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wardrobe
[ 'wawr-drohb ]
noun
I need a new summer wardrobe (= new clothes for summer).
pitch
[ pich ]
noun
The man in the store gave me his (sales) pitch about quality and reliability.
inexplicable
[ in-ik-'splik-uh-buhl ]
adjective
For some inexplicable reason, he's decided to cancel the project.
conceit
[ kuhn-'seet ]
noun
The conceit of that man is incredible!
ornery
[ 'awr-nuh-ree ]
adjective
He had been in an ornery mood all day, arguing with everyone who got in his way.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]
What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.
LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT
A. Script Completion
Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.
⏱ 00:30 - 02:31
I'm good. ___ ___ ___ ______ (I'm way too sober). [Are you?] It's time to ___ ______ (get moving).
Yes, yes, it's not the kind of week you want to be sober, for sure.
No, not at all, not at all.
How... Everything's good with you? [Yeah, yeah.] Life is good?
Yeah, yeah. __ ______ __ _____ (I'm hanging in there).
I heard ___ ___ _ _______ _______ (you had a wardrobe malfunction) before you came out here. What happened?
I did. ____ ___ _ ___ _____ (That's why I was tardy). Yeah, I got the pants. Not these pants, but these other pants, ____ ____ __ (they sent me).
They sent you bad pants?
They sent me some bad pants. I looked like Henry VIII. I looked ____ _ ______ ______ (like a Russian ballerina).
Since we're talking about clothes. [That's something you wanna see.] I want to show something here because ____ ___ _ ___ _____ ______ ___ (you've got a new album coming out). How many albums have you put out now, music?
This is the seventh.
The seventh album. This one's called ____ ______ (Blue Skies), and you are, you appear to be like handing your urine sample to the doctor.
I know. When we did that photo shoot, it was... it seemed like a good idea at the time. I think I was having a rough day, and I was like, if this ______ ___ ____ (scenario were real) and I was sitting in an ______ __ ___ ___ (armchair in the sky), I would want to be wasted, I guess.
It seems like if you can get into the sky, you wouldn't need a chair in the first place, but.
Yeah, it does look like __ ____ ___ _ ______ ____ (I'm there for a diabetes test).
Do you like taking photographs? Do you enjoy the art of being photographed? [No, I hate it.] Yeah, I hate it, too. It's the worst, right?
I suck at photo shoots.
It's weird, because you're used to being kind of making your living or whatever with your mouth, [Yes.] or writing. And then that's. You know, you're ___ __ ___ _____ (out in the alley).
I mean, that's how I started the business. Thank God. It's not like that so much anymore.
And then you have to stand there and smile, and it's uncomfortable.
It's just ______ (humiliating).
LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT
A. Script Completion
Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.
⏱ 02:31 - 04:38
And to make it ____ _____ ________ (even more uncomfortable), I've got some photographs I'd like to go through with you here. When was this shot taken? How long ago, __ ___ ____ ___ _____ (do you have any idea)?
Looks like that was maybe about eight to 10 years ago.
Eight to 10 years ago. And the photographer said, ____ ____ __ ___ ___ __ _ ___ ___ (we're going to put you in a top hat), and then you're going __ __ ______ _ ___ ____ (to be drinking a big gulp) at a really, really fancy table.
I think ____ ____ ____ _____ _ _____ (photo shoots were weirder a decade) or two ago. [You're right.] They had you ____ _____ ____ (doing weird stuff). And I think the conceit was always like, this guy created ____ ___ (Family Guy). Let's show everyone what a nut he is. He sits in _ _____ __ _ ___ ___ (a mansion in a top hat), drinking big gulps from 7-Eleven. [That's what they were trying to express.] He's out of his mind.
And then you get there to the photo shoot, and they put you, and you kind of go like, I don't want to disappoint this person, but also _ ____ ___ ____ _____ (I don't like this idea). So here's another one in which you are in a...
That's right. It's _ _____ ____ (a monster truck). I don't know what I'm trying to do there.
Well, you're trying to mail a letter, it looks like. It looks very uncomfortable.
It's all uncomfortable.
And we have this one is you with _____ _____ _____ __ (Mickey Mouse gloves on). What was the idea? What was the pitch for this?
I don't know. And every one of these shots where it's like, between shots, there's just like, I'm the worst person to be around because I know I'm terrible at it. And so I get uncomfortable. And then _ ____ ____ ____ _____ (I just get like ornery).
Yeah, yeah. I know exactly what you mean. That's me entirely. And this one is ___ ____ _______ (the most confusing) maybe of all. So it's you and me in the laocoon. And the slogan, which is inexplicable, it's ____ __ ___ ___ (turf at the top). I don't know what that means. [I have no clue.] Is it supposed to be a play on it's turf at the top?
I guess. I guess turf is like grass. And I just I have no. That photographer had some issues to work out.
And somebody said, we're going to put you on _ ____ ____ __ ____ (a little patch of lawn).
There's ***with his mother. Oh, I can't swear, sorry.
We're going to cover you in some AstroTurf that in no way matches ___ _____ _____ (the actual grass).
LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP
Direction: Answer the following questions by giving your opinion.
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Analyze the significance of Seth's wardrobe malfunction anecdote in the broader context of the interview.
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How does Seth's description of his album cover's photo shoot reflect on his personality or artistic choices?
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Compare and contrast Seth's attitude towards his career's early days with his current views.
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What does the 'monster truck' photo anecdote suggest about the evolution of media and photography in the past decade?
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What's your view on the evolution of celebrity photo shoots over the years, based on Seth's experiences?
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