20. A) Listen to the speaker talking about the famous trilogy Star Wars and fill
In the gap. Write no more than four words.
The famous trilogy Star Wars is directed by (1) _____. The film is about (2) _____ between (3) _____and ______. The action is set in (4) ____.
(5) ______ and ____ as well as alien creatures are involved in the action.
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill give (6) ____. Watching the film you can find (7) _____and _____ with laser weapons quite amazing.
When the film director made the original Star Wars his ambition was to (8) _____. Even if you have seen the original films, film critics recommend (9) ____ the Star Wars trilogy as Lucas really wanted it to be.
b) Read the words below that describe the Star Wars trilogy. Listen to the speaker again and match the words from column A with the words from column B.
A: B:
1) thrilling a) tale
2) fantastic b) alien landscapes
3) classical c) space adventure
4) amazing d) fighting robots
5) gigantic e) sound
6) convincing f) space battles
21. Look at these photos and read fifteen facts about the lives of the two film directors. Decide which eight are about Hitchcock, and which seven are about Tarantino. Write H or T. Compare answers with a partner.
H
ITCHCOCK
OR TARANTINO?
1) He appeared in small roles in almost all of his films.
2) He was a very intelligent child, but he had difficulties with reading and writing. He left school when he was fifteen and went to work in a cinema, where he checked tickets at the entrance.
3) He was born in London in 1899.
4) His muse is Uma Turman, who he has directed in several of his most successful films.
5) He was married and his daughter Patricia appeared in several of his films.
6) He went to school at St. Ignatius college, in London, and later studied art at the University of London.
7) He was famous for not liking actors. He once said: “All actors are children and should be treated like cattle”.
8) He was born in Knoxville, Tennesee in 1963.
9) He spent short time in prison because he could not pay a parking ticket.
10) His muse was Grace Kelly (later Princess Grace of Monaco), who he directed in several of his most successful films.
11) He died in 1980.
12) He began his career as an actor. His biggest role was an episode of the TV series The Golden Girls. He played the part of a man who impersonated Elvis Presley.
13) He never won an Oscar for Best Director, although he was nominated five times. When the Academy finally gave him an honorary Oscar he received a standing ovation. He just said: ”Thank you” and left the stage.
14) He has been nominated for an Oscar for Best director but he hasn’t won one yet.
15) He says he hates drugs and violence but they appear a lot in his films.
22. Read the sentences below. Listen to a tv program about Sofia Coppola and extend the sentences to give the information that has something to do with her.
1) Lost in Translation.
2) New York, 1971.
3) The Godfather.
4) The Godfather, Part III.
5) California Institute of Art.
6) The Virgin Suicides, 1999.
7) Spike Jonze.