00:00 21:46 Until 4 weeks to Christmas

Before you watch

Nativity play a play which tells the story of the birth of Jesus, usually performed at Christmas. Stag night a party thrown for the groom before he is married, to which only male friends are invited

While you watch

Complete the gaps with the names of the characters: ________________ knows the old version of the song better. ________________'s wife has just died. ________________ 's daughter has been given a part in the Nativity play. ________________ is usually called Jack. ________________ had an uncle whose name was Terence. ________________ is not married. ________________ has just started his/her job. ________________ had an unpleasant surprise on his stag night. ________________ wants to take out his mother for her birthday. ________________ cooked for the wedding. ________________wants go to America because he would get a girlfriend there instantly. ________________thought Mark was in love with the groom. ________________ and ________________ don't like the music at the wedding. ________________ is in love with the chief designer and all her co-workers know about it. ________________ thinks that the new single is the worst record he's heard this century.
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Language focus
Complete the dialogues with the pairs of words below. Do you remember who said these lines in the film? household - running popped - house blunt - might addict - price date pretty a drink - drop mind rotten primarily - game

You sure you don't __________ me going without you? No, really. I'm just feeling so __________.

Would you like to meet your ____________ staff? Yes, I would like that very much indeed. Anything to put off actually ________ the country.

Oh, I just __________ over to borrow some old CDs. The lady of the __________ let you in, did she? And I am __________ attractive to girls, you know, who are cooler, __________ for a laugh. Like American girls. Some of her requests, for instance, that I should bring Claudia Schiffer as my _________ to the funeral, I was confident she expected me to ignore. But others she was _________ damn clear about. I just thought I'd ask the _______ question in case it was the right one and you needed someone to talk to about it and no one had ever asked you so you never been able to talk about it even though you _______ have wanted to. Invite him out for ________, then after about 20 minutes, casually ________ in to the conversation the fact that you'd like to marry him and have lots of sex and babies. But wouldn't it be great if number one this Christmas wasn't some smug teenager but an old ex-heroin ________ searching for a comeback at any ________?

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ANSWERS Billy (rock star) Daniel Karen John David (PM) David Natalie / David Peter Jamie (author) Nancy Colin there instantly. Sarah Sarah and Mark knows the old version of the song better. 's wife has just died. 's daughter has been given a part in the Nativity play. is usually called Jack. had an uncle whose name was Terence. is not married. has just started his/her job. had an unpleasant surprise on his stag night. wants to take out his mother for her birthday. cooked for the wedding. wants go to America because he would get a girlfriend thought Mark was in love with the groom. don't like the music at the wedding.

Sarah is in love with the chief designer and all her coworkers know about it. Radio DJ thinks that the new single is the worst record he's heard this century.

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household - running popped - house blunt - might addict - price

date pretty a drink - drop mind rotten primarily - game

You sure you don't mind me going without you? No, really. I'm just feeling so rotten

Would you like to meet your household staff? Yes, I would like that very much indeed. Anything to put off actually running the country.

Oh, I just popped over to borrow some old CDs. The lady of the house let you in, did she? And I am primarily attractive to girls, you know, who are cooler, game for a laugh. Like American girls. Some of her requests, for instance, that I should bring Claudia Schiffer as my date to the funeral, I was confident she expected me to ignore. But others she was pretty damn clear about. I just thought I'd ask the blunt question in case it was the right one and you needed someone to talk to about it and no one had ever asked you so you never been able to talk about it even though you might have wanted to. Invite him out for a drink then after about 20 minutes, casually drop in to the conversation the fact that you'd like to marry him and have lots of sex and babies. But wouldn't it be great if number one this Christmas wasn't some smug teenager but an old ex-heroin addict searching for a comeback at any price?

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Love Actually
Characters in focus:

Natalie

David
Before you watch
What is the relationship between the UK and USA often described as the special relationship?

While you watch

True or False? David initially didnt want to take a tough line with the US The PMs sister lives in the same area of London as Natalie. Natalie is married. Natalie lives with her parents. Her boyfriend left her because she is getting fat.

After you watch

How can you describe the British Prime Minister and the American President? Do they bear any resemblance to the real-life leaders of the two countries? Which ones?

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Love Actually
Characters in focus:

Mark
Before you watch
What do we know about the characters? What has happened to them up to now?

Jamie

While you watch

What did Peter asked Mark? What favour did Juliet ask for? How did Mark react to Juliets request?

Does Jamie usually stay in France alone? Where is Aurelia from? What do Jamie and Aurelia have in common according to the landlady?

After you watch

How do you think the relationship between Jamie and Aurelia will develop? Why do you think Mark is not "very nice" to Juliet?
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Love Actually
Characters in focus:

Harry

Karen
Before you watch
How are Harry and Karen related to other characters in the film? What has happened to them up to now?

Before you watch

Misletoe is a Christmas decoration. According to the tradition, any two people who meet under the hanging mistletoe at Christmas are supposed to kiss.

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1960s

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While you watch

1. What did Harry ask Mia to organise? 2. What venue did Mia propose? 3. Why did Harry want to thank Joni Mitchell? 4. Why did Karen mention Pavarotti?

After you watch

Do you think Karen overreacted when she got the present? Do Harry's actions constitute cheating in your eyes? Why do you think Karen didn't confront him about it? Do you think Mia is genuinely attracted to him or is she just playing Harry for her own amusement (and the necklace)?

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Love Actually
Characters in focus:

Daniel and Sam

Before you watch
Complete the gaps with the following words and phrases. Then check if you were right as you watch:

Goodness for all I know

thing I mean

waste the problem is

listen get a grip

Daniel: He now spends all the time in his room. I mean, he'll be up there now. Karen: Theres nothing unusual about that. My horrid son...

Daniel: Bernard? Karen: Bernard. Stays in his room all the time. Thank __________.

Daniel: No, but Karen, this is all the time. I'm afraid that there's something really wrong, you know? _________, clearly it's about his mum, but Christ, he might be injecting heroin into his eyeballs ____________. Karen: At the age of eleven?

Daniel: Well, maybe not his eyeballs, then. Maybe just his veins. _____________ his mum always used to talk to him, you know, and... I don't know, this whole stepfather _______ seems suddenly to somehow matter like it never did before. Karen: ________, it was always going to be a totally shit time. Just be patient. And maybe check the room for needles.

Daniel: And then when he sometimes does come out, it's obvious he's been crying. It was such a ______________. And if it's now going to ruin Sam's life as well... I just don't know. Karen: ____________. People hate sissies. No one's ever gonna shag you if you cry all the time.

Daniel: Yeah. Absolutely. Helpful.

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While you watch

1. Who is the cause of Sam's troubles? 2. How does (s)he feel about Sam? 3. What terrible news did Sam have? 4. What do Sam's love interest and his late mother have in common? 5. What's the plan Sam came up with? 6. What is the "tiny little hiccup" in his plan?

Billy, the rock-n-roll legend

While you watch
1. What present did Billy offer on the TV show? 2. What important message for children did Billy have? 3. What promise did Billy make on Parkinson's show? 4. What plans for Christmas does Billy have?

Image sources: www.fanpop.com www.universalstudiosentertainment.com

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87:56 end Christmas Eve

Love Actually
Who says what?

Who says the following lines in the scenes youve just seen? In what context were they said? (Bad language alert!) When I hang up, I'll be flooded by invitations to a large number of glamorous parties Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Give them a quid and tell them to bugger off. Well, I was there for a minute or two and then I had an epiphany. Come on, let's get pissed and watch porn. It was a very odd moment and I feel like a prize idiot. You're not who I think you are, are you? The last thing anyone wants is some sleazy politician stealing the kids' thunder. I always tell your secretarys secretarys secretary these things are going on - but it never occurred to me you'd actually turn up Watch he keeps his hands off you. 20 years ago, you'd have been his type. Tell me, if you were in my position, what would you do? Let's go get the shit kicked out of us by love.

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