In this passage, you will hear the following vocabulary.

big screen - a movie at the theater

collaborate - when people work together

trilogy - three movies in a series

familiar - to already know something

life-threatening - possibly dying from something dangerous

Now listen to the passage.

Tintin is a character recognized all over the world and in 2009, his adventures will be brought to the big screen.  Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, two very popular film directors, will collaborate to turn the Tintin cartoon into a trilogy of movies.



For anyone not familiar with the story, Tintin is a reporter who is joined by Snowy (the dog), Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the twins Thompson and Thomson as he travels the world in search of interesting news to report.  This job often leads him into life-threatening situations.

For the film, it has been decided that Tintin will be transformed from a 2D character into a 3D character.  Both directors feel that this move will give the traditional comic book style Tintin a more modern look.

Now listen to the passage again.

Now answer these multiple choice questions.

Question 1
How many Tintin movies will be made?

a - 3
b - 6
c - 2

Question 2
Tintin is a

a - captain.
b - pilot.
c - reporter.

Question 3
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are going to

a - expectorate.
b - collaborate.
c - correlate.

Now listen to these words:

collaborate

familiar

life-threatening

You will use these words in the following phrases.

For example, you will hear:

Madonna and Britney Spear once __________ on a song.

You will say:

Madonna and Britney Spears once collaborated on a song.

Question 1
Have I met you before?  You look __________.

Question 2
People are often afraid of sky-diving because it is a __________ sport.

Question 3
I have never been to India, so I am not __________ with Indian culture.

Question 4
Would it be alright if I __________ with you on that project?

Question 5
I can not play American football because I am not __________ with the rules.