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An Inconvenient Truth

 

 

  1. Use Google or another search engine to find the preview or trailer of the movie AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. You will find it on the Apple website. Type An Inconvenient Truth trailer in Google.
  2. When you are on the right page, watch the trailer.

     

  3. After watching the trailer, open an Open Office document or a Wordpad document.
  • According to this preview or trailer, the movie will shake you (disturb you) if you see it.
    At the beginning, it says that you have to see this film if ...
  • The main actor in this film is not an actor. He is called Al Gore.

  • Find out who he is and what his job is or was. Go to Wikipedia and type Al Gore in the search box.
  • Write the information in your Word document.

 

  • According to this preview, it is by far, the most terrifying film you will ever see.
    Now replace terrifying by “scary”.

 

  • He says, “The scientific consensus is that we are causing global warming.”
    Underline [Souligne] the word that he stresses in the sentence. [to stress : accentuer]
  • Why does he insist on that word? Explain.

 

  • Then you will see photos of Patagonia and Mount Kilimanjaro now and some years ago.
  • Write down what he says. "This is Patagonia ..."
  • Find out where Patagonia and Mount Kilimanjaro are.

 

  • His conclusion is that within the decade (10 years), there will be no more snows of Kilimanjaro.
  • Find out what "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is. Write your answer.
  • In his speech, Al Gore says that the consequence of rising temperatures is that there are stronger ______________.

 

  • Then we see pictures of a hurricane. Where was it and what happened? Do you remember it?

 

  • Write down the final sentence. "Nothing is scarier ..."

 


 

 



WORD BANK

a preview : une bande annonce

a trailer = a preview

to underline : souligner