1
PERSONALITY
1
Discuss these questions with a partner.
1
What technique do actors Daniel Day-Lewis and
Johnny Depp both use?
2
How do they prepare for roles?
2
a
Michael Gould is a British actor. Read these six
topics he discusses in an interview. In what order do
you think he will discuss them?
a
A technique Michael always uses
b
A technique people misunderstand
c
Companies he has worked for
d
How another actor prepares
e
How he prepared for a particular role
f
A director he has worked with
2
b
1
Watch the interview with Michael. Put the
topics in the correct order.
3
Watch the interview again and decide if these
statements are true (T) or false (F).
1
Method actors lose their own personalities in a role.
2
Michael thinks Daniel Day-Lewis is a good actor.
3
Daniel Day-Lewis told Michael an interesting story
about acting.
4
Michael uses some method-acting techniques.
5
Psychiatrists helped Michael to understand a
particular character.
4
Work with a partner. How can acting techniques
help you become a more successful language learner?
Think about the various techniques that Michael talked
about in the interview. How might they help you
improve your English?
3
WORK
1
Work in small
groups. In your
opinion, which
of these three
industries offers
the best career
opportunities?
Why?
•
oil and gas
•
banking and finance
•
insurance
2
3
Caroline Matthews now
works in one of the industries in Exercise 1
following an internship. Watch the interview with
Caroline and answer these questions.
1
Which of the three industries from Exercise 1 does
she work for?
2
What is the
main
purpose of Caroline’s video?
a
To say how she feels about her job
b
To give careers advice to young people
c
To explain how she got her job
3
a
Work in two groups.
Group A: Watch the video again and make notes on
these questions.
1
Which industry did she originally want to work in?
2
Where can students find internships?
3
How does she feel about her internship?
4
Why are some internships difficult?
Group B: Watch the video again and make notes on
these questions.
1
How did she hear about her internship?
2
How does she feel about the ‘assessment day’?
3
Why does she recommend internships?
4
What should you do in an interview?
3
b
Compare your notes with other students in your
group.
3
c
Now work in pairs (A and B) and share
information with a student from the other group.
4
Work in small groups and discuss these
questions.
1
Have you ever had advice on your education
or career? Who gave you the advice?
How good was the advice?
2
What careers advice would
you give to a university
student?
150
Michael Gould in the 2009
Royal Shakespeare Company’s
production of Othello.
