5 Work in two groups. Answer the questions about your stuntwoman.
Group A Read about Amanda Foster.
Group B Read about Dayna Grant.
1 What in her background makes her suitable
for the job?
2 How did she get the idea for becoming a
stuntwoman?
3 Which film stars has she worked with?
4 What kinds of things has she had to do in
the films?
5 What skills has she had to learn?
6 Why is it important that stunt doubles
get
on well with the stars?
7 Has she been seriously injured? What does
she say?
8 What does her family think of her job?
The city of Dnipro (ex Dnipropetrovsk) or Dnepr (Rus.) is situated on the Dnieper River (Dnepr or Dnipro) in East-Central Ukraine and has a population of 1 million (third city in the country by population). Large and beautiful, it is the main city of East-Central Ukraine.
Dnipro is a dynamic and lively city.
The city is surprising green along the wide and slow-moving Dnieper river (Dnepr in Russian, Dnipro in Ukrainian) and has remarkable embankments, long boulevards and spacious parks.
It is also the major centre of high-technology industries, education, machine-building, metallurgy and trade. The city is not only famous for its commercial industry, but also its green hills and deep history.
The old fortress settlement has existed since the middle of the 16th century. The new town was founded in 1776 by the Russian Prince, Potemkin by order of Catherine II, Empress of the Russian Empire and was called Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) from 1776 to 1926. During 1918 the town’s name was Sicheslav (The Glory for Sich’/Fortress of Cossacks).
Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk) has been the major center of the steel industry from the beginning of the 20th century until the present. It has also dominated in the machinebuilding and aero-spacebuilding industry since the 1950s.
Bus driver: Here you are.Водитель автобуса: Вот, возьмите. Passenger: How much is the fare?Пассажир: Какова стоимость билета? Bus driver: One dollar fifty.Водитель автобуса: Один доллар, пятьдесят центов. Passenger: Will you accept a two-dollar bill?Пассажир: Примете ли Вы купюру в два доллара? Bus driver: No, only exact change or a token.Водитель автобуса: Нет, только точную сумму или проездной жетон. Passenger: Do I have to pay for a three-year-old child?Пассажир: Должен ли я платить за трёхлетнего ребенка? Bus driver: No, children under seven ride free.Водитель автобуса: Нет, дети в возрасте до семи лет проезжают бесплатно. Passenger: Ok, thank you.Пассажир: Хорошо Водитель автобуса: Не могли бы вы отступить от двери и отойти назад? Пусть другие пассажиры войдут. Passenger: Yes, of course. No problem.Пассажир: Да, конечно. Мне не сложно.