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Nome:_____________________________________Data:_____________

Ficha n._____
Formadora: NANCY GONALVES

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA WATCHING A FILM

A. Fill in the table with information from the film. Choose the correct information from the box.
Leonardo Dicaprio
Director

Nominated for 2 Oscars

Writers
Release date

Anne Hathaway

2006

One Golden Globe

English

Genre
Runtime
Country
Language
Main actresses

Dark Comedy
USA

180 minutes
Horror

Meryl Streep
Germany

2010
109 minutes

Awards
Name of the main character

Andrea Sachs
David Frankel

French

B. Complete the text with the words from the box.

This film tells us the _______________ of the professional adventure of Andy, whose greatest _______________
is to become a journalist. Andy gets a job in the fashion _______________ through the Runway
magazine, the most famous of its type in the entire ______________. In this job Andy will not
develop her writing skills in the _______________, but she will have to show all her managerial
talents, as an assistant of the _______________, Miranda. This cruel woman will make Andys
_______________ a living hell. The place where Andy works has a cold environment and all
people working there are extremely critical of _______________ appearance. Because of that
Andy has to change her simple _______________ and become more modern and elegant. Andy
changes her clothes and self-image drastically and this helps her to gain the ________________ of
her boss and colleagues.

magazine
acceptance
editor
industry
physical
dream
story
experience
style

world

C. Complete the sentences accordingly by matching the information on the left and right boxes.

1. Andy is hired to

a) all the glamour of the fashion world.

1. _________

2. Andy dreams of ...

b) ruthless, cruel and merciless executive.

2. _________

3. Emily is Mirandas

c) work as the second assistant of Miranda Priestly.

3. _________

4. Emily advises Andy about

d) about fashion.

4. _________

5. Miranda Priestly

e) first assistant.

5. _________

6. Miranda is a

f) dress more suitably for her job.

6. _________

7. Andy knows nothing

g) becoming a journalist.

7. _________

8. Nigel helps Andy to

h) Mirandas behaviour and preferences.

8. _________

9. Andys boyfriend and friends

i) life is made of difficult choices.

9. _________

10. In Paris Andy sees

j) are affected by the changes in Andys life.

10. ________

11. Andy must learn that

k) chooses to achieve her professional success as a

11. ________

journalist.

12. In the end, Andy

12. ________

l) is the fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine

in the USA.

D. Complete the table with the words from the box.

Andy

simple

demanding

beautiful

Miranda Priestley

friendly

authoritarian

helpful
bossy

hard-working
creative

Nigel

intelligent
powerful

E. Who said the following?

1. Runway is a fashion magazine, so interest in fashion is crucial

________________

2. Can you please spell Gabbana?

________________

3. I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein.

________________

4. You people have had hours and hours to prepare. Its just so confusing to me.

________________

5. What makes you think Im not interested in fashion?

________________

F. Find the correct word to complete the sentences and complete the puzzle with the right words.
1. Andy would like to be a ___________________.
2. Andy began to work in the fashion __________________.
3. Andy never worried about __________________
4. Andys _________________ was Emily.
5. Andy didnt care about her _______________ before working in Runway magazine.
6. People who worked at Runway had a very stressful _______________ of life.

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