Confessions

of a shopaholic

I)Pre-watchingactivity

a)Have a look at the title of thismovie:

  • Shopaholic: canyoufind the stem of the word?

It iscomposed of the stem: ____ plus the suffix (ending)-______,whichisusedwhensomebodyis ______to something.

Whenyou’re an alcoholic, you’re ______to ______.

Whenyou’re a workaholic, you’re ______to ____.

  • Confessions: Circle the wordswhich correspond to confession.

Privatepublicsecrettell shameful

Hideto admitforgivenesswithpride

Now, withthesewords, try and write a definition if the word confession.

A confession iswhenyou… ______

II)Watch part 1 (until 0:50) and circle the wordsyoucanhear:

Real prices big pricesfreak pricesmom prices

sparklingbrowndarkLasted3 months For ever 3 weeks

Now write down the words you circled into the correct columns

The little girl / The other girls

 Why are the other girls laughing at the end?

______

III)Watch part 2( until 1:24)

Listen carefully and circle the words you hear:

Witchesprincessesfrogfairiesnightmare magic dreamy foggy blurred wanted

What is the lexical field used here? All these words refer to the

theme of ______.

What visual elements are also part of this theme?

______What musical element is part of this theme?

______

What is the little girl’s wish at the end?

______

How does the little girl look?

______

IV)Watch part 3 ( until 1:50) and fill in the ID card of Rebecca.

V)Watch part 4 ( until2:43) and unjumble the words!

She compares ___ ( NME) and ______( SROTES).

  • A man willnever love you or _____ ( RATET) you as well as a store.
  • If a man doesn’t ___ ( ITF), youcan’t ______( GAXCEHNE) himsevendayslater for a ______( SUREOGRGO) Cashmere sweater.
  • A store always ______( LMSELS) good.
  • A store can ______( KWANAE) a lust for thingsyouneverevenknewyou ______( EEEDDN).

VI)Watch part 5 ( until 2:51).

VII)What about you? Are you a shopaholic? How often do you go shopping? Wouldyou stop shopping for a year?