V for Vendetta is a 2006 dystopian political thriller action film directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowskis, set in an alternative future where a totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom.
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In 2169, people are genetically engineered to stop aging on their 25th birthday, when a one-year countdown on their forearm begins. When it reaches zero, the person «times out» and dies instantly. Time has thus become the universal currency, transferred directly between people or stored in «time capsules». Several major areas called Time Zones exist within Ohio: Dayton is the poorest, a manufacturing «ghetto» where people rarely have more than 24 hours on their clocks; in New Greenwich, people have enough time to be essentially immortal.
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El pasado 29 de marzo tuvieron lugar en el instituto las charlas culturales que ofrece Burlington. Podéis ver el video con sonido realizado por Vanesa en la web del centro.
For all those interested in taking the B1 exam, here is a short video and two «guides» in PDF format that you can find useful to prepare the writing part.
Sigue leyendoWrite a comment (down here) about your thoughts or your personal feelings after watching this video. Deadline: Saturday, March the 12th, at 23:59.
Extension: about 100 words.
Vocabulary
1 (Possible answers)
1.1 she was wearing a beautiful dress
1.2 for many years
1.3 the acting is terrible
1.4 the actor said something funny
1.5 of this old film
1.6 they had a fight
1.7 stare at him
1.8 was screaming and attacking people
1.9 the clothes look old-fashioned
Ayer decidimos en clase que podríamos aprovechar esta semana de «vacaciones» extra que os han dado a la mayoría para practicar y ver otra peli, ya que el contenido de este tema ya está explicado y hemos corregido los ejercicios.
Podéis seguir trabajando y repasando con los posts del blog (aquí y aquí, por ejemplo) y consultar cualquier duda por email, antes del repaso del día 25.
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