The Hunger Games

 
 

Vocabulary

mile	tribute	take off (3)
honor	prepare	catch/caught/caught
afford	annual	represent
select	pick (3)	volunteer
pretty	survival	come out (2)
art (2)	train (2)	impression
fight	decree	courageous
wish	show (2)	make sure
own	district

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Transcript

Peeta: “We could do it, you know: take off; live in the woods.”
Katniss: “They would catch us.”
Peeta: “Maybe not.”
Katniss: “We wouldn’t make it five miles.”

District 12 Announcer: “Welcome, welcome. The time has come to select one courageous young man and woman, who will be honored of representing District Twelve in the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games.”

Katniss: “It’s your first year. They only do it once; they’re not going to even pick you.”

District 12 Announcer: “Primrose Everdeen.”

Katniss: “Prim!!!” . . . I volunteer. I volunteer as Tribute.”

District 12 Announcer: “Our Tributes Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen!

Peeta: “They just want a good show; that’s all they want.”
Katniss: “There’re twenty-four of us; and only one comes out.”

Katniss: “So you’re here to make me look pretty?”
Cinna: “I’m here to make a good impression.”

Announcer: “And so it’s decreed that each year, the twelve districts of Panem shall offer a contribute of one young man and woman between the ages of twelve and eighteen to be trained in the art of survival — and to be prepared to fight to the death.”

Trainer: “This is the time to show them everything, to make sure they’ll remember you.”

Peeta: “I keep wishing I could find a way to show them that they don’t own me; I’m going to die. I want to still be me.”
Katniss: “I just can’t afford to think like that.”

Announcer: “Seven … Six … Five … Four … Three … Two … One …”

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Questions

1. The best, strongest, fastest young man and woman will represent each district in the Hunger Games. True or false?

2. Was Katniss selected to be a Tribute from District 12? What happened?

3. The Hunger Games are like Olympic sporting events. Is this correct or incorrect?

4. Do the trainers try to motivate the Tributes?

5. Peeta and Katniss try to escape. Is this right or wrong?

6. How to the Tributes feel? Are they motivated and enthusiastic or fearful or both?

7. Is this an idealistic or dark society?

 
 

A. I have seen the movie Hunger Games. Yes or no? If yes, how was it?

B. Have you seen similar movies?

C. Do you think the future will be similar to that of Hunger Games?

D. I would like to direct and produce movies. Yes or no?

E. What will movies be like in the future?