Learn English with Notting Hill

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ publicize v. - do interviews and press to promote something (like a movie)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ abide v. - follow (rules)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commitments n. - tasks or jobs that one has promised to do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ release v. - put (a movie, a book, a song) into the public so that people can see it
• ☐ ☐ ☐ round (things) up phv. - finish (things)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (a year) off phv. - take a break (for a year)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a leading lady n. - the main female star in a movie or TV show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ graphic adj. - overly sexual or violent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ circumstances n. - facts connected to an event or action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be assured v. - be told, be promised
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a daft prick exp. - a foolish idiot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ absolutely delighted exp. - very happy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ indefinitely adv. - no limit on time

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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William Thacker	Anna Scott

• William is the owner of a travel bookshop. Anna is a famous actress.
• William and Anna have dated and broken up.
• Anna recently came to William's bookshop and asked to date him again, but William rejected her.
• William once pretended to be a reporter from a magazine called Horse & Hound so that he could meet Anna.

1. Anna will not be making any more commitments for the next year.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Anna's manager confirms that the film will be released in America around Christmas.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Anna says that she plans to leave the U.K. tonight.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Anna doesn't believe the rumors about Jeff and his present leading lady.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Anna says that she and the young English guy from the photos are no longer friends.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Anna states she still would reconsider a relationship with (William) Thacker if he apologized.
   True
   False
   
   
7. William calls Anna a daft prick.
   True
   False
   
   
8. After talking to William, Anna says she will stay in the U.K. for another week.
   True
   False
   
   

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Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

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( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

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( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

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( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

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Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

William / walk / ballroom / where / Anna / hold / press / conference

William walks into [the/a] ballroom where Anna is holding a press conference.

Anna / film / will / release / America / towards / end / autumn / and / U.K. / around / Christmas

Anna's film will be released in America towards the end of (the) autumn and in the U.K. around Christmas (time).

Anna / plan / leave / U.K. / tonight

Anna [plans/is planning] to leave the U.K. tonight.

Anna / deny / decision / take / year / off / have / anything / do / rumor / Jeff

Anna denies (that) her decision to take a year off has anything to do with the rumors about Jeff.

although / Anna / can / not / confirm / rumor / Jeff / she / do / say / rumor / him / tend / true

Although Anna can't confirm the rumors about Jeff, she does say (that) rumors about him tend to be true.

reporter / ask / her / young / English / man / she / photograph / with

A reporter asks her about the young English man (that/whom) she was photographed with.

she / claim / they / just / friend

She claims (that) they are just friends.

then / William / ask / Anna / she / would / change / mind / if / he / get / knee / and / beg / her / reconsider

Then William asks Anna [if/whether] she would change her mind if he got (down) on his knee(s) and begged her to reconsider.

she / confirm / she / would

She confirms (that) she would.

when / ask / how / long / she / intend / stay / U.K. / she / answer / indefinite

When (she is) asked how long she intends to stay in the U.K., she answers, "Indefinitely."

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No, it absolutely does not mean that.

She'll be abiding by all her present commitments. She just won't be making any more for the next year.

At the moment, the plan is to release in America towards the end of the autumn, and over here round Christmas or early in the new year.

Is your decision to take a year off anything to do with the rumors about Jeff and his present leading lady?

I will say, from my experience, rumors about Jeff do tend to be true.

The last time you were here, there were some fairly graphic photographs taken of you with a young English guy. So, what happened there?

He was just a friend. We're still friends, I think.

Are there any circumstances in which the two of you might be more than just good friends?

I hoped there would be, but no, I'm assured there aren't.

I was just wondering whether if it turned out this person realized he'd been a daft prick and got down on his knees and begged you to reconsider, whether you would, in fact, then reconsider?

Yes, I believe I would.

Right. Uh, Dominic, if you'd like to ask your question again?

Anna, how long are you intending to stay here in Britain?

1. They ask Anna many personal questions during the press conference for her film. Do you think this is fair or unfair?
2. William calls himself a "daft prick." Why? Do you agree?
3. Do you usually believe the rumors that you hear about public figures? Can you think of any famous rumors about celebrities that turned out to be untrue?
4. How do Anna and William change during the movie (from the beginning to the end of the movie)? Who changed more?
5. What do you think will happen to Anna and William after the movie ends?
6. The maker of this website believes that Anna is a horrible person and character, and that the only reason this movie was so popular is that Julia Roberts, the actress, has so much charisma that she was able to make the character likeable. Do you agree?
7. Can you think of any similar examples from other movies or TV shows? (i.e. unlikeable characters that are still likeable because of the actor playing the role)