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Please be so kind to answer some questions which will help develop this course. Be frank, you answers will in no way influence you final mark))) (I swear)
1. What did you  like about the course?
2. What did you dislike?
3. Which task (tasks) was the most difficult? Why?
4. Which task was the easiest?
5. Any  further comment

Shakeapeare In Love - a seven - Oscar movie

today we'll read, watch and discuss
shakespeare in love - wikipedia - read the entry with all the links. Be ready to discuss the fact and fiction behind the movie
shakespeare in love - facebook - let's discuss what we can see in the shots
shakespeare in love - official website - let's watch some clipsand discuss.

Homework: watch the movie in vk. Write an opinion essay (watch the guidelines for the extreme sports essay).
 Topic: It is more important to do your duty than to follow your dream. Do you agree?

Today we set on our last project in this course. This time it is devoted to music. All of you like some kind of it and your musical tastes can be pretty different. But have you ever thought of music as something based on universal principles which can be traced in any style, from ancient religious hymns ans classical pieces to blues and rock? Today I offer you this fantastic educational video to watch and do some tasks. Actually, it's a series of videos, but in class we'll watch part 1 - Melody  - which consists of 5 parts. On each part you'll have a task to comment on musical terms and answer some questions.

This is where the video is - how music works You can navigate between the parts using playlist at the bottom of the screen.

Now, the tasks. Post your answers on your blog

Part 1

• In which way melody is like a language?
• What is pentatonic? Why is it important? Comment in as many details as you can.
•  make sure you understand what "notes" and "scale" are in music. What are the names of notes in English? (they are different then in Russian, so look this up, it's important for understanding the video)
•  In the video, the notes in the scale are compared to runs in a ladder  How many notes are there in Western scale? Is the number of notes the same in any culture?
• define and translate the term"pitch"

Part 2

• define and translate the terms "interval", "semitone", "whole tone"
• what's the essence of the experiment the presenter conducts? what does this experiment prove?
• look up the words "pattern", "archetype" , "template"
• why does the presenter compare music composing to story-telling?
• define and translate the term "mode"
• where do the names of modes come? How does the Aeolian mode sound like?
• define and translate the terms " to sharpen the note"" to flatten the note". What two very different groups of musicians were famous for doing so?
• what is a 'blue note"?

Part 3

• define and translate the term "diatonic", "minor", "major"
•  What is the difference between the new minor/major scales and the old modes? Why are they progressive in comparison with their predecessors?

Part 4

• how is a bigger musical piece (like Mendelssohn's Concerto) structured?
• what is special about composers like  Mahler and Vaughan  Williams?

Part 5

• what is special about Sting's We Work The Black Seam?
• name the ingredients of modern American music (which dominates the world, by the way)

Homework

Unite into groups of 2 or 3. Choose  a further part of the video - Rhythm, Harmony, orBass. Watch it at home - each consists of 5 parts as well - and prepare a list of questions for others to answer. Next time you'll watch another video and answer the questions prepared by your classmates. Hope this will be an exciting journey!

You are going to watch a film about one of the most famous museums in the world, Madam Tussaud’s.

·                    Do you know anything about Madam Tussaud’s? Brainstorm in groups, exchange ideas with other groups.

·                    What would you like to learn about Madam Tussaud’s? Make a list of questions.

Episode 1. Introduction

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1.                      How many overseas visitors come to London each year?

2.                    How many people visit Madam Tussaud’s each year?

Episode 2. History

Make sure you understand the following vocabulary:

celebrity, in wax, wax modeling, to capture smb’s personality, art tutor, opulent world of royalty

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1.       How old was Madam Tussaud when she has made the figure of herself?

2.     Who was Dr. Philip Curtius? What Madam Tussaud’s relation to him?

3.     How old is the oldest model in Madam Tussaud’s?

4.     How old was Marie when she started wax modeling? Who was her first model?

5.     Who were the first royal family portrayed for the museum?

6.     Why were famous and noble people portrayed in wax?

Episode 3. A sneaky peep behind the scenes.

Make sure you understand the following vocabulary:

Notorious, sittings, to take measurements, in clay, a thorough understanding of anatomy, a mould, to pour, replica, to donate

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1. What was the most amazing thing about the sumo fighter?
2. What do the vertical lines in the photographer’s drawing mean?
3. What is special about the jacket Annabel put on?
4. How does the museum get clothes for the models?
5. Did Michael Jackson like his replica?

Watch the episode again and make notes about how they make wax models.

Episode 4. Roaming around

Do you know who Jack the Ripper was?

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1. What kind of figures is exhibited in the Grand Hall?
2. What was Marie’s job during the French revolution?
3. What is the name of the scariest part of the exhibition?

Episode 5. Moving to England.

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1.       How long was Madam Tassaud touring the British Isles?

2.     When did she settle in the UK?

3.     When did the museum move to its present residence?

4.     What happened to the exhibition in 1925?

Episode 6. Designing the settings.

Make sure you understand the following vocabulary:

Scale drawings, 1 to 25 scale, 3 dimension

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1. Why is one part of the exhibition organized as a garden party?
2. How do they usually create the settings of the exhibition? Try to catch the stages

Episode 7. Glimpses of the future.

Watch the episode and answer the following questions:

1.       What is the name of the first animatronic display in Madam Tussaud’s?

2.     What moving figures can you see there?

The James Cameron Task

James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. You will hear his personal talk, where he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."

Listen to James Cameron's talk. You can switch on subtitles if you wish.

 As you listen, focus on the following questions:

• What kind of child was little James Cameron? Do you think he was a popular boy at school? Do you think you would like to have such a friend then you were at school?
• How did the time Cameron grew in (the 60s) shape his personality? How does your time influence you as a person?
• Two activities were very important for young Cameron - drawing and diving. Can you explain why? What are the important activities in your life?
• Have you seen the Abyss? Terminator 2? Which computer graphics did Cameron introduce there? What is your impression of such special effects? Watch the Abyss trailer below

• Listen to what James Cameron says about making Avatar and Titanic.What impression do you get - what does he like more: to imagine or to explore? What do you like better of the two?
• What lessons has Cameron learned? Do you agree with his conclusions?

Don't forget to publish your answers on your blog!!!

Hello everyone
How do you feel about arts?
 Today we'll do a webquest where you will:
1. Visit an American museum and choose an object that attracts you most. You will create a profile for this object on your blog and write a comment (up to 250 words) about what attracted you to this particular object. Include these details (form theOutcomes book):

• what's happening in the painting
• what impressions/ feelings your have about it
• information about the painter\ people in the picture (should be revelant to the picture? like in the listening we did the last class)
•  your additional comments ( sadly, interestingly, actually)

2. You will become an online artist with the help of amazing software! (you can witness my humble masterpiece above - looks great for the poor artist I am:)) You will create a work of art and save it to your blog. Afterwards, you'll explain to the others the message behind your piece of art.
Now go to the Arts Exploration link and follow the instructions there.Good luck!

Homework: complete your masterpiece and message, afterwards, visit your classmates blogs and comment on their work (both the object they've chosen in a museum and the object they've created themselves

Today we'll try being writers. We'll write short stories.
First, watch this movie and do the task in your books

Second, study handout 1 - Short Story Writing Tip

Finally, below are some ideas for you to use for your sort story. Use handout 2 for brainstirming.

Your homework will be to complete the story at home and publish it on your blog

Forty-Four Short Story Ideas

Here are lots of short story ideas that you can use as writing prompts.

Any of these ideas can be used either humorously or dramatically... or you can try both. Have fun!

• A babysitter is snooping around her employer's house and finds a disturbing photograph...
• At a Chinese restaurant, your character opens his fortune cookie and reads the following message: "Your life is in danger. Say nothing to anyone. You must leave the city immediately and never return. Repeat: say nothing."...
• Your character's boss invites her and her husband to dinner. Your character wants to make a good impression, but her husband has a tendency to drink too much and say exactly what's on his mind...
• It's your character's first day at a new school. He or she wants to get a fresh start, develop a new identity. But in his or her homeroom, your character encounters a kid he or she knows from summer camp...
• Your character has to tell his parents that he's getting a divorce. He knows his parents will take his wife's side, and he is right...
• At the airport, a stranger offers your character money to carry a mysterious package onto the plane. The stranger assures your character that it's nothing illegal and points out that it has already been through the security check. Your character has serious doubts, but needs the money, and therefore agrees...
• Your character suspects her husband is having an affair and decides to spy on him. What she discovers is not what she was expecting...
• A man elbows your character in a crowd. After he is gone, she discovers her cell phone is too. She calls her own number, and the man answers. She explains that the cell phone has personal information on it and asks the man to send it back to her. He hangs up. Instead of going to the police, your character decides to take matters into her own hands...
• After your character loses his job, he is home during the day. That's how he discovers that his teenage son has a small marijuana plantation behind the garage. Your character confronts his son, who, instead of acting repentant, explains to your character exactly how much money he is making from the marijuana and tries to persuade your character to join in the business...
• At a garage sale, your character buys an antique urn which she thinks will look nice decorating her bookcase. But when she gets home, she realizes there are someone's ashes in it....
• Even more short story ideas
• Your character starts receiving flowers and anonymous gifts. She doesn't know who is sending them. Her husband is suspicious, and the gifts begin to get stranger....
• A missionary visits your character's house and attempts to convert her to his religion. Your character is trying to get rid of him just as storm warning sirens go off. Your character feels she can't send the missionary out into the storm, so she lets him come down into her basement with her. This is going to be a long storm....
• Your character is caught shoplifting. The shop owner says that she won't call the police in exchange for a personal favor....
• Your character is visiting his parents over a holiday. He is returning some books to the library for his mother and is startled to notice that the librarian looks exactly like him, only about thirty years older. He immediately begins to suspect that his mother had an affair at one time and the librarian is his real father...
• Your character picks up a hitch-hiker on her way home from work. The hitch-hiker tries to persuade your character to leave everything and drive her across the country...
• Your character has to sell the house where she grew up. A potential buyer comes to look at it and begins to talk about all of the changes she would make to the place. This upsets your character, who decides she wants to find a buyer who will leave everything the way it has always been....
• A bat gets in the house. Your character's husband becomes hysterical, frightened that it might be rabid. In his panic, he ends up shutting the bat in a room with your character while he calls an exterminator from a safe place in the house. His behavior makes your character see her husband in a new way....
• Your character changes jobs in order to have more time with his family. But his family doesn't seem interested in having him around...
• Your character develops the idea that she can hear the voices of the dead on a certain radio channel. She decides to take advantage of this channel to find answers to some questions that are bothering her about her dead parents....
• Your character's dream is to be a professional dancer. At a party, she mentions this dream to a stranger, who says that he has contacts in the dance world and gets her an audition for a prestigious dance troupe. One problem: your character doesn't know how to dance. Your character decides to accept the audition anyway and look for a solution....
• Your character thinks her boss is looking for an excuse to fire her. She decides to fight back....
• Your character goes out for dinner on a date and becomes attracted to the waiter or waitress....
• Your character notices that a stranger is following her. She pretends not to notice. The stranger follows her home and watches her go inside. Then when he leaves, your character turns the tables and starts to follow him....
• A child moves into a new house and finds out that the other kids in town think it's haunted. She begins to invent ghost stories to tell at school in order to get attention. But the more stories she tells, the more frightened she becomes of the house...
• Your elderly character escapes from the retirement home where his or her children have placed him or her....
• Your character gets cosmetic surgery in an attempt to make her boyfriend love her more. But then she worries he only loves her for her looks....
• Your character is a writer. But his new neighbors are so noisy that he can neither work nor sleep. He decides to take action....
• Your character's mother-in-law comes to visit for a week, and your character suspects she is trying to poison him. He shares his suspicion with his wife, who says he's always hated her mother but this accusation is going too far. Meanwhile, your character has stomach cramps, and his mother-in-law is downstairs making breakfast again....
• It's a freezing cold night. Your character finds a homeless family on his doorstep and invites them into his home to sleep. But in the morning, the family doesn't leave....
• Your character has recently married a man with two teenage children. The children resent her, and she tries to avoid them altogether. Then her new husband (their father) disappears suddenly, leaving only a short good-bye note....