This video contains news about the filming of a new action movie. The main actor, Robert Downey Jr., suffered an injury. Before you watch the video, read through the information about the actor and the film, "Iron Man".
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father's film Pound. He's appeared in roles associated with the Brat Pack, such as Less Than Zero and Weird Science. Other films he's starred in include Air America, Soapdish, and Natural Born Killers. He starred as the title character in the 1992 film Chaplin, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
What is "Iron Man"?
Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the first installment to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his personal assistant Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard plays military liaison James Rhodes, and Jeff Bridges plays Stark Industries executive Obadiah Stane.
Now read and practise the vocabulary list below. It will help you to understand the video!
Word List: filming
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- impossible to defeat, destroy or kill
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- The invincible hero saved her life.
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- any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character
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- He suffered an injury from jumping down a fence.
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- a cessation, either temporary or permanent
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- Suddenly, the train came to a halt and the lights were turned off.
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- the skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint
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- Breaking your ankle is very painful.
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- the degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness
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- The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.
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- to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden
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- The opening date of the new opera was revealed by the press today.
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- to maintain (something), or keep it in existence; to experience or suffer (an injury, etc.)
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- This thesis cannot be sustained.
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- a daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills
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- See if you can hit the barrel, Joe, urged George Bland. A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing.
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- to recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness
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- Luckily, she repuperated quickly.
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- to start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on
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- We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
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- a timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time
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- The meeting was not on my schedule!
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Word and Definition
Tries: 0sustain | to maintain (something), or keep it in existence; to experience or suffer (an injury, etc.) |
ankle | the skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint |
invincible | impossible to defeat, destroy or kill |
recuperate | to recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness |
stunt | a daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills |
halt | a cessation, either temporary or permanent |
schedule | a timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time |
reveal | to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden |
injury | any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character |
severity | the degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness |
resume | to start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on |
Now watch the video and try to answer the questions below!
In the exercise below, you have to fill in the gaps with
different forms of the same word. For example:
He was _______ to be a soldier. His _______ was excellent. (train)
He was trained to be a soldier. His training was excellent.
Now that you have done all the serious studying, how about a game of memo?
Tries: 0sustain | to maintain (something), or keep it in existence; to experience or suffer (an injury, etc.) |
ankle | the skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint |
invincible | impossible to defeat, destroy or kill |
recuperate | to recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness |
stunt | a daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills |
halt | a cessation, either temporary or permanent |
schedule | a timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time |
reveal | to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden |
injury | any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character |
severity | the degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness |
resume | to start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on |