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BIG BOXMART , 2005 JIBJAB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKv6RcXa2UI PART 1: WATCHING (soundtrack off) beg to 1.08 a. Watch the video (soundtrack off) and take notes (key words describing the contents of the video) b. With the help of your friends, recap what you’ve seen, make suppositions about the topic of the video… d. Now complete the song with the correct words from exercise c. Oh, it starts with (a) ...................................... labor in a foreign (b).................................., And gets packed on a vessel and (c)............................................. over the sea It's (d) ……………………………………… onto trailers and it's (e) ................................................................. across the map, Big BoxMart is the place I go to buy all of my (f) …………………………………………… . Oh Big BoxMart, what do you have for me? 'cause our (g)...................................................................... are empty and we're on a (h)........................................................ e. Listen and complete with the help of the phonetics I come to the Big BoxMart 'cause I do have lots of / niːdz/.............................................. And they sell crap the /ˈʧiːpɪst/ ..........................................with their /ˈdɪskaʊnts/.............................................. guaranteed. When I'm walking through the aisles it's like I'm /ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzd/................................................................. With a /ˈwɒlɪt/................................. full of credit cards, I never leave / dɪˈpraɪvd/ ……………………………….... Oh Big BoxMart, thank you for serving me. But my house is full of crap now and it used to be / ˈɛmpti/ …………………………………... f. Now read the lyrics and find synonyms in the text corresponding to the following words: a container pulled by a car or a truck = a ship = to be displayed = illegal workers= not from your country = supermarket trolley (GB) = the act of doing compulsive shopping = you can put your credit cards in it = the opposite of FULL= g. Read again and say whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE. Quote from the text and justify 1. The goods sold at Big BoxMart come from the USA. 2. They are good quality items. 3. The prices are very high. 4. The man can live on practically nothing. 5. He never buys anything. 6. His house is empty now. c. Watch (soundtrack on) and tick the words you hear: a) sweatshop / sweetshop b) factorial / factory c) shipped / shaped d) loudly / loaded e) spread / spent f) cap / crap g) shopping cards / shopping carts h) shopping spree / shopping free

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BIG  BOX-­‐MART  ,  2005  JIBJAB         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKv6RcXa2UI  

PART  1:  WATCHING  (soundtrack  off)     beg  to  1.08  

a.  Watch  the  video  (soundtrack  off)  and  take  notes  (key  words  describing  the  contents  of  the  video)  

 

 

b.  With  the  help  of  your  friends,  recap  what  you’ve  seen,  make  suppositions  about  the  topic  of  the  video…  

 

d.  Now  complete  the  song  with  the  correct  words  from  exercise  c.  

Oh,  it  starts  with  (a)  ......................................  labor    in  a  foreign  

(b)..................................,  

And  gets    packed  on  a  vessel  and  (c).............................................  over  the  sea  

It's  (d)  ………………………………………  onto  trailers  and  it's  (e)  

.................................................................  across  the  map,  

Big  Box-­‐Mart  is  the  place  I  go  to  buy  all  of  my  (f)  ……………………………………………  .  

Oh  Big  Box-­‐Mart,  what  do  you  have  for  me?    

'cause  our  (g)......................................................................  are  empty  and  we're    

on  a  (h)........................................................  

e.  Listen  and  complete  with  the  help  of  the  phonetics  

I  come  to  the  Big  Box-­‐Mart  'cause  I  do  have  lots  of    /  niːdz/..............................................                                                              And  they  sell  crap  the  /ˈʧiːpɪst/  ..........................................with  their  /ˈdɪskaʊnts/..............................................  guaranteed.  When  I'm  walking  through  the  aisles  it's  like  I'm  /ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzd/.................................................................  With  a  /ˈwɒlɪt/.................................  full  of  credit  cards,  I  never  leave  /  dɪˈpraɪvd/  ………………………………....  Oh  Big  Box-­‐Mart,  thank  you  for  serving  me.  But  my  house  is  full  of  crap  now  and  it  used  to  be  /  ˈɛmpti/  …………………………………...  

 f.  Now  read  the  lyrics  and  find  synonyms  in  the  text  corresponding  to  the  following  words:  

a  container  pulled  by  a  car  or  a  truck  =         a  ship  =                                                                              to  be  displayed  =               illegal  workers=                                                      not  from  your  country  =           supermarket  trolley  (GB)  =                                      the  act  of  doing  compulsive  shopping  =         you  can  put  your  credit  cards  in  it  =                                                            the  opposite  of  FULL=    

g.  Read  again  and  say  whether  these  statements  are  TRUE  or  FALSE.  Quote  from  the  text  and  justify  

1. The  goods  sold  at  Big  Box-­‐Mart  come  from  the  USA.  2. They  are  good  quality  items.  3. The  prices  are  very  high.  4. The  man  can  live  on  practically  nothing.  5. He  never  buys  anything.  6. His  house  is  empty  now.  

 

 

 

 

c.  Watch  (soundtrack  on)  and  tick  

the  words  you  hear:  

a)  sweatshop  /  sweetshop              b)  factorial  /  factory    c)  shipped  /  shaped    d)  loudly  /  loaded    e)  spread  /  spent    f)  cap  /  crap  g)  shopping  cards  /  shopping  carts      h)  shopping  spree  /  shopping  free  

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PART  2:    

a.  WATCH  the  video  (soundtrack  off)  and  take  notes  (key  words  describing  the  contents  of  the  video)  

b.  With  the  help  of  your  friends,  recap  what  you’ve  seen,  explain  what  you  have  understood  through  the  pictures  

c.  Now  listen  to  the  soundtrack  and  choose  the  correct  word  

The  next  day  at  the  factory,  the  news  was  very  GREEN  /  GRIM  

My  job  was  being  OUTSOURCED  /  OUTSTRETCHED  to  the  slums  of  East  Beijing.  

Management  was  streamlining  the  company  org'  chart.  

We  gotta  make  crap  cheap  enough  to  TELL  /  SELL  to  Big  Box-­‐Mart!  

Oh  Big  Box-­‐Mart,  look  what  you've  done  to  me  

 "he's  gotta  start  all  over  now  at  the  age  of  43  /  53"  

I  still  go  to  Big  Box-­‐Mart.  Yes,  I'm  there  most  all  there  most  all  the  time  

These  days  you'll  likely  find  me  SWEATING  /  SWEEPING  aisle  number  9  

My  dreams  of  our  RETIREMENT  /  RETIRED  have  gone  up  in  a  blaze,  

and  I'll  be  scrubbing  toilets  till  they  stick  me  in  the  GRIEF  /  GRAVE  

Oh  Big  Box-­‐Mart,  what  have  ya  sold  to  me?  

We  used  to  be  your  CUSTOMERS  /  CUSTOMIZE  now  we’re  your  EMPLOYERS  /  EMPLOYEES  

Oh  Big  Box-­‐Mart,  my  paycheck  reminds  me  

Your  everyday  LOW  /  LOAN  prices  have  a  price  

They  aren't  ...............................  

Paper  or  plastic?  

 

d.  Now  read  the  lyrics  and  find  the  English  equivalents  for  the  following  words:  

peu  réjouissant  =       délocaliser  =         un  taudis,  un  bidonville  =    

rationaliser  =         un  organigramme  =           retraite  =    

tout  recommencer  =       probablement  =         récurer  =    

partir  en  fumée,  s’envoler  =         une  tombe  =       un  client  =    

une  fiche  de  paie  =       des  prix  bas  =    

 

e.  Explain  the  following  quotations  from  the  text:  

  -­‐  “my  job  was  being  outsourced  to  the  slums  of  East  Beijing”.  

  -­‐  “he's  gotta  start  all  over  now  at  the  age  of  fifty-­‐three”.  

  -­‐  “my  dreams  of  our  retirement  have  gone  up  in  a  blaze”,  

  -­‐  “and  I'll  be  scrubbing  toilets  till  they  stick  me  in  the  grave”.  

 

f.  GROUP  WORK:    Read  the  whole  song  again  and  summarize  the  story  of  this  man  with  your  friends.  Get  ready  for  an  

oral  presentation  of  this  document.  What  does  it  denounce?  Give  your  opinion…