Практический курс иностранного языка
ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЙ КУРС ИНОСТРАННОГО ЯЗЫКА
Сборник заданий к аудио- и видеоматериалам
по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды»
Направление подготовки 44.03.01 – «Педагогическое образование»,
профиль подготовки «Иностранный язык»
Направление подготовки 45.03.02 – «Лингвистика»,
профиль подготовки «Перевод и переводоведение»
Пермь
пгГпу
УДК 802.0
ББК Ш 143.21
П 69
Рецензент:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры английской филологии ПГГПУ Т.Г. Логинова
Составитель:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент Т.Н. Романова
| П 69 | Практический курс иностранного языка: сборник заданий к аудио- и видеоматериалам по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды». Направление подготовки 44.03.01 – «Педагогическое образование», профиль подготовки «Иностранный язык»; направление подготовки 45.03.02 – «Лингвистика», профиль подготовки «Перевод и переводоведение» / сост.Т.Н. Романова; Перм. гос. гуманит.-пед. ун-т. – Пермь, 2016. – 35 с. |
Содержатся практические задания к аудио- и видеоматериалам по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды», упражнения в форме диалогов, задания для развития навыков устной и письменной английской речи, упражнения на перевод, а также список литературы.
Предназначено для студентов II курса языковых факультетов педагогических вузов.
УДК 802.0
ББК Ш 143.21
Печатается по решению учебно-методического совета
Пермского государственного гуманитарно-педагогического университета
© Романова Т.Н., составление, 2016
© ФГБОУ ВО «Пермский государственный
гуманитарно-педагогический университет», 2016
CONTENTS
| Topic | Pages |
| LISTENING COMPREHENSION CLASS CASSETTE | |
| Tapescript 1SCHOOL UNIFORM………………………………….. | |
| Tapescript 2 I LOOK LIKE A SACK OF POPATOES………….. | |
| Tapescript 3 FAKE FUR………………………………………… | |
| Tapescript 4 FASHIONABLE THINGS…………………………. | |
| Tapescript 5 A SUCCESSFUL FASHION DESIGNER………… | |
| Tapescript 6 A FASHION SHOW……………………………….. | |
| LISTENING COMPREHENSION HOME CASSETTE | |
| Tapescript 1 CORPORATE IMAGE……………………………… | |
| Tapescript 2 CASUAL ATTIRE………………………………….. | |
| Tapescript 3 LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES……………………….. | |
| Tapescript 4 FASHION MUSEUM………………………………. | |
| Tapescript 5 MALES AND FASHION…………………………… | |
| MOVIES | |
| THE BLING RING………………………………………………… | |
| DEVIL WEARS PRADA…………………………………………. | |
| CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC…………………………… | |
| TASK:WRITING A COMPARATIVE FILM REVIEW……………. | |
| THE NEXT BLACK(a documentary)……………………………. | |
| FASION SHOWS…………………………………………………. | |
| REFERENCES…………………………………………………… |
CLASS LISTENING
Tapescript 1
School Uniform
Pre-listening:
You will hear 4 people speaking about different uniforms.
1.1.Before listening, pay attention to the following words and phrases:
1. To direct the traffic;
2. To guard a building;
3. A matter of hygiene;
4. To take up a profession;
A flowery dress.
1.2.Guess what the wearers of the uniforms might be.
1.3.Try to predict the speakers’ attitudes to wearing a uniform.
After-listening:
2.1.Mark the statements true (T) or false (F):
v Speaker 1 loved wearing a school uniform.
v Speaker 1 thinks clothes are very personal and show one’s individuality.
v Speaker 1’s trainers were quite expensive.
v Wearing a uniform for speaker 2 is not obligatory.
v Without the uniform speaker 2 can’t do his job properly.
v It’s equally important to look clean and to be clean for speaker 3.
v Speaker 3 thinks the uniform irritates especially the young and the old.
v Wearing the uniform makes speaker 3 feel proud.
v Speaker 4 mustn’t go too far wearing any clothes she likes.
v Speaker 4 goes to the dentist twice a week.
2.2.Choose the wrong item of clothing speaker 1 wore to his friend’s birthday party:
| a. a pair of jeans | c. trainers |
| b. a turtleneck | d. a T-shirt |
2.3.Try to make a guess where Speaker 2 lives:
| a. New York | c. Boston |
| b. London | d. Oxford |
2.4.Fill in the missing word: (short-sleeved, trainers, flowery dress, appearance, casual clothes)
v Wearing a new pair of …. I feel comfortable.
v Everyone was wearing …..- you know, nothing very smart.
v In summer we are allowed to wear a ……shirt.
v I was wearing a….. and the news just got lost in the colours!
v When the whole country is looking at you, you’ve got to be careful about your …..
2.5.Who used the words and phrases mentioned in task 1.1.?
2.6.Answer the questions:
v Which way did speaker 1 feel about wearing his school uniform?
v What did the tourist from Italy ask speaker 2?
v Why did the girl rush in panic to speaker 2?
v Why does the uniform make speaker 3 feel bitter?
v What sort of message did speaker 4 get through her earphones?
2.7.Name the characters’ real professions.
2.8.Express your own attitude to the necessity of wearing a uniform for people of the above-mentioned professions.
2.9.Make-up a dialogue between a policeman/doctor and the interviewer based on the information you’ve just heard
Tapescript 2
Fake Fur
Pre-listening:
You will hear a talk about fake fur
1.1.Before listening, pay attention to the following words and phrases:
v a trend;
v its attraction lies in the fact that;
v to be in evidence;
v PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals);
v Manhattan Fashion Week.
1.2.What do you know about PETA?
1.3.Do you know anything about Manhattan Fashion Week?
After-listening:
2.1. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F):
v Fake fur is a trend which shows no sign of abating.
v The point of fake fur is that it is blatantly fake.
v Its attraction lies in the fact that it looks like real fur and you can’t recognize it as fake.
v Fake fur has all the luxurious softness and realistic movement of real one.
v You can’t look great without killing real animals.
v The show is sponsored by PETA.
v The fake fur coats set a trend for tattered luxury.
2.2.Find the odd attribute to characterize the fake fur coats collection:
| a. arid | c. shocking pink |
| b. wild | d. fresh |
2.3.Answer the questions:
v What colours did the designers use in the fake fur collection?
v What makes fake fur attractive?
v What is the style of the coats presented in NY for Manhattan Fashion Week?
v What is the young market set for?
2.4.What’s the fashion observer’s attitude to the NY Fashion Week main trend?
2.5.What’s your attitude to fake fur? Do you wear it? Why? Discuss its advantages and disadvantages.
2.6.Do you think the term ‘tattered luxury’ is an oxymoron? Is it possible to look luxurious wearing a fake fur coat?
Tapescript 4
Fashionable Things
Pre-listening:
You will hear information on 4 fashionable things.
1.1.Before listening, pay attention to the following words and phrases:
v smoke-coloured lenses;
v Levi Strauss;
v Hindi;
v Coco (Gabriel) Chanel.
1.2.Make a guess what fashionable items you will hear about.
1.3.What do you know about Coco Chanel and Levi Strauss?
After-listening:
2.1.Find the odd fashionable item (according to the text):
| a) sunglasses | d) shampoo |
| b) jeans | e) perfume |
| c) eye shadows | f) lenses |
2.2. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F):
v The first dark glasses had nothing to do with the fashion and the sun.
v Glasses with smoke-coloured lenses were worn by cooks in China more than 600 ago.
v People couldn’t see the eyes of the dark glasses wearers.
v Levi Strauss designed perfume for miners and cowboys.
v Jeans were not fashionable at the beginning of the last century.
v The history of modern liquid shampoo is quite short.
v Coco Chanel was the leading shampoo manufacturer in the early 20th century.
v Levi Strauss was completely bald.
v Chanel № 5 was introduced in the early 40th of the twentieth century.
v Figure 5 was Coco’s lucky number.
2.3.Answer the questions:
v When and where did the first sunglasses appear?
v What were the first glasses aimed at?
v When does the history of blue jeans begin?
v Who designed the first jeans?
v What language does the word shampoo come from?
v When did John Breck become the world’s leading shampoo manufacturer?
v What was special about Breck’s appearance?
v What were the two reasons to give Chanel’s perfume the tag ‘№ 5’ ?
2.4.Do you like to wear sunglasses? Do you often change them? Are there any disadvantages of wearing sunglasses?
2.5.Did you ever wear a Levi Strauss? Are the jeans expensive?
2.6.Did you ever use Channel № 5? Would you like to?
2.7.Make-up your own list of the 4 fashionable things you can’t do without.
Tapescript 5
Successful Fashion Designer
Pre-listening:
You will hear a successful fashion designer talking about his career.
1.1.Before listening think of the possible subjects a designer should learn at college to be a success.
1.2.Before listening, pay attention to the following words and phrases:
v managing money;
v types of cloth;
v to be cost;
v a fashion house;
v to end up;
v to start a company.
1.3.Make a guess what the designer is going to speak about.
After-listening:
2.1. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F):
v Fashion was something the speaker always wanted to do.
v The designer’s parents fully supported their son’s future career.
v The designer did a two-year business course first.
v The designer liked the business course at once.
v Unlike other students of the art college the speaker knew much about business.
v The young designer had a part-time job in a local restaurant.
v At the age of 17 the designer had to stay home because London is a very expensive place for a student.
v The designer spent 9 months in a college in London.
v The first designer’s work was well-paid but stressful.
v The designer enjoys his stressful work in his own company.
2.2.Find the place where the designer did not work:
| a) Milan | c) London |
| b) Paris | d) NY |
2.3.Find the odd activity the designer had at his business college:
| a) using a word processor; | c) talking about business; |
| b) managing money; | d) making on a sewing machine. |
2.4.Answer the questions:
v Why did the speaker’s parents find it difficult to accept that fashion is a serious career?
v What clothes did the factory where the designer worked part-time make?
v What was the thing that gave the young designer the opportunity to study in London?
v What was the advantage in studying in London?
v What company had the designer been working for three months before he left college in London?
v Why was the job in NY terribly stressful?
v What does the designer do at present?
2.5.What qualities do you think a person should possess to become a designer?
2.6.What Italian/London and American fashion houses do you know? Which one do you think the designer might have worked for before he started his own company?
2.7.Speak about your favourite designer (in pairs).
Tapescript 6
Fashion Show
Pre-listening:
You will hear some talking on the radio about a fashion show.
1.1.Before listening, think what collections and show location will be mentioned in the conversation.
1.2.Before listening, pay attention to the following words and phrases:
v a top hairdresser;
v to be reserved by ringing.
After-listening:
2.1.The show will take place at(in):
| a) the sport’s stadium | c) Hyde Park |
| b) the railway station | d) the Zoo |
2.2. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F):
v Geraldine Smith is going to tell about this autumn’s fashion show.
v 12 art colleges are taking part in the show.
v The show will be in the open-air theatre on the 26th of October.
v At seven thirty the public can get a piece of advice from a top hairdresser.
v Visiting the show you’ll be enabled to buy almost anything from sports clothes to winter coats.
v Visitors will be able to buy shoes after the show.
v This year’s prize for the winner is money.
v Those willing the visit the show can go there by three busses specially provided.
2.3.Youwill not find in this year’s collection items in:
| a) pearl-gray | c) red or orange |
| b) light blue | d) navy |
2.4.Answer the questions:
v When do they usually have the show?
v When will the show start?
v What tasks are set to the participants of the show?
v What will the top hairdresser talk about?
v What’s the purpose of having stalls around the stadium?
v When will the winner of the show’s name be announced?
v Why is it necessary to provide busses for the show visitors?
2.5.Do you think fashion shows are useful? Who usually visits them? Have you ever been to them?
2.6.Would you like to participate in the fashion show? What would you like to do in particular?
2.7.Do you think there’s some point (no point) in the chief task to the art students (to create clothes of only two colours)? What task would you set if you were asked to run a fashion show?
HOME LISTENING
Tapescript 1
Corporate Image
1.You will hear some information about creating a corporate image.
1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:
v a corporate image;
v smart and casual;
v to dress down;
v the IT (information technologies) sector;
v to project a specific image of a company.
1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.
2.1.Choose the correct answer:
| The presenter is dressed in (a)… | a) T-shirt; b) shorts; c) suit; d) casual wear. | |
| It’s necessary to wear a suit to… | a) meet a client;b) meet friends; c) a party on Friday; d) a cinema. | |
| On Friday Americans are dressed… | a) more formally; b) less formally; c) smartly; d) in designer clothes. | |
| The way you are dressed depends on… | a) your mood; b) day of the week; c) the business you’re in; d) your style. | |
| The ‘Dress Down Friday’ concept is closer to people employed in… | a) IT sector; b) police; c) banks; d) hospitals. |
2.2.Is the statement true or false?
-The speaker was wearing casual clothes because it wasn’t a formal presentation.
-The speaker believes there are special occasions when you have to wear a suit.
-The speaker supposes the recent fashion trend has been picked up from the Italians.
-Quite a lot of people wear jeans to their work.
-Customers and general pubic feel frightened about someone in a uniform.
2.3.Answer the questions:
-Which way is the speaker dressed?
-What’s the purpose of his presentation?
-What makes a person wear a suit or a uniform?
-What does a uniform (a suit) have to do with?
-What do people do wearing business clothes?
2.4.Write the summary of the speaker’s idea using the vocabulary.
3.1.What is your idea of a corporate image? Which way should a teacher/ interpreter dress?
Tapescript 2
Casual Attire
1.You will hear some information about casual things.
1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:
v a blast of mightiness;
v a (top) dress consultant;
v loser wear;
v to lose the fashion battle;
v a no-no;
v dungarees;
v snazzy;
v cotton chinos;
v a mesh tie;
v John Wayne;
v brogues.
1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.
2.1.Choose the correct answer:
| The problem is that many workers and businessmen confuse casual wear with… | a) designer clothes; b) dress-wise wear ; c) evening wear ; d) loser wear . | |
| Women can sabotage themselves just as well as men when it comes to…. | a) casual power dressing ;b) leather skirts; c) pajamas; d) T-shirts. | |
| The office is off-limits for any kind of… | a) dresses; b) jean garments; c) casual attire; d) suits . | |
| Another taboo in the office is… | a) open-toe shoes; b) cotton ; c) leather; d) dress suits . | |
| You can judge a male by his… | a) shoes; b) long-sleeved shirt; c) jacket; d) blazer. |
2.2.Is the statement true or false?
-Jean skirts are a no-no in the office.
-Men make the grade wearing blazers and snazzy jackets.
-Women still cram themselves into leather mini-skirts and think they look professional.
-Leather jackets are not so bad for men.
-Short-sleeved shirts and blouses ate out of place in the office.
2.3.Answer the questions:
-What is the main problem with dressing down on Friday?
-What factors should a person consider choosing clothes to wear in the office?
-Can you wear sandals and cowboy boots to your work?
-What is the proper shirt to create a good impression in the office?
-What action can guaranty a perfect look in the office on Friday morning?
2.4.Write the summary of Sarah’s pieces of advice.
3.1.Do you totally agree with Sarah’s ideas about wearing casual things in the office? If no, express you view point.
3.2.Which way do businessmen and workers dress in your country?
Tapescript 3
Language of Clothes
1.You will hear some information about the importance of wearing proper clothes.
1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:
v to dress to impress;
v to fit into a group;
v dressing up;
v taste in clothes;
v to want acceptance;
v to go against group style;
v to lose one’s looks;
v to retain one’s look at any cost.
1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.
2.1.Choose the correct answer:
| Nowadays even at work people are dressed for… | a) pleasure; b) success; c) prestige ; d) comfort. | |
| ‘Power’ dressing is only really found in areas like… | a) sales;b) army; c) teaching; d) IT. | |
| Dressing up or down depends on… | a) money; b) circumstances; c) social status; d) relatives. | |
| People dress extremely smartly and expensively when they feel… | a) confident; b) gloomy; c) insecure; d) good . | |
| Trying to retain good looks at any cost makes old people look… | a) ridiculous; b) special; c) smart-casual; d) attractive. |
2.2.Is the statement true or false?
-The kinds of things people wear nowadays are more ‘smart-casual’ than formal.
-A more casual look is out of the question for people in the highest positions.
-If people around you wear designer clothes you’re likely to do it too.
-The factor that plays the decisive role in what Johanna wears is group style.
-Children insist on wearing clothes of a particular style or brand because they need acceptance.
-Nick thinks attractive people are more successful in life.
-Beauty is an enormous advantage in life.
2.3.Answer the questions:
-What are the areas where formal clothes are still popular?
-What is a more and more common sight on TV?
-What are other factors that influence people’s choice of clothe (apart from their work place)?
-When does Johanna wear colourful clothes?
-What does the lady wear feeling not very self-expressive?
2.4.Write the summary of Johanna’s and Nick’s ideas.
3.1.Do you think the clothes you wear really enable people ‘read’ your personality?
3.2.Do you agree that taste in clothes is ‘a pretty subjective issue’? Why?
3.3.Is dressing correctly far more difficult than dressing formally or informally? Can you recollect a case when your style let you down/ improved the situation?
Tapescript 4
Fashion Museum
1.You will hear some information about a fashion museums.
1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:
v to be made by hand;
v Coco Chanel;
v Christian Dior;
v ‘New Look’;
v Mary Quant;
v flower power fashion.
1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.
2.1.Choose the correct answer:
| The Morecamber Fashion Museum guide starts the excursion with clothes for… | a) the present; b) sportsmen; c) the future ; d) the past. | |
| In the past rich men and women wore jackets, trousers and dresses made… | a) specially for them;b) in Paris; c) in factories; d) by designers. | |
| Many people think Coco Chanel | a) started making clothes; b) influenced fashion in the 20th century; c) introduced a short skirt; d) initiated a ‘New Look’ fashion. | |
| Things like shorts and tennis clothes became popular in… | a) 1900; b) 1908; c) 1920; d) 1960 . | |
| Short skirts went with… | a) up to the knee boots; b) sandals; c) military boots; d) saddle shoes. |
2.2.Is the statement true or false?
-The guide showed some slides on the screen.
-The exhibition is devoted to clothes of the future.
-Only people of high incomes are interested in fashion
-The picture shoes a young man trying on his brother’s old jacket.
-In the past Ladies’ clothes were short and made of light materials.
-Even today when people want to look smart they wear 17th century clothes.
-In the next picture the guide pays the public’s attention to a pair of white shiny skates.
2.3.Answer the questions:
-When and were did Coco Chanel start making clothes?
-What sort of clothes did Coco produce?
-Who made skirts longer again?
-When were ‘flower power’ and student fashion popular?
-Who introduced short skirts?
3.1.Write the summary of the excursion.
3.2.Would you like to visit the museum? If yes, say what exhibit you would like to put on.
Tapescript 5
Males and Fashion
1.You will hear some information about males attitude to fashions.
1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:
v lace-up shoes;
v a slavish fashion follower;
v quality fabrics;
v the width of the lapel.
1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.
2.1.Choose the correct answer:
| Men never get bored with… | a) shopping; b) choosing shoes; c) wearing ties ; d) wearing the same clothes. | |
| Speaker 2 loves the feel of… | a) quality fabrics ;b) lace-up shoes; c) fashion magazines; d) the buttons on the suit. | |
| Speaker 3 thinks that when shopping men feel less….than women. | a) necessity; b) self-confidence; c) tired; d) experienced. | |
| Men want to look… | a) smart-casual; b) mighty; c) reasonably good; d) fashionable. | |
| Speaker 6 believes that it’s….that drives women to look for comfort and fashion. | a) insecurity; b) self-assurance; c) vanity; d) market research. |
2.2.Is the statement true or false?
- Men do not want to worry about putting together a different outfit every morning.
-Once a man finds a style he likes, he’ll stick to it unless the body shape changes.
-Speaker 1 wore a hundred of shirts for 10 years.
-Speaker 2 was a slavish fashion follower in 1990.
-Speaker 4 thinks men don’t notice any change in fashion.
-Speaker 5 claims men visit different shops when buying clothes.
-Speaker 6 thinks women tend to much more care about other people’s opinion than men.
2.3. Answer the questions:
-When do men generally find their own style?
-What do men have to feel parting with their money?
-Which way can men’s fashion change?
-What happens to men after 15 minutes of aimless shopping?
-Do sales and stores of male and female clothes differ in number? Which way?
3.1. Write the summary of the speakers’ opinions.
3.2.What’s your attitude to the so-called: a) metrosexuals; b) retrosexuals?
3.3. Describe an ideal men’s winter/summer outfit.
MOVIES
THE BLING RING
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Director: Sofia Coppola
Writers: Sofia Coppola, Nancy Jo Sales (based on the Vanity Fair article "The Suspect Wore Louboutins" by)
Stars: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson
Full synopsis
Quiet teenager Marc Hall (Israel Broussard) arrives as a new student at Indian Hills High School in Calabasas, California. He is befriended by the fame-obsessed Rebecca Ahn (Katie Chang). While at a party at Rebecca's house, the pair check unlocked vehicles on the street, taking valuables such as cash and credit cards.
When Marc mentions that one of his wealthy acquaintances is out of town, Rebecca suggests they go to his house that night and rob it. Marc is very uncomfortable trespassing, but Rebecca (who seems to have a slight sociopath personality) does not show any nervousness at all. Rebecca steals a handbag, mentioning that her idol, Lindsay Lohan, has the same one. She also takes an amount of cash, and the keys to a Porsche, which the pair use to flee the scene. With the cash, the two go on a shopping spree, affording themselves the luxury lifestyle they admired in magazines.
Another night later, Marc visits a nightclub with Rebecca and her friends Nicki (Emma Watson), her adopted sister Sam (TaissaFarmiga), and Chloe (Claire Julien), where they rub shoulders and mingle with celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst and Paris Hilton. While researching Hilton on the Internet, Marc and Rebecca realize that she will be out of town. Finding the key under the doormat, the pair goes through Hilton's belongings, taking some small items of jewelry. Rebecca then flaunts a stolen bracelet to Nicki, Sam, and Chloe at a party.
At Nicki's request, Rebecca and Marc take her, Sam and Chloe back to Hilton's house. The group marvels at the excess of Hilton's lifestyle, and steals shoes, bags, dresses, cash, and jewelry. Marc and Rebecca return to rob Hilton's house on a third occasion. The pair also decides to rob the home of AudrinaPatridge, once again using the Internet to determine when she will not be home. The entire group uses the same method to burgle the home of Megan Fox, with Nicki's younger sister Emily (Georgia Rock) squeezing through a pet door to gain access to the home.
The group enters the home of Orlando Bloom and his girlfriend, Miranda Kerr. The girls proceed to steal her usual items, while Marc finds a case filled with seven of Bloom's Rolex watches along with a roll of cash. Chloe then helps Marc sell the watches to her boyfriend, Ricky. Marc (revealed to be a closeted homosexual) keeps a pair of women's high-heeled shoes and clothes to wear for himself around his house. Another night or two later, the group returns once again to Hilton's house, with Sam's boyfriend Rob, who also steals from the home.
A news report releases captured CCTV footage from the robbery at AudrinaPatridges home. This concerns Marc, but Rebecca is undeterred and her recklessness and egomania only grows. Rebecca next instigates a burglary at the home of Rachel Bilson. Word spreads amongst the group's social circles, and the girls proudly boast of their accomplishments at parties, also posting photographs of the stolen items on social media sites. The group ultimately robs the home of Lohan, Rebecca's celebrity idol. Shortly after, Rebecca moves to Las Vegas with her father due to troubles at home, leaving some of her stolen items with Marc, who inadvertently helps Rebecca transfer stolen items across state lines.
News reports of the Hollywood Hills burglaries intensify, with the media labelling the group "The Bling Ring". CCTV from several robberies in addition to the evidence on social media allows authorities to identify the group. The police arrest Marc, Nicki, Chloe, Rebecca, Rob, and Ricky, however Sam is not identified in the footage and avoids arrest. Marc cooperates with the police, informing them on the details of the burglaries, much to the chagrin of Rebecca, who has been identified as the ringleader. A Vanity Fair journalist interviews Marc, who is remorseful, and Nicki, who vehemently suggests the others were at fault, and that she was simply involved with the wrong people. Rebecca, being the sociopath, shows no remorse for her actions and, like the others, tries to pass the blame for all of this on Marc and others of her group. The group is ultimately prosecuted, receiving varying amounts of jail time and being ordered to collectively pay millions of dollars in restitution for the stolen items.
The group serves its jail time, and Marc and Rebecca each go into seclusion from the press... never speaking to each other again. The film then cuts to a few months later where Nicki is on a talk show talking about her time in jail. She reveals that her cell was next to Lohan's. After digressing, she turns to the audience (and the viewers) as she finds a way to enhance her newfound notoriety, telling them to visit her now-popular website detailing her life after The Bling Ring.
True facts
Prior to shooting, Sofia Coppola got the cast to fake-burgle a house to see what mistakes they'd make.
Sophia Coppola had lunch several times with real-life convicted Bling Ring burglar Nick Frank Prugo, the basis of the film's character Marc. Prugo, and his gang of thieves, reportedly stole over $3 million from celebrity homes. After serving a year in jail, Prugo claimed, as of May 2013, that he had not seen the film yet.
The scene taking place at Paris Hilton's home was actually filmed there.
Kirsten Dunst's cameo as herself was not written into the script. Instead it was incorporated into the movie after she decided to pay an unplanned set visit to Sofia Coppola.
The Bling Ring
Vocabulary
to be a huge learning lesson for smb.
to lead an organization (a country)
to do home school
suave
to intern in the Teen Vogue
an exemplary student
an A-list looking guy
to have self-loathing and anxiety issues
a bunch of cash
the law of attraction
to make vision boards
a lesson on character development
to look awesome
to host a party
to look classy
the truth will come out
to be weird
a bronzer
a nightclub room
to stay on lookout
to speed up
to be loaded (about a gun)
to fix one’s hair
a break-in
to stress out
to keep texting smb.
a self-boost
to project smth on smb.
an attorney
to fight back against an accusation
to be obsessed with smth.
a search warrant
the court of law
to conduct an investigation
the ring leader
a disconnect
tumultuous experience
to take a stand for people
a sick fascination
to be found guilty on four counts of first-degree residential burglary
to be sentenced to four years of state jail
DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Vocabulary
· Human resources (a department of)
· Editor-in-chief
· Anyone would kill for this job
· Crucial
· To confirm an appointment
· To be completely inadequate
· To be famous for being unpredictable
· One’s head is on the chop
· Insignificant minor details
· To see no point in doing smth.
· Drizzling
· To speak on smb.
· To kiss smb. on his/her forehead
· A piece of iconography to express one’s individual identity
· An unpublished manuscript
· To make the impossible possible
· Antibacterial wipes
· The coolest fashion event of the year
· To be a big deal for smb.
· To minimize the press
· A dragon-lady
· To be career-obsessed
· To be unfair to smb.
· A dream job
· What are we toasting?
· A notorious sadist
· To replace smb.
· To be devastated
· To transform smth into a global brand
· To see a great deal of myself in smb.
· A sous-chef
· To screw smth up
Answer the questions:
1. What were Andy’s initial career plans? What made her change her mind?
2. What was Miranda? Why were many girls ready ‘to kill for the job’ in Miranda’s office?
3. What were Andy’s responsibilities? Had she expected exactly the same things?
4. Miranda was characterized as ‘a notorious sadist’. Do you agree? Give your reasons.
5. Which Miranda’s tasks did Andy fail to do? What were the reasons for her failures?
6. Why did Andy’s relationships with her relatives and friends get gradually worse?
7. What made Miranda change her mind about Andy? What were the girl’s steps towards getting a promotion?
8. Did Andy’s opinion of Miranda’s work and personality change? Why?
9. Why did Andy quit the job?
10. What recommendation did Miranda give to Andy’s new employer? What did it mean?
11. Miranda had recommended Nigel as a partner to the new fashion venture and later went back on her word. Andy in her turn ‘stole’ Emily’s career and a trip to Paris. Compare these two betrayals. Are they equally low-motivated?
12. What’s the message of the film?
Comment upon the following phrases:
-I see a great deal of myself in you…
-You’re my greatest disappointment…
Make a character sketch of:
· Miranda
· Andy
· Emily
· Nigel
-Would you like to work for a fashion magazine? Which one would you choose? What position (vacancy) would you like to take?
-Is a personal image a thing of great importance for a designer or editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine? Why?
-Do you think a certain dress code is a must in an office of a fashion magazine? Give your reasons.
Fashion icons and brands mentioned in the film:
Chanel, Kelvin Klein , Patrick de Marshallese , Elsa Schiaparelli, Gucci, Banana Republic, Michael Kors, Valentino, Fendi, Lanvin, Prada, MiuMiu, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPOHOLIC
Definition for SHOPAHOLIC
Princeton’s word Net
-A compulsive shopper
Ex: Shopaholics can never resist a bargain.
Wiktionary
-One who shops very frequently.
Ex: Shopaholics lose a lot of their money and possibly go broke because they spent it all.
-Acommon term applied to someone suffering from oniomania.
(Origin: shop+holic)
Do you think a shopaholic is a mere slave to fashion or a really sick person who needs a serious medical and psychological treatment?
Vocabulary in use
· To exchange smth for smth
· Cashmere
· To organize a collection
· Declined
· 20 dollars cash back
· Cost and worth are really different things
· Speak of the devil…(and it will come)
· A general chat
· A resume
· To catch one’s eye
· To look on the brighter side
· A basic human right
· A quarter (a 25 cent coin)
· A savings magazine
· To handle money
· The limit of your credit card is reached
· To Google
· Endemic
· A collector
· To block all the calls from smb.
· To take Asia
· ABA conference
· To be relevant
· A finance guru
· To drop one’s eyeballs in it
· Outrageous
· Like a breath of fresh air
· To speak Prada
· To look stunning/fabulous
· A girl with perfect everything
· A soul sister
· Spidery long legs
· Has been stocking Rebecca for the past half a year
· Credibility
· A bridesmaid’s dress
· To start a new venture
· To define completely
· I’m stuck with her
· The annoying feeling at the pit of one’s stomach
· To turn one’s life around
· A sale of a century
· An icon
· Subtle
· Sensual
· A color of money
· Affordable fashion
· To turn the opportunity down
· A desperately important scarf
· A columnist for a magazine
· A reform shopaholic
· To love smb. back and never decline
Answer the questions:
1. What was Rebecca’s favourite activity? Was it connected with her childhood reminiscences?
2. Why did the girl shop? What did she feel shopping?
3. What was the problem with her credit card(s)?
4. Why did Rebecca need a job?
5. What was the job of Rebecca’s dream? Did she get it? Why?
6. What did Rebecca do in the morning before the job interview?
7. Why did Rebecca start working for a financial magazine? What was the irony of the situation?
8. Were Rebecca’s first articles a success? What did she do to write them?
9. Why do you think the girl’s further articles though being irrelevant to business and finance became popular?
10. What were Rebecca’s first impressions about her boss? Did she change her opinion later? What made her do it?
11. What happened in the TV show on air? What did Derek Smith have to do with it? Which way did Derek’s declaration influence Rebecca’s career?
12. What solution did Rebecca find? What steps did she take to get rid of her shopping habits?
13. Why do you think the owner of ‘Alette’ wanted to give Rebecca a job? Why did Rebecca turn down the opportunity?
14. How did Rebecca change at the end of the film? What was the reason for her changes?
15. The green scarf is a most significant detail of the plot. Why?
Make up the character sketches of:
· Rebecca Bloomwood
· Alicia Billington
· Luke Brandon
· Alette Naylor
· Suzy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093908/trivia?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
Comment on the following (recall the episodes in the film):
· They said I was a valued customer. Now they send me hate mail.
· Well, these cashmere gloves I *need* as it is winter, and I have... Hands.
· You speak Prada?
· A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn't fit, you can't exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater.
· Everyone has fudged their resume a little.
· Rebecca Bloomwood let me down. The girl in the green scarf never did.
Dialogue:
Luke Brandon: Any financial stories that have caught your eye recently?
Rebecca Bloomwood: Yes. And I am glad you brought that up.
[Acts mad]
Rebecca Bloomwood: Because I am furious. No, I really am.
[Looks down at a newspaper folded in half with article title cut off]
Rebecca Bloomwood: No, I mean, what is the story with the recent fish crisis?
Luke Brandon: [Looks at her confused] Fish crisis?
Rebecca Bloomwood: [Realizes she made a mistake] Fiscal... crisis.
Luke Brandon: Fiscal crisis.
Rebecca Bloomwood: Terrifying, Fiscally, I mean.
Luke Brandon: How so?
Rebecca Bloomwood: For the... fiscal family.
Hayley: [Interrupts their conversation] I'm sorry
Luke Brandon: Not a moment too soon.
What do you think?
Can you suggest a solution to the problem of shopaholics?
TASK: WRITING A COMPARATIVE FILM REVIEW
You write for an international student magazine. The editor has asked you for a review recommending two films (‘Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘The Bling Ring’) one for adults and the other for younger audience. You should comment on the plot and the acting and explain why the films are suitable for each age group.
The points that should be included in a film review
a. an introduction naming the film and its genre
b. a summary of the plot
c. comments on special features
d. a biography of the lead actors
e. a description of the costumes
f. a recommendation about whether or not to see the film
g. a conclusion summarizing who the film is suitable for
Use some of these expressions:
a. It’s a gripping/slow-moving/action-packed story
b. The plot is far-fetched/intriguing/predictable
c. The final scenes are thrilling/spine-chilling/spectacular
d. The script is witty/natural/awkward
e. The acting is superb/wooden/uninspired/unconvincing
f. The lead actor/actress gives a tremendous/mediocre/fantastic performance
g. The specific effects are amazing/stunning/disappointing
The model answer:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Sin City are both highly enjoyable movies. However, they will appeal to very different audiences.
Dead Man’s Chest is a gripping adventure story, packed with laughs. Ruthless pirate hunter Lord Beckett (tom Hollander) sets out to retrieve the fabled Dead Man’s chest. This will give him power over Davy Jones, the heartless villain who rules the seas. It will also allow him to destroy the Pirates of the Caribbean. But pirate captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and his courageous companions Will (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) are out to stop him. The acting is superb. Bill Nighy gives a haunting performance as Davy Jones, his face sprouting octopus tentacles. But Johnny Depp steals the show, turning his rolling eyes, flashing gold teeth and mischievous grin.
Sin City is a much more bloodthirsty affair. Set in a crime-infested city, the plot has three storylines. Street fighter Marv (Mickey Rourke) is searching for the murderer of a seductive woman, killed while sleeping beside him; ex-photographer Dwight (Clive Owen) has accidentally killed a cop and is trying to cover it up; and tough cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is framed for a crime he did not commit. The cast is wonderful, especially Rourke who delivers one of the most outstanding performances of his career.
Either of these films would make a great evening’s entertainment. Dead Man’s Chest is a family film with something for everyone, but Sin City, with its adult themes, extreme violence, and bad language, is definitely not a film for the kids!
(from CAP Intermediate /Unit 11, PP. 138-139)
THE NEXT BLACK
(a film about the future of clothing; genre: a documentary)
Vocabulary in use
· To alter the entire concept of clothing
· Textiles
· To signify a social code
· To be sewn with needles
· To shape the next big step in clothing history
· Hard and soft materials
· The artistry of design
· To emerge technology in fashion
· An ultimate goal
· A garment with a factory inside
· To be 3d-printed
· Mainstream clothing
· To collect a lot of data
· Normal health monitoring
· Seamless
· To bring living and biological materials into fashion and sportswear
· Thought-provoking initiatives in (the fashion industry)
· To collaborate with (companies)
· Biocouture
· A laser cutter
· Leftovers
· To transform (clothes) from the traditional made-to-order into mass-produced, standard-sized and fix-priced (items) of today
· To have a much higher cost on the environment
· Fast fashion
· A retailer
· Sales go up
· To last a long time
· To have an absolute minimum impact on climate change
· A drop in the ocean
· Sustainable textiles
· To pioneer a revolutionary new technology called dry-die
· Wet-dying
· To make phenomenal changes
· Repair kits
· To fix clothes
· To put a button back on
· More complicated repairs
· To empower smb. to do smth.
· Slow fashion
· Generation digital
· Micro computing
· Fiber science
· To see the future on the horizon
Answer the questions:
1. Why do you think the concept of clothes hasn’t changed for over 100 years? Do people think of any innovations that can alter this concept? Is it worth it?
2. What projects does studio XO work at? What is Nancy’s ultimate goal?
3. What is the so-called ‘wearable tech’? What system has been developed by the Adidas group of designers? Does it work?
4. What is ‘biocouture’? What does the process involve? What are the basic recipes (ingredients) for the materials Suzanne Lee makes? How can this technology reduce waste?
5. What is ‘Fast fashion’? What impact has it produced on people’s mind and the environment?
6. What kind of campaign is Rick responsible for? What is its basic principle?
7. What new technology did Sophie Mather pioneer? What does the technology use? Is the process more environmental-friendly than the traditional methods? Why?
8. What can the consumer do to make fashion industry more sustainable? What ideas do Rick and Kyle suggest? Are the ideas effective? Why?
9. What is the future of fashion? Which of the concepts suggested has more potential in your opinion?
FASHION SHOWS
http://www.tvrage.com/Project_Runway
Тhis season of the Emmy-nominated, premier reality series focusing on fashion designers, Project Runway will pit sixteen designers against one another on the Road to the Runway. These contestants will compete in weekly design challenges at Parsons The New School For Design in New York City, until only three remain and face off once again at New York Fashion Week in February.
Eager to give aspiring designers a chance to break into the notoriously difficult-to-crack fashion world, supermodel Heidi Klum will once again head a panel of industry luminaries, including top women's and men's wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who will serve as judges and industry mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. There will also be guest judges each week based on the specific challenge. Tim Gunn, Chair of the Parsons The New School For Design, will return to guide the contestants through each of their challenges.
The winning designer will walk away with $100,000 in seed money to help them launch their own line. The winner’s designs will be featured in a spread in ELLE, photographed by the magazine's world-renowned Publication Director, Gilles Bensimon. They will also receive a mentorship from the Banana Republic Design Team.
WHAT NOT TO WEAR IN US
Two fashion stylists and a team of hair and makeup advisors help revamp the look of individuals who have been nominated by their friends for makeovers due to their lamentable appearance, using a $5,000 budget.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393009/
Summary: TLC's What Not To Wear is a spin off of What Not To Wear airing on BBC America. The reality show premise is simple: friends and family members nominate a candidate that they consider poorly dressed and ask the show to make over the "fashion victim." Fashion Police Stacy London and her partner, Clinton Kelly (or Wayne Scott Lukas in the first season) ambush the candidate and make them an offer-- they are given a $5000.00 budget for a new wardrobe, which they must purchase in New York City boutiques over the course of two days, but only on the condition that they allow Stacy & Clinton/ Wayne to critique, and in most cases throw out, their existing wardrobe. For grooming tips, hairdresser Nick Arrojio and makeup artist Carmindy help refine the candidate's look.
Genre(s): Reality
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/what-not-to-wear/season-9
REFERENCES
CAP Intermediate /Unit 10. P.124;Unit 11, PP. 138-139
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/what-not-to-wear/season-9
http://www.tvrage.com/Project_Runway
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393009/
http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/104992/ord/rnd/rnd/1402795831/)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093908/trivia?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
(http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?CL=1&s=bling&l1=1)
Учебное издание
ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЙ КУРС ИНОСТРАННОГО ЯЗЫКА
Сборник заданий к аудио- и видеоматериалам
по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды»
Направление подготовки 44.03.01 – «Педагогическое образование»,
профиль подготовки «Иностранный язык»
Направление подготовки 45.03.02 – «Лингвистика»,
профиль подготовки «Перевод и переводоведение»
Пермь
пгГпу
УДК 802.0
ББК Ш 143.21
П 69
Рецензент:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры английской филологии ПГГПУ Т.Г. Логинова
Составитель:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент Т.Н. Романова
| П 69 | Практический курс иностранного языка: сборник заданий к аудио- и видеоматериалам по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды». Направление подготовки 44.03.01 – «Педагогическое образование», профиль подготовки «Иностранный язык»; направление подготовки 45.03.02 – «Лингвистика», профиль подготовки «Перевод и переводоведение» / сост.Т.Н. Романова; Перм. гос. гуманит.-пед. ун-т. – Пермь, 2016. – 35 с. |
Содержатся практические задания к аудио- и видеоматериалам по теме «Мода и проблема выбора одежды», упражнения в форме диалогов, задания для развития навыков устной и письменной английской речи, упражнения на перевод, а также список литературы.
Предназначено для студентов II курса языковых факультетов педагогических вузов.
УДК 802.0
ББК Ш 143.21
Печатается по решению учебно-методического совета
Пермского государственного гуманитарно-педагогического университета
© Романова Т.Н., составление, 2016
© ФГБОУ ВО «Пермский государственный
гуманитарно-педагогический университет», 2016
CONTENTS
| Topic | Pages |
| LISTENING COMPREHENSION CLASS CASSETTE | |
| Tapescript 1SCHOOL UNIFORM………………………………….. | |
| Tapescript 2 I LOOK LIKE A SACK OF POPATOES………….. | |
| Tapescript 3 FAKE FUR………………………………………… | |
| Tapescript 4 FASHIONABLE THINGS…………………………. | |
| Tapescript 5 A SUCCESSFUL FASHION DESIGNER………… | |
| Tapescript 6 A FASHION SHOW……………………………….. | |
| LISTENING COMPREHENSION HOME CASSETTE | |
| Tapescript 1 CORPORATE IMAGE……………………………… | |
| Tapescript 2 CASUAL ATTIRE………………………………….. | |
| Tapescript 3 LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES……………………….. | |
| Tapescript 4 FASHION MUSEUM………………………………. | |
| Tapescript 5 MALES AND FASHION…………………………… | |
| MOVIES | |
| THE BLING RING………………………………………………… | |
| DEVIL WEARS PRADA…………………………………………. | |
| CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC…………………………… | |
| TASK:WRITING A COMPARATIVE FILM REVIEW……………. | |
| THE NEXT BLACK(a documentary)……………………………. | |
| FASION SHOWS…………………………………………………. < |