Audrey hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was born in 1930 (1) in Belgium. (2)________ the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship to study ballet in London. Not very long (3) __________that, she found herself playing small parts (4) _______ English screen comedies. Her performance in a movie called Monte Carlo Baby brought her (5) _________the attention of director William Wyler, who had no doubt (6) _________ her talent. Thanks (7) ________ him, she was an instant success: when she was only twenty-four, she won an Oscar (8) _________ her first starring role. For the next fifteen years, she worked (9) ________ Hollywood’s most famous directors such as William Wyler and Billy Wilder. She played (10) ________ giants of the screen like Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda and Fred Astaire in many movies, (11) ______ which My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's are perhaps the best known. She stayed away (12) _______ the cameras for nine years (13) ________ order to raise her two sons. In 1976, she returned (14) _______ the silver screen and worked in two films before making her final appearance as an angel in Steven Spielberg's Always. (15)________addition (16) _____ her success on screen, she tirelessly devoted herself (17) _______ her work as an ambassador for UNICEF. Her trip (18) ________ Somalia helped focus the world’s attention (19) ________ that tragic land. Her dedication (20) ________ the cause of suffering children came (21) ________ personal experience: during the Second World War, as a young teenager in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, Hepburn and her mother had survived (22) _______ eating tulip bulbs. In January 1993, she died (23) _______ cancer (24) _______ her home (25) _______ Switzerland.

Exercise 14. Match English theater and cinema-related terms with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. extraordinary	a) зворушливий
2. moving	b) кіноман, прихильник кіно
3. sequel	c) театральний, телевізійний або радіо спектакль
4. gripping	d) лайка
5. entertaining	e) цікавий, розважальний
6. drama	f) незвичайний, неординарний
7. cinema fan	g) невтішний, сумний
8. movie	h) бридкий, огидний
9. disappointing	i) хвилюючий
10. swearing	j) фільм, кіно
11. disgusting	k) продовження

Exercise 15. Remember your impressions of the film. Tick options given below that are the most similar to your response (reaction) to the film:

Impressions of the film: love it or hate it

I really enjoyed it. It was brilliant!I didn’t enjoy it at all. The plot was banal and the acting very poor.

It was/wasn’t what I expected.I definitely can/can’t recommend it to my friends.

The film was fantastic! The acting, the costumes and the scenery were superb!

The film was so boring that I switched over to another channel / left the cinema.

An extraordinary and moving performance by a great leading actor. A gripping and entertaining thriller, and full of drama. I loved it. I’m usually a fan of Jan Los, but this movie had such a weak plot. Very disappointing indeed. Very violent and too much swearing – totally unsuitable for children. – Disgusting!

Note: – use indeed after very and an adjective or adverb to emphasize a statement. The film was very boring indeed. I liked it very much indeed.

Glossary:

extraordinary – very unusual or much better than usual. syn incredible; opp ordinary.

moving – causing strong feelings, especially of sadness.

performance – the act of playing a role in a film or play.

gripping – very exciting; holding your attention.

entertaining – interesting and fun.

drama – exciting things that happen; an exciting event. dramatic adj

fan – smb who really likes and is enthusiastic about a person or an activity.

movie – a film especially in US English.

plot – the series of events that form the story of a film, novel, etc.

disappointing – not as good as you had hoped.

swearing – rude language that may upset people. swear v

unsuitable( for smth/smb) - not right or appropriate for smth / smb;. opp suitable.

disgusting – very unpleasant.

Test yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. Can you remember the meanings?

Exercise 16. Are the adjectives positive or negative? Write P or N.

Model: extraordinary P

1) ordinary____ 2) unsuitable ____ 3) moving ____

4) gripping ____ 5) incredible____ 6) disappointing ____ 7) disgusting ____

Exercise 17. Underline the correct word.

Model: There’s a lot of swear/swearing in the film.

1. It’s very funny extremely / indeed.

2. The plot / performance is about three men who have to look after a baby.

3. The drama / movie is on at the Odeon cinema.

4. It was an ordinary / extraordinary film – I really loved it.

5. That film won’t be suitable / disgusting for you – it’s much too violent.

6. Her performance / fan was really gripping – you must see it.

Exercise 18. Complete the words in these sentences. Replace the underlined names and titles with your own examples of films and actors. Compare with the other students.

1. “Casino Royale” is a really enter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ film.

2. Forest Whitaker gave an extra_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ perf_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in “The Last King of Scotland”.

3. I thought “Snakes on a Plane” was very disapp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ind_ _ _.

4. I’m a f_ _ of Cate Blanchett.

5. “The Pianist” was very mov_ _ _.

Exercise 19. How do you choose the film to see? Think of the last film you saw at the cinema or on TV and tick the reasons for seeing the film.

I always see films of this kind. I always try to see films with these actors in it. Everybody was going to see it.

I had nothing better to do, it was all the same to me what to see. A friend recommended it. The ads looked interesting / exciting. There was no better choice. I read the book and wanted to see its screen version. I read a review in the TV guide.

Exercise 20. To avoid the disappointment of a bad film it is recommended to read reviews in newspapers, magazines and TV guides. Each month specially trained journalists watch the latest releases and give their verdicts. So, to save your time and money read the reviews and decide whether these films are to your taste.