Write a magazine article about two famous companies who hate each other. Explain why they hate each other. Include imaginary interviews with a spokesperson from each company

Write a letter to Krispy Kreme spokesman John McGuigan. Ask him three questions about his company. Give him three ideas on what kind of products Krispy Kreme should sell next. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Ask your partner(s) to answer the questions.

UNIT 13. BARBIE BEATS BRATZ IN U.S. COURT CASE

A. BEFORE LISTENING

Practice the pronunciation of the following words taken from the text which you are going to listen.

Famous, doll, company, jury, dispute, intellectual, to own, copyright, brand, decision, victory, however, amount, to award, damage, lawyer, to pursue, foremost, obligation, competitor, to engage, fraudulent, toymaker, to argue, to design, employee, occasion, concept, employment, bestseller, slice, to widen, character, analyst, profit, scene.

Give Russian equivalents to the following English words and word combinations.

The famous Barbie dolls, to win a court case against smb, a doll company, to settle a long-running dispute over smth, to own an intellectual copyright, an amount awarded in damages, lawyer, to make a statement, jury, to pursue a case, to have an obligation, to defend oneself against competitors, to engage in fraudulent activities against smb, juror, toymaker, to own rights, to argue, a former worker, employee, to work for smb on two occasions, to claim, to come up with a name and concept, employment, to become bestsellers, to take a large slice of the doll market, to widen someone’s brand, character, to arrive on the scene.

B. WHILE LISTENING

3. Listen to the text “Barbie beats Bratz in U.S. court case” twice. First time make notes about the numbers, geographical, proper or personal names which you might hear. When you are listening to the text for the second time, try to catch the events and the order in which they are spoken about.

Agree or disagree to the following statements.

1) The makers of the Barbie and Bratz dolls fought each other in court.

2) At question was who owned the copyright to the Barbie doll.

3) Barbie’s makers won a record $1.8 billion in damages.

4) The court decided the company MGA could continue making Bratz dolls.

5) The maker of the Bratz dolls is the world’s largest toy company.

6) The creator of the Bratz dolls used to work for Mattel, Barbie’s maker.

7) Bratz dolls were launched over 40 years ago.

8) The Bratz dolls have dented the sales of Barbie dolls.

Fill in the gaps using the following words.

Came, slid, rights, occasions, launch, whether, slice, former, decision, jury, less, victory, ourselves, famous, making, dispute