The latest James Bond film premiere was last Wednesday night in London. Here you've got some activities about it.
Official trailer (just watch and enjoy it)
New 007 Movie 'Skyfall' Premieres in London (25th October, 2012): Do these activities:
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | Kings and queens from Britain and Europe watched a James Bond film. | T / F |
| b. | There were 22 James Bond movies before Skyfall. | T / F |
| c. | A collection of 007 bad guys from the past 50 years saw the premiere. | T / F |
| d. | The James Bond actor went to the premiere with UK royal Albert Hall. | T / F |
| e. | A U.K. newspaper said the movie was full of the usual Bond things. | T / F |
| f. | The paper predicted the movie would be a major success. | T / F |
| g. | The director asked his 13-year-old son for advice about James Bond. | T / F |
| h. | The James Bond movies have made over $5 billion worldwide. | T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
| 1. | latest | a. | glamorous |
| 2 | in front of | b. | reviewers |
| 3. | glittering | c. | adventure |
| 4. | sophisticated | d. | before |
| 5. | plays | e. | earned |
| 6. | critics | f. | appears as |
| 7. | hailing | g. | most recent |
| 8. | escapade | h. | guide |
| 9. | channel | i. | stylish |
| 10. | grossed | j. | praising |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
| 1. | in front of | a. | British spy |
| 2 | The U.K. heir | b. | escapade |
| 3. | played the lead female | c. | on the red carpet |
| 4. | the sophisticated | d. | worldwide box office |
| 5. | the first stars to arrive | e. | to the throne |
| 6. | the film was full of the usual | f. | British and Hollywood royalty |
| 7. | a blistering comic book | g. | to be part of it |
| 8. | a real honour | h. | 13-year-old boy |
| 9. | I just wanted to channel my inner | i. | role in the films |
| 10. | the $5.1 billion grossed at the | j. | Bond trademarks |
WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
| The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood (1) ____________. "Skyfall" is the 23rd official Bond film and (2) ____________ with the 50th anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. heir to the throne, Prince Charles, (3) ____________ the glittering event with his wife. Also in (4) ____________ were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who have played the (5) ____________ female role in the films over the past five decades. Daniel Craig, playing the (6) ____________ of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive on the red carpet at London's (7) ____________ Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied by French actress Berenice Marlohe, who (8) ____________ Bond girl Severine. |
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attendance coincides plays royalty elegant lead attended | |
| Many movie critics are (9) ____________ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond (10) ____________ of fast cars, beautiful women, high-tech (11) ____________ and vodka Martinis, which were of course shaken, not (12) ____________. The paper said the movie was a "blistering comic book escapade" that will be "a (13) ____________ hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted to (14) ____________ my inner 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion (15) ____________ at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 films in the (16) ____________. |
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channel trademarks franchise gadgets hailing grossed stratospheric |
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood royalty. "Skyfall" (1) __________________ Bond film and (2) __________________ anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. (3) __________________, Prince Charles, attended the glittering event with his wife. Also in attendance were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who (4) __________________ female role in the films over (5) __________________. Daniel Craig, playing the part of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive (6) __________________ London's elegant Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied by French actress Berenice Marlohe, who plays Bond girl Severine.
Many movie (7) __________________ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond trademarks of fast cars, beautiful women, (8) _______________ vodka Martinis, which were of course (9) __________________. The paper said the movie was a "blistering (10) __________________ " that will be "a stratospheric hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted (11) __________________ 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion grossed at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 (12) __________________.
LANGUAGE – MULTIPLE CHOICE
The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood (1) ____. "Skyfall" is the 23rd official Bond film and coincides with the 50th anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. (2) ____ to the throne, Prince Charles, attended the (3) ____ event with his wife. Also in (4) ____ were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who have played the lead female role in the films over the past five decades. Daniel Craig, playing the part of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive on the red (5) ____ at London's elegant Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied (6) ____ French actress Berenice Marlohe, who plays Bond girl Severine.
Many movie critics are (7) ____ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond (8) ____ of fast cars, beautiful women, high-tech gadgets and vodka Martinis, which were of (9) ____ shaken, not stirred. The paper said the movie was a "blistering comic book (10) ____ " that will be "a stratospheric hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted to channel my (11) ____ 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion (12) ____ at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 films in the franchise.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
| 1. | (a) | royally | (b) | royalty | (c) | royal | (d) | royalists |
| 2. | (a) | hair | (b) | heir | (c) | here | (d) | hare |
| 3. | (a) | spluttering | (b) | spattering | (c) | twittering | (d) | glittering |
| 4. | (a) | absence | (b) | attendance | (c) | transit | (d) | reference |
| 5. | (a) | rug | (b) | carpet | (c) | flooring | (d) | mat |
| 6. | (a) | as | (b) | on | (c) | by | (d) | in |
| 7. | (a) | sleeting | (b) | raining | (c) | hailing | (d) | gusting |
| 8. | (a) | benchmarks | (b) | birthmarks | (c) | trademarks | (d) | watermarks |
| 9. | (a) | cause | (b) | cased | (c) | crease | (d) | course |
| 10. | (a) | escapade | (b) | stampede | (c) | implode | (d) | delude |
| 11. | (a) | inner | (b) | internal | (c) | inside | (d) | into |
| 12. | (a) | cashed | (b) | valued | (c) | grossed | (d) | calculated |
Adele is the singer of the main theme of the film. Click here, listen to it and do the gap-filling activities.
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