Miércoles 15 de marzo 18:30h.

Centro de apoyo al profesorado de Collado-Villalba

C) Ramón Fernández Soler 10

Director: Sydney Pollack (2005)

Starring: Nicole kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen

 

Summary:

Escalating events begin when U.N. translator Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late.

 

Activities for EOI students

Listening Comprehension : 3rd, 4th and 5th year students

Listen to the file and fill in the gaps

ZIMBABWE UPHEAVAL

This was Mugabe's first speech since the passing of the (0) deadline last Thursday.

At least 1500 farmers have proved (1) ______________________ refusing to go.

President Mugabe did not (2) _____________________ what he would do.

Zimbabwe’s fertile lands are (3) _________________ by famine.

The United States accused President Mugabe of (4) _________________ food shortages.

Downing Street said that there were (5) _____________________ to deal with any emergency.

Key: 1. defiant, 2. reveal, 3. haunted, 4. recklesslyrisking, 5. contingency plan