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4CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC is a 2009 film adaptation of theShopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. Sophie Kinsella is a writer anda former financial journalist. She is very, very careful with her money and onlyoccasionally finds herself queuing for a sale. Her relationship with her bankmanager is excellent.The movie is directed by P.J. Hogan and stars Isla Fisher playing thecentral character of Rebecca Bloomwood, the shopaholic journalist.CHARACTERS OF THE MOVIE:Rebecca Bloomwood, the journalistLuke Brandon, the editor of the magazine Successful SavingsSuze, Rebecca‟s best friendJane Bloomwood, Rebecca‟s motherGraham Bloomwood, Rebecca‟s fatherTarkie, Suze‟s boyfriendDerek Smeath, the debt collectorAlicia Billington, a journalist of the magazine AletteAlette Naylor, the editor of the magazine AletteMrs Korch, the class leader of the Shopaholic groupMrs Haley, Luke‟ assistantI. Before the movie watching.Have you ever heard about this movie or watched it? If not, can youpredict by the title what kind of movie it is (a comedy, a drama or a love story)?II. The plot of the movie.Rebecca Bloomwood, sharing the flat with her best friend Suze, hasmoved to Manhattan to get involved in the New York journalist world. Sheworks as a journalist for a gardening magazine but she would rather work forthe fashion magazine Alette. Unfortunately for Rebecca, when she comes to beinterviewed, she is told that the job has been filled. She is also told that thereare interviews being held at the magazine Successful Savings.Rebecca is off to the interview but on the way there she realizes that thereis a sale at Denny & George. Inside she notices a beautiful green scarf.Unfortunately her credit card is declined and the sales girl tells her that theycan‟t hold sale items. Rebecca races to the nearest hot dog stand and offers tobuy all the hot dogs, if the vendor gives her back change in cash. The girl lies

5and explains that she needs cash to buy the scarf for her sick aunt in thehospital.Finally, a man in line offers her the money so she can buy the scarf. Whenshe starts her interview with Luke Brandon, the editor of the magazineSuccessful Savings, she finds that he is the man who had lent her the money inline. While he is still talking on the phone, she throws off her scarf and tries toact like it is not hers. The interview does not go well for Rebecca. She lies onceagain saying that she speaks Finnish fluently. She tries to distract him but it allgoes badly. Luke‟s assistant Haley comes into the room and tells Rebecca thatshe has dropped her scarf. Rebecca knows her game is over and leaves theoffice.Nevertheless, Luke Brandon hires her. She writes her column, callingherself “The Girl in the Green Scarf”. Her boss Luke invites Rebecca to aconference in Miami. At the ball after the conference the two share a romanticmoment on the roof.So Rebecca enjoys her job, but most of all she enjoys shopping. When itcomes to shopping, she, so to say, suffers from a shopping addiction buyingthings one after another. On returning home from Miami, Rebecca facesconfrontations with a bill collector from her bank and she is at a loss to knowhow to repay her debts. Her friend Suze makes Rebecca join a Shopaholicgroup, where the class leader forces her to sell all the clothes she had bought,including her bridesmaid dress for Suze‟s wedding. Later Rebecca is publiclyaccused of not paying her debts on a TV live show and as a consequence sheloses her job.Frustrated Rebecca decides to sell all of her clothes in a sale, but hesitatesover the green scarf. The sale is a success, making it possible for her to repayher debts. Rebecca and Luke come together to Suze‟s wedding, with Lukereturning her the green scarf. Rebecca ends up working for Luke‟s newmagazine, writing regular articles under the heading as “Confessions of aShopaholic”.III. Go through the suggested vocabulary in order to understand themovie better.abandon v to leave smb or go away from a placeaccuse v to say that smb is guilty of doing smth badaddiction n a need to have smth regularlyafford v to have enough money to pay or buy smthbridesmaid n a girl usually unmarried who is with her at the weddingbutterfly investment complex strategy involving „put‟ and „call‟ optionschain of events a connected series of events

8Part 1The first 32:44 minutes of the movie.VI. Explain the meanings of the words in bold in the followingsentences.1) Rebecca saw a green scarf in the shop window, she decided it would begorgeous for her interview and she would feel confident wearing the greenscarf.2) Being a financial journalist, she could juggle the numbersprofessionally and explain how to spend any money available.3) Rebecca included fencing and speaking Finnish in her resume becauseshe thought it would be rather cute.4) Rebecca was pretty upset about the way the interview was going andshe proposed that they would curtail it.5) When she came back to work, Rebecca finds out that her magazine wasfolding and she appeared to be without a job and income.6) Having received Rebecca‟s letter, Luke invites her to the office andoffers her a three week trial in Successful Savings.7) In the bookshop Suze finds a book called Control Your Urge to Shopand tells Rebecca to buy it.8) The author of the book gives some advice for shopaholics to follow:Simplicity and order are your new watchwords! Your new mantra is – Do Ineed it?9) Luke Brandon called an urgent meeting of the staff to brainstorm ideashow to get out of the critical situation.10) On her way to work Rebecca was advised to ignore the siren calls ofthe store windows.11) Luke was unpleased with Rebecca‟s article because she copied itstraight out of the Internet, Rebecca was terribly frightened to be fired.12) Luke took Rebecca to the conference of Comintex company and withher help attempted to unmask their huge bonuses.13) Rebecca was frustrated because she again rushed to a fantastic saleand could not help buying fantastic items from Prada, Gucci and other brands.14) After a chain of events she writes the article for Luke and signs it TheGirl in the Green Scarf.VII. Complete the dialogue between Rebecca and Mannequin atDenny & George using the words and word combinations below.

9Credit card bill; confident; expensive; definition; poised; investment;psyche.R: I just got a 1) … of $900. I don‟t need a scarf.M: Then again, who needs a scarf? The point about this scarf is that itwould become part of a 2) … of your 3) … . Do you see what I mean?R: Keep talking.M: Do you see what I mean? It would make your eyes look bigger.R: And it would make my hairstyle look more 4) ... . I would wear it witheverything. It would be an 5) … .M: You‟ll walk in Alette for the interview 6) … .R: And 7) … .M: The Girl in the Green Scarf.VIII. Change the dialogue in Exercise VII into the reported speechusing some suitable introductory words if necessary.But, surprised, adding that, after all, explaining that, denying, on the otherhand, commenting on, because, etc.IX. Doing well in an interview may be very important for getting ajob. Applicants should create favourable impression. Answer the followingquestions about Rebecca’s interview.1) Where was Rebecca going for the interview?2) Why wasn‟t she interviewed at Alette?3) Where did she decide to get a foothold in after that?4) Did she bring her resume? Why did she fail to show her resume to theinterviewer?5) Do you remember how she was preparing for that event?6) What was the result of the interview?7) Why did she leave the interview?8) Was Rebecca satisfied with the results of the interview?9) Why did Luke Brandon employ Rebecca to work in the magazineSuccessful Savings?X. Act out an interview between an applicant and interviewer.

10Part 233 – 64 minutes.VOCABULARY WORKXI. Match the key words with their definitions.1) a debt /bill collector a) the amount of money you owe to abank when you have taken out moremoney than you had in your bankaccount2) a financial guru b) complex strategy involving put andcall options3) as a favour to a friend c) extremely attractive or beautiful4) butterfly investment d) smb to whom people go for afinancial advice5) overdraft e) smb who is employed to get backthe money that people owe6) stunning f) smth that you do for people to helpor please them7) to swipe a card g) to be able to control smb8) to crack (at/up) smth h) to enjoy every moment of theprocess of shopping9) to exaggerate i) to follow smb quietly in order tocatch them10) to keep smb on a leash j) to lose control under great pressure11) to savour shopping k) to make smth seem better, moreimportant than it really is12) to stalk l) to pull a special plastic cardthrough machine

11XII. Read the following statements and say if they are, in youropinion, true or false. Correct the false ones.1) The article signed by The Girl in the Green Scarf was a successrecognized by the staff and management of the magazine Successful Savingsedited by Luke.2) Rebecca expected her parents to give their daughter all their savings asa gift.3) Luke didn‟t invite Rebecca to the conference in Miami because she hadno experience as a journalist.4) Bankers and other high-fliers enjoyed the company of Rebecca, someof them quoted phrases from her article signed by The Girl in the Green Scarf.5) Rebecca spoke fluent Finnish and enjoyed a friendly talk withbusinessmen from Nokia.6) Derek Smeath, a debt collector, decided to be generous and forgiveRebecca all her debts.7) Suzy, Rebecca‟s best friend, advised her to join the society ofanonymous shopaholics.8) Luke savoured shopping alone because Rebecca did not want to gowith him.9) Rebecca went to the business party to work as a waitress.10) After all these events Rebecca returns to New York and suddenly seesDerek Smeath at the door of her home.XIII. Answer the following questions.1) What is Derek Smeath?2) Why is Rebecca running from him?3) What excuses does she find to avoid him?4) Where did they meet for the first time?5) What are Derek Smeath‟s threats against Rebecca?Part 365 – 100 minutes.XIV. Put the events in the correct order.1) Rebecca returns home from Miami to face confrontations with a billcollector and her best friend Suze who makes her join a Shopaholic group.

122) Suzy finds out that Rebecca sold her maid of honour dress, and forcesher to move out.3) Rebecca ends up working for Luke‟s new magazine, writing articlesunder the heading “Confessions of a Shopaholic”.4) Her Shopaholic class leader forces her to sell all the clothes she hadbought, including her bridesmaid dress.5) Rebecca decides to sell all of her clothes in a sale, but hesitates overthe green scarf.6) She loses her job, being publicly accused of not paying her debts.7) Rebecca attends Suze‟s wedding, and Suze forgives her.8) Rebecca and Luke are walking together, with Luke returning her thegreen scarf.9) The sale is a success, making it possible for her to repay her debts.10) Rebecca‟s parents make a decision to sell their van in order to helptheir daughter to pay back her debts.After the movie-watching.XV. Explain how you understand the phrases below. Create a shortconversation where you could use them.1) There is a difference between cost and worth.2) Rebecca‟s articles brought a breath of fresh air to the commonunderstanding of the situation.XVI. Talking points.A management style is a system of methods used by managers in theireveryday activities. Different business situations call for different managementstyles. Every manager chooses his own management style of working withother people. Meetings are central to most organizations where a managerpresents himself and his ideas. How well he deals with his subordinates is veryimportant for his career.1. Work in groups.Try to define Luke Brandon‟s style in the film when we see him holdingthe staff meeting at the office. The following questions will help you:A. Does he use a directive style? Explain your point of view.B. Does he use a democratic style? If it is so, how can you prove it?

13C. Does he use a discussing style? In what cases a discussing style isappropriate? Can you give some other examples of it in the movie?2. Answer the following questions.A. What other management styles do you remember?B. Have you ever managed or been managed? If you are a manager, whatsort of style do you use? Why?C. Which management style would you prefer to experience as anemployee?D. What are the key qualities for a successful manager today?XVII. Rendering.Text IСтиль руководстваРуководить компанией, даже самой маленькой, нужно уметь. Отруководителя любого коллектива требуются профессионализм, ум иопределенные навыки. Часто перед руководителем компании встаетвопрос – какой стиль руководства наиболее эффективен?Среди многих известных стилей чаще всего используютсяавторитарный стиль, демократический и индивидуализированный.Авторитарный стиль: вся власть сосредоточена в одних руках, вкомпании один лидер, который принимает решения и берет на себя всюответственность. Общение с подчиненными происходит в виде приказов,которые должны неукоснительно исполняться. Стратегия и тактикауправления определяются менеджером, он сам решает основные вопросы.Сильные стороны авторитарного стиля – быстрота в решенииразличных вопросов, облегчение построения стратегии и предвидениерезультатов от определенных действий. Слабая сторона – погашениеличной инициативы сотрудников компании. Менеджер подавляет своихсотрудников, не учитывая, что сотрудникам свойственно формированиесобственного мнения и появление креативных идей.Демократический стиль: полномочия распределяются средисотрудников, но ключевые позиции руководства остаются у менеджера.Самые важные решения принимаются менеджером, остальные принимаютего подчиненные, каждый на своем уровне. Сильные стороны такогостиля – повышение личных обязательств сотрудников компании,высвобождение времени руководителя для дальнейшей разработки общей

14стратегии компании. Слабая сторона – требуется много времени насогласование работы между отдельными подразделениями различногоуровня.Индивидуализированный стиль: творческое смешениевышеназванных стилей руководства. В определенные моменты менеджериспользует авторитарность и несет всю ответственность. Для решенияважных вопросов он созывает подчиненных и ставит перед ними нарассмотрение целый ряд вопросов, возлагая на них ответственность запринятие решений. Сильная сторона такого стиля – его креативность, т.к.менеджер может варьировать различные стили руководства в зависимостиот ситуации, которая наступает в компании. Слабая сторона – менеджердолжен постоянно проявлять определенную гибкость и скорость реакции.Очевидно, что каждый руководитель подбирает тот стиль, которыйему наиболее подходит с учетом его типа личности.Text 2Что делать, если вы стали шопоголиком?Шопоголизм – явление достаточно новое, распространившееся споявлением супермаркетов и распродаж. Сейчас шопоголизмраспространяется со скоростью эпидемии. Этому способствует и обилиерекламы, устроенной по принципу «мы продаем не продукт, мы продаемсчастье», и передачи, посвященные исключительно приобретениямзнаменитых людей, легкость получения потребительских кредитов.Опознать шопоголика можно по регулярным тратам в магазинах,особенно на распродажах, причем деньги «уходят», как правило, на вещи,которые не нужны.Психологи делят шопоголиков на шопоголиков разумных ишопоголиков истинных. Разумные шопоголики – это большинство из нас.Покупают они вещи нужные, но на несколько большую сумму, чем былозапланировано. Истинные шопоголики «не ведают, что творят», поэтому ипокупают то, что под руку подвернется, на всю сумму, имеющуюся вданный момент в кошельке или на кредитной карточке. Именно этанеадекватность отличает истинного шопоголика от разумного.Исследователи Национального потребительского советаВеликобритании пришли к выводу, что 80 процентов жителей страныможно назвать шопоголиками. Интересно отметить, что страсть кпокупкам начинается у подростков с 10-12-летнего возраста.Исследования, проведенные американскими учеными изУниверситета города Ричмонда, показали, что от страсти скупать в

15магазине все подряд – иными словами, от шопоголии – вылечитьсяпоможет лишь визит к психотерапевту, специализирующемуся насиндроме повышенного беспокойства и различных фобиях.Американские психологи связывают такое поведение суменьшенным чувством собственного достоинства, подавленностью,беспокойством и стрессом. Изначально при помощи шопинга людипытаются избавиться от проблем, поднимая себе настроение, а затемнастолько «подсаживаются» на пагубную привычку, что в дальнейшемначинают скрывать покупки от других членов семьи.В итоге, шопинг становится не терапией, а потенциальной угрозойпсихо-эмоциональному состоянию потребителя.Лишь около трети очень активных любителей пройтись помагазинам вылечиваются самостоятельно, остальным требуетсястационарная помощь врача. Еще 5 процентов шопоголиков нуждаются вклиническом вмешательстве.XVIII. Brush up your grammar.Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.MYSTERY SHOPPERSDifferent shops organize their work in 1) … ways payingmuch (2) … to the quality of customer service. There are alot of methods to do it but the most efficient is considered tobe mystery (3) … .Business (4) … who are worried about keeping theircustomers happy are now hiring people to come into theirshops, restaurants and offices pretending to be customers.These mystery shoppers are (5) … to detect because theyare (6) … members of the general public working on a parttimebasis for the market research companies. You won‟tsee them doing anything (7) … like taking notes or talkinginto tape-recorders, so company (8) … do not realize thatthey are being evaluated. These shopping “spies” are sent tocollect (9) … on the standard of service they receive,including the (10) … and attitude of the staff, thecleanliness of the premises and how long they had to wait tobe served. People in business are (11) … beginning torealize that if they want to be (12) … , they should care asmuch about the quality of their customer service as they doabout the quality of their (13) … .differattentiveshopownpossibleusualsuspectemployinformappearfinalsuccessproduce

17savour наслаждатьсяshort period trial испытательный срокsiren call заманивать, увлекатьsnort проявить злость или нетерпениеspeak /talk of the devil легок на поминеspecial skills особые навыки делать что-либоstalk преследоватьstunning изумительныйswipe a card пропускать карту через кассовый аппаратunmask разоблачатьurge крайняя необходимостьvendor продавец, уличный торговецwatchword призыв, девиз, пароль

18MAD MONEY (2008)Comedy by Callie KhouriHaving experienced financial difficulties, Bridget, a middle-aged used-tobe-upper-classwoman, takes a job as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank. Thedesire to have financial security once again in her life is so strong that shedecides to rob the bank using extremely sophisticated plan and involving twomore women from the bank, namely Jackie and Nina. Everything goes perfectlywell, everyone gets what they wanted for so long until one day the plan fails …Characters:Bridget Cardigan, a decisive housewife struggling for her financialhappinessNina Brewster, a single mom, working hard to provide for her childrenJackie Truman, a young easy-going woman, has a good intuitionDon Cardigan, Bridget‟s husband, lost his jobBarry, a security at the Federal Reserve Bank, known for his ultimatepolitenessBob Truman, Jackie‟s husband, funny and spontaneousMr. Glover, the head of security department at the Federal Reserve BankMandelbrot, a bank examiner, suspicious and craftyBryce Arbogast, a tax lawyer, the Cardigans‟ friendBefore watching the film:I. Go through the suggested vocabulary in order to understand thefilm better.accountable adj responsible for the effects of your actions and willing toexplain or be criticized for themallegation n a statement that someone has done something wrong orillegal, but that has not been provedarson n the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially abuildingascend v (formal) to move to a more important or powerful jobattorney n (Am E) a lawyerbail n money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner willreturn when their trial starts

20interest rate the percentage amount charged by a bank etc when youborrow money or paid to you by a bank when you keep money in an accountthereIRS, the (the Internal Revenue Service) the department of the USgovernment that collects national taxesKCPD (The Kansas City Police Department) the principal lawenforcement agency serving Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouriloot n (informal) goods or money that have been stolenmint n a place where coins are officially mademoll n a criminal's girlfriendoutsourcing n when a company uses workers from outside the companyto do a jobpenalty n a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreementrandom adj happening or chosen without any definite plan, aim, orpatternrecant v (formal) to say publicly that you no longer have a political orreligious belief that you had beforesaving account a bank account in which you keep money that you want tosave for a period of time, and which pays you interest on the money you have initshoplifting n the crime of stealing things from shops, for example byhiding them in a bag or under your clothesshred v to cut or tear something into small thin piecessling v to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movementand some forcesquad n a small group working together as a unitsubmit to v to agree to obey a person, group, set of rules, especially whenyou have no choicesurveillance n when the police, army, etc watch a person or placecarefully because they may be connected with criminal activitiessuspect n someone who is thought to be guilty of a crimesuspended sentence a punishment given by a court in which a criminal istold they will be sent to prison if they do anything else illegal within the timementionedtestify v to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a courtof lawturn in v to tell the police who or where a criminal isvolatile adj likely to change suddenly and without warningVP, V.P. (informal) the abbreviation of vice presidentweasel n a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds

21white-collar white-collar workers have jobs in offices, banks etc ratherthan jobs working in factories, building things etcworkforce n all the people who work in a particular industry or company,or are available to work in a particular country or areaWhile watching the film:Part 1 (00.00.00 — 00.30.08)II. Answer the following questions.1) What problems did Bridget and Don have?2) How can you characterize the job interviews Bridget had?3) Why did she make up her mind to work as a janitor at the bank?4) What does the Federal Reserve Bank do?5) What are the stages of destroying worn out cash?6) How is the system protected against stealing money?7) What plan did the three main characters work out? What “go” code didthey decide to use?III. Look at the dialogue between Bridget and Don. Fill in the gapswith the words and phrases from the box below.X-ray fail less (x2) health insurance failedpayments job debt multinational corporationseconomy failed on health kidney breadwinner- You‟re selling our house?- I‟m no longer the 1) … . I don‟t bring home the bacon. I produce nogreen.- You just … You want to talk about this, sweetie?- Why on earth would I want to talk about it? It‟s over.- What is over?- Everything.- No.- Our lives!- Don, for God‟s sake! You are going to find that 2) … .- It‟s been over a year. I have tried everything I know how to try, and Ihave 3) … , all right?- No, no, no, no! No, you did not 4) … , Don! No! I refuse to believe that!Those stupid 5) … merged you out of a job! So, sweetie, you got 6) … !

22- Really? You know, I am so far past statistical comfort. Look at this! Weare $286,000 in 7) … .- What?- I wasn‟t kidding. It‟s over.- Honey, why didn‟t you tell me? We could have stopped.- What? Eating, driving, living our lives?- We could live on 8) … . Lots of people live on 9) … .- Absolutely. And soon, we‟ll be living with them. You know, hearingtheir voices in the hallways, smelling their cooking. But, hey, at least we gotour 10) … . Of course, we don‟t have 11) … , so if you need an 12) … , I sell a13) … .- We‟ll do something. We‟ll think outside the box.- Well, that‟s good, because we‟re selling the box and we‟re moving intoa smaller box, and soon that box will be so small, it‟s the one they put us in theground with.- We‟ll get jobs, any jobs, both of us, and we‟re gonna make our 14) …until this 15) … gets better, Don.- Yeah, well, good luck, Bridget.IV. Here are some statements by the main characters. Discuss themin pairs.1) “Crime is contagious. It‟s like it can just kinda get in the air and it …People can catch it from each other. And when they catch it, they change. Andthen they change … other people. The truth is we‟re all capable of anything.We don‟t want to believe it‟s true, but it is” (Bridget).2) “There‟s something about stuff that‟s on display. See, even if you‟vegot the same stuff, the way they lay it out makes you want. Wanting is the rootof all … needing stuff” (Bob).3) “I‟ll tell you what. They say money can‟t buy happiness, but it sure ashell buys everything else” (Bob).4) “Well, I mean, we‟re a consumer society, aren‟t we? She gotconsumed” (Don).5) “Everybody always wants everything. I don‟t want things I can‟t have”(Nina).

23Part 2 (00.30.09 — 01.10.33)V. Match the words and phrases a) — j) to the definitions 1) — 10).a) bill 1) (Am E) a lawyerb) attorney 2) a serious crime such as murderc) donation 3) the results of a particular event,especially when they are unexpectedd) hostile 4) money left with a court of law tomake sure that a prisoner will returnwhen their trial startse) bail 5) (Am E) a piece of paper moneyf) volatile 6) angry and deliberately unfriendlytowards someone and ready to arguewith themg) to turn somebody in 7) to tell the police who or where acriminal ish) felony 8) to cut or tear something into smallthin piecesi) to shred 9) likely to change suddenly andwithout warningj) fallout 10) something, especially money, thatyou give to a person or anorganization in order to help themVI. Turn the sentences below into the ones with passive voice.1) They print new bills at the mint.2) He donated a great amount of money to the fund.3) He will pay her bail on Monday.4) The financial department‟s actions have affected monetary flow.5) They have committed a series of felonies over the last two years.6) He might have shown a hostile attitude towards her as she seemed soupset on leaving the room.7) She could have turned them in for she saw them shredding the money.VII. Work in small groups of 3 — 4. Use the sentences below tospeculate about the future.1) If I won a big sum of money, I would …2) If I had to do a job that I don‟t like (because you have failed to find onein the field you want), I would …3) If I were Bridget/Don, I would …

24Part 3 (01.10.34 — 01.37.27)VIII. Answer the following questions.1) What went wrong in the perfect scheme of stealing money?2) Why did the main characters have to take Barry into the team?3) How did they manage to escape imprisonment?4) How do you think such experience changed the main characters? Canyou recollect the words from the movie to prove your point of view?IX. What adjectives would you use to describe the main characters?Try to provide full-fledged portraits of each. Use the words below.Decisive, considerate, adventurous, quick-tempered, intuitive, responsive,assertive, proactive, easy-going, cunning/crafty, self-sacrificing, extroverted,hesitant, outgoing, desperate, etc.X. Narrate the events of the 3 rd part of the film as if you were:- Bridget;- Nina;- Jackie;- Bob;- Mr. Glover;- Bryce Arbogast.XI. Role play the following situation.A bank has had some security problems recently. Moreover, the disciplineof employees has become loose. The bank has applied to the firm which dealswith security system upgrading.Work in pairs. Hold a meeting.Student A: You are the representative of the firm. Your task is to providethe options of security system upgrading and to work out the option which willsuit the bank.Student B: You are the representative of the bank. Your aim is to providenecessary information to the firm representative in order to produce the planhow to improve security system of the bank.After watching the film:

25XII. Topics for discussion.1) The issue of financial security nowadays2) Job satisfaction: factors, indicators, reasons for changing jobs3) Money and happinessXIII. Render the following article:Деньги улучшают жизнь, но не приносят счастьяКомпания Gallup (США) провела первое в истории глобальноеисследование связи между уровнем дохода и простым человеческимсчастьем. На вопросы социологов в 2005–2006 годах ответили более 136тыс. человек в 132 странах, представляющих 96% населения планеты.Авторы исследования утверждают, что им первым удалосьосуществить “репрезентативную выборку планеты Земля”.Результаты отражают разнообразие культурных, экономических иполитических реалий различных уголков земного шара. Если коротко и вобщем, то удовлетворенность жизнью обычно возрастает с увеличениемдохода, но это не обязательно означает положительные эмоции.Респондентов просили оценить по десятибалльной шкале степеньудовлетворѐнности основных нужд в еде, жилье, удобствах, а такжепсихологических потребностей. Кроме того, они должны были ответитьна вопросы о положительных и отрицательных эмоциях, испытанных впредыдущий день, о том, чувствуют ли они уважение со стороныокружающих, могут ли положиться на друзей и семью в чрезвычайнойситуации и насколько свободны выбирать виды повседневнойдеятельности.Как и в предыдущих исследованиях, установлено, чтоудовлетворѐнность жизнью растѐт по мере увеличения личного инационального дохода. Но положительные эмоции, которые возрастаютпо мере увеличения доходов весьма незначительно, более тесно связаны сдругими факторами, такими как уважение со стороны окружающих,свобода, социальная поддержка и хорошо выполненная работа.Руководитель исследования Эд Динер, почѐтный профессорпсихологии Университета Иллинойса и сотрудник Gallup Organization,отмечает, что различие между удовлетворѐнностью жизнью иположительными эмоциями было установлено впервые.Результаты исследования опубликованы в издании “Journal ofPersonality and Social Psychology”.Дмитрий Целиков1 июля 2010 годаhttp://science.compulenta.ru/543958/

26Vocabularyaccountable ответственный за что-л.allegation голословное утверждениеarson поджогascend (офиц.) продвигаться по служебной лестницеattorney (амер.) адвокатbail залогbenefit льготаbill (амер.) купюраblimp дирижабльbounce возвращать (чек)breadwinner кормилец семьиcarpal tunnel syndrome запястный синдромconfer обсуждать, совещатьсяcontagious заразный; заразительныйcounsellor (брит.), counselor (амер.) советникcriminal record сведения о судимостиday trading внутридневная торговляdecorate награждать знаками отличияdemented сумасшедшийditch (амер., разг.) бросить в беде, “кинуть”donation пожертвованиеdownsize сокращать персоналevidence уликиfallout нежелательные последствияfelony уголовное преступлениеfine штрафfirst offender лицо, впервые совершившее преступлениеhostile враждебныйinterest rate процентная ставкаIRS, the (the Internal Revenue Service) Служба внутренних доходовKCPD (The Kansas City Police Department) департамент полиции г.Канзас, штат Миссуриloot (разг.) награбленное доброmint монетный дворmoll подруга бандитаoutsourcing заключение субдоговора на выполнение работ свнешними фирмамиpenalty взыскание, штрафrandom выбранный наугад, случайный

27recant (офиц.) отрекатьсяsaving account сберегательный счетshoplifting магазинная кражаshred измельчатьsling швырять, бросатьsquad отделение, группаsubmit to подчиняться, покорятьсяsurveillance надзор, наблюдениеsuspect подозреваемыйsuspended sentence условное наказаниеtestify свидетельствовать (в суде)turn in сдавать полицииvolatile неустойчивый (о рынке)VP, V.P. (разг.) вице-президентweasel куница; проныра, подлизаwhite-collar канцелярские работники, “белые воротнички”workforce занятое население, трудовые ресурсы; трудовой коллектив

28UP IN THE AIR (2009)Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by JasonReitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptationof the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn.The picture received eight Broadcast Film Critics Associationnominations and garnered a win for Adapted Screenplay, six Golden Globenominations, earning a win for Best Screenplay, and three Screen Actors Guildnominations. It received six Academy Award nominations, but did not win inany category. Up in the Air also received recognition from numerous critics'associations.Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) works for Omaha based CareerTransition Counseling whose contracts are in corporate downsizing. In otherwords, they fire people. Ryan is flying around the US over 320 days of the year,which he feels is the best part of his job. He does whatever he can to earn tenmillion frequent flyer miles with American Airlines, the goal not to use thembut just to accumulate them to a specific number he has in his mind. Asecondary job he has is to give motivational speeches on relieving one's life ofexcess physical and emotional baggage. He truly does believe what he espousesas he lives out of his carry — on suitcase (his apartment in Omaha is really inname only), he is not close to his siblings (although he does do a favor for hissister while on his travels), nor does he have or want a significant person in hislife. Ryan's life may change when the company hires Natalie Keener, a youngambitious woman who recommends that the company change the nature of thework by conducting the “firings” via remote computer access. Ryan believesthat Natalie does not fully understand the nature of the business, and as such,their boss, Craig Gregory, suggests that she accompany Ryan on a business trip.Ryan is also trying to protect his way of life, which now includes meeting upwith a woman named Alex Goran whenever their flight schedules mesh. LikeRyan, Alex, who he met in an airport hotel bar, is constantly traveling for work,and is as equally turned on the by the concepts of “elite status” or “preferredmember” as Ryan is.Before watching the film:I. Have you ever heard about this movie or watched it? If not, readthe title of the movie and try to predict what the movie is about. What kindof movie is it (a comedy, a thriller, a drama, a love story)?

29II. Get to the suggested vocabulary and you will understand the filmbetter.accomplishment n thing done or achieved after a lot of hard work,successful completing of somethingacknowledge v to recognize as genuine or validadd up v (informal) to seem reasonable, make senseastutely adv seeing quickly how to gain an advantagebe in the dugout to be in a rough shelter for soldiers, made by digging ahole in the groundbe mid-air to be at a point or region in the air not immediately adjacent tothe groundbe pissed (Am E) to be very angry or annoyedbe turnkey to be built, supplied, or installed complete and ready tooperatebib n piece of cloth or plastic that you put under babies‟ chins while theyeatbizarre adj strange, not usualbrag v to talk with too much pride about somethingbullet points the main points in a nutshellbump with v to strike or knock with force or violencecarbon fiber a very strong lightweight synthetic fiber made especially bycarbonizing acrylic fiber at high temperatureschip in v (informal) to join incollectible n something suitable for being collected for memorycommitment n something you have promised to do; loyaltycondescend v to do something that you think is below your social orprofessional position to doconsole v to give somebody comfort or sympathycounterproductive adj decreasing productivitycrap n (slang) empty solid waste from the bowels; nonsense, rubbishcult members members of a system of religious worshipcut-out n shape cut out of paper, wood etcdedicated line special, personal line of telephone connectiondigs n, pl accommodations for living or workingdimly visible not brightly, unclearly seendismissal n the act of dismissing (firing); the fact or state of beingdismissed (fired)dole smth out v to give out an amount of food, money, etc to a group ofpeopledrive someone up the wall annoy seriously

30dumbfounded adj unable to speak because of surprisedump n place where rubbish may be left, dirty unattractive placedunk v to throw a basketball into the basket from above the rimeventual demise end or failure of something; (formal) deatheviscerate v to remove an organ from a patient or the contents of an organexhilarating adj making somebody feel happy and excitedfall for smb v (informal) to be very attracted to somebodyfaux + homey = faumey imitating home atmospherefit the bill to be suitable, meet the needsgall n rude behavior showing lack of respectget cold feet to be afraid of somethingget distracted to become unable to pay attention to smb/smth because youare worried etchang up on smb (informal) to feel very worried about somebody toomuchhermit n person who lives a simple life alone for religious reasonshubris n exaggerated pride or self-confidencehurdle n a difficulty to be overcomeinflated budget budget increased in pricejock n (Am E) an athletekit n set of pieces to be put together to make somethingknickknack n a small trivial article usually intended for ornamentkooky adj crazylayover n (Am E) stopover, short stay somewhere between two parts of ajourneylegal blowback an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set ofrepercussions concerning lawlimbo n a person in a state of uncertaintymaintenance contract contract for supporting something in goodconditionmeltdown n (slang) emotional breakdownminor in smth v to take courses in a minor subjectmortgage n legal agreement by which a bank lends you money to buy ahouse; sum of money borrowednut up v to go crazyparenthesis n a remark or passage that departs from the theme of adiscoursepeek n a quick look at something secretlypick of employment the best thing in employmentprecursor n something that comes before and leads to something moreimportant

31prick n (usually vulgar) a spiteful or contemptible man often having someauthority, an idiot, a moronput gauze to put thin net material, used e.g. on woundsquit v to depart from or out of some place, to leave some companyreal estate venture an undertaking involving some risk, or danger topurchase a place for livingrecycled adj used again instead of something newrehearsal dinner a dinner to practice for public performanceridiculous adj extremely silly or unreasonable, absurdrun the gauntlet to go through difficulties and challengesshrink n (short for headshrinker) a clinical psychiatrist or psychologistspark v to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenlyspouse n husband or wifestab v to push a pointed weapon into somebody, killing or injuring themstar-crossed lovers people who are unhappy loving each otherstingy adj (informal) unwilling to spend or give moneystrike out v (Am E, informal) to fail or be unsuccessfulstroller n (Am E) a pushchairsue v to make a legal claim against somebody in a court of lawsugarcoat v to make superficially attractive or palatabletabletop appliance a device, machine arranged on a tabletermination n ending of something, e.g. a contracttowel rack framework, usually of metal, for holding towels onvarsity n the principal team representing a university, college, school, orclub especially in a sportwaltz in v (informal) to walk or go somewhere in a very confident wayweaselly adj sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincerewhack weeds pull out wild plants growing where it is not wantedwingtip n the outer end of an airplane wingzeal n energy and enthusiasmIII. Answer the following questions.1. How does it feel to be redundant, in your opinion? Take a profoundlook at this problem. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being maderedundant?2. Which factors does the impact of redundancy on your life depend on?In which cases is it bigger and more serious?3. If you were unemployed, what steps would you take to find a job you‟dbe satisfied with?

324. Business travels take some employees much time. What tips could yougive to those who frequently go on business trips (while checking-in, on aplane, at a hotel)?While watching the film:Part 1 (00.00 — 00.20)IV. Explain these words and expressions in the following sentences.Make up sentences or short natural conversations of your own.1. You have a lot of gall coming in here and firing your number oneproducer.2. I guess you leave me dumbfounded.3. I work for another company that lends me out to pussies like Steve'sboss who don't have the balls to sack their own employees, and in some cases,for good reason.4. All the things you probably hate about traveling, the recycled air, theartificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi, are warmreminders that I'm home.5. You start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers, theknickknacks, the collectibles; then you start adding larger stuff, clothes,tabletop appliances, lamps, linens, your TV.6. It's kind of exhilarating, isn't it?7. I told her you were mid-air and not even I knew your finaldestination.8. - Come on. Show some hubris.- I don't want to brag.Part 2 (00.20 — 00.45)Vocabulary workV. Match the words with the definitions below.1) zeal a) legal agreement by which a banklends you money to buy a house; sumof money borrowed2) to console b) the main points in a nutshell3) a layover c) to take courses in a minor subject

334) inflated budget d) an unforeseen and unwanted effect,result, or set of repercussionsconcerning law5) mortgage e) make a legal claim againstsomebody in a court of law6) the bullet points f) energy and enthusiasm7) a legal blowback g) a person in a state of uncertainty8) to minor in smth h) to give somebody comfort orsympathy9) sue i) a stopover, short stay somewherebetween two parts of a journey10) a limbo j) budget increased in priceVI. Read the following statements made by the characters in the firstpart of the film and say if they are, in your opinion, true or false. Proveyour point of view.1. Photos are for people who can't remember.2. There's nothing cheap about loyalty.3. Marriage can be a pain in the ass.4. Anybody who ever built an empire or changed the world sat where youare now (were redundant). And it's because they sat there that they were able todo it.5. Kids love athletes because they follow their dreams.VII. Discuss the film and the problems it discovers:1) Do you agree that remote computer access technologies are efficientwhen it comes to firing people? Why? Why not?2) What made Ryan and Alex stick with this or that car rental company orhotel?3) How do people react to the news about their redundancy? According toone redundant person, “The anger comes from the fact that I just wasn‟t neededanymore”. Do you agree? Where does despair come from?VIII. Fill in the gaps using the words given below:lawsuit limbo stabbing dumpsugarcoat astutely severance package dimly visible1) Auto industry in the US is in the … , and its housing market doesn'thave a heartbeat, they say.

342) Craig … asked Natalie what solution for the problem she had.3) Ryan is sure that implementing “Glocal” technology is like … thosebeing redundant in their back.4) If people are fired without grounds, they can easily have a … againstyour company.5) Ryan has very strong opinions about relationships, and he doesn't tryto… them.6) When downsizing a company, they offer to people they makeredundant a packet with a … inside.7) Ryan clarifies Natalie that their main target is to make … tolerable, toferry wounded souls across the river of dread until the point where hope is … .IX. Read the dialogues and add something which would be its logicalextension.Ryan Bingham: Aww ... Maplewood card. How dare you bring that intothis place?Alex Goran: Hilton offers equal value and better food but theMaplewood gives out warm cookies at check-in ... I'm a sucker for simulatedhospitality.Ryan Bingham: There's an industry term for that. It's a mixture of fauxand homey — faumey.Alex Goran: Oh, my God. I wasn't sure this actually existed. This is theAmerican Airlines...Ryan Bingham: It's a Concierge Key, yeah.Alex Goran: What is that, carbon fibre?Ryan Bingham: Graphite.Alex Goran: Oh, I love the weight.Ryan Bingham: I was pretty excited the day that bad boy came in.Alex Goran: I'll say. I put up pretty pedestrian numbers. 60 thousand ayear, domestic.Ryan Bingham: That's not bad.Alex Goran: Don't patronize me. What's your total?Ryan Bingham: It's a personal question.Alex Goran: Please.Ryan Bingham: And we hardly know each other.Alex Goran: Come on, show some hubris. Come on, impress me. I bet it'shuge.Ryan Bingham: You have no idea.Alex Goran: How big? What is it, this big? This big?Ryan Bingham: I don't want to brag.

35Alex Goran: Oh, come on! Come on.Ryan Bingham: Let's just say I have a number in mind and I haven't hit ityet.Alex Goran: This is pretty fucking sexy.Ryan Bingham: Hope it doesn't cheapen our relationship.Alex Goran: We're two people who get turned on by elite status. I thinkcheap is our starting point.Ryan Bingham: There's nothing cheap about loyalty.Natalie Keener: Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. What isthat about? You're talking about, like, frequent flyer miles?Ryan Bingham: You really want to know?Natalie Keener: I'm dying to know.Ryan Bingham: I don't spend a nickel, if I can help it, unless it somehowprofits my mileage account.Natalie Keener: So, what are you saving up for? Hawaii? South ofFrance?Ryan Bingham: It's not like that. The miles are the goal.Natalie Keener: That's it? You're saving just to save?Ryan Bingham: Let's just say that I have a number in mind and I haven'thit it yet.Natalie Keener: That's a little abstract. What's the target?Ryan Bingham: I'd rather not ...Natalie Keener: Is it a secret target?Ryan Bingham: It's ten million miles.Natalie Keener: Okay. Isn't ten million just a number?Ryan Bingham: Pi's just a number.Natalie Keener: Well, we all need a hobby. No, I- I- I don't mean tobelittle your collection. I get it. It sounds cool.Ryan Bingham: I'd be the seventh person to do it. More people havewalked on the moon.Natalie Keener: Do they throw you a parade?Ryan Bingham: You get lifetime executive status. You get to meet thechief pilot, Maynard Finch.Natalie Keener: Wow.Ryan Bingham: And they put your name on the side of a plane.Natalie Keener: Men get such hard-ons from putting their names onthings. You guys don't grow up. It's like you need to pee on everythingRyan Bingham: (on getting through airport security) Never get behindold people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem toappreciate how little time they have left. Bingo, Asians. They pack light, travelefficiently, and they have a thing for slip on shoes. Gotta love 'em.

36Natalie Keener: That's racist.Ryan Bingham: I'm like my mother, I stereotype. It's faster.What do these extracts reveal us about Ryan’s personality? AboutNatalie?The 33rd minuteX. Complete the conversation among Ryan (R), Natalie (N) and Bob(B), who is made redundant, using the words and word combinationsbelow.career transition underestimating consoling résumé unemploymentshrink rebirth benefits mortgage dunk minored inB: What do you suggest I tell them?N: Perhaps you're 1) … the positive effect that your 2) … can have onyour children.B: The positive effect? I make about 90 grand a year now. 3) … is what,250 bucks a week? Is that one of your positive effects? Well, we'll get to becozier, because I'm not gonna be able to pay my 4) … on my house. So, maybewe can move into a nice f*cking one-bedroom apartment somewhere. And Iguess without 5) … , I'll be able to hold my daughter as she, you know, suffersfrom her asthma that I won't be able to afford the medication for.N: Well, tests have shown that children under moderate trauma have atendency to apply themselves academically as a method of coping.B: Go f*ck yourself. That's what my kids'll think.R: Your children's admiration is important to you?B: Yeah. Yeah, it was.R: Well, I doubt they ever admired you, Bob.B: Hey, **shole, aren't you supposed to be 6) … me?R: I'm not a 7) … , Bob. I'm a wake-up call. You know why kids loveathletes?B: I don't know. Because they screw lingerie models?R: No, that's why we love athletes. Kids love athletes because they followtheir dreams.B: Well, I can't 8) … .R: No, but you can cook.B: What are you talking about?R: Your 9) … says that you 10) … French culinary arts. Most students,they work on the fryer at KFC, but you bussed tables at II Picador to support

37yourself. And then you get out of college and you come and you work here.How much did they first pay you to give up on your dreams?B: 27 grand a year.R: And when were you going to stop and come back and do what makesyou happy?B: Good question.R: I see guys who work at the same company for their entire lives, guysexactly like you. They clock in, they clock out, and they never have a momentof happiness. You have an opportunity here, Bob. This is a 11) … . Now, if notfor you, do it for your children.XI. Read the dialogue in threes for several times. When you achieveyour fluency, your teacher will play this scene of the film again with thesound switched off, for you to score for sound.Part 3 (00.45 — 01.10)XII. Discuss this part of the film and the main problems it raises.a) Answer the following questions about the film.1. What is Ryan‟s job? What are his job responsibilities? What traits ofcharacter does his job require?2. How can you characterize Ryan? What kind of person is he?3. What kind of person is Natalie Keener? What traits of character canyou outline? In general, do you like her or not? Why?4. What is Natalie‟s mission in the company? In your opinion, is thesolution she suggests really more efficient? In what way? What weaknessesdoes it have? If possible, make a SWOT analysis.5. How do people behave when they get to know they‟re made redundant?What can help them to overcome this really difficult period in their lives? Whatwords sound reassuring and consoling? What language and what points is itbetter to avoid in such a conversation?6. What is Ryan‟s philosophy about relationships? Is he able to really loveanyone, in your opinion? Does he love anybody now?7. Has Ryan fallen in love with Alex Goran? What makes you think so?b) Topics for discussion.1. On a stress level losing your job is like a death in the family.2. Redundancy is rebirth.

383. Relationships make us move slower and, thus, die faster.XIII. Recall who these quotes belong to.1) “Make no mistake, your relationships are the heaviest components inyour life”.2) “Some animals were meant to carry each other, to live symbioticallyfor a lifetime. Star-crossed lovers, monogamous swans. We are not thoseanimals. The slower we move, the faster we die. We are not swans. We'resharks”.3) “You know, honestly, by the time you're 34, all the physicalrequirements just go out the window”.4) “He broke up with you over text message? It's kind of like firingsomeone over the Internet”.5) “But sometimes it feels like no matter how much success I have, it'snot gonna matter until I find the right guy”.6) “Make no mistake, we all die alone”.7) “It's simple. You know that moment when you look into somebody'seyes and you can feel them staring into your soul and the whole world goesquiet just for a second? Well, I don't”.8) “It's a cocoon of self-banishment”.9) “I thought maybe we should just nut up and give this a try”.10) “Today's one of the worst days they're ever gonna have in their life”.Part 4 (01.10 — up to the end)XIV. Answer the following questions about this part of the film.1. Did their relationship with Alex remain “casual” for Ryan at thewedding of his sister and after? Were they still “casual” for Alex?2. Why did Ryan spontaneously decide to go to Chicago? Why did heleave without saying a word?3. In your opinion, is Alex in love with Ryan, and has she ever been?4. Why did Natalie quit?5. What are the characteristics of customer service policy of AmericanAirlines? How do they retain their clients?XV. Put the letters in the correct order. Give definitions to the words.1) T N I N E I M R A T O2) M M M T O C I T E N

3) M E A M C O C P L S I H N T4) M T L E O N W D5) M N I N A T A N E C E6) P R E K7) H E R A R L E S A8) C A L E L H N E G9) U I T Q10) R D C I I U O L U S39XVI. In the grid below 23 words are hidden horizontally, vertically ordiagonally. Find as many words as possible and circle them.A R I N F L A T E D E DC E R I H A N L A B O RC D U M B F O U N D E DO U D E T C A R T S I DM N T O B M I L U L S IP D N A S S I M S I D NL A E Z N F I R E D D OI N M A Y T L A Y O L IS C Y P E R K S Q U I TH Y O B L O W B A C K AM N L W O L F K R O W NE A P R E C U R S O R IN S M L A Y O V E R T MT U N E M P L O Y E D RA C O N D E S C E N D EM A I N T E N A N C E TThe words:Labor, quit, hire, perks, dumbfounded, résumé, zeal, inflated, blowback,limbo, layover, precursor, workflow, distracted, condescend, redundancy,maintenance, dismiss, loyalty, fired, termination, accomplishment, unemployed.

40XVII. Match the halves of the sentences below.1) As Natalie and Ryan traveltogether and become betteracquainted,2) People can‟t afford to beunemployed3) During the trip, Natalie‟sboyfriend4) The reason that Julie had him takephotos of a cutout picture of her andfuture husband Jim in various places5) Ryan called the airline to transferfive hundred thousand miles each6) On his flight home, the crewannounced7) Natalie lectured Ryan about hisrefusal to consider8) All the things people usually hateabout traveling, the recycled air, theartificial lighting, the digital juicedispensers, the cheap sushi,a) was because they couldn‟t afford ahoneymoon trip.b) to his sister, Julie, and his brotherin-law.c) a commitment to Alex in spite oftheir obvious compatibility.d) because they have mortgages, housepayments, pay for their children‟seducation.e) for Ryan are sweet reminders that heis home.f) Natalie questions Ryan's philosophy.g) unceremoniously dumped her bytext message.h) that Ryan had just crossed the tenmillion mile mark.XVIII. Put the words into the correct order, translate the sentences.1) Ryan‟s / Airlines / miles / is / million / earn / ten / personal / frequent /flyer / to / American / ambition / with.2) They / Natalie's / ordered / to / program / Omaha / to / begin / are /implementing / back.3) Ryan‟s / is / been / to / they / people / that / responsibility / have / let /job / tell / go.4) Tonight / welcomed / people / be / by / home / will / squealing / dogs /and / most / jumping / kids.5) a / Ryan / Jim / everyone / co-pilot / needs / that / persuades.XIX. Put the events into the correct order.1) His boss assigns him to take Natalie with him on his next round ofterminations, much to his annoyance.2) When Jim gets cold feet, Ryan‟s older sister talks him into using hismotivational skills to persuade him to go through with it.

413) An ambitious, freshly-graduated new hire, Natalie Keener is promotinga plan to cut costs by conducting layoffs via videoconferencing.4) Ryan Bingham makes his living traveling to workplaces around theUnited States and breaking the news to workers that they have been let go foremployers unwilling to do it themselves.5) The company puts the remote-layoff program on hold because ofgovernment concerns and puts Ryan “back in the air”.6) She later tells him on the phone that her family is her real life and he issimply an escape.7) Natalie applies for a job in San Francisco, California. The intervieweris impressed by her qualifications and a recommendation from Ryan, and hiresher.8) Ryan argues that Natalie knows nothing about the actual process, liveor not, as she has never fired anyone and does not know how to handle upsetpeople.9) His boss then tells Ryan that a woman he and Natalie fired has killedherself, and that an upset Natalie has quit via text message and left withoutanother word.10) Ryan convinces Alex to accompany him to his younger sister Julie'swedding near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.11) When she opens the door, he is stunned to discover she is a marriedwoman with children.12) While traveling, he meets another frequent flyer named Alex. Theybegin a casual relationship, meeting whenever they can arrange to cross paths.13) Ryan is unexpectedly called back to his company's offices in Omaha,Nebraska.14) On an impulse, he flies to Alex's home in Chicago, Illinois.XX. Grammar.Read an article giving some tips for redundancy situations. Completethe text by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.Redundancy Advice: Staying PositiveIn the past few months, hundreds of people in the north-east andHighlands and islands 1) … (issue) with redundancy notices.Losing your job can be a massive psychological blow. It can 2) … (hit)your self-esteem, 3) … (rob) you of a regular income, and take away your dailystructure and routine. If you find yourself unemployed for a long period of time,

42it's easy 4) … (fall) into a downward spiral and struggle 5) … (find) themotivation 6) … (look) for work.Those who 7) … (find) themselves in this position need to stay positiveand remember they are not alone as, across the country, others from all sorts ofbackgrounds and sectors 8) … (face) a similar situation.So what can you do 9) … (stay) positive? Research 10) … (show) one ofthe most effective ways of dealing with stress is 11) … (use) social supportnetworks.Use this time 12) … (reflect) on your skills, interests and hobbies.Get in touch with old contacts. Now is a great time to catch up withcolleagues from previous jobs. Chances 13) … (be) they 14) … (move) on to avariety of different employers, or 15) … (promote) to a more senior position inthe company that you 16) … (leave) and 17) … (can) put in a good word foryou if a suitable position 18) … (be) available.If concerns over money 19) … (affect) your positivity, 20) … (arrange) tospeak to a financial advisor, someone at your bank or a member of CitizensAdvice. There 21) … (be) ways to relieve any financial concerns until you 22)… (get) another job, such as taking a mortgage holiday or temporarily loweringmonthly credit card payments.Finally, try not to take redundancy personally. In the current economicclimate, people 23) … (lose) their jobs because of problems in unrelatedindustries, thousands of miles away. You 24) … (be) not to blame.By Susan Welsh. Aberdeen Press and Journal, January 2011. AbridgedAfter watching the film:XXI. Phrases from the film to be remembered. Explain how youunderstand them. Create short conversations where you could use them.1. “I hope it wasn't too much of a bother”.2. “Drove me up the wall!”3. “It‟s ridiculous!”4. “He really fit the bill”.5. “We're no picnic ourselves”.6. “I thought maybe we should just nut up and give this a try”.XXII. Tell as much as you can about what impressed you most in thisfilm. Describe the characters of the movie.

43XXIII. Make presentations to each other. Choose one of the followingtopics.As a psychologist you must make a presentation on the ways to overcomethe stress of redundancy. Your presentation should cover tips for two categoriesof people: people under 40 and those over 40.As a business coach make a presentation on business travel culture. Coverthe points one has to consider when going on a business trip. Highlight themoments when difficulties and problems can occur and give tips how to avoidthem.XXIV. Role play the situation.Student A: You‟re a termination engineer. You need to tell the employeehe has been let go. Choose the appropriate language to minimize the blow.Student B: You‟ve worked for the company for 10 years. You have amortgage to pay and 2 children. Try to figure out what‟s going on and what todo according to the information you‟re given.XXV. Rendering.Panasonic готовит масштабные сокращенияОдин из крупнейших в Японии производителей бытовой техники иэлектроники Panasonic планирует сократить 35 тыс. рабочих мест, чтоэквивалентно 10% всего штата компании. Об этом Panasonic сообщиласегодня, добавив, что штат сотрудников будет урезан к марту 2013г.Данный шаг позволит компании существенно сократить издержки ивыдержать конкуренцию со стороны азиатских компаний. На двухлетнююпрограмму реструктуризации руководство компании выделило 110 млрдиен (1,3 млрд долл.), передает Reuters.“Цифра огромна, но такова и компания. Для такой консервативнойфирмы, как Panasonic, это, несомненно, важный шаг”, —прокомментировал сокращение штата один из аналитиков Stats InvestmentManagement в Токио.Отметим, что японским производителям электроники, ранеепрактически не имевшим конкурентов, становится все труднеесоревноваться с производителями из Кореи и КНР, которые буквально“наводнили” рынок недорогой продукцией.Сегодня компания опубликовала финансовый отчет, согласнокоторому операционная прибыль сократилась за IV квартал 2010-2011

44финансового года почти на треть — до 41 млрд иен, что связано спроизошедшими в Японии событиями. Поскольку масштаб ущерба,нанесенного землетрясением и последовавшим за ним цунами, а такжеотключениями электроэнергии после аварии на АЭС “Фукусима-1” еще неоценен, компания не дает прогноза на текущий финансовый год. Докатастрофы в Японии Panasonic рассчитывала получить за 2011-2012финансовый год операционную прибыль на уровне 310 млрд иен.XXVI. Write a film review.

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46KEYSFilm 1CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLICVII.1) credit card bill2) definition3) psyche4) expensive5) investment6) confident7) poisedXI.1) e)2) d)3) f)4) b)5) a)6) c)7) l)8) j)9) k)10) g)11) h)12) i)XII.1) T2) T3) F4) T5) F6) F7) T8) F9) F10) TXIV.1)

476)10)2)4)5)7)9)8)3)XVIII.1) different2) attention3) shopping4) owners5) impossible6) usually7) suspicious8) employees9) information10) appearance11) finally12) successful13) products

48Film 2MAD MONEYIII.1) breadwinner2) job3) failed4) fail5) multinational corporations6) failed on7) debt8) less9) less10) health11) health insurance12) X-ray13) kidney14) payments15) economyV.a) 5)b) 1)c) 10)d) 6)e) 4)f) 9)g) 7)h) 2)i) 8)j) 3)

49Film 3UP IN THE AIRV.1) f)2) h)3) i)4) j)5) a)6) b)7) d)8) c)9) e)10) g)VIII.1) dump2) astutely3) stabbing4) lawsuit5) sugarcoat6) severance package7) limbo, dimly visibleX.1) underestimating2) career transition3) unemployment4) mortgage5) benefits6) consoling7) shrink8) dunk9) résumé10) minored in11) rebirthXIII.1) Ryan2) Ryan3) Alex

504) Alex, Ryan5) Natalie6) Ryan7) Ryan8) Natalie9) Craig, Ryan‟s boss10) RyanXV.1) termination2) commitment3) accomplishment4) meltdown5) maintenance6) perk7) rehearsal8) challenge9) quit10) ridiculousXVI.XVII.1) f)

512) d)3) g)4) a)5) b)6) h)7) c)8) e)XVIII.1) Ryan‟s personal ambition is to earn ten million frequent flyer mileswith American Airlines.2) They are ordered back to Omaha to begin implementing Natalie‟sprogram.3) Ryan‟s job responsibility is to tell people that they have been let go.4) Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs andsquealing kids.5) Ryan persuades Jim that everyone needs a co-pilot.XIX.4)12)13)3)8)1)10)2)14)11)6)9)5)7)XX.1) have been issued2) hit3) rob4) to fall5) to find6) look for

527) have found/find8) are facing9) to stay10) has shown11) to use12) to reflect13) are14) have moved15) have been promoted16) left17) could18) was19) are affecting20) arrange21) are22) get23) are losing24) areУчебное изданиеWATCH & LEARNАнглийский языкдля студентов дневного и вечернего отделений1 – 4 курсовУчебное пособие для работы в видеоклассеПод редакцией В.С. КувановойРедактор М.В. МанероваПодписано в печать 06.10.11. Формат 60х84 1/16.Усл. печ. л. 3,25. Тираж 200 экз. Заказ 440. РТП изд-ва СПбГУЭФ.Издательство СПбГУЭФ. 191023, Санкт-Петербург, Cадовая ул., д. 21.