5. Read the text, then answer the question: what kind of metal is adamantium, in your opinion?
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
SYNOPSIS X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a prequel to all prior entries in the X-Men film series. Two mutant brothers, Logan and Victor, born 200 years ago, suffer childhood trauma and have only each other to depend on. Basically, they are fighters and killers, living from war to war through U.S. history thanks to their healing factor which gives them near-immortality. In modern times, a U.S. colonel, Stryker, recruits them into a squadron of mutant soldiers who perform morally reprehensible tasks for the American government. Logan leaves in disgust after a massacre of innocents while Victor, who enjoys his job so much, remains with Stryker. Logan becomes a logger and falls in love with Kayla, a local teacher. When Logan refuses to rejoin Stryker’s crew, the colonel sends the murderous Victor to kill Kayla. After finding her bloodied body in the woods, Logan realises Victor is responsible for her death. Stryker explains that Victor has gone rogue, and offers Logan a way to become strong enough to get his revenge. Logan undergoes a painful operation to reinforce his skeleton with adamantium, a virtually indestructible metal. Once the procedure is complete, Stryker attempts to betray Logan by ordering his memory to be erased so he can be used as Stryker’s personal weapon, but Logan overhears this and escapes to a nearby farm, where an elderly couple takes him in. One of the other mutants kills them the following morning and tries to kill Logan, but Logan runs away and swears to kill both Stryker and Victor.
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Soluzione suggerita:It is most probably an alloy.
6. Match the words, taken from the text quoted in the previous exercise, with their definitions.
A person who cuts down trees for wood.To enlist a person for service in an armed force.To hear what other people are saying without their knowledge.Extremely dangerous and likely to commit murder.A dangerous wild being that lives apart from the rest of the group.To be disloyal to your country or a person.
To recruit →
Logger →
Murderous →
Rogue →
To betray →
To overhear →
7. Watch the film clip and fill in the script with the given expressions.
The scene opens with Logan being airlifted to an underground mountain location for the operation to reinforce his skeletal system. The historic medical procedure is attended and witnessed by several US generals.
Stryker: We’re gonna make you 1. , but first, we’re gonna have to 2. you. You remember what we were looking for in Africa? Logan: I remember. Stryker: Well, I found it. It helped us create a metal 3. so strong, that you will be able to 4. virtually anything. It’s called Adamantium. I can’t put Victor down 5. , Logan. To kill him, you’re gonna have to 6. the other side. Become the animal. Logan: Let’s do this. Stryker: I 7. forgot. Logan: I want new ones. Stryker: What do you want them to say? Logan: Wolverine. Stryker: Generals, welcome! General Munson. Today, we’re gonna 8. medical history. Today, we’re gonna create 9. X. General Munson: X? Stryker: Roman numeral, Ten. We are about to begin 10. Adamantium to Weapon X’s skeleton. Let’s begin.