4. HALLOWEEN

SPEAK for 1 minute

VINCENT a poem and a short film (1982) by Tim Burton

Write down the following questions on your notebook and answer them:

a- What sort of boy is Vincent Malloy? Find adjectives, words to describe him.

b- Who could be Vincent Price? (check the Internet) Do you recognize this voice?

c- What’s the English for “folie”? Find two words.

d- Who was Edgar Allan Poe? (check the Internet)

e- What’s the English for “cercueil” (1 word) and “tombe” (2 words)?

f- Find the preterit of the following verbs:

dig (creuser) bury (enterrer) fall (tomber)

creep (ramper) know (savoir) sweep (balayer)

g- According to Vincent, the room can “swell, shiver and creak”. What does it mean?

h- Did you enjoy the film or not? Write your opinion and explain it.

QUIZLET Vincent