Advertising and Internet

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Post your opinion about this. =D

One of a kind

This phrase probably means something unique, has no similar thing from its sex.
"She's not easy to find, she's one of a kind."

I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers

A woman who meets an attractiveness threshold above which you would easily forgive minor transgressions such as eating crackers and leaving the inevitable crumbs in your bed.

The British version "I wouldn't kick her out of bed for farting", while similar in spirit, lacks some of the subtlety of this version.
Lindsay Lohan might have a little nose candy problem, but still, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

Ghost In You - Lost In Translation - Psychedelic Furs

Heaven - Psychedelic Furs

Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs

Other Classics 80's are: (I can't put it here)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJQVnpFLRE&feature=related - Until She Comes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPv0qCg4so8&feature=related - Heartbreak Beat

Lollipop - Mika

Grace Kelly - Mika

Relax, Take It Easy - Mika

Funny award winning Indian ad for SAB TV - suhaagraat

Haircut

Moore ads for you!

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Manhattan

Manhattan is an island borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. With a 2000 population of 1,537,195 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²), it is the most densely populated county in the United States at 66,940 residents per square mile (25,846/km²). The borough consists of Manhattan Island, Roosevelt Island, Randalls Island, almost 1/10th of Ellis Island the above-water portion of Liberty Island, several much smaller islands, and a small section on the mainland adjacent to the Bronx.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU

Timon & Pumba - Stand By Me

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Man Fashion: All about Men's T-shirts

As man fashion launches itself headfirst into 2008, emerging musical trends - most notably like new rave - seem to have influenced men t-shirt design industry in a variety of ways. Tops and T-shirts for men found on the fashion highway are so bright, colorful and splashed across with patterns that it's hard to believe that, at one time, the t-shirt was only available in one color - white.

There are so many different type of Men's T-shirt out there, and if you are looking for unique shirts for a gift or to add to your own wardrobe, it is probably is time to do some quick research at the different types of t-shirts that are available.

1. Men's pre-printed t-shirts. Men's pre-printed t-shirts offer an unlimited number of design possibilities including cartoon characters, television show logos and sayings, funny sayings, and novelty designs which suit your taste and styles.

USA Lightweight Ringer Tee Shirt - $ 28.90 Lightweight Ringer Tee with USA Flag on the front and USA text and graphic on the back

Men and women’s t-shirts are usually cut the same, however, some designers create a slightly more tailored t-shirt cut for women’s designs. So remember to ask or try it out when you shop for men's t-shirt. If you are going to buy a t-shirt as a gift for a your special one, you will want to know how she likes her t-shirt to fit, loose or fitted. If you know this then you will know what t-shirt cut to look for.

Save Mice Heavyweight T Shirt - $ 30.90 Heavyweight Cotton T Shirt with Save Mice graphic and text on the front and Chase Cats graphic and text on the back

2. Men's vintage t-shirts. Vintage t-shirts don’t always mean second hand. In some stores, men's vintage t-shirts are new shirts with vintage designs. If you are interested in this type of t-shirt then you will need to look for them in specialty shops and boutiques, as most regular retailers don’t carry vintage styles t-shirts. However, this is slowly starting to change.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRUNO :)

My autobiography

Shrek - an example of what inner beauty matters in our lives. Because appearances are deceiving...

The Real Princess

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

Once upon a time . . . there was a prince who, after wandering the land searching for a wife, returned to his castle and told his unhappy parents that he had been unable to find a bride.
Now, this young man was difficult to please, and he had not been greatly taken with any of the noble young ladies he had met on his travels. He was looking for a bride who was not only beautiful, but also well-born, with the elegance and manners found only in those of noble birth and background.
One evening, during a fierce hurricane that had suddenly blown up, a persistent knocking was heard at the castle door. The prince's father sent a servant to find out who was there. Standing on the steps, lit by flashes of lightning, in the driving rain, was a young lady. "I'm a princess," she said," seeking shelter for myself and my page. My carriage has broken down and the coachman can't repair it till tomorrow."
In the meantime, the prince's mother had appeared to welcome the guest. She stared disapprovingly at the girl's muddy wet garments, and decided to find out if she really was of gentle birth.
"Prepare a soft soft bed in the Blue Room," she said, "I'll come myself and make sure everything is in order." She told the servants to lay a pile of soft quilts on top of the mattress, and under the mattress she hid a pea. Then she showed the girl to her room. The rain beat down all night and lightning streaked the sky. In the morning, the prince's mother asked her guest: "Did you sleep well? Was the bed comfortable?" The girl politely replied:
"lt was a lovely soft bed, so soft that I could feel something hard under the mattress. This morning, I discovered it was a pea. It kept me awake all night!" The prince's mother offered her apologies, before rushing off to her son.
"A real princess at last! Just think! She could feel the pea I hid under the mattress! Now, only a well-born lady could do that!
The prince had finally found the bride of his dreams. After the wedding, the pea was placed inside a gold and crystal box and exhibited in the castle museum.
THE END

Consumer protection

Consumer protection
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Consumer protection is a form of government regulation which protects the interests of consumers. For example, a government may require businesses to disclose detailed information about products—particularly in areas where safety or public health is an issue, such as food. Consumer protection is linked to the idea of consumer rights (that consumers have various rights as consumers), and to the formation of consumer organizations which help consumers make better choices in the marketplace.
Consumer interests can also be protected by promoting competition in the markets which directly and indirectly serve consumers, consistent with economic efficiency, but this topic is treated in Competition law.

European Union
The European Union has been very active in the field of consumer protection, producing a considerable volume of Directives which require member states to regulate consumer protection to a particular standard (which may or may not allow a higher standard of regulation).
A very important innovation has been the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Also Directives on Unfair Contract Terms (93/13/EC) and Electronic Commerce (2000/13/EC). There exists a European Commissioner for Consumer Protection, a post currently held by the Bulgarian Meglena Kuneva.

Young People and the World of Consumerism - glossary

Consumer society - sociedade de consumo

purchase - compra
sale - venda
comsumer protection - protecção ao consumidor
consumer habits - hábitos de consumo
shopping - fazer compras
shop/store - loja
shopping centre/mall - centro comercial

Food - comida

gain weight - ganhar peso
overweight- peso a mais
healthy food- comida saudável
fast food- pronto a comer
healthy diet- dieta saudável
ingredient- ingrediente
nutrition facts label - tabela nutricional
homemade food- comida caseira
nutrition- nutrição
recipe- receita
traditional food- comida tradicional
lose weight- perder peso
obesity- obesidade
food pyramid - roda nutricional

Fashion /Beauty- Moda/Beleza

fashion designer- desenahdor de moda
fashion magazine - revista de moda
photography session- sessão de fotografia
model- modelo
beauty concepts - conceitos de beleza
promote an/the image - promover a imagem
physical parameters- parâmetros físicos
models of beauty - padrões de beleza
spotlight - ribalta
fitness - forma física
beauty contest- concurso de beleza
promotional perspective - perspectiva promocional

Advertising - Publicidade

advertisements/adverts/ads - anúncios
logo-logo
slogan-slogan
advertiser- publicitário
brand- marca
catchword - palavra chave

Marketing - marketing

commercialisation - comercialização
youth culture - cultura juvenil
parental supervision- supervisão paternal
advertising codes- códigos sobre a publicidade
marketing reasearch- pesquisa/ estudo de mercado
manufacturer- produtor
teen market- mercado para jovens
trendsetters - os que lançam a moda
sponsorship- patrocínio
corporations - firmas/ empresas/ multinacionais
corporate power- poder das multinacionais
venture- associação de negócios/ empreendimento
business opportunity - oportunidade de negócio
code of conduct- código de conduta
labour law- lei do trabalho
franchising- franchising
marketing strategies- estratégias de mercado
target market- alvo de mercado
investment- investimento
company growth/industrial growth - crescimento empresarial
income - rendimento

Consumer Protection- protecção do consumidor

consumer's association- associação de consumidores
consumer rights- direitos do consumidor
consumer rights day (15th March) - dia da protecção ao consumidor
consumer's education - educação do consumidor
consumer awareness- informação ao consumidor
letter of complaint - queixa/ reclamação
quality test - teste de qualidade

Money - dinheiro

Profit- lucro
loan- empréstimo
bamk note- nota de banco
cheque/check - cheque
credit card- cartão de crédito
deposit- depósito
withdrawal- levantamento
instalment- prestação
discount- desconto
coin- moeda

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

RAFA

The Devil Wears Prada

Unit 2- The World of Consumerism

English Worksheet
A. Previewing Activities:

1. What do you think the film is about? What aspects contribute for your opinion about it?

2. Can you think of possible reasons for the title of the film?


3. Are you a fashion victim? Explain.

4. Do you usually spend a lot of money in clothes and accesssories? How often do you buy new clothes?

5. Do you care about the way you look and about the way people see you?

C. While –viewing activities

Now, let’s start viewing the film.

Pick up a pen and get ready to write all the words/expressions related to fashion and the ones you didn’t know previously. Remember you never know everything, especially when we are speaking about a language, either ours or a foreign one. If you write those words/expressions, you’ll learn them better and will certainly memorise them with less difficulty. Furthermore, you will be contextualizing them and it will work like a charm! J

1. Pay attention to the background music in the first scenes. Describe it and try to find a reason for such a choice.

2. How does the main character appear for the first time in the film? Refer to the light, image, music, the way she moves and speaks. The director had an intention when choosing all that carefully. What was it?


3. As the film goes on, this character is going through a lot of changes. Again, try to describe the way she looks, the music, the light, the way she moves, speaks and dresses.

4. Now do the same with Miranda.
D. After vieweing activities
Read the plot summary of the film and fill n the gaps with the correct verb tenses.
The story ______(tell) the professional adventure of Andrea, whose greatest dream _____(be) to become a journalist. Andrea _____(get) a job in the fashion industry through Runway magazine, the most famous of its type, to make ends meet. But Andrea ________(develop) her writing skills in the magazine, but her talents as the editor in chief's assistant, Miranda. The problem ______(be) that Miranda _______(be) a merciless, posh and cruel woman, making the experience a living hell for the girl. The environment in the place ______(be) cold and extremely critical with the physical appearance. The girl ______(have) to change her simple and plain style, for a more trendy and elegant one, in order to gain the acceptance of her ruthless boss and colleagues, specially Emily, her unpleasant workmate. Despite everything against Andrea in the office, she _______ (consider) the experience as a challenge, drastically changing her clothes and self-image, with the help of Nigel, the magazine's art director. Nevertheless, the job _______(become) extremely demanding, because of Miranda's tough work rhythm and nearly impossible tasks, leaving Andrea without a private life with her boyfriend, family and friends. Maybe the old Andrea ________(go), now more preoccupied about her image and her future in the magazine.
Written by Alejandro Frias

Write the words/expressions you learnt when seeing the film.

Young Peolple and the World of Consumerism

Pair Work

The Devil Wears Prada – Plot keywords

As you know, films can be used as an excellent tool to learn and improve any foreign language, namely English. Below there is a list of keywords you can find in the film. Look up for the ones you don’t know in a dictionary. Add more words/expressions to the list.

Betrayal
Museum
Integrity
Career
Career Woman
Haute Couture
She Devil
Dinner
Clothing
Northwestern University
Coffee
Hurricane
Journalism
Model
Journalist
Pretty Girl
Gown
Boss
Husband
Spouse
Skirt
Glasses
Friendship
Wife
Work
Photo Shoot
Assistant
Job Interview
Urban
Job
Fashion
Coat
College Graduate
Chef
Boyfriend
Hospital
Cell Phone
New York City
New Job
Confrontation
Twins
First Job
Writer
Magazine
Paris
Satirical
Apartment
Boots
Birthday
Fashion Industry
Driver
Car Accident
Glamour
Poncho
Shoes
Steak
Incompetence
Ambitious Woman
Editor
Fish Out Of Water
Demand
Blockbuster
Mother
Miami Florida
Based On Novel
Actor Shares First Name With Character
Twist In The End

Time for you to act!

Study the dialogues and role play them in class. Try to be rid of your cheat sheet by memorising your speeches.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)


Miranda Priestly: I don't understand why it's so difficult to confirm an appointment.

Emily: I know, I'm so sorry, Miranda. I actually did confirm...

Miranda Priestly: The details of your incompetence do not interest me. Tell Simone I'm not going to approve that girl that she sent me for the Brazilian layout. I asked for clean, athletic, smiling; she sent me dirty, tired and paunchy. And RSVP yes to Michael Kors' party, I want the driver to drop me off at 9:30 and pick me up at 9:45 sharp. Then call Natalie at Glorious Foods and tell her no, for the 40th time, no, I don't want dacquoise, I want tortes filled with warm rhubarb compote. Then call my ex-husband and remind him that the parent/teacher conference is at Dalton tonight. Then call my husband. Ask him to please meet me for dinner at that place I went to with Mossimo. Also, tell Richard I saw all the pictures that he sent for that feature on the female paratroopers and they're all so deeply unattractive. Is it impossible to find a lovely, slender, female paratrooper? Am I reaching for the stars here? Not really. Also I need to see all the things that Nigel has pulled for Gwyneth's second cover try. I wonder if she's lost any of that weight yet. [seeing Andy]

Miranda Priestly: Who is that?

Emily: Andrea, my God! You look so chic.

Andy Sachs: Oh, thanks. You look so thin.

Emily: Really? It's for Paris, I'm on this new diet. Well, I don't eat anything and when I feel like I'm about to faint I eat a cube of cheese. I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.

Miranda Priestly: Do you know why I hired you? I always hire the same girl- stylish, slender, of course... worships the magazine. But so often, they turn out to be- I don't know- disappointing and, um... stupid. So you, with that impressive résumé and the big speech about your so-called work ethic- I, um- I thought you would be different. I said to myself, go ahead. Take a chance. Hire the smart, fat girl. I had hope. My God. I live on it. Anyway, you ended up disappointing me more than, um- more than any of the other silly girls.
Miranda Priestly: No. And I've seen all this before.

Jocelyn: Theyskens is trying to reinvent the drop waist, so actually it's...

Miranda Priestly: Where are all the other dresses?

Lucia: We have some right here.

Nigel: Stand, watch and listen.

Jocelyn: And I think it can be very interesting...

Miranda Priestly: No. No, I just- It's just baffling to me. Why is it so impossible to put together a decent run-through? You people have had hours and hours to prepare. It's just so confusing to me. Where are the advertisers?

Jocelyn: We have some pieces from Banana Republic.

Miranda Priestly: We need more, don't we? Oh. This is- This might be- What do you think of... Nigel: Yeah. Well, you know me. Give me a full ballerina skirt and a hint of saloon and I'm on board.

Miranda Priestly: But do you think it's too much like...

Nigel: Like the Lacroix from July? I thought that, but no, not with the right accessories. It should work.

Miranda Priestly: Where are the belts for this dre- Why is no one ready?

Lucia: Here. It's a tough call. They're so different.
Miranda Priestly: [Miranda and some assistants are deciding between two similar belts for an outfit. Andy sniggers because she thinks they look exactly the same] Something funny?

Andy Sachs: No, no, nothing. Y'know, it's just that both those belts look exactly the same to me. Y'know, I'm still learning about all this stuff.

Miranda Priestly: This... 'stuff'? Oh... ok. I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually cerulean. You're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar De La Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves St Laurent, wasn't it, who showed cerulean military jackets? And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of 8 different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and so it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of stuff.

Miranda Priestly: You thought I didn't know. I've known what was happening for quite some time. It just took me a little while to find a suitable alternative for Jacqueline. And that James Holt job was just so absurdly overpaid that of course she jumped at it. So I just had to tell Irv that Jacqueline was unavailable. Truth is, there's no one that can do what I do. Including her. Any of the other choices would have found that job impossible and the magazine would have suffered. Especially because of the list. The list of designers, photographers, editors, writers, models, all of whom were found by me, nurtured by me and have promised me they will follow me whenever and if ever I choose to leave Runway. So he reconsidered. But I was very very impressed by how intently you tried to warn me. I never thought I would say this, Andrea, but I really, I see a great deal of myself in you. You can see beyond what people want, and what they need and you can choose for yourself.

Andy Sachs: I don't think I'm like that. I couldn't do what you did to Nigel, Miranda. I couldn't do something like that.

Miranda Priestly: You already did. To Emily.

Andy Sachs: That's not what I... no, that was different. I didn't have a choice.

Miranda Priestly: No, no, you chose. You chose to get ahead. You want this life. Those choices are necessary.

Andy Sachs: But what if this isn't what I want? I mean what if I don't wanna live the way you live?

Miranda Priestly: Oh, don't be ridiculous. Andrea. Everybody wants this. Everybody wants to be us.

Emily: When I am not here... Andrea, you are chained to that desk!

Andy Sachs: But what if I have to...

Emily: What? No! Nothing! One time an assistant left the desk. Oh, because she sliced her hand open with a letter opener, and Miranda missed Lagerfeld just before he was about to board a 17 hour flight to Austrailia. She now works at TV Guide.

Andy Sachs: Man the desk at all times. Got it.

[Andy is on the phone taking a message] Andy Sachs: Can you please spell 'Gabbana'? [Person on the other line hangs up] Andy Sachs: Guess not...

Andy Sachs: She hates me, Nigel.

Nigel: And that's my problem because... Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem.

Andy Sachs: I don't know what else I can do because if I do something right, it's unacknowledged. She doesn't even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious. Nigel: So quit.

Andy Sachs: What?

Nigel: Quit.

Andy Sachs: Quit?

Nigel: I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes... one who really wants it.

Andy Sachs: No, I don't want to quit. That's not fair. But, I, you know, I'm just saying that I would just like a little credit... for the fact that I'm killing myself trying.

Nigel: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, "Poor you. Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"? Hmm? Wake up, six. She's just doing her job. Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it. Well, not you, obviously, but some people. You think this is just a magazine, hmm? This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beacon of hope for... oh, I don't know... let's say a young boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls. And what's worse, you don't care. Because this place, where so many people would die to work you only deign to work. And you want to know why she doesn't kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star on your homework at the end of the day. Wake up, sweetheart.

Emily: [talking about Andrea] I absolutely have no idea why Miranda hired her.

Serena: Tell me about it. We were in the Beauty Department and she held up this Shu Uemura eyelash curler and said "What is this?"

Emily: [laughing] I just knew that when the first moment I saw her, she was going to be a complete and utter disas... [Andrea walks in with a new outfit]

Andy Sachs: [answering the phone] Miranda Priestly's office... No, she's not in right now but I'll leave word... OK, thanks. Bye.

Emily: [shocked by Andrea's new look] How... Are you wearing the Ch...

Andy Sachs: Chanel Boots? Yeah, I am. Serena: You look good. [Emily's mad about what Serena said] Serena: What? She does... Emily: Oh, shut up, Serena.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458352/quotes (adapted )

The Devil Wears Prada (Trailer)

The Devil Wears Prada (Tunstall - Suddenly I See)

Suddenly I See Lyrics
Artist(Band):KT Tunstall

Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm

Suddenly I see
(suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me x2

I feel like walking the world
Like walking the world
You can hear she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember
What you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on a word

Suddenly I see
(suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me x2

And she's taller than most
And she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from a page in a magazine
Oh she makes me feel like I could be a tower
A big strong tower

suddenly i see

She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see
Yea Yea
Suddenly I see x5

Suddenly I see
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
Why the hell it means so much to me x4

New year 2008

I wish the first day of the year is great, as well as the rest of it.

Happy New Year