Jöjjön ezúttal egy részlet egy régebbi filmből - ebben a leckében Hitchcock lesz segítségünkre.
Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest
Watch the trailer first and then do the exercises.
SCRIPT:
“I’m an advertising man, not a red herring. I’ve got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several bartenders dependent upon me. And I don’t intend to disappoint them all by getting myself slightly killed.” …
Carey Grant becomes a secret agent against his will propelled at gunpoint unto the highest level of international intrigue and framed for murder. Cary Grant, running for his life, searching for a man who doesn’t exist, and a secret nobody knows and finding a blonde who has all the answers. …
“Hello there.” “Tell me, why are you so good to me?”
“Shall I climb up and tell you why?” …
At breakneck speed they race together toward the excitement that lies dead ahead north by northwest. …
“How do I know you aren’t a murderer?”
“You don’t.” …
Carey Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason as the man of sinister surprises. … “Apparently, the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.”
“Your very next role and you’ll be quite convincing I assure you.” …
The perfect setup for suspense with the perfect woman and the perfect crime as Alfred Hitchcock takes you North by Northwest. …
Fill in the blanks with the correct word or words.
against his will, breakneck speed, apparently,performance,suspense.
1 I won’t know my final grades until next week. The __________ is driving me crazy!
2 You have a new dress! It’s pretty! __________ you came into some money.
3 Jason’s father is angry with him because Jason married __________.
4 That wild taxi driver drove at __________ all the way to the airport!
5 Daniel played “Romeo” in the school play. He gave a fine __________.
Key:
1. suspense
2. Apparently
3. against his will
4. breakneck speed
5. performance
Can you match the expressions with the definitions?
1.red herring |
a. a plan or plot of something harmful or illegal |
2. against his will |
b. acting a scene, an artist displaying his art |
3. intrigue |
c. an excited state or feeling of uncertainty about what may happen (as in a movie) |
4. to frame |
d. acting as if dead, pretending to be dead |
5. breakneck speed |
e. very evil, harmful |
6. north by northwest |
f. a clue or lie to mislead someone from the truth (comes from training hounds to scent |
7. sinister |
g. produce false information against an innocent person, a plan to unfairly blame |
8. apparently |
h.moving so fast that he may have an accident and break his neck |
9. performance |
i. a character in a scene, movie |
10. to play dead |
j. easily understood, obviously |
11. role |
k. against a person ability to decide for him / herself |
12. suspense |
l.a compass reading [i.e. the needle points to the middle between N (North) and W (West)] |
Key:
1. f.
2. k.
3. a.
4. g.
5. h.
6. l.
7. e.
8. j.
9. b.
10. d.
11. i.
12. c.
Vocabulary
|
red herring |
hamis nyom |
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ex-wife |
volt feleség |
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bartender |
csapos |
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to be dependent |
támaszkodni valamire |
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against his will |
akarata ellenére |
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to propel |
hajtani, mozgatni |
|
at gunpoint |
lőfegyverrel kényszerítve |
|
intrigue |
ármány, intrika |
|
to frame |
hamisan vádolni |
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to run for his life |
az életéért küzdve, menekülve |
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breakneck speed |
eszeveszett sebesség |
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north by northwest |
észak-északkelet |
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sinister |
vészjósló, vészjóslatú |
|
apparently |
nyilvánvalóan |
|
performance |
előadás |
|
to play dead |
halottnak tettetni magát |
|
role |
szerep |
|
convincing |
meggyőző |
|
suspense |
izgatott várakozás |
