Based on Workbook p. 25 ex. 1 Listen to 6 speakers and match them with the statements. There is one extra statement Speaker 1 There is a saying in Hollywood: "Nobody knows anything." Louis B. Meyer, the creative head of the mega-studio MGM in Hollywood, turned down one film-maker's idea by telling him his film with a mouse would be frightening to pregnant women. The filmmaker was Walt Disney, and the mouse was Mickey Mouse. In 1933, that "scary" mouse received 800,000 fan letters. He became the most popular character in a film at that time. Speaker 2 Mickey Mouse has not frightened movie audiences, but an eighty-foot gorilla on the Empire State Building in New York terrified them. "King Kong", made in 1933, was among the first films to make the audience scream. It had lots of special effects. Trick photography made it possible to film the legendary scene in which the beast picks up an unconscious woman in his hand. Later in the film airplanes manage to kill the animal as he climbs New York's Empire State Building. Speaker 3 This Hollywood actress is world-famous. Her most interesting films include "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds" and "Some Like It Hot". Her name is Marilyn Monroe. She starred in just over 30 movies and conquered the audience with her bombshell beauty and vulnerable charm. She had a painful childhood, married three times, had an affair with a President, and died of an overdose. Speaker 4 Irving Thalberg, the legendary Hollywood production executive, referring to the film "Gone with the Wind" said, "Nobody ever made a nickel from a film about the Civil War." Later he had to admit he was wrong as "Gone with the Wind", released in 1939, had become one of Hollywood's most profitable and popular blockbusters. Handsome Rhett Butler played by Clark Gable and Scarlett O'Hara played by Vivien Leigh became the most famous romantic couple ever. The film won an Oscar for best actress, picture, cinematography and screenplay. Speaker 5 "The Godfather" is one of the most successful films in a Hollywood history. The movie premiered in 1972. It wasn't just a new genre of gangster films, but a fascinating portrait of a family involved in a criminal underworld. The main character of the film Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, explains to his girlfriend that his father made an offer to a business rival, in fact his enemy, which he couldn't refuse, otherwise the father would kill him. Thus, the phrase "to make people an offer they cannot refuse" took on a new meaning. Speaker 6 "Star Wars" and "Jurassic Park" are the two of the most successful films in Hollywood history. "Star Wars" was released in 1977 and was the first film to create special effects using a computer. It also started a saga that would last for decades. In 1993 film audiences were delighted and surprised again when watching the film "Jurassic Park" in which computer technologies were used to generate animated dinosaurs. Contrary to all expectations, the character was admired by thousands.They used all the new tricks to fill people with awe.The person had a difficult life and earned their fame.The film gained success nobody could have anticipated.The film made up another synonym for the phrase "do or die".Technological progress allowed to make not just films, but legends.This actor's career began in one of Hollywood's studios. Speaker 1 — Speaker 2 — Speaker 3 — Speaker 4 — Speaker 5 — Speaker 6

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BasedonWorkbookp.25ex.1

Listento6speakersandmatchthemwiththestatements.Thereisoneextrastatement

Speaker1

ThereisasayinginHollywood: "Nobodyknowsanything."LouisB.Meyer, thecreativeheadofthemega-studioMGMinHollywood, turneddownonefilm-maker'sideabytellinghimhisfilmwithamousewouldbefrighteningtopregnantwomen.ThefilmmakerwasWaltDisney, andthemousewasMickeyMouse.In1933, that "scary" mousereceived800,000fanletters.Hebecamethemostpopularcharacterinafilmatthattime.

Speaker2

MickeyMousehasnotfrightenedmovieaudiences, butaneighty-footgorillaontheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkterrifiedthem."KingKong", madein1933, wasamongthefirstfilmstomaketheaudiencescream.Ithadlotsofspecialeffects.Trickphotographymadeitpossibletofilmthelegendarysceneinwhichthebeastpicksupanunconsciouswomaninhishand.LaterinthefilmairplanesmanagetokilltheanimalasheclimbsNewYork'sEmpireStateBuilding.

Speaker3

ThisHollywoodactressisworld-famous.Hermostinterestingfilmsinclude "GentlemenPreferBlonds" and "SomeLikeItHot".HernameisMarilynMonroe.Shestarredinjustover30moviesandconqueredtheaudiencewithherbombshellbeautyandvulnerablecharm.Shehadapainfulchildhood, marriedthreetimes, hadanaffairwithaPresident, anddiedofanoverdose.

Speaker4

IrvingThalberg, thelegendaryHollywoodproductionexecutive, referringtothefilm "GonewiththeWind" said, "NobodyevermadeanickelfromafilmabouttheCivilWar."Laterhehadtoadmithewaswrongas "GonewiththeWind", releasedin1939, hadbecomeoneofHollywood'smostprofitableandpopularblockbusters.HandsomeRhettButlerplayedbyClarkGableandScarlettO'HaraplayedbyVivienLeighbecamethemostfamousromanticcoupleever.ThefilmwonanOscarforbestactress, picture, cinematographyandscreenplay.

Speaker5

"TheGodfather" isoneofthemostsuccessfulfilmsinaHollywoodhistory.Themoviepremieredin1972.Itwasn'tjustanewgenreofgangsterfilms, butafascinatingportraitofafamilyinvolvedinacriminalunderworld.ThemaincharacterofthefilmMichaelCorleone, playedbyAlPacino, explainstohisgirlfriendthathisfathermadeanoffertoabusinessrival, infacthisenemy, whichhecouldn'trefuse, otherwisethefatherwouldkillhim.Thus, thephrase "tomakepeopleanoffertheycannotrefuse" tookonanewmeaning.

Speaker6

"StarWars" and "JurassicPark" arethetwoofthemostsuccessfulfilmsinHollywoodhistory."StarWars" wasreleasedin1977andwasthefirstfilmtocreatespecialeffectsusingacomputer.Italsostartedasagathatwouldlastfordecades.In1993filmaudiencesweredelightedandsurprisedagainwhenwatchingthefilm "JurassicPark" inwhichcomputertechnologieswereusedtogenerateanimateddinosaurs.

Contrary to all expectations, the character was admired by thousands.
They used all the new tricks to fill people with awe.
The person had a difficult life and earned their fame.
The film gained success nobody could have anticipated.
The film made up another synonym for the phrase "do or die".
Technological progress allowed to make not just films, but legends.
This actor's career began in one of Hollywood's studios.

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