mean? Translate the words and expressions and make your own sentences with them:

Simple Man, Legless Man, Fight, Attempted Suicide, Leg Brace, Handicap, Grave, Amputee, War Hero, Racial Slur, Told In Flashback,

Mentally Impaired, Assassination Of President, Kindness, Drug Addict,

Flashback, Disabled Veteran, Maid, Racism, Faith, Interracial Friendship, Battle, Feather, Famous Line, Serendipity, Prayer, Bully, Hippie, Face Slap, Fainting, Splatter, Innocence, Stock Footage, Single Mother.

CONTENTS

 

 

1. “King’s speech”…..……………………...…………………………....4

2. “The young Victoria”……………………………………………...….6

3. “The Queen”………………………..……………...…….……………8

4. “The Iron lady”..………………………………...………………..….11

5. “Fair game”………………………………………………………….14

6. “The ides of March”…………………………………………………17

7. “Morning Glory”…………………………………………………….19

8. “The Pursuit of Happiness”……………………………………….…20

9. “Milk”………………………………………………………….…….24

10. “Up in the Air”……………………………………………………..26

11. “J. Edgar”……………………………………………………..…....29

12. “Frost/Nixon”....................................................................................31

13. “The Social Network”.......................................................................33
14. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”…………………………….….35

15. “A Beautiful Mind”……………………………………………...…38
16. “The Interpreter”…………………………………………….….….40

17. “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”…………………………………..….43

18. “Becoming Jane”…………………………………………………..45

19. “Pearl Harbor”……………………………………………………...46

20. “All the President's Men”…………………………………………..49

21. “The terminal”……………………………………………………...53

22. “Forrest Gump”…………………………………………………….56

 

СПИСОК ИСПОЛЬЗОВАННОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ

 

1. Stempleski S., Tomalin B. Resource books for teachers. Film. – Oxford University Press. – 166 p.

2. Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell English phrasal verbs in use – Cambridge University Press. – 210 p.

3. http: //www.film.com

4. http: //www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/2011/05/110503_tews_17_gate_page.shtml

 

 

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

ВИДЕО-КУРС

(иностранный язык для специальных целей)

 

Методические рекомендации

для студентов 3-4 курсов

факультета Евразии и Востока

 

Составитель Скрипичникова Наталья Сергеевна

 

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Summary. Analyse it and create one of your own.

After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue. After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.

Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice.


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