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 |
ex-wife | volt feleség |
bartender | csapos |
to be dependent | támaszkodni valamire |
against his will | akarata ellenére |
to propel | hajtani, mozgatni |
at gunpoint | lőfegyverrel kényszerítve |
intrigue | ármány, intrika |
to frame | hamisan vádolni |
to run for his life | az életéért küzdve, menekülve |
breakneck speed | eszeveszett sebesség |
north by northwest | észak-északkelet |
sinister | vészjósló, vészjóslatú |
apparently | nyilvánvalóan |
performance | előadás |
to play dead | halottnak tettetni magát |
role | szerep |
convincing | meggyőző |
suspense | izgatott várakozás |
