W 11 - Int 2


Intermediate 2 – Week 11 – Mr Nice Guy (Student B)


I)            Reading
1)    Read this web report of an interview with Tom Hanks. Why is he known as 'Mr Nice Guy'?
Mr Nice Guy
In an online interview for Contactmusic.com, Hollywood actor, Tom Hanks, has revealed that he's happy being known as 'Mr Nice Guy'.
When they asked him how he felt about his 'nice guy' persona, he told them that he was happy with it and that he felt confident that he lived up to his reputation.
They asked him where this reputation had come from, and he told them that he thought it was because he had always cooperated with the press. They asked him whether he had ever had problems with the paparazzi, and he told them that he hadn't because he respected people, even when he didn't like them.
Brisbanetimes.com asked the Forrest Gump star why he always played the part of the nice guy in films and never the villain. He reminded them that he had played the part of an executioner in The Green Mile, but, because of his nice guy image, the media had reported that he was a 'nice executioner'!
Finally, Chinadaily.com asked him what his current plans were, and he said that he wanted to direct again, but that he couldn't do that at the moment, because it would take him away from his children. What a nice guy!
2)    What are the actual questions that were used in the interview?
Underline the five reported questions in the report and rewrite them in direct speech.
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II)         Grammar: Reported questions
1)   Consider the following examples:
'How do you feel?'  We asked him how he felt.
'Have you ever had problems?'  We asked him whether/ if he had ever had problems.
2)   Look at the examples in Exercises I-2 and II-1 and decide if the following statements are true or false when you report questions.
a) The tense usually moves back in a reported question (present simple -+ past simple).
b) Whether or if are used to report yes/no questions. (Did you go out? -+ She asked me if I'd been out.)
c) The word order changes to subject + verb (Who are you? -+ He asked me who I was.).
3)   Exercise: a funny story
You’re going to complete a funny story with student A’s help. You have parts of the story already completed, and student A has other parts.
-      Dictate alternate lines of the story to student A, and write down the sentences that student A dictates to you.
-      Compare your completed stories, which should be identical.
A woman was playing golf when she hit the ball into the woods. She went to look for it and found a frog in a trap.
a)   _______________________________________________________________
b)   The frog told her that he would grant her three wishes.
c)   _______________________________________________________________
d)   He explained that she could have three wishes, but whatever she wished for, her husband would have ten times more.
e)   _______________________________________________________________
f)    The woman said that for her first wish she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
g)   _______________________________________________________________
h)   The insisted that that was fine, because she would be the most beautiful in the world, and he would only have eyes for her.
i)    _______________________________________________________________
j)    The frog warned her that her husband would be ten ties richer than her.
k)   _______________________________________________________________
l)    The frog then asked her what she wanted her third wish to be.
m) _______________________________________________________________

III)       Listening: anecdote
1)   Listen to Alice talking about a film she enjoyed. 


Read the questions and tick the answers that are correct.
a) What's the title of the film? Forrest Gump.
b) When and where did you see it? The other night at the cinema.
c) Who's in it? Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Sally Field.
d) Who directed it? I can't remember.
e) What is it based on? A true story.
f) What type of film is it? A thriller.
g) What's the main story? It's about the life of Forrest Gump.
h) What do you particularly like about it? The bits where he meets famous people.
i) What was the soundtrack like? Great.
j) What kind of ending does it have? A happy ending.
k) Would you recommend this film? No, I wouldn't.
2) Tell your partner about a film you enjoyed.

IV)        Homework:
a)   ‘It’s too late to cancel the wedding.’
She said that _________________________________________________________
b)   ‘Carmen is still going out with John.’
She said that _________________________________________________________
c)   ‘Mum, there’s something you should know.’
She told her mum that __________________________________________________
d)   ‘The speech went really badly.’
She said that _________________________________________________________
e)   ‘They were holding hands!’
She said that _________________________________________________________
f)    ‘We had a terrible day.’
She said that _________________________________________________________
g)   ‘She’ll never speak to him again.’
She said that _________________________________________________________
h)   ‘I’ve got a problem I want to discuss.’
She told him that ______________________________________________________


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