"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things."

Flora Lewis

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - COMEDY-DRAMA FILM 2006

 The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. This screen adaptation stars Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a college graduate who goes to New York City and lands a job as a co-assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep. Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci co-star, as co-assistant Emily Charlton, and Art Director Nigel, respectively.

 

VOCABULARY TO THE FILM RELATED TO "WORK"

 

- HR (Human Resources) - відділ по роботі з персоналом
- editor in chief - головний редактор
- dream job - ідеальна робота
- to sack smb - звільняти когось
- to be totally wrong for the job - абсолютно не підходити для цієї роботи
- to be hopeless for this job - бути безнадійним, непригожим для цієї роботи 
- to hire smb - наймати (брати) когось на роботу
- my job sucks - мені набридла моя робота, мене нудить від моєї роботи
- countless jobs - незліченні обов'язки, багато обов'язків
- work ethic - ставлення до роботи, робоча етика, робоча дисципліна

 

 

BEFORE WATCHING ACTIVITIES

LISTENING TO THE SONG "SUDDENLY I SEE"

(To listen to the song  "Suddenly I See" click here)

1. Look through the song 'Suddenly I see' and say how you understand the phrases given in bold.

2. Who is that 'beautiful girl'? What is she like? What influence does she have on people?

3. Do people undestand why being beautiful and stylish means so much to them?

4. What kind of power(s) can this 'beautiful girl' give us? How can come?

5. How does this 'beautiful girl' make people feel calm? 

THE SONG "SUDDENLY I SEE" (THE LYRICS)

Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl

And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

I feel like walking the world
Like walking the world
You can hear she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl

She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember
What you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on her word

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

And she's taller than most
And she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from the page of a magazine
She makes me feel like I could be a tower
A big strong tower
The power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah? (suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me? (suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

 

AFTER VIEWING ACTIVITIES

FOCUS ON TRANSLATION

Translate the text from English into your mother tongue taking into consideration the context from the film.
1. All accessories is merely a piece of iconography used to express individual identity.
2. Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some the greatest artists: Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta? And what they did, what they created was greater than art, because you live your life in it. This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beacon of hope for people.

3.
- So, you don't read Runway?
- No
- Before today, you'd never heard of me?
- No

4.

- Oh, never mind.
- Okay. You think my clothes are hidious. I get it. But you know, I am not going to be in fashion forever, so I don't see the point of changing myself just because I have this job.
- Yes, that's true. That what this multi-million-dollar industry is all about, anyway, isn't it? Inner beauty.

5.
- You look so thin!
- Do I?
- Yeah.
- It's for Paris. I'm on this new diet. It's very effective. I don't eat anything. And then, when I feel like I'm about to faint I eat a cube of cheese.
- It definitely works.
- I know. I'm just one stomach the way from the goal weight.

6.
- I don't think I'm like that. I couldn't do something like that to people.
- You already did...To Emily.

 

 

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