Exercise 9C, page 2 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

2 READING

a Look at the photos of Janet Leigh and her daughter and read the introduction. Have you seen any of their films?

b Read ten paragraphs about the lives of the two women. In pairs, decide which five are about Janet Leigh (JL) and which five are about Jamie Lee Curtis (JLC).

c Work in pairs. A Re-read the facts about Janet Leigh and B about Jamie Lee Curtis. Close your books and tell your partner what you can remember.

Like mother,
like daughter

Janet Leigh (1927–2004) was one of film director Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite actresses, and was in more than 50 films and many TV series. Her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis (1958–) is also a successful actress.

1 She had two children from her third marriage to actor Tony Curtis. The marriage lasted 11 years. She then married again, and this marriage lasted for the rest of her life.

2 She has been in many different kinds of films, including the comedies Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and True Lies, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. She has also starred in the comedy-horror TV series Scream Queens. In one episode she recreated the famous scream from Psycho.

3 She has been married for more than 20 years to actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Guest. She became Lady Haden-Guest when her husband became Baron Haden-Guest after the death of his father.

4 She was married four times. At the age of 15 (pretending to be 18) she married 18-year-old John Kenneth. They got divorced four months later.

5 She has written several bestselling children’s books. She says she finds the inspiration for her writing all around her – in the experiences of her children, her godchildren (one is actor Jake Gyllenhaal), her friends, and of course in her own life.

6 She is a fan of World of Warcraft, and has been to events such as ComicCon and BlizzCon.

7 Her most famous role was the victim in Psycho, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Oscar nomination. However she was traumatized by the iconic shower scene, and for the rest of her life she never had showers, only baths.

8 She is close friends with actress Sigourney Weaver. In an interview, she admitted that she has never watched Weaver’s film Alien the whole way through because she was too scared.

9 She was in five films, including Houdini, with Tony Curtis, and also starred opposite Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman.

10 She wrote four books. The first, the memoir There really was a Hollywood, became a New York Times bestseller.

2a Посмотрите на фотографии Джанет Ли и ее дочери и прочитайте вступление. Вы видели какие-нибудь из их фильмов?

Ответ:

Yes, I have. I saw Jamie Lee Curtis in the movie Knives Out. It was a really interesting detective story. I haven't seen any of Janet Leigh's films.

Да, видел. Я смотрел фильм с Джейми Ли Кёртис «Достать ножи». Это был очень интересный детектив. Фильмы с Джанет Ли я не видел.

2b Прочитайте десять абзацев о жизни двух женщин. Работая в парах, решите, какие пять из них о Джанет Ли (JL), а какие пять о Джейми Ли Кёртис (JLC).

Ответ:

2c Работайте в парах. А перечитает факты о Джанет Ли, а Б — о Джейми Ли Кёртис. Закройте книги и расскажите своему партнеру, что вы запомнили.

Ответ:

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