blog 1- term 2020

 Use the last two documents (article + video) to answer the questions. A) Find a definition of  "antihero". B) Read and sum up the article about TV villains. C) Can you tell the difference between a hero, a villain, an antihero, a monster? D) Watch the video (Tyrion's speech) and explain  - what Tyrion is accused of - what he admits - what he demands - why he can be called an antihero.

The New Golden Age of Television in which we find ourselves is marked by a few spots of tarnish. There's a sameness of tone (i.e. grim) and skin color (i.e. white), a tendency to confuse violence (i.e. brutally assaulted women) for plot, and a mystifying reluctance to let villains be villains... And let's take monsters off the table while we're at it. Television has always loved its monsters, on shows like Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The X-Files, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, True Blood, Teen Wolf, Grimm, Supernatura l and Sleepy Hollow ... The thing about villains is that they are entirely human, outfitted with understandably human motivations. What's more, they have a plan. That's what truly separates them from generic bad guys and monsters: TV's best villains play the long game. Episode after episode, season after season, they plot and scheme and wait, tenting their fingers. And not only do they have a plan, they're only too ...

 Rephrase what is underlined: A) Had we seen the dragon we would have reacted differently. →  If we had seen the dragon... B)  They saw nobody. →  They didn't see anybody. C)  It was such a scary sight ! →It was so scary! D)  She couldn't breathe. → She was not able to/ was unable to breathe. E)  You don't have to worry.  → You needn't worry.  F)  I wish I had tried.   → If only I had tried.

 Rephrase what is underlined: A) Had we seen the dragon we would have reacted differently. B)  They saw nobody. C)  It was such a scary sight ! D)  She couldn't breathe. E)  You don't have to worry. F)  I wish I had tried.