LOVE ACTUALLY

Director: Richard Curtis; starring: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson. Uniersal
!ictures, "##$
Synopsis: Its Christmas time in London, and unusual things are going on around. Some
people are falling in love, then breaking up and some others are just desperately lonely and still
looking for that someone special. This is a story about people !ho follo! their hearts and
sho! love or anger. If you look carefully "Love #ctually" is all around in this movie.
Before you watch:
$ Christmas is said to be the time %to give and receive love&. Can you think of
different !ays in !hich love is demonstrated at Christmas'
PART 1: Buying Jewellery Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o!yc"s#R$$
1% &ho says what?
a( Right, listen. %ou keep &oursel' occupied (hile ) do the *oring stu'' 'or our mothers.
b( +oel&, (ould &ou like it gi't(rapped,
c( Could (e *e -uite -uick, please,
d( Read& in the 'lashiest o' 'lashes
e( Are &ou gonna dip it in &ogurt, Coer it (ith chocolate *uttons,
f( Don.t (orr&, m& e/pectations are not that high a'ter 0$ &ears o' 1r 2h34ut3%ou3Al(a&s3
+oe35cares.
'% Answer these !uestions about the scene:
a( )here does the scene take place' Can you name at least three Christmas
decorations'
b( #re the man and the !oman married' )hats the relation bet!een them'
c( *o! much is the necklace'
d( *o! !ould you describe the mans attitude to!ards the assistant'
e( )hy doesnt he buy the necklace in the end'
(% Po)iteness in *iscourse
This scene provides a perfect e+ample of politeness and formal style in ,nglish
speech. Can you list the !ord-s( used to sound polite'
S+,-, ': A declaration of love Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=*Rv./h*s0i1
1% Put the pane)s in or*er of appearance:
a6 1err& Christmas7
*6 4ut 'or no(, let me sa&
c6 8ithout an& hope or agenda
d6 5a& it9s carol singers
e6 To me &ou are per'ect
'6 8ith an& luck, *& ne/t &ear
g6 Until &ou look like this
h6 And at Christmas &ou tell the truth
i6 And m& (asted heart (ill loe &ou
:6 ).ll *e going out (ith one o' this girls
k6 ;ust *ecause it9s Christmas
'% Answer the fo))owin. !uestions about the scene:
a( )hy does the man play a C.' Can you recognise the song'
b( Is the mans love to the girl re/uited' 0es1no and ho!'
c( )hat sort of relationship do they have'
d( )hat sort of relationship !ill they have in the future'
23443&5#P *iscussion
1% )hich of the t!o scenes best defines %the spirit of Christmas&'
'% .oes your attitude to!ards the others change significantly at Christmas'
(% *o! !ould you define Christmas'
6,7
Before you watch: ,+changing presents, saying things you dont often say to the
people you love -) loe &ou6, celebrating special meetings !ith meals, sending
postcards or e$cards, etc.
S+,-, 1
1% &ho says what?
a( )oman -!ife(
b( Shop$assistant
c( 2an
d( Shop$assistant
e( 2an
f( )oman
'% a( scene takes place in Selfridges, a big store in 3+ford Street, London, a fe! days
before Christmas4 decorations5 tree, lights, stars, gifts, holly.
b( 0es, they are -theyre going to buy presents for the family(. Their relationship is
ordinary, a bit deteriorated by time and monotony -theyve been married for 67 years(.
c( 89: pounds
d( #t the beginning hes polite but looks a bit an+ious -hes buying a necklace for a
!oman other than his !ife( but at the end he gets rude -*lood& holl&, he says(.
e( ;ecause his !ife appears the moment the shop assistant finishes !rapping the gift.
(% 2odals5 Could (e *e -uite -uick, Would &ou like it gi't(rapped,, lovely, certainly
sir, please, let me just, quite 'inished, -uick
S+,-, '
1% d, f, j, b, c, k, h, e, i, g, a
'% a%;ecause he pretends to be the carol singers. Its 5ilent <ight
*6 #pparently it isn<t -shes living !ith her husband( even though she appreciates his
declaration -she runs after him to kiss him(
c( They are friends
d( I think theyll be no more than friends4 he says5 Enough, enough no(.