Iron Man 2

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ACTIVITIES ON IRON MAN 2 A)PLEASE IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ACTORS / CHARACTERS IN THE FILM IRON MAN 2 .

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IRON MAN

“RHODEY”

Gwyneth Paltrow

Scarlett Johansson

as_____________ as_____________

_____________as IVAN VANKO

B)NOW FILL IN THE CHART ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN OBSERVATION WHEN GOING TO THE MOVIES…

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GENRE STUDIO DISTRIBUTED BY ...

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C) TRY TO REMEMBER AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND FILL IN THE GAPS. WEAPONS

TECHNOLOGY SUPER HERO

GOVERNMENT UNWILLING

ALLIANCES ARMOR

INVENTOR

In “Iron Man 2”(the second of a planned trilogy), the world is aware that billionaire _______________Tony Stark has a dual life and is the armored _______________ Iron Man. Under pressure from the _______________, the press and the public to share his _______________ with the military, Tony is _______________ to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man _______________ because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts and James “Rhodey” Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new _______________ and confronts powerful new forces as Ivan Vanko duplicates the technology and builds _______________ of his own, creating new challenges for Stark.

II One of the most memorable quotes for IRON MAN 2 is…

Senator Stern: [from trailer] Our priority here is to have you turn over the Iron Man weapon to the American people.

Tony Stark: Well, you can forget it. We're safe. America is secure. You want my property - you can't have it! But I did you a big favor. [stands and turns to face the Senate gallery] Tony Stark: I have successfully privatized world peace.

[He flashes the peace sign, to standing applause]

WAR and PEACE are common themes in this action movie. Now try to do the following exercises on war and weapons.

1. Which word goes with which word list below? a) nuclear, conventional, chemical, biological

BOMB

b) nuclear, car, petrol, letter, implanted

WAR

c) civil, world, nuclear, guerrilla, global

WEAPONS

2. Use words from above to complete these sentences: a) Ivan Vanko doesn’t make use of any _______________ weapons but wears a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips.

b) By the end of the film, Iron Man and War Machine team up and manage to severely wound Ivan. Before dying Vanko reveals that he had _______________ bombs in his suit

c) There were two _______________ wars last century; Let’s hope they were the last.

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d) The worst kind of war is _______________ war when neighbours end up killing each other. e) The _______________ war in the mountainous region of North India shows no sign of ending. f) Around the world thousands of people are suffering from diseases caused by the use of _______________ and _______________ weapons during the recent conflict. g) A Government official was seriously injured by a ______________ bomb, which arrived in his post yesterday.

III JOBS: 1. Please identify the following characters’ jobs: IRON MAN is a / an ______________________________________________________________________.

PEPPER POTTS is ___________________________________ but then her boss appoints her ___________________________________.

“RHODEY” is _____________________________________________________.

NATALIE RUSHMAN is ______________________________________________ but, indeed, she is NATASHA ROMANOFF, a _________________________________________________.

IVAN VANKO is __________________________________________________________________________.

2. Areas of work – match the description with the area of work: 1.You work for a big department store.

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a.I’m in IT.

2.You deal with insurance, pensions, loans, etc.

2.

b.I’m in marketing.

3.You work for an advertising agency.

3.

c.I’m in financial services.

4.You’re responsible for a company’s sales strategy.

4.

d.I’m in customer services.

5.You work with computers and telecommunications.

5.

e.I’m in retail.

6.You deal with your company’s clients.

6.

f.I’m in advertising.

3. Industrialists like Tony Stark have many employees not only in his factories but also in office jobs.

Match the job description with the position: ADMIN ASSISTANT

PERSONNEL MANAGER

RECEPTIONIST

PA (PERSONAL ASSISTANT)

a)The person who welcomes visitors and deals with their enquiries. _______________ b)The person who deals with any problems with the staff. _______________ c)The person who does general jobs in an office. _______________ d)The person who assists the managing director. _______________ Alexandra Duarte

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4. Now some factory jobs...fill in the gaps with the missing vowels: a)(S)he is responsible for selling goods.

S__ L__S

M__N__G__R

b)(S)he is responsible for making the goods.

PR__D__CT__ __N

c)(S)he is responsible for testing samples as the goods are produced.

Q__ __L__TY

d)(S)he is in charge of a team of workers.

S__P__RV__S__R

e)The boss!

M__N__G__NG

M__N__G__R

C__N__R__LL__R

D__R__CT__R

5. In class, we’ve already talked about skilled manual jobs and professions. What about the emergency and armed services? a)James “Rhodey” Rhodes served hours of duty as a combat _P______________. b)Actress Kate Mara plays the role of a _P_________ _O_________ of high rank, a US Marshal. c)I’m joining the army to become a _S______________. d)He is a _P______________ in the ambulance service. e)She is a _F______________ in the fire brigade. f)John is a _S_______________ in the Royal Navy.

IV BIOGRAPHIES – Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr are two of the most famous characters in the film IRON MAN. Read Paltrow’s biography and then fill in the chart that follows.

Gwyneth Paltrow was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted film director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner. When Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. In 1991, she quit the University of California and began to actively pursue a career in acting. She made her film debut with a small part in Shout (1991) and for the next years she had featured roles in a mixed bag of film fare. It was her performance in the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that led to her being offered the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998). She broke her much publicized engagement to actor Brad Pitt in 1997 citing as the reason the fact that neither she nor Pitt felt that they could pursue their respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain good friends. In 2003 she married Chris Martin and they have two children. After roles in over thirty films, she still pleases us in films like the Iron Man sequel.

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NAME

DEBUT

DATE / PLACE OF

ROLES IN FILMS

BIRTH

PARENTS

SPOUSE

NATIONALITY

NO. OF KIDS

QUALIFICATIONS

TRIVIA

Now have a look at some information on Robert Downey Jr and then write a mini biography.

NAME

Robert John Downey Jr

DEBUT

5 years old

DATE / PLACE OF

4th April, 1965

ROLES IN FILMS Over 50; many famous films; many

BIRTH

New York City

PARENTS

Robert Downey Sr / Elsie Ford

SPOUSE(S)

NATIONALITY

American

NO. OF KIDS

QUALIFICATIONS

Dropped out of High school

TRIVIA

nominations and some awards

Deborah Falconer (1992-2004); Susan Downey (2005-present) 1 – Indio Falconer Downey after years of substance abuse, arrest, rehab, and relapse he was finally ready to work toward a full recovery from drugs and a return to his career

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P.S. If you google a bit, you’ll find loads of information on both actors. So, feel free to introduce more details than the ones included in the chart to focus on Downey Jr.  Hope you had fun, guys!!!!

Soure, May 2010 Your teacher of English, Alexandra Duarte Alexandra Duarte

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