Before Listening to the Song

• Who is the author of the song? Who made if famous? Do you know the names of men on the photos? How are they related to the song?
• When was it made?
• In which films have you come across this song?

    Before Reading

• Give the gist to Unit 1 using the words given below:

New Year resolution, to waste money on, to behave sluttishly around the house, to rage out of control, to fall for, misogynist, freeloader, pervert, to be poised and cool ice-queen, to have crushes on, to оbsess about, Miss Moneypenny, to sulk about, to develop inner poise and authority and sense of self, woman of substance, to save up money, to give proportion of earnings to charity.

• What do you think will happen to Bridget next?
• Do you believe Bridget will manage to stick to her New Year Resolutions?

Before Reading

• What do you think New Year resolution is?
• Do you make New Year resolutions? Do you stick to them?
• Is it helpful to make any New Year resolutions?    

BEFORE VIEWING

• Give the gist of the 3d episode using the following words:

what 99 people out of one 100 would say, to employ a little grey sense, shifty eyes, to get hands on smb, fancy, to leave smb in a soup, to bail smb out, I couldn’t sleep a wink, to be done to death, Good heavens!

• What do you think the whole story will end with?

BEFORE VIEWING

• Give the gist of the 2nd episode using the following words:

title, there’s no room for bargaining, to be experienced in these matters, to be off, to kick smb from the stairs, to burgle smb’s house, to wipe one’s feet, to live in, naturally, wires, to put on the lights.

• What do you think will happen in the third episode?

 BEFORE VIEWING

• Give the gist of the 1st episode.
• What do you think will happen in the second episode?

   BEFORE VIEWING

• Who is the author of the stories about Hercule Poirot?
• What do you know about the author of the story?

BEFORE LISTENING TO THE SONG ACTIVITIES

BEFORE LISTENING TO THE SONG ACTIVITIES

PART 1. Before viewing

Look through the words that you will come across when watching the documentary, see if you know them.