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    The document provides context about the 1999 romantic comedy film Notting Hill, including that it is set in Notting Hill, London and stars Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. It then shares a transcript from a movie clip where Anna, played by Julia Roberts, tells William, played by Hugh Grant, about her life and career as an actress. The assistant is then asked to provide one synonym for each word found in the transcript. The summary provides the essential information that the document discusses the film Notting Hill and includes a transcript from a scene to be analyzed for synonyms.

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    The document provides context about the 1999 romantic comedy film Notting Hill, including that it is set in Notting Hill, London and stars Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. It then shares a transcript from a movie clip where Anna, played by Julia Roberts, tells William, played by Hugh Grant, about her life and career as an actress. The assistant is then asked to provide one synonym for each word found in the transcript. The summary provides the essential information that the document discusses the film Notting Hill and includes a transcript from a scene to be analyzed for synonyms.

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    NOTTING HILL

    First, read the paragraph about the movie. Then follow the link to the movie clip. Then
    read the transcript as you listen and fill in the blanks.

    Notting Hill is a 1999 British romantic comedy film set


    in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The
    screenplay was by Richard Curtis, who had written Four
    Weddings and a Funeral (1994), and the film was produced
    by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Roger Michell. The film
    stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma
    Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, and Hugh
    Bonneville.
    Notting Hill was well received by critics and became the
    de Autor desconocido highest grossing British film released that year. The film won
    está bajo licencia a BAFTA, was nominated in two other categories, and won
    other awards, including a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for
    the soundtrack.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxihzzDUrUc

    NOTE: Play the movie clip from 0:35 to get the transcript right.
    Anna: Wait, what about me?
    Max: Sorry, you think you 1__________________ the brownie?
    Anna: Well a shot at it at least huh?
    William: Well, this is a very good brownie, you'll have to 2._______________ me for it.
    Anna: I've been on a 3._______________ every day since I was nineteen, which
    basically means I've been hungry for a 4._________________. I've had a series of not
    nice boyfriends, one of whom 5.___________ me. Ah, and every time I get my heart
    6.______________, the newspapers splash it about as though it's
    7.________________. And it's taken two rather 8.________________ operations to
    get me looking like this.
    Honey: Really?
    Anna: Really. (indicates nose and chin) And, one day not long from now, my looks will
    go, they will 9.__________________ I can't act and I will become some sad
    10.____________________________ woman who looks a bit like someone who was
    famous for a while.
    Max: [long pause] Nah, nice try 11._________________, but you don't fool anyone.
    William: 12.___________________ effort to hog the brownie.
    1. Find one synonym for each word you found in the text.
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9.
    10.
    11.
    12.
    Answers
    1. Deserve
    2. Fight
    3. Diet
    4. Decade
    5. Hit
    6. Broken
    7. Entertainment
    8. Painful
    9. Discover
    10. Middle-aged
    11. Gorgeous
    12. Pathetic

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