B: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all A: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent B Yeah. I liked her too Shes adorable! V Lets Talk Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a french airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcocks passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, And what do you produce? Gooseflesh. replied Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock al ways managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he'd sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie 1.A 2. C 3. D VI Furthering Listening and Speaking Listening Task 1: Only One line Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he's only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part His only line was, " Listen, I hear the guns roar!"Peter practiced and practiced, "Listen, I hear the guns roar! On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line over and over again, "Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar! " Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, " WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?” 1. memorizing lines 2. remember one line 3. I hear the guns roarmovie? B: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all. A: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent. B: Yeah, I liked her too. She’s adorable! V. Let’s Talk Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding. Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock’s passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, “And what do you produce?” “Gooseflesh.” replied Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he’d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie. 1. A 2.C 3.D VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Listening Task 1: Only One Line Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he’s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?” 1. memorizing lines 2. remember one line 3. I hear the guns roar