Alfred Hitchcock

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What tenses are there? Why?

What tense are all the verbs? Why?

Exercise 40. a) Look at the facts about Hitchcock's life.

Ask your partner the questions. After each question ask them for more information

using Past Simple. Decide if your partner is telling the truth.

1. … (you / ever / make) a speech in public?

2. … (you / ever / be) in the newspaper or on TV?

3. … (you / ever / buy) something you've never used?

4. … (you / ever / leave) something in a taxi or on a bus?

5. … (you / ever / lend) something to a friend and never got it back?

b) Look at the facts about Steel's life.

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He introduced many techniques in the “suspense” and “psychological thriller” genres.

Hitchcock was born in London in 1899. He went to school in London and later studied art at the University of London. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood.

Hitchcock wasmarried and he shot his daughter Patricia in several of his films. He himself appearedin supporting roles in almost all of his films. His muse was Grace Kelly (later Princess Grace of Monaco), who he directed in several of his most successful pictures. However, he was famous for not liking actors. He once said “all actors are children and should be treated like cattle”.

Hitchcock died in 1980 at the age of 80.

Over his long film career Hitchcock directed more than 50 feature films. He never wonan Oscar for the best directing, although he was nominated five times. When the Academy finally gave him an honorary Oscar he received a standing ovation. He just said “Thank you” and leftthe stage. The magazine “MovieMaker” has described him as the most influential filmmaker of all time.