Tasksheet к эпизоду (с 16.32 по 32.00 мин.) из фильма The Holiday

Саранчина Анастасия (доп. квалификация)
The Holiday (Time: from 16.52 to 32.00)
(Tasksheet)
1. Amanda has a conversation with her colleagues after watching the trailer for the film called «Christmas Day».
A. Mark the following statements as True or False:
Amanda wants to go on holiday for experience of feeling love.
She has never had a serious reading. She works hard for years so she has time only for magazine articles, reviews or something like that.
Men and women are exposed to worsening of skin conditions, caused by stress.
The real threat of terrorism is becoming a thing of the past.
B. Answer the questions:
Why did Amanda suddenly decide to get out of town?
What was the reaction of her colleagues to her desire of taking off?
And why did they react in such a way?
to take off: to have a period of time as a break from work or school. I’m going to take next week off.
C. Fill in the gaps in the conversation below:
I wanna eat (1)_____ without wanting to kill myself. […] Did you read that article in (2)______ last Sunday? Severe stress makes women (3)____ because stress causes (4)_____ in our cells to shrink until they can no longer (5)_____. […] So the stress of it all shows up on our faces, making us look (6)______. While Ethan goes on looking cute forever and (7)______ his 24-year-old receptionist!
D. Provide the context for and comment on the following phrases:
« - Yeah!
- What do you mean «Yeah!»? »;
«Scorsese red»;
«I’m sorry»;
«That was horrible»;
2. A. The names of the websites which Amanda visits given below. Based on what you hear and see, say what do they offer:
worryfreevacations.com
homeexchange.com
B. Comment on and place the following phrases in the context of episode:
«Kayak for one!»;
«Hole up in the house»;
«Snuggle up»;
«Low point».
С. Discuss. Amanda and Iris are complete opposites. What can you say about their characters? Compare and contrast two women (their attitude to the problems in the relationships with the men they love, their reactions to the failures in love).
3. A. Provide the context for the following expressions. Try and figure out what they mean:
«L. A.»;
«Neat freak»;
«Complicated wreck»;
«Turning point»;
«Lotus land».
B. Comment on and place the following phrases in the context of episode
«Home exchange»;
«We are on for…»;
«Clumsy me!»;
C. Look at the list of phrases given below. Based on what you hear and see, decide whom each of them are referred to (Amanda, Iris or both):
stouthearted 
feeling heart
eager beaverclay pigeon
lovelorn 
lose heart
Amanda Iris both
D. Amanda and Iris travel by plane in different classes of service. What does it say about their social/ material status? What else (evidence) shows their disparities in income?
4. A. Provide the context for and comment on the following phrases:
«make it from here»
«Holy shit».
B. Fill in the gaps
- This can’t be it.
- No, it’s just (1)_____ that (2)_____. But the thing is I’ll never be able to (3)_____ at the other end.
[…]
- You wouldn’t (4)_____ to know where Rosehill Cottage is?
- Go right (5)_____ the bridge, and then just keep going. (6)_______ there.
[…]
- And that’s why they pay me the (7)_____.
C. Comment on:
Climate in Surrey (the UK)/Los Angeles (the USA);
Houses of Amanda and Iris;
Roads and streets in the USA/in the UK.
Compare and contrast them. Work in pairs and then present your ideas to the class.