UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL "FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS"
INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL - ILUD –
INTRODUCTORY II
AUTONOMOUS WORK No. 2
READING
1. Read the note about Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, and fill in the blanks in his biography.
IAN FLEMING
Biography: notes
Ian Fleming was born on May 28, 1908 in Scotland. His (1)
________ died when he was only nine years old and his mother
May 28, 1908 born in Scotland
sent him to a school in (2) _________ called Eton.
May 1917 father died in World War I –mother sent
him to school in England
When he finished school, he joined the (3) __________ college in
After school Sandhurst military college –after
college, tour of Europe to improve his languages
want to join the army. So he went on a tour of (4) ________ to
After Europe started working as a journalist
working as a (5) ________ .
1939-1945 World War II joined Royal Navy
Intelligence –took part in secret missions – visited
Jamaica, fell in love with the island
After World War II bought a house in Jamaica –
wrote his first Bond novel, Goldeneye– married
Anne Rothermere – one son, Caspar
Sandhurst. But when he finished college, he decided that he didn’t
improve his languages. When he returned to England, he started
During World War II he worked for the Royal Navy Intelligence
Division as a Spy. He took part in a number of secret (6)
___________ between 1939 and 1945. During one of these
missions, he visited (7) __________ and fell in love with the island.
After the war, he bought a house there and wrote his first James
Bond novel, Goldeneye.
August 12, 1964 died after a long illness
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He married Anne Rothermere, and they had one (8) ________,
Caspar.
Fleming (9) _________ on August 12, 1964 after a long illness.
2. Look at the notes about James Bond’s life and use them to write his biography.
JAMES BOND
James bond was born… ___________________________
Biography: notes
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Nov 16, 1924 born in Scotland
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1936 parents died in an accident
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1937 started school in Eton, England
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After school joined a military college near Edinburgh
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1941 -1945 fought in World War II
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After the war he joined the British Intelligence Service
_______________________________________________
(B.I.S.), M16.
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1950 got his number (007) and his license to kill
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Jan 1, 1961 married Teresa –she died in an accident
_______________________________________________
on the same day
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Taken from: American Inside Out, Elementary
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Workbook. Philip Kerr, sue Kay & Vaughan Jones
LISTENING
Listen to Pierce Brosnan talking about his roll as James Bond. Mark true (T) or false (F).
1. Brosnan loves his job
2. Bond is Brosnan’s favorite roll
3. he acted with his child in the movie
4. He saw his first Bond movie when he was 10 years old
5. Brosnan wanted to act like Sean Connery
6. He was disappointed with the women he acted with
7. Brosnan signed a three-films contract
8. He is willing to do a fourth part if he is asked to
9. The movie was mostly filmed in the studio
http://www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/projects/classics/adv7/jamesbond_rn/index.html
SPEAKING
1. In pairs, use the information to ask and answer questions about each character, as in the example:
Sayury, Japan, married, receptionist – answers the
phone
Jeanne, France, single, teacher – teaches
physics.
Ben, American, Single, scientist – researches
A: Where does Eddie live?
B: He lives in England
A: Is he married?
B: No, he isn’t, he’s divorced
A: What does he do?
B: He is a footballer
A: What does he do at work?
B: He plays football
A: What is he doing now?
B: He is reading a newspaper
Eddie, England, divorced, footballer – plays
football
USE OF ENGLISH
1. Read this letter. Find and correct six mistakes in the
use of the present continuous.
Dear Scott,
‘m writing
I write to you from my hotel room. All the people is
sleep, but I sitting here drink some coconut juice. We‘re
staying at the Memorial in Racket beach, it has an
amazing view. The tournament is goes well. The fans
are crazy with the team, but they is always asking for
you. How is your leg? I hope you getting better soon.
Maybe you will come along for the next season.
Oliver.
2. Put the verbs in brackets in the present continuous or
present simple.
A: Excuse me. I (1) ___________ (look for) Mr. Stark.
B: He’s in his office. I (2) __________ (go) there now
A: Oh really? Can I come with you?
B: Of course. (3) ____________ (you/work) here?
A: Yes. I (4) ___________ (work) in the Support
Department. How about you?
B: I (5) _________ (be) Mr. Stark’s secretary, Pepper Potts.
A: Johnny Storm. Nice to meet you
B: Nice to meet you too.
A: (6) _____________ (you/go) anywhere later? We could
go for a drink after work.
B: I usually (7) __________ (leave) work at five, but today I
(8) _________ (stay) because we (9) ________ (have) a
meeting and Mr. Stark (10) ________ (need) me. Sorry…
Maybe some other time
GARFIELD
Taken from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2650617.stm
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ian_fleming_biography.php3