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01
EMILY
IN
PARIS
EMILY IN PARIS
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PRE-WATCHING
1. MATCH THE WORDS/PHRASES ON THE LEFT TO THEIR DEFINITIONS ON THE RIGHT.

good effort to be expecting a baby

step on your toes the floor at street level
step in one’s shoes accept an unpleasant situation or person
weird a word or phrase that you use to show that you love someone
get pregnant when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy
Fake it till you make it. strange, unusual
change one’s mind a person from the country who is considered to be stupid
ground floor not accidentally
obesity unkind
term of endearment change a decision or an opinion
the hick do something that upsets or offends someone
enhance social media engagement have a clear meaning and be easy to understand
pharmaceuticals something that has been done well
for a reason continue the work that somebody else has started
make sense medicine
put up with something increase the number of followers, comments, likes on social nets
mean pretend to have some qualities until you acquire them

WHILE-WATCHING

2. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS.

1. Emily went to Paris instead of her boss.

2 The fifth floor in America is the same as the fifth floor in France.
3. Emily’s going to help the French firm with social media.
4. Emily feels very welcome at her new job.
5. Patricia is in charge of the sales department.
6. Emily can leave France until the end of the contract.
7. The office in Paris opens at 9:30.
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WHILE-WATCHING

3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. Why was Madeline supposed to move to Paris? Why couldn’t she go to Paris?
2. Where is Emily staying in Paris? What kind of place is it?
3. How do they meet Emily at the Paris office? Does she feel welcome?
4. What is Emily's responsible for in the French office?
5. What happened on her second day in the office? What happened at lunch?
6. Who is Mandy? What does say about herself? What does she think about French people?
7. What nickname did Emily’s colleagues give her? What does it mean?
8. What does her colleague Luc say about the difference between the French and American
mentality?

4. WHO SAID IT? WHY? WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?.

I don't want to step on your toes.

You're not. You're stepping into my shoes.

Fake it till you make it.

You lost me at bonjour.

Chinese are mean behind your back.

French people are mean to your face.

You live to work. We work to live.

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POST-WATCHING

5.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VOCABULARY IN THE BOX.

PREGNANT PUT REASON SHOES MIND

EFFORT TOES MEAN SENSE WEIRD OBESITY

1. It was ________ of him not to invite her. She was very upset.
2. I thought she was too old to get ________.
3. She stepped into her father’s ________ when he retired.
4. I don’t want to step on anybody’s________so I’ll keep quiet
5. Does that smell ________ to you?
6. They made a good ________ to solve the problem.
7. My number is on the card if you need me for anything, and in case you change your ________.
8. True, we are in the midst of an ________epidemic.
9. With all due respect, I have been sent here for a ________.
10. It makes ________ to save money while you can.
11. It’s a disaster. How long do we have to ________ up with this?

6. DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS.

1. What problems might a person face when they go to work/live in a foreign country?
2. What stereotypes about French people do you know?
3. What cliches related to Americans do you know?
4. ·What do you think about the way the French colleagues treat Emily?
Would you put up with such kind of treatment?
5. Do you think one has to step on some people's toes to get ahead in life?
6. Do you believe in the 'fake it till you make it' approach?
Have you ever tried it?
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LINKS

THE FOLLOWING SOURCES WERE USED WHILE CREATING THE WORKBOOK.

1. www.ldoceonline.com
2. www.dictionary.cambridge.org
3. www.macmillandictionary.com
4. www.collinsdictionary.com
5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
6. www.merriam-webster.com
7. www.wikipedia.org
8. https://blackgirlnerds.com/emily-in-paris-season-1-episode-9-an-american-auction-in-paris-recap/
9. https://readysteadycut.com/2020/10/02/recap-emily-in-paris-season-1-episode-9-netflix-series/