The Avengers • The film focused on: – Taking superheroes who use to act alone to work together to face the powerful enemy, Loki. • The super heroes are, in reality: – – – – – – A rich and smart industrialist, A Norse God, A super soldier out of his era, A superspy, A notorious scientist, A fantastic archer. Thor’s strength is bravery. This is Thor. He is a Norse God. The thunder god is invulnerable. He has a mystical hammer called Mjolnir. He is able to travel to other dimensions and control the weather. Captain America strength is leadership. This is Captain America. His real name is Steven Rogers. He is a super soldier with a vast U.S. military knowledge. He is an expert in combat strategy, survival, acrobatics, military strategy, piloting, and demolitions. The Super-Soldier Serum and "Vita-Ray" treatment, transformed him and gave him strength, endurance, agility, speed, reflexes, durability, and healing. This is Iron Man. His real name is Anthony Stark, a millionaire, industrialist and a genius. He wears a powered armor that gives him superhuman strength and durability, flight, and an array of weapons. He also developed several specialized suits for space travel, deep-sea diving, stealth, and other special purposes. Stark has modified suits, like the Hulkbuster heavy armor and the Destroyer. Iron Man´s strength is creativity and humor. Black Widow´s strength is emotion control. This is Black Widow. Her real name is Natasha Romanoff. She is a superspy. Her abilities include: slowed aging, enhanced immune system, abnormally superior athletic condition, hypnosis and enhanced psychological defenses. This is the Incredible Hulk. His real name is David Banner. He is a great scientist. He holds expertise in biology, chemistry, engineering, physiology and nuclear physics. After being exposed to massive amount of Gamma radiation he transforms into a green creature: The Hulk possesses the potential for immense and apparently unlimited physical strength depending directly on his emotional state, particularly his anger. Bruce Banner´s strength is control. This is Hawkeye. His real name is Clint Barton. He is an exceptional archer, fencer and acrobat. Hawkeye´s strength is observation. Nick Fury is a combat veteran of three wars, as well as numerous "military adviser" missions and clandestine operations. He is trained as paratrooper, Ranger, a demolitions expert, vehicle specialist. Fury has access to a wide variety of equipment and weaponry designed by S.H.I.E.L.D. technicians. He wears a S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform made of 9-ply Kevlar (able to withstand ballistic impact up to .45 caliber bullets) and a Beta cloth (type C), a fire-resistant material. As the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury has access to the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. highly advanced S.H.I.E.L.D. paraphernalia, including a radio-link tie and a bulletproof suit. that are unknown to anyone else but him. Fury´s strength is leadership. Who is your favorite Super Avenger? Can you think of some adjectives to describe him or her? Did you mention of any of the following adjectives? strong - honest - sociable - patient weak thoughtless - dishonest cheerful - rude - calm - lazy impatient - arrogant - miserable - shy nervous - mean - hard-working polite - sensitive - generous - modest Organize the adjectives that describe personality traits into opposite pairs. Write them in the list below: modest - strong - honest - sociable - patient - weak thoughtless - dishonest - cheerful - rude - calm - lazy impatient - arrogant - miserable - shy - nervous - mean hard-working - polite - sensitive - generous Positive adjectives: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Negative adjectives: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Check your work! modest - strong - honest - sociable - patient - weak thoughtless - dishonest cheerful - rude - calm - lazy impatient - arrogant - miserable - shy nervous - mean - hard-working - polite - sensitive - generous Positive adjectives: modest strong cheerful honest sociable patient calm hard-working polite sensitive generous Negative adjectives: arrogant weak miserable dishonest shy impatient nervous lazy rude thoughtless mean Describe your favorite superhero! Write a paragraph using the adjectives you learned. Then send it to me!