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          Check your skills  p. 65                             Interacting

                                                              1.  - Where were you born?
           Writing                                             - I was born near Paris.
          My favourite star is Paul Walker. He was an American actor,   2.  - When were you born?
          who played in “The Fast and the Furious”.            - I was born on the 22  of October, in 2006.
                                                                                nd
          He was born on the 12  of September 1973, in Glendale,
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          California, USA. He had two brothers and two sisters. He   3.  - Where did you grow up?
          grew up and lived in California, he didn’t move around. He   - I grew up in the South of France, in Toulouse.
          liked sports, like soccer and surfing.
          He started in front of the camera at a young age: he   4.  - When did you move there?
          modelled and acted in TV shows. He made his debut in 1986   - My family moved when I was 5 years old.
          in two TV shows.
          He graduated in 1991. After High School, he studied in   5.  - Do you have brothers and sisters?
          different Community Colleges, and worked as an actor. In   - Yes I do, I have two older brothers, but I don’t have any
          1993, he acted in a soap opera, “The Young and the Restless”,   sister.
          and then starred in a comedy. After that, he worked in films.
          In 2001, he became the lead character in “The Fast and   6.  - When did you start studying English?
          the Furious”, an action movie, with Vin Diesel. This movie   - I started English in my first year
          was very cool, and a big blockbuster, as well as the sequels   of Primary School, in CP.
          “2 Fast 2 Furious” and six other ones. He starred in other   7.  - Where did you study before this collège?
          movies as well.                                      - I studied in école primaire Victor Hugo.
          He received many nominations and awards, especially Teen
          Choice Awards and later MTV Movie Awards for “Best Duo”   8.  - Did you watch TV last weekend?
          with Vin Diesel.                                     - Yes I did, I watched “Avatar”.
          He dated Rebecca Stoteros and had one child, a little girl.
          They didn’t marry (they separated).                 9.  - Did you like it?
          He died in a car accident on the 30  of November, in 2013, at   - Yes I did, I loved it, it was fantastic!
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          40 years old.

           Listening                                           Speaking
                                                              The lastest film I watched was “La La Land”. I really loved it: I
                                     DO THEY AGREE
                FILM GENRE                                    watched it three times! It was fantastic, really amazing. It’s a
                                     ABOUT THE FILM?
                                                              romance movie, and a musical too.
           1    science-fiction      no
                                                              The actors were really good, at acting and at singing too.
           2    romance              yes                      Ryan Gosling was excellent and Emma Stone was great, she
                                                              won the Oscar for Best Actress. The movie won so many
           3    comedy               yes
                                                              awards in 2017.
                                                   CD: 68     It’s about Mia, who wants to be an actress, and about
           Script audio                           MP3: 51     Sebastian, who is a musician. They live in Los Angeles. They
                                                              fall in love. And they try to become famous.
           1. Joe: That was fantastic! I loved it! What did you think?
           Sue: Meh. Just watchable.
           Joe: What do you mean just watchable!? The actors were   Reading
           amazing! And the special effects... Wow!
           Sue: I suppose films with spaceships and aliens are not my   1. Her big brother.
           favourite.
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           2. Joe: Did you enjoy that?
           Miranda: Nah. It was awful. Boring story, bad effects, terrible   3. A Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, in 2011, for the
           acting...                                          movie “Kick-Ass”.
           Joe: Yeah, I agree, I didn’t think it was great. The previous films
           by this director were much better.                 4. She likes basketball, swimming, playing with her dogs and
           Miranda: All that “Oh I love you so much!”... I wanted to get out!  cat.
           3. Joe: I thought that was quite good. Did you?    5. Her boyfriend from 2014 to 2016 was Brooklyn Beckham.
           Karen: Yeah, I really enjoyed it. Very funny!
           Joe:  My favourite part was when the guy falls in the
           swimming pool.
           Karen: That was hilarious!


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