Unit 9. Anastasia (After the 20th Century Fox film)

Watch the film and do the following exercises

Ex.1.  Choose the right answer:

1.  Where is the story set?

a)  In revolutionary Petersburg

b)  In Victorian London

c)  In the 19th century Moscow

2.  What were the Romanovs celebrating?

a)  Anastasia’s birthday

b)  Anastasia’s grandmother’s departure

c)  The 300th anniversary of the Romanovs’ rule

3.  What gift did Anastasia receive from her grandmother?

a)  A new dress to dance at the party

b)  A music box to make the separation easier

c)  A picture of a doll to remember her by

4.  What kind of a man was Rasputin?

a)  Friendly and kind

b)  Power-mad and dangerous

c)  Loving and giving

5.  What did Rasputin sell his soul for?

a)  For 30 silver pieces

b)  For the power to destroy the Romanovs

c)  For the Russian throne

6.  How did the kitchen boy help Anastasia and her grandmother escape from the Bolsheviks?

a)  Through the chimney

b)  Through the window

c)  Through the door in the wall

7.  What happened when Anastasia and her grandmother were getting on the train?

a)  Anastasia fell on the rails and lost her memory

b)  They were caught by the Bolsheviks

c)  The grandmother decided to stay in Russia

Ex.2.  Mark these statements as "True" (T) or "False" (F).

1.  The revolutionists said that their life was very interesting and comfortable.

2.  The rumour was spread over St Petersburg that one of the Romanov’s daughters might have survived.

3.  Dimitri’s and Vlad’s plan was to get the reward promised by the Dowager Empress to those who would find Anastasia.

4.  Anya was grateful that the headmistress of the orphanage had found her a job at the fish factory.

5.  It was difficult for Anya to make a choice at the fork and she was waiting for a sign.

6.  The woman at the ticket office told Anastasia to see Dimitri who could help her with the exit papers.

7.  When Anastasia saw the palace she had once lived in she recognised it at once.

8.  Anya agreed to play the part of Anastasia because she needed money so badly.

9.  The name Anastasia means "She will rise again".

10. It was Dimitri who brought Rasputin the news that Anastasia was alive.

Ex.3.  Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.

1. The evil sparks tried … 2. Dmitri tried ... 3. Vlad tried … 4. Anastasia tried ... 5. Pooka tried…

a)…to wake up Dmitri so that he could stop Anya from jumping overboard. b)…to teach Anastasia to dance. c)…to kill Anastasia on the train. d)…to help Dimitri to uncouple the carriage. e)…to wake up Anastasia from her terrible nightmare.

Ex.4.  Match "Why" and "Because".

1.  Why was Sophie sure that it was at last the real Anastasia? 2.  Why was Dimitri sure that Anastasia was real? 3.  Why was Dimitri sad when he realised that Anastasia was real? 4.  Why was Dimitri afraid that Anastasia wouldn’t marry him? 5.  Why did they go shopping in Paris? 6.  Why did the Dowager Empress refuse to talk to Dimitri at the theatre? 7.  Why did Dimitri capture the grandmother’s car?

a)  Because he was afraid she would not marry him. b)  Because he was sure that "princesses don’t marry kitchen boys". c)  Because that was his only chance to speak to her in private. d)  Because she had answered all her questions correctly. e)  Because she had heard about him holding auditions in St Petersburg. f)  Because they wanted to buy some clothes for the ballet. g)  Because she mentioned a kitchen boy who opened the wall and it was actually he who did it.

Ex.5.  Mark the statements as "True" (T) or "False" (F).

1.  The grandmother finally believed that it was her granddaughter when Anastasia sang their lullaby to her.

2.  Dimitri was going to leave Paris because he didn’t like it.

3.  It was her grandmother who made Anastasia change her mind about Dimitri and staying in the palace.

4.  It was Anastasia who destroyed Rasputin and his evil lamp.

5.  Anastasia was not going to see her grandmother again.

6.  Anastasia found her home, love, and family in Paris.

7.  Bartok found his happiness on the roof of St Paul’s Сathedral.

Ex.6.  Who said it?

a)  Anastasia

b)  The grandmother

c)  Dimitri

d)  Vlad

e)  Rasputin

f)  Bartok

g)  Sophie

1.  She begged me not to return to Paris so I had a very special gift made for her to make the separation easier for both of us.

2.  I will not rest until I see the end of the Romanov line for ever.

3.  Whoever gave me this necklace must have loved me.

4.  This place, it’s like a memory from a dream.

5.  Actually, considering how long you have been dead, you look pretty good.

6.  What I hate about this government –everything is in red.

7.  If we live through this, remind me to thank you.

8.  I taught her well. I planned it all. I just forgot romance.

9.  It was a nightmare. It’s all right. You are safe now.

10.  How do you expect to get to Paris in one piece?

11.  I will see no more girls claiming to be Anastasia.

12.  How does Anastasia like her tea?

13.  Surely, you can think of something to arrange a brief interview with the Dowager.

14.  From the very beginning you lied.

15.  I spilled the bottle… the carpet was soaked and it forever smelled of peppermint.

16.  I can’t stay. I don’t belong here.

17.  He didn’t take it.

18.  This is for Dimitri... This is for me... And this is for you.

19.  They’ve eloped. Isn’t it romantic? Isn’t it a perfect ending?

20.  It’s a perfect beginning.

21.  Wow! I tell you what… Wow! So long everybody.