Watch the movie «Best offer»

Watch the movie «Best offer»

1.Working with the movie vocabulary:

1.1 Find English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

1. Вам не понравилось?

2. Оценка. Приступать к оценке

3. Быть в рабочем состоянии

4. Картина маслом на холсте, дереве

5. Получить что-то почти даром

6. Стоить состояние

7. Иметь способности к чему-либо

8. Иметь наглость сделать что-либо

9. Тем хуже для нее

10. Разрушаться

11. Необычное устройство, штуковина

12. Пусть так

13. Черт возьми! Горе мне!

14. Играть в прятки.

15. Быть затворником.

16. Даю вам слово.

17. Составлять опись. Расширить оценочный список.

18. Ухаживать за женщиной.

19. Быть в затрудненном положении

20. Терять хватку

21. Сводник

22. Не хочу иметь с вами дел!

23. Это и к вам относится

24. Оптимистичный финал

25. Подходить

26. Перегибай палку, переходить границы

27. Выманивать

1. 2 Fill in the missing prepositions:

a1. Would you consent __a new appointment?

2. The house is __ your disposal.

3. Your mistress did not show __ either.

4. It’s not the first time we’ve messed __.

5. He never went __ a rage like this before.

6. I’m going __ my head trying to work out the alignment of these devices.

7. You’ll be great success __ ladies.

8. How is our toy coming __?

9. You need not put everything __. Do it now.

10. The regard I have for woman is equal to the fear I’ve always had __ them.

11. Once I set my eyes __ her.

12. He is too put __ by my illness.

13. We are not getting __well. So many girls are hovering __ him.

14. With him everybody has to be __ their guard, all the time.

15. I would not rule __ they (pieces) are a part of smth valuable.

16. You are an expert __ women.

17. All colleagues have come to see me __.

2. Comprehension questions:

1. What was Mr. Oldman collecting? Why?

2. How did Mr. Oldman become an amateur of arts and an auctioneer?

3. What was written on the other side of the picture with a ballet dancer? Who painted it? Why did he do the thing he did?

3. Description

Describe the main character, Virgil Oldman, choosing the appropriate adjectives from the box. What kind of portrait have you got? Do you happen to know any person like him?

Arrogant Middle-aged Superstitious Sensible Greedy Sociable Hot-tempered Well mannered Elderly Good-looking Naïve Rough Shy Smart Stylish Conservative Progressive Punctual Impatient Hard working Easy-going Sloppy Highly professional Organized Generous Kind Merciful Ironic Skeptical Boring Authoritative Weak-willed Permissive Indecisive Courageous Eloquent Capricious

4. Comment on the following movie utterances. How do you understand them? Do you agree with them?:

- “Gearboxes are like people. If they’ve been together long enough, eventually they take on each other’s forms.”

- “Living with a woman is like taking part in an auction. You never know if yours will be the best offer”.

- “There is smth authentic in every forgery.”

- “Human emotions are like works of art. They can be forged.”

5. Check your attentiveness by doing the following mini-quiz:

1. How old was the girl who pretended to be the owner of the mansion?:

a) 30 b) 25 c) 29 d) about 27

2. What is the name of the disease she was suffering from?

b) antropophobia b) agoraphobia c) claustrophobia d) androphobia

3. Who was Valiante?

a) male forger of the 16^th century

b) 18^th century constructor of automata

c) female forger of the 16 th century

d) a landscape painter who still painted three portraits

4. What was the name of the restaurant near the central square in Prague, where Claire felt safe?

a) Day and Night b) Day and Twilight c) Night and Day d) 24/7

5. What was the place of the last auction for Mr. Oldman?

a) Madrid b) New York c) Paris d) London

6. What car did Mr. Oldman have?

a) BMW b) Lexus c) Audi d) Mitsubishi

6. Role play

Imagine you take part in an auction. Bring some pictures, photos or real items to the class that may serve as lots. Think about their description that would emphasize their value and uniqueness. Choose the auctioneer.

Role play an auction using expressions from the movies:

For the lot description:

Ex:

- pinewood marriage chest with groove joinery and hand-forged hinges in the shape of tulip buds/ резной сосновый свадебный сундук с петлями ручной ковки в форме бутонов тюльпанов;

- walnut sideboard 16th century decoration of herms and Griffin-shaped cartouches embellished deplorably in the 19^th century / буфет ореховый 16 век, Франция, декорированный картушами в виде герм и грифонов к великому прискорбию лишь в 19 веке;

- a pair of oak veneer cabinets in the Flemish style, upper section with two doors, featuring carved anthropomorphic figures and cariatides/ пара дубовых горок, Фламандский стиль, верхняя секция с двумя дверцами, на которых вырезаны антропоморфические фигуры и кариатиды;

- A refracting elongated telescope constructed by Galileo Galilei / древний телескоп-рефрактор, который сконструировал итальянский ученый Галилео Галилей;

- Late Baroque, Venetian, inlaid wood with gold leaf, with adornments, floral motives and festoons. Upper frame richly engraved with whirls./Позднее барокко, венецианское зеркало, середина 18 века, золоченое, деревянная рама, цветочные мотивы и фестоны.

For the bidding process:

- Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to present lot №…

- - So, we go to lot … This one goes to the best offer.

- Can we open bidding, please, at ….$?

- Can we say … $?

- I have here an opening bid of …$

- …$ in the room,… on the phone, … on-line, … $ gentleman on my left,… $ lady up the back.

- Any more?/Any advance (on …$)?

- Are we done at …$?/ Are we all done? All done at …$?

- At …$ sold. Congratulations Sir/Madam.

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