IAN FLEMING
THE BOOK WAS MADE INTO A FILM
THE FILM IS BASED ON A BOOK
QUESTIONS:
Do you go the cinema a lot?
What type of films do you like?
Do you like science fiction?
What are the different genres of films?
Answers: Yes, I do! I like thriller, horror.
A thriller is action, horror is usually blood, murder, splatter
You can have historical films, comedies.
What is a comedy? It is a funny film.
You can have a biographical film.
The film Gandhi was about his life.
Nature films; if you look at the National Geographic Channel, you can see a lot of nature films.
Drama: you can see that at the theatre.
You can have war films.
Real life film: the story of someone’s life.
A book written about your life: it is a biography.
A book about my life: autobiography.
James bond is an icon of British culture.
Text about JAMES BOND
The star of a film= the main character
JAMES BOND’S MOTHER COMES FROM SWITZERLAND; HIS FATHER IS SCOTTISH
THE AUTHOR/WRITER IS IAN FLEMING
A NOVEL= UN ROMANZO
PINEWOOD STUDIOS= IT IS A VERY FAMOUS FILM SET
THE FILM WAS SHOT AT (girato presso) PINEWOOD STUDIOS
James Bond has got great abilities/talents.
He can play golf, cards, musical instruments, he can speak French and German, he can use a gun and he can ski very well.
James Bond is handsome/good-looking. He is beautiful/pretty
SCARFACE
he hasn't got a lot of friends= HE HAS GOT FEW FRIENDS
I LOOK LIKE MY MOTHER
I LOOK LIKE AT MY MOTHER
WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?
(PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION)
HE IS VERY TALL
WHAT IS HE LIKE? (PERSONALITY)
HE IS VERY COMPLEX
SHERLOCK HOLMES IS BRITISH; HE IS FROM LONDON.
HE WORKS WITH WATSON, HIS BEST FRIEND.
I LIKE DETECTIVE STORIES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THINK: THEY CAN BE VERY COMPLICATED.
HOLMES ALWAYS SOLVES THE CRIME.
TO SOLVE A CRIME.
SHERLOCK HOLMES LIVES IN BAKER STREET IN LONDON
CAN HE PLAY THE VIOLIN? YES, HE CAN. HE IS VERY GOOD AT PLAYING THE VIOLIN.
HE IS VERY BAD AT …
THE STRAND IS THE NAME OF THE MAGAZINE
56 ORIGINAL STORIES
HE USES SCIENCE TO SOLVE CRIMES.
HE WAS A SCIENTIST.
A SCIENTIST STUDIES SCIENCE.
WATSON IS HIS FRIEND AND A WORKING COLLEAGUE.
WHAT DOES WATSON LOOK LIKE?
CHE ASPETTO HA? PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
HE IS QUITE TALL.
WHAT IS HE LIKE?PERSONALITY.
HE IS INTELLIGENT, BUT NOT VERY KIND.
I LOOK LIKE MY DAD BECAUSE WE HAVE SIMILAR FACES.
THE SHAPE IS SIMILAR
WHO DO YOU TAKE AFTER?
I LOOK LIKE MY FATHER, BUT I TAKE AFTER MY MOTHER.
I LOOK LIKE MY FATHER = PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
I TAKE AFTER MY MOTHER= PERSONALITY
GENEROUS, INTROVERT, TIMID, EXTROVERT, SOCIABLE, EASY GOING, BALANCED, LAID BACK, MOODY (LUNATICO), (LUNATIC=CRAZY), (YOU MAY USE SILLY AND CRAZY AMONG FRIENDS), AFFECTIONATE, COLD, WARM, DISTANT, TOUCHY, SENSITIVE, SENSIBLE.