127 3 Role models 23 Talk about a film or a series Interview a partner about a film or a series he or she has seen recently. You can ask questions about the plot, the characters, the setting and the themes. You can also ask what he or she thinks about the film. GRAMMAR 24 Work with adjectives Read the text: Maxwell Simba stars as William. He gives a powerful performance as a kind and intelligent boy who firmly believes in his idea. The director of the film, Chiewetel Ejiofor, plays William’s father, Trywell. He succeeds in portraying a loving husband and father who fights for his family, and you can feel his desperation when the famine strikes. Aïssa Maïga is William’s mother, Agnes, a strong woman who tries to keep the family together. All actors speak both English and the Malawian language, Chichewa, which adds to the realistic portrait of rural Malawi. a) Write down a list of all the adjectives you can find. b) Choose at least four adjectives from your list and use them in sentences of your own. Author William Kamkwamba, host Angelina Jolie and director Chiwetel Ejiofor attend a special screening of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind at Crosby Street Hotel in February, 2019, in New York City. Hæfniviðmið • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós. • Sýnt góð tök á orða- forða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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