Pre-watching:Comment on the following statements from the film:

Pre-watching:
Comment on the following statements from the film:

“It’s not trick to make a lot of money, if all you want is to make a lot of money.”

“If the headline is big enough, it makes the news big enough.”

“That’s one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race: memory.”

“I don’t think any word can explain a man’s life…[It’s]…just a piece in a jigsaw puzzle.”

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

NO	LANGUAGE UNITS	NOTES
1.	No trespassing.	to go onto someone's private land without their permission: She was arrested for trespassing on government property.
2.	rosebud	a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens:
3.	obituary	an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died
4.	So big it can never be… appraised.	FML to officially judge how successful, effective, or valuable something is [= evaluate]: Greenpeace has been invited to appraise the environmental costs of such an operation.
5.	the loot of the world	1. PMAgoods taken by soldiers from a place where they have won a battle [= plunder] 2. INFML goods or money that have been stolen [= spoils]
6.	the fowl of the air	OLD USE any bird
7.	Noah *Noah’s ark
8.	a newspaper tycoon	someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power media/property/business/newspaper tycoon
9.	the origin of Kane’s fortune	a very large amount of money: He made a fortune selling property in Spain. The carpet must have cost a fortune.
10.	a mine an abandoned mineshaft	MINE a deep hole or holes in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold etc: the time when children used to work down the mines MINESHAFT a deep narrow hole that goes into the ground to a mine
11.	Colorado Lode	an amount of ore (=metal in its natural form) found in a layer between stones
12.	…appointed trustee	someone who has control of money or property that is in a trust for someone else
13.	a sled (BrE)	= SLEDGE a small vehicle used for sliding over snow, often used by children or in some sports
14.	a menace	something or someone that is dangerous [= threat] That man's a menace to society. He should be locked away.
15.	All of these years he covered, many of these he was.	to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme: I'd just returned from covering the Cambodian war.
16.	Often support, then denounce.	to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public [↪ denunciation]: Amnesty International denounced the failure by the authorities to take action.
17.	Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.	- someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave. - said about someone who is never the most important person in a situation
18.	Molder of mass opinion though he was…	TO MOLD(AmE)/ TO MOULD (BrE) to influence the way someone's character or attitudes develop: I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players.
19.	They are too intelligent to embark on a project…	to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting: He embarked on a new career as a teacher.
20.	a decaying pleasure palace	if buildings, structures, or areas decay, their condition gradually becomes worse: Hundreds of historic buildings are being allowed to decay.
21.	Aloof, seldom visited…	unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants. She had always kept herself aloof from the boys in class.
22.	Vainly attempted to sway the destinies of a nation that had ceased to listen to him.	to influence someone so that they change their opinion: Don't allow yourself to be swayed by his promises.
23.	newsreel	a short film of news that was shown in cinemas in the past
24.	Who hated his guts.	INFML = hate somebody very much
25.	I don’t mean go through the city directory of course.	a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order: I couldn't find your number in the telephone directory.
26.	I’ll have a highball, please.	(esp.AmE) an alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy mixed with water or soda
27.	She’ll snap out of it.	to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better: Chantal's been depressed for days. I wish she'd snap out of it.
28.	You will confine yourself to the chapters regarding Mr. Kane.	to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject [= restrict]: We confined our study to 10 cases. Owen did not confine himself to writing only one type of poem.
29.	a muffler	= a scarf
30.	We came into some money.	to receive money, land, or property from someone after they have died: She'll come into quite a lot of money when her father dies.
31.	The idea of a bank being a guardian …	someone who is legally responsible for looking after someone else's child, especially after the child's parents have died: His aunt is his legal guardian.
32.	a sole owner	the sole person, thing etc is the only one [= only]: The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers.
33.	all the monies earned	LAW SCLmoney: If we are no longer able to provide the holiday you booked, we will return to you all monies paid.
34.	Sleds aren’t to hit people, but to sleigh with.	to travel over snow in a large open vehicle with no wheels sometimes pulled along by animals
35.	a good thrashing	(esp.BrE) an occasion when you beat someone or are beaten violently as a punishment: If you speak to your mother like that again, you'll get a thrashing.
36.	I am not interested in oil wells.	a hole that is dug in the ground so that oil can be taken out
37.	A newspaper we acquired in a foreclosure proceeding.	if a bank forecloses, it takes away someone's property because they have failed to pay back the money that they borrowed from the bank to buy it: Building societies may foreclose on a mortgage if payments are not kept up.
38.	I am going to take charge [of it].	the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activity: Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of) the situation. A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.
39.	I think it would be great fun to run a newspaper.	to organize or be in charge of an activity, business, organization, or country: For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston. Many people don't care who runs the country.
40.	As we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in.	if a train pulls in, it arrives at a station [≠ pull out]
41.	She was carrying a white parasol.	a type of umbrella used to provide shade from the sun
42.	Thatcher couldn’t figure him out.	understand why someone behaves in the way they do: Women. I just can't figure them out.
43.	Mr. Leland never had a nickel.	a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents
44.	One day he shoots himself and it turns out there is nothing but debts.	to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect: It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right. To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong.
45.	The first day he took over “The Inquirer”.	to take control of something: His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over. Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.
46.	There ain’t no bedrooms in this joint.	INFML a cheap bar, club, or restaurant: a hamburger joint
47.	My little private sanctum is at your disposal.	1. a private place or room that only a few important people are allowed to enter - often used humorously: Occasionally she would be allowed into the inner sanctum of his office. 2.RRTBa holy place inside a temple
48.	It’s not our function to report the gossip of housewives!	information that is passed from one person to another about other people's behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks:COLLOCATIONS What's the latest gossip? Do you want to hear some juicy gossip? You miss a lot of office gossip when you have a day off work.
49.	You man is to getindignant.	angry and surprised because you feel insulted or unfairly treated: Liz was indignant at the way her child had been treated. an indignant reply
50.	Tough day.	difficult to do or deal with: The company admitted that it had been a tough year. Tough decisions will have to be made. It's tough being married to a cop.
51.	Jedediah (name)	The source of Jedediah is Yedidiah, a Hebrew name meaning " Friend of God. " In the Bible, It was a “blessing" name given in infancy to Solomon, King David's second son by Bathsheba.
52.	a champion of their rights	someone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people: a champion of women's rights
53.	an editorial in a box on the front page	EDITORIAL a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor's opinion about something, rather than reporting facts BOX a square or rectangle on a page where information is given or where an answer can be written: The box on the left gives a short history of the battle.
54.	[newspaper] circulation	the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are usually sold each day, week, month etc: The newspaper has a daily circulation of 55,000.
55.	I have a hunch it might turn out to be something pretty important.	if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen [↪ suspicion] I had a hunch that something like this would happen.
56.	…if he were broke …	having no money: I'm fed up with being broke all the time. flat/stony broke (=completely broke)
57.	… the dough was made to spend…	INFML money
58.	Am I a stuffed shirt? Am I a hypocrite? Am I a New England schoolmarm?	STUFFED SHIRT (INFML, disapproving)someone who behaves in a very formal and old-fashioned way and thinks that they are very important HYPOCRITE someone who pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have - used to show disapproval SCHOOLMARM a woman who is considered to be old-fashioned, strict, and easily shocked
59.	They didn’t see eye to eye on things.	If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other: My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.
60.	That’s my curse.	a word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to do something bad to someone or something: He believed that someone had put a curse on the house.
61.	He behaved like a swine.	INFML someone who behaves very rudely or unpleasantly: Leave her alone, you filthy swine!
62.	a stooge	INFML someone who is used by someone else to do something unpleasant, dishonest, or illegal - used to show disapproval
63.	a physician	FML (esp. AmE) doctor
64.	What a disagreeable man I have become.	unfriendly and bad-tempered [≠ agreeable]: a rude, disagreeable woman
65.	Of course a lot of us check out without having any special convictions about death.	very strong belief or opinion: The students possess the conviction that they can make a difference to their community.
66.	I adore you.	to love someone very much and feel very proud of them: Betty adores her grandchildren.
67.	Sometimes I think I would prefer a rival of flesh and blood.	a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc [= competitor]: He finished 39 seconds ahead of his main rival. She was 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival.
68.	He’s a well-meaning fathead.	INFML a stupid person [= idiot]
69.	atrocity	an extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war
70.	He is apt to pay a visit to the nursery now and then.	to have a natural tendency to do something: Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.
71.	a cross-section of the American public	a group of people or things that is typical of a much larger group [↪ sample]: a wide cross-section of the taxpaying population
72.	wiggling my ears	to move with small movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something move like this: Henry wiggled his toes.
73.	a rooster	a male chicken
74.	a warehouse	a large building for storing large quantities of goods
75.	sheet music	music that is printed on single sheets and not fastened together inside a cover
76.	villainy	(literary) evil or criminal behaviour
77.	Every straw vote, every independent poll shows that I will be elected.	straw poll or straw vote is a vote with nonbinding results. Straw polls provide dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation… Impromptu straw polls often are taken to see if there is enough support for an idea to devote more meeting time to it, and (when not a secret ballot) for the attendees to see who is on which side of a question.
78.	My first official act will be to appoint a special district attorney to arrange for his indictment and conviction.	DISTRICT ATTORNEY a lawyer in the US who works for the government in a particular area and who is responsible for bringing people who may be criminals to court INDICTMENT (esp.AmE) an official written statement charging someone with a criminal offence
79.	I had no idea you had this flair for melodrama.	a natural ability to do something very well [= talent]: Jo has a flair for languages.
80.	You are a cheap, crooked grafter.	TO GRAFT to get money or advantages from someone by the dishonest use of influence, especially political influence
81.	Only you want love on your own terms.	conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc: Delivery is within the terms of this contract. He wanted our relationship to be only on his terms.
82.	a swell review	AmE, OLD USEvery good [= great]: You look swell!
83.	I am not that hard to see through.	to realize that someone is trying to deceive you: I saw through his excuses. I can't bluff - she'd see right through me.
84.	I’ll be the laughing stock of the music world.	someone who is a laughing stock has done something so silly that people have no respect for them: The programme has made the U.S. a laughingstock.
85.	Perhaps I can enlighten you a bit.	FML to explain something to someone : Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.
86.	He is going to listen to reason.	sensible judgment and understanding [= sense]: There's reason in what he says. They're not prepared to listen to reason (=be persuaded by someone's sensible advice). There's no way of making my father see reason (=accept advice and make a sensible decision).
87.	All these other papers panning me.	INFML to strongly criticize a film, play etc in a newspaper or on television or radio: The movie was panned by the critics.
88.	I am the one who gets the raspberries. Why don’t you leave me alone?	a rude sound that you make by putting your tongue out and blowing: She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.
89.	sedative	a drug used to make someone calm or go to sleep
90.	jigsaw puzzles	a picture cut up into many pieces that you try to fit together *JIGSAW a very complicated situation, especially one that you are trying to understand: As he explained, another piece of the jigsaw fell into place.
91.	A person could go crazy in this dump.	a place where unwanted waste is taken and left: The fire probably started in a rubbish dump. Put the rest into a sack to take to the dump. an underground nuclear waste dump
92.	I am tired of being a hostess.	a woman at a party, meal etc who has invited all the guests and provides them with food, drink etc
93.	Everglades	an area of low, wet, warm land in the US state of Florida, covering about 5000 square miles. The Everglades, which is a National Park, is famous for its special plants and animals, especially alligators.
94.	like a moth in a blue flame	an insect related to the butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights. Some moths eat holes in cloth.
95.	crated up (a statue)	A CRATE a large box made of wood or plastic that is used for carrying fruit, bottles etc
96.	He is the butler.	the main male servant of a house
97.	I have been in charge of the whole place for 11 years.	(see above)
98.	I knew how to handle him.	to deal with a person or behave towards them in a particular way, especially in order to keep them happy: Some customers are quite difficult to handle.
99.	a stove	1. a piece of kitchen equipment on which you cook food in pots and pans, and that contains an oven [= cooker British English ] a pot of soup simmering on the stove DHDFU2. a thing used for heating a room or for cooking, which works by burning wood, coal, oil, or gas: a wood-burning stove
100.	junk as well as art	old or unwanted objects that have no use or value: This cupboard's full of junk.
101.	a regular crow	a large shiny black bird with a loud cry *(regular = ordinary)

SOURCES:
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://wiki.name.com/en
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/

Pre-viewing questions:

1) What does the film devoted to Mr. Kane is trying to depict/reflect? Why is Charles Kane compared to Kubla Khan from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem?

2) What do we learn about Charlie’s family?

3) Why did Kane’s ex-wives refused to talk about him?

4) Who was Mr. Bernstein? Who was Mr. Leland? What was their role in Kane’s life?

5) Why did Charles Kane take over the Inquirer? What did he change in the way the newspaper was run?

6) What was his marriage to Emily like? Why did they separate?

7) Why wasn’t he elected President? Do you think he would have made a good president?

8) Why did Charles marry Susan? Why did he want her to sing?

9) Why did Susan leave Charles? Did it make him an unhappy man?

10) What was his “palace” like? Why did Charles Kane collect all those things?

11) Did Kane live a good life? What did he “teach” the people who were with him?

12) What is “a rosebud”?

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