Emily in Paris

Pre-Intermediate level
Task 1: Warm-up
Answer the questions:
1. Have you ever been to Paris? If no, would
you like to?
2. What do you think of French movies? What
about American movies filmed in France?
What do you like and dislike about them?
3. Is it real for a non-French film-maker to
show Paris atmosphere and present its
culture in an appropriate way?

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Task 2: Emily in Paris
Discuss the questions:
1. Look at the poster. Do you recognize it?
2. Have you watched this series?
a) If so, did you like it? Why? / Why
not?
b) If no, what do you think it is about?

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Task 3: Working with idioms.
Read the idioms and guess their meanings.

1. Look, you're going to have to step on a few peoples' toes if you want to get ahead in
this business.

2. He failed to notice the ambitious young men waiting to step into his shoes.

3. Betsy is such a talented singer that I'm sure she'll have the world at her feet one
day.

Make up your sentences with these idioms.

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Task 4: Watching the video.
Put the sentences in the correct order to make a story. Watch the episode till 21:46
minutes and check your answers.

A) She soon discovers that her new co-workers aren't impressed by her lack of French and find her enthusiasm
off-putting.
B) Emily gazes out of all the windows as she arrives in Paris and goes to her fifth-floor walk-up.
C) Chicago marketing executive Emily Cooper moves to Paris for an unexpected job opportunity.
D) She is thrilled by the prospect and eager to begin working.
E) She is tasked with bringing an American point of view to a French marketing firm.
F) Upon returning home after work, Emily goes to the wrong apartment and meets a French guy named
Gabriel.
G) At Savoir, a French marketing firm, Emily shows up for her first day in an adorable pair of Christian
Louboutin low boots, an Alice + Olivia Eiffel Tower shirt and a Re Done cropped top.
H) She’s introduced to her new boss Sylvie and her co-workers who don’t want to give a warm welcome.

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Task 5: Watching the video.
Choose the correct answers:

1. Emily is guaranteed to become ______ when she is back. 4. The founder of Savoir is:
a) an executive director a) a man.
b) a senior brand manager b) a woman.

2. Emily’s job experience in Chicago was with: 5. Gabriel lives:

a) vogue. a) right below Emily’s new apartment.
b) healthcare. b) upstairs.

3. Workers in the office greeted calling her:

a) bumpkin.
b) provincial.

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Task 6: Marketing ideas.
Match Emily’s marketing ideas to the appropriate headings.
1. Create a poll on Twitter to get to know the public’s opinion and encourage them to be part of the campaign.
2. Use strategic contacts to create partnerships between brands and generate business opportunities.
3. Innovate and find creative solutions to promote the products.
4. Provoke the senses to awaken memories and feelings.
5. Create a sub-brand so as not to impact the sophisticated image of the current.
6. Transform crisis and unforeseen situations into an opportunity.

a) Olfactory branding
b) Think outside the box
c) Co-branding
d) Brand image
e) Crisis management
f) Research public opinion

Which of these marketing ideas do you like and find more effective? Why?
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Task 7: Discussion
Continue watching the episode from 21:46. Answer the questions:

1. What do you think of this TV series?

2. What did you like or dislike about “Emily in Paris”, episode 1?
3. Would you agree to change your place of living if you got such an offer from your
work? Why (not)?
4. Name 3 most important things that a person must know before moving to another
country.

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Task 8: Continue watching
What do you think will happen:
● in the next episodes (if you haven’t seen them yet)?
● in the next season (if you have already seen the first)?
Use the pictures to guess about the next episodes.

Watch the last few minutes of the last episode and make your guesses about
the second season.

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Optional task
Watch the video from Netflix about “Emily in Paris” and spot the lie.

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Optional task
Read some behind-the-scenes facts about the series. Which fact surprised you the most? Make a list of
new words. Make sentences with them.

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 Optional task for high levels: New vocabulary
Match the words and phrases in bold to their definitions in the next slide:
A. Chicago-based Gilbert Group expands international portfolio with acquisition of French luxury
marketing company Sovoir.
B. It’s a social initiative to add meditation to your medication.
C. To build a brand, you must create meaningful social media engagement.
D. It was one of the terms of the sale. They send us one of their people.
E. Until she got completely nauseous sniffing this perfume she was planning to promote.
F. I have some ideas about how we might enhance our social media engagement.
G. I enjoy work and accomplishment. It makes me happy.
H. They make a diabetes drug that we marketed the heck out of.
I. All of the brands we market here are all to do with beauty and refinement.
J. I really feel like I could be a big asset here.

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Optional task for high levels: New vocabulary
A. acquisition 1. some form of interaction between the customer and the brand,
B. social initiative which takes place within social media networks
C. social media engagement 2. the act of acquiring possession of something
D. terms of the sale 3. to support or encourage something publically
E. to promote 4. to make something better in some aspect
F. to enhance 5. any purposive action aimed at addressing social problems
6. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
G. accomplishment
7. the agreement between the buyer and seller of goods and
H. to market the heck out of
services
I. refinement.
8. something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of
J. asset hard work
9. to sell a product intensely
10. a person, skill or quality which is useful or helps you to succeed

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Keys:
Task 3
1. to insult, upset someone, esp. by getting involved in something that is that person’s responsibility
2. to fill someone's position, especially one of power or authority
3. to have a lot of opportunities to do interesting and exciting things

Task 4
C E B G H D F A

Task 5
1 - b; 2 - b; 3 - a; 4 - a; 5 - a

Task 6
1 - f; 2 - c; 3 - b; 4 - a; 5 - d; 6 - e

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Optional task for high levels: Keys
1. some form of interaction between the customer and the brand, which takes place within social media networks - social
media engagement
2. the act of acquiring possession of something - acquisition
3. to support or encourage something publicly - to promote
4. to make something better in some aspect - to enhance
5. any purposive action aimed at addressing social problems - social initiative
6. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste - refinement
7. the agreement between the buyer and seller of goods and services - term of sale
8. something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of hard work - accomplishment
9. to sell a product intensely - to market the heck out of
10. a person, skill or quality which is useful or helps you to succeed - asset

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