III. Before watching the next sequence, think what you would do if you were Headmaster Trask.

• (Sound off) Is the headmaster bargaining, blackmailing, threatening, soft-
soaping the students?

• (Sound on) What did he offer to Charlie Simms? Write down the headmasters
arguments.

• (Sound off) What's going on in this episode?

• (Sound on) What are the students going to do?

Home assignments:

1. Sort out the following adjectives describing personal qualities into two groups:

strengths and weaknesses (the list is open!):

Arrogant, opportunistic, confident, humorous, frivolous, enterprising, ruthless, ambitious, controlling, controlled, helpful, bullying, forceful, combative, wishy-washy, competitive, obsessive, caring (an antonym?), open to change, nosy, indecisive, tolerant, tunnel-visioned, prudent, interfering, supportive, generous, responsible (its antonym is …....?).

2. Get ready for a vocabulary test.

3. Write: a) the evaluation of that incident ("stunt") in terms of your moral values; b) your prediction of how the events will go (150 words).

4. Find out and report about: – the Boy Scouts;

– the Waldorf-Astoria (in New York);

– American holidays.

SCENT OF A WOMAN (Guide 2)

1. VOCABULARY:

alumnus, custody, behalf, invest, negotiate, proclaim, execute, trammel, substantiate, jeopardize, vague, dire, intact, stake, snitch, oath.

2. Make sure you know the meaning of the following words and expressions:
ashrams, a sham, a prosthesis, a bough, probation, integrity, ballpark, to sell smb. out, to label.

3. Before watching the final scene, try to predict what is going to happen in this episode. What can Mr.Trask say in his speech?

WHILE-WATCHING:

I. Watch the first part and answer the following questions:

1. What's going on?

2. Who are the people in the room?

3. What is Mr. Trask trying to achieve?

4. What does he appeal to and what is his strategy?

5. What did Mr. Willis do?

II. Look through the script and comment on the meaning of the underlined phrases.

III. Analyze the linguistic means used by Col. Slade in his speech. Pay special attention to the following:

Who is (are) the addressee(s) of his speech?

Does he use appeals in his speech?

Why would he swear so much?

What are the phonetic peculiarities of his speech?

IV. Give a short summary of the Colonel's address.

HOME ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Get ready for a vocabulary test.

2. Write Ch. Simms’ diary.

3. Read the two reviews of the film. Which one appeals more to you?

SCENT OF A WOMAN (Guide 3)

I. Fill in the missing words

— I called an... meeting of this institution because the incident that.... this Tuesday last describes an issue that concerns all of us. This is not an isolated case of...., it is a symptom of the sickness of a society, a sickness which counter to the principles this school was founded on, a school, among whose graduates two have sat behind the desk in the.... office in the White House. Baird men have.... state departments and investment houses,.... department stores and coached football teams. Our alumni receive the bulletins in ashrams in India and in palaces in Jordan. We are, in fact, known around the world as the cradle of this country's…... But today we are bleeding... disrespect for our values and standards, a disrespect for the Baird tradition. And, as the custodians of that tradition, we are here to protect each other from those who.... it.

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