26519 activity movie the adventures of tintin

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
to sink
a journalist

to curse
a riddle

a scroll

1) Choose a word from the box to complete each definition. Then compare your answers with a
classmate.

A) ____________: To say magic words intended to inflict harm on someone.
B) ____________: To go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid.
C) ____________: a roll of paper for writing or painting on.
D) ____________: a type of question which describes something in a difficult and confusing way, and which
has a clever answer.
E) ____________: a person who writes news stories or
articles for a newspaper or magazine.

2) Pair a
questions.

classmate

and

answer

the

following

1) What is Tintin’s job?
2) What is the Unicorn?
3) What does each model of the Unicorn hide inside and why is it important?
4) What story does Captain Haddock tell Tintin about his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock?
5) Explain the meaning of the puzzle:
“Three brothers joined. Three unicorns in company sailing in the noonday sun will speak. For 1‘tis from the
light that light will dawn. And then shines forth the Eagle’s Cross”.
6) What does Tintin find in the globe?

3) In trios, share with your classmates your opinion about the following quotation:
“There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don't you EVER say
it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, that is what people pick up. Do you understand? You care
about something, you fight for it! You hit a wall, you push through it! There is something you need to know,
Tintin. You can never let failure defeat you.”
Captain Haddock
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