Language focus

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.

Language focus

Complete the dialogues with the pairs of words below. Do you remember who said these lines in the film?

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 ________?

ANSWERS

Billy (rock star) knows the old version of the song better.

Daniel 's wife has just died.

Karen 's daughter has been given a part in the Nativity play.

John is usually called Jack.

David (PM) had an uncle whose name was Terence.

David is not married.

Natalie / David has just started his/her job.

Peter had an unpleasant surprise on his stag night.

Jamie (author) wants to take out his mother for her birthday.

Nancy cooked for the wedding.

Colin wants go to America because he would get a girlfriend there instantly.

Sarah thought Mark was in love with the groom.

Sarah and Mark don't like the music at the wedding.

Sarah is in love with the chief designer and all her co-workers know about it.

Radio DJ thinks that the new single is the worst record he's heard this century.

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?