Translate (reproduceMiranda’smonologue)

-Понимаете, я еще не разбираюсь в этих тряпках.

- В этих…тряпках? О, ясно. Вы думаете, что они не имеют к вам отношения. Вы подходите к шкафу и выбираете, не знаю, этот мешковатый голубой свитер, поскольку хотите всем показать, что вы человек серьезный и вас совсем не волнует, во что вы одеты. Но вы не знаете о том, что этот свитер не просто голубой, не лазурный, не бирюзовый, а небесно-голубой. И вам невдомек, что в 2002 году OscardelaRenta создал коллекцию вечерних платьев небесно-голубого цвета, а затем, кажется, YvesSaintLaurent коллекцию небесно-голубых френчей. И вскоре другие дизайнеры ввели небесно-голубой цвет в свою палитру. А затем он просочился в крупные магазины одежды, а потом, спускаясь всё ниже, достиг какого-нибудь магазина уцененных товаров, где вы его и выудили. Однако ради появления этого оттенка были затрачены миллионы долларов и огромный труд. И хотя вы уверены, что сделанный вами выбор подчеркивает вашу независимость от моды, на самом деле вы носите свитер, который был выбран для вас людьми в этой самой комнате. Из горы тряпок.

(http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/104992/ord/rnd/rnd/1402795831/)

 

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