EXPLORING PERSONALITY
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a
Put the words in the right order to make questions from a
personality test.
1
do / ever / you / get / worried / ?
2
you / are / a / confident / person / ?
3
you / do / make / easily / friends / ?
4
makes / happy / what / you / ?
5
who / you / phone / do / when / you / worried / are / ?
6
in your life / influence / who / the / biggest / is / ?
7
test / you / a / ever / have / personality / taken / ?
8
worry / about / do / what / you / the / most / ?
9
influenced / you / at / school / most / who / the / ?
10
best / advice / gives / you / who / the / ?
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b
Work with a partner to ask and answer the questions.
8
Work with a partner to complete a text about Sigmund Freud.
Take turns to ask and answer questions. Prepare your questions first.
Student A:
turn to page 163.
Student B:
turn to page 157.
A:
Who was born on 6th May 1856?
B:
Sigmund Freud.
READING
9
Look at the photos of two actors. What do you know about them
and their style of acting?
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a
Read the first paragraph of the article. What is ‘method acting’?
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b
You are going to read an article about two method actors and
how they prepare for a character. Scan the article and name three films
that Daniel Day-Lewis appeared in and two films that Johnny Depp
appeared in.
10
c
Read the article again. Find examples of how the two actors were
committed to the roles they played in each of the films mentioned.
10
d
Reacting to the text
Read the final paragraph again. Work with
a partner and talk about the film character you have found most
difficult to say goodbye to, and why.
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Discuss these questions in groups.
1
Which actor would you most like to meet, and why?
2
Do you know any other films that these actors appeared in?
What did you think of those films?
3
Do you know of any other method actors?
WRITING
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Imagine you are going to meet a famous person, dead or alive
(e.g. a famous leader in history, a film star, a pop star, a character in a
book). Write down five questions you would like to ask this person.
Then compare your questions with a partner.
MEET THE EXPERT
Watch an interview with Michael Gould, a professional
actor, about method acting.
Turn to page 150 for video activities.
ACTING
One of his most difficult roles was
when he played the 16th President of
the United States, Abraham Lincoln,
in Steven Spielberg’s film
Lincoln
.
According to one critic, he ‘eases into a
role of epic difficulty as if it were a coat
he had been wearing for years’. He stayed
in character during the production,
speaking at all times in Lincoln’s
Kentucky accent.
Another famous method actor is Johnny
Depp. He often stays in character during a
film. He likes to paint a portrait of a new
character to help him find the person’s
face and personality. For example, he
painted the Mad Hatter, for the film
Alice
in Wonderland
, with tangerine hair. One
of his best known roles is as Edward
Scissorhands.
Edward Scissorhands
is a
film about an artificial man named Edward
who has scissors for hands. Depp was so
committed to the role that he passed out
from heat exhaustion in one scene.
Johnny Depp has described his feelings
after finishing the film: ‘I can remember
when I finished
Edward Scissorhand
s
looking in the mirror as the girl was
doing my make-up for the last time and
thinking, “Wow, this is it. I’m saying
goodbye to Edward Scissorhands.” You
know it was kind of sad. But in fact, I
think they’re all still somehow in there …
With any part you play, there is a certain
amount of yourself in it. There has to be,
otherwise, it’s just not acting. It’s lying.’
