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1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A Have you recently seen a movie that had a big impact on you? Exchange ideas with a
partner. Then read the review.

The Deep

The Deep is a 2012 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormakur. It is based on the true story
of a fisherman whose boat sank at sea in 1984.
Gulli, played by Olafur Darri Olafsson, is stranded in freezing cold waters after he survives
an accident that sinks his fishing boat. In an instant, he changes from an ordinary person toa
man who must make a heroic effort to survive. The movie is a beautiful and moving reflection on
human endurance.
The whole movie does not take place only in the icy waters where Gulli floats and tries to swim
(although these are certainly the most dramatic parts). We also see many scenes of the town where
he lives, both before and after the accident. The gray colors and tough, weather-beaten look of
everything really give viewers a taste
of a different world; it is one in which
people must work hard and take great
risks living. Scenes from the real life
event, shown at the end of the film, add
to the emotional impact.
The Deep reminds us of the
simple and at times dangerous lives
that many people must live and the
incredible choices that they sometimes
have to face. It will leave you with a
deep respect for Icelandic fishermen.
Unsurprisingly, Kormakur dedicated
the film to them.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

In this movie review, the writer uses the following types of relative clauses to
describe or give extra information about a noun.

Subject relative clause ...an accident that sinks his fishing boat.
Object relative clauses ... the incredible choices that they sometimes
have to face.

B_ Read the movie review in exercise A again. Find and underline three more relative clauses
(including one reduced relative clause) and label what type each one is. Then circle the
noun that the relative clause describes or gives extra information about.

330 RELATIVE CLAUSES
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