movie stars - Instant english
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movie stars - Instant english
G. Neri MOVIE STARS Eco-Orlando Ha girato 15 film e scalato la classifica degli attori più affascinanti del momento. Nei panni di Will Turner dei Pirati dei Caraibi ha raggiunto la notorietà globale. Orlando Bloom, buddista praticante e attento ai temi ecologici, ci parla del suo impegno per l’ambiente. © Jordan Riefe / Planet Syndication LANGUAGE LEVEL ADVANCED Track 8 Speaker: Rachel Roberts (Standard British accent) 26 twenty-six Orlando Bloom turned 30 earlier this year. This was an important landmark for the young British actor, whose resumé1 includes Troy, Kingdom of Heaven and two highly successful trilogies, namely2 Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. Bloom met the press in order to promote the last of the three Pirate movies, At World’s End. In addition to discussing the movie, he spoke about his commitment3 to the ecological cause: Orlando Bloom (Standard British accent): I just got back from Antarctica and it was kind of fascinating to see, really, what was at stake4. The environment is such a massive issue5 that we all kind of think it’s doom and gloom6 – but, you know, it’s all or nothing, but, actually, I don’t think that’s the case7. You can be somebody who drives an SUV8. That’s fine, but there’s a balance, so if you do that, then maybe use energy-efficient light bulbs9 at home, or just be conscious of switching off lights10, or, if you can afford to drive an SUV, maybe you can afford to make a donation to a wind farm11, or... plant some trees or... it’s all about balance, you know, if you think of the ice caps12 as the fridge of our planet: if your fridge at home died, the food that you eat would go rotten13 and you’d starve14. So it’s just about balance, really. And my home in London is sort of... I’m figuring out15 using solar panels, but, again, all my light bulbs will be energy-efficient, and I’ll just do what you can, you know, it’s a balance, I think, that’s the important thing. confidence20 in myself from working on my craft and... in another way21. And it’s going to be fun, I’m really looking forward to it, I know what I’m capable of and I’m not afraid to make some mistakes along the way. When you’ve been a part of so much success, I think people just keep associating you with success and then, if you make a step wrong, then it’s like they shoot you down. So that it feels like there can be more at stake but, really, as I’m turning 30 and growing up and realising there’s really nothing at stake, I’ve got nothing to lose, you know, and everything to gain at this point, so, yeah. Biography 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury on January 13th, 1977. At 16 he joined the National Youth Theatre and later attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1998 he broke his back after falling from a building; in 1999 he was discovered by Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Bloom has also announced that he wants to take a break from movies and to work in the theatre. Does he feel that he is becoming more mature, in the same way that, in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, he ends up being a captain: Marka Orlando Bloom: At school I was like captain of sports and stuff16 and I always felt that like, when I was growing up and, actually, all of the attention that I got very quickly, after doing like Lord of the Rings, I think it actually put me more into a shell17, for a while. It made me a little more shy because I was slightly18... it was very new and I wasn’t sure how to deal with it19 and I think I’m still learning to come out of that shell, and part of this trilogy coming to a close and moving into other work is... and doing theatre and stuff is, for me, is to get that Glossary resumé - curriculum. namely - cioè. commitment - impegno. what was at stake cosa c’era in gioco. a massive issue - una questione enorme. doom and gloom - senza speranza. I don’t think that’s the case - non credo che sia così. SUV - abbrev. di Sports Utility Vehicle. energy-efficient light bulbs - lampadine a basso consumo. be conscious of switching off lights - ricordarsi di spegnere le luci. wind farm - impianto eolico. ice caps - calotte polari. would go rotten marcirebbe. you’d starve moriresti di fame. I’m figuring out - sto progettando... captain of sports and stuff - capitano delle squadre sportive e roba del genere. into a shell - in un guscio. slightly - leggermente. how to deal with it come affrontare la cosa. confidence - fiducia. from working in my craft... in another way rimanendo nel mio settore ma in un modo diverso.