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Post-viewing exercises

1. Role play.

Imagine that Sydney visits her family and tries to explain what relations she has with the President of the U.S.A. What dialogue between Sydney and her father on this topic?

2.Give a summary of this part of the movie.

3.Write an essay on the topic “Religious Community’s attitude towards the personal life of the President of the U.S.A.”.

4.Discuss your own attitude towards the personal life of our President.

Part 4

Pre-viewing exercises

Glossary

acknowledge (v) – to agree or admit that something is true; to recognize the person’s authority or position

advocate (v) – to support, to defend, to speak in favor of ballot (n) – a piece of paper used in voting; secret voting

ban (n) – the act of ordering that something must not be done block (n) – an area of buildings with a street on each side

bunch (n) – a collection of things of the same kind fastened or placed together cheap (adj.) – not expensive; poor in quality

citizenship (n) – the right and duties of a citizen decimate (v) – to destroy a large part of something devote (v) – to give up

dip (into) (v) – to reach into and get something dry (up) (v) – to become dry

embarrass (v) – to cause a feeling of anxiety; to worry engage (v) – to be busy with; to promise to marry

expedient(adj.) – likely to bring an advantage but perhaps not quite right or just fire (v) – to dismiss

flashlight (n) – a sudden, brilliant light used for taking photographs indoors or at night

genuine (adj.) – real, not false; pretended or imitation

grovel (v) – to lie flat or face downward on the ground in fear at someone’s feet, as if begging for mercy

handle (v) – to manage , to control, to deal with hesitation (n) – being undecided or in doubt

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hire (v) – to employ the person for wages

hunt (down) (v) – to pursue vigorously until caught; to bring to bay leadership (n) – being a leader; power of leading

legitimate (adj.) – lawful , regular, according to the rules

leverage (n) – the power or advantage gained by using a lever (a bar used to lift or move a heavy objects)

lung (n) – either of the pair of breathing organs

mandatory (n) – a person or state to whom a mandate (a command from the superior) has been made

murky (adj.) – dark, gloomy oatmeal (n) – meal made from oats

objective (n) – a goal, a target, an aim permissible (adj.) – that may be allowed

prickly (adj.) – covered with prickles (small sharp-pointed growths on the bark of the tree or the skin of a plant); full of sharp points

ratify (v) – to approve and sanction; to confirm

rebound (v) – jump back after striking against something; happen as a consequence of one’s own action

reject (v) – to refuse to accept resort (v) – to turn to for help

respond to (v) – to react to be influenced by and act according to

screw (n) – a round bar of metal with a spiral groove, which fastens together pieces of metal or wood more firmly than a nail does; (colloq.) the amount received as wages or salaries

stick (v) – to push pointed into or through; enter, remain or be held in position by means of a point

stride (v) – to walk with long, swinging steps

treasury (n) – the department of the Government which collects taxes and supplies the various departments with the money they are entitled to spend vaguely (adv.) – not clearly outlined or expressed

value (n) – worth; that quality which makes a thing desirable or useful whore (n) – a prostitute

1.Translate the following word-combinations from English into Russian. Give synonyms or definitions.

1)an internal combustion engine

2)to hold something back

3)to give a damn

4)to crawl through the desert toward a mirage

5)to be beloved

6)to find a coherent sentence

7)to have a lot of pent-up hostility

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8)the Bill of Rights

9)to take character

10)to give oxygen

11)non-bullet-proof automobile

12)cuff links

13)to keep somebody’s finger in the dam

14)crunch time

15)to stand a pace behind somebody

2. Translate the following word-combinations from Russian into English. Make up the sentences.

1)ради Бога

2)в отсутствие чего-либо

3)засунуть в ящик

4)осуществить сделку

5)полный крах

6)потерять доверие

7)избиратели со средним уровнем дохода

8)страховой капитал

9)главнокомандующий армией

10)обвинять преступников

3. Translate the following sentences from the movie from English into Russian.

1)George, it is a crunch time.

2)Could you hunt down Congressman Quincy for me?

3)I think this poll helps to bring a murky problem into specific relief.

4)Lewis, we have had Presidents who were beloved, who could not find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight.

5)I might be able to give you just the leverage you need to pass some groundbreaking piece of crime legislation.

6)It occurs to me that in 25 years I have never seen your name on a ballot.

7)We ratified it last week.

8)Let us see you acknowledge a man whose words make you blood boil, who is standing the central stage and advocating, at the top of his lungs, that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.

9)We are society that has assigned low priority to education and has looked the other way while our public schools have been decimated.

10)It is by far the most aggressive stride ever taken in the fight to reverse the effects of global warming.

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4. Read the comprehension questions and predict the answers.

1)What will be the development of Sydney’s career after being the President’s date?

2)Will Shepherd continue his personal communication with Sydney? How can these relationships affect the President’s campaign?

3)Will Andrew Shepherd be reelected on the post of the President of the U.S.A.?

Viewing exercises

1. Complete the dialogues. a)

LEWIS: “______________, the ___________ ___________ are gone.” KODAK: “The _______ is ________ to move, see.”

CONGRESSMAN: “The bill isn't the _________, fellows. I'm _________ a serious _________ in November, and the President's coattails aren't what they

______ to be.”

KODAK: “The President's ___________ are going to _______ ______ for you,

Congressman, you ________ that to us.”

AIDE: “We left that to your people, Leon, and the President's in a _____-

________.”

KODAK: “I_________ ____ say he's in a free…” CONGRESSMAN: “I ______ can't _______ you my _______.” b)

SHEPHERD: “This was __________. Thank you. Is there any _______?” SYDNEY: “________. I didn't think you liked it.”

SHEPHERD: “Are you __________ me, of course I did. But ___________it's not for me. The _______who __________ the _______ thought it was delicious, and I sort of _______ him I'd bring him some if there was any left.”

SYDNEY: “ So you didn't like it.” SHEPHERD: “No, I _______ it.” SYDNEY: “You're _______.” SHEPHERD: “No, I'm not.”

SYDNEY: “You are. I can tell when you're_________ something ______. You do a _______ with your ________.”

SHEPHERD: “When ______you ______ me ____ a thing with my face?” SYDNEY: “_____days ________ I _____ you. You _______ a _________ for the ___________of the American ____________. I was there.”

c)

SHEPHERD: “She ___ one vote ______, A.J. It's important ___________ that for the ______ _______ has a ____________ _________. I think she

___________ every possible __________ to…”

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LEWIS; “She? You ________ "it," didn't you, sir? You meant the

"___________

legislation" deserves every opportunity.” A.J.: “Lewis, _______ ___.”

SHEPHERD: “You got something to say to me?”

LEWIS: “____________, sir. I think we should _________ the new _______ for more than its _______as a _____score.”

SHEPHERD: “Examine what? They don't like that I'm _______ ____ _____

Sydney.”

LEWIS: “It's not that ______, sir. I think this poll helps _______ a ______

problem into _________ ______.”

SHEPHERD: “Whose _________ we talking ______,Lewis? Yours? You

______ _____your job? This poll isn't talking about my __________. This poll is talking about my ______. Two ________ and sixty-four _________ people have ________.”

d)

SYDNEY: “_________ ________ to __________ any of the___________ for which I was________. I told him he was being ___________. After all, I did get to ________ with the President and _____ in Air Force One a ________ of

______. But you know those __________ environmentalists. It's always

________ ___ be something with them. ___ it's not clean ____, then it's clean

________. Like it isn't good _________that I___ ___ the _________ of People

_________.”

SHEPHERD: “I'll ______ him.”

SYDNEY: “You'll call him? You mean you'll call him yourself? ___________?

It'll ______ _____ the President? That's a ________ ______. I think you should call Leo and ______ __ ______. He hires me ______ ____, say,____ days. I

go ______ scaring the ______ ___ of Congress, _________ them _______that the

President's about to ________ through a very __________ and ________ bill. They'll believe me, right, _________ I'm the President's __________ _______

_______. Now I don't know if you can _____ ____this well _________, especially since I've _______ all __________ in __________, but you never know, I might just be able to______ it _____ again. I _______be able to

_______ you just the _________ you need to _______ some _________-

_________ piece of ________ legislation -- like a __________ three-day

_________ _________before a ______-_____-______ can buy an Uzi.”

2.Switch off the volume of the sound and watch the video clip “Residence room, early morning. Shepherd and Lucy are eating breakfast.” Write down verbs that describe the actions in the scene. Pay attention to nonverbal communication (body postures, gestures and facial expressions) and the settings to get a general idea of what is happening in the scene. The

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video should be played two or three times. Describe what you have seen in the scene. Imagine the conversation between the characters. Then watch the clip once more to be sure in the context.

3. Understanding the main points.

1)Did the President and his staff get the full backing of the White House?

2)What kind of serious challenge could be facing in November?

3)Why did Kodak decide to do a new poll?

4)What does “to do a thing with a face” mean? Why was Sydney talking about this at the dinner?

5)Why did Shepherd like Sydney’s job?

6)What was the conversation between Lewis and Jarret about?

7)Whose support did they loose during the campaign?

8)Why was Lewis concerned about Shepherd’s future presidency?

9)Why would Americans listen to anyone who stepped up to the microphone?

10)Why did Susan want to apologize to Sydney?

11)Why did Lucy decide that her father and Sydney had a fight?

12)Why was Sydney going to Hartford, Connecticut?

13)When did she decide to get a new job?

14)Why did Sydney think that she had been screwed?

15)What did A.J. mean by telling that they fought the fights they could win?

16)Why was A.J. always standing a pace behind the President?

17)Why did Robin call Lewis and ask him to call A.J.? Why did she ask them to come?

18)Why did the President gather the whole White House Press?

19)What were the main points of the speech?

20)Why did Shepherd want an ordinary car? What was he going to do?

21)How did Sydney explain that she did not come back?

22)What was the end of the Shepherd’s election campaign?

4. Explain whether the sentences are true or false.

1)Having dinner with Sydney the President said that the agent did not checked the food.

2)The election campaign was perfect. They did not loose any vote.

3)Lewis thought that they should examine the new poll.

4)Sixty four million people gave a damn about the President’s life.

5)Lewis told that Americans did not want leadership.

6)Susan wanted to go on the record for her attitude toward Sydney since her arrival.

7)Leo Solomon promoted Sydney to a new position.

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8)The crime bill was not the top priority of the President.

9)A.J. was sure that Shepherd had to get some rest.

10)Shepherd cared why Lucy was not happy in social studies.

5. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1)I want to go ___ the record and apologize _____ my attitude ________ you.

2)Tell him to get _____ here.

3)He just got ____ the phone ____ MacInerney.

4)It is not good enough that I am ___ the cover ___ People Magazine.

5)I do not want to loose you _____ this.

6)I am going to have Janie ___ clear your schedule ____ the weekend.

7)Is the view pretty good _____ the cheap seats?

8)I care _____ why you are not talking ___ me ______ why you are not happy

___ social studies.

9)No one is going to vote me ____ ___ that job.

10)Then you can stand ___ and sing ______ the land ____free.

6.Watch this part of the movie and listen to it carefully. Which word or phrase do the characters use to express the meaning of the underlined part of each sentence below? Circle a, b, or c. Use the words or word-combinations in a necessary form.

1)I can tell you when you are not telling the complete truth.

a)to hold something back

b)to hold something down

c)to hold something out on

2)Two hundred and sixty-four people do not care at all about your life.

a)to damn with faint praise

b)to be worth a damn

c)to give a damn

3)I think I have a lot of released hostility.

a)pent-up

b)obvious

c)recognized

4)I do not know if you can do the same thing twice, especially since I have lost all credibility in politics.

a)a dip in the pool

b)to dip into your money

c)to dip into the well

5)They put pressure on me.

a)I got along somehow

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b)I got screwed

c)I got left behind

6)If my friend Andy Shepherd had been seen, I would have liked that campaign.

a)to show down

b)to show off

c)to show up

7)I worry about why you are not talking to me about why you are not happy in social studies.

a)to care a down

b)to care about

c)to have a care

8)No one is going to give me enough votes in an election to continue holding a position at that job.

a)to vote in

b)to vote through

c)to vote out

9)Bob devotes so much time and energy to do such useless things was that he simply did not get it.

a)to shout at the top of your voice

b)to shout at the rain

c)to shout something from the rooftops

10)You better stay close to me, because Sydney Wade is the way out if your league.

a)to stick with

b)to stick out

c)to stick up

11)I am going to stand at her front door till she allows me to enter into her apartment.

a)to let somebody in

b)to let somebody in on

c)to let somebody down

12)It occurs I have got a rose garden.

a)to turn over

b)to turn out

c)to turn around

13)Things have been a little difficult between us lately.

a)violent

b)rough

c)approximate

14)Just tell me where and when, and I will arrive there.

a)to show down

b)to show off

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c)to show up

15)You can not address crime prevention without taking off assault weapons and handguns.

a)to get drunk

b)to get on in years

c)to get rid of

7. Complete the sentences as much closer to the context as possible.

1)If you agree to stick 455 in a drawer until after the elections, they…

2)Lewis, we have had Presidents who were beloved, who could not …

3)I have made no secret of the fact that …

4)It is only taken you three years to put together …

5)Am I not a Commander-in- Chief who …

6)Have Lewis put the final draft …

7)Sometimes when you talk, you say …

8)In your lifetime, you will …

9)You want to claim this land as the land of the free, then …

10)Tomorrow morning the White House is sending …

Post-viewing exercises

1.Write an “inner conversation” in which Lucy reveals why she hates social studies at a college.

2.Role play.

Imagine that you are running for President. Choose one of the questions in the election agenda and play a character debate on it.

3. Give a summary of this part of the movie.

4. In your opinion who is the prototype of Andrew Shepherd? Whose Presidency do the events of the movie remind you? Why? Write a composition.

5. Make up the presentation on the topic: “ If I were the President of Russia.”

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Bibliography

1.Cambridge dictionary of American English. – Cambridge University Press, 2000.

2.Dictionary of phrasal verbs, The University of Birmingham, 1994.

3.Forum, 2004, № 1, p.30, Norico Ishihara, Julie C.Chi “Authentic video in the beginning ESOL classrooms: using a full-length feature film for listening and speaking strategy practice”.

4.Modern English-Russian Dictionary, 3rd Stereotype Edition, Russki Yazyk Publishers. – Moscow, 1996.

5.The advanced learner’s dictionary of current English, СПИИП «Сенгилей». Ставрополь, 1992.