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CONTENTS
THE MUMMY.........................................................................................6
EPISODE 1............................................................................................6
EPISODE 2............................................................................................8
EPISODE 3..........................................................................................11
EPISODE 4..........................................................................................14
EPISODE 5..........................................................................................17
EPISODE 6..........................................................................................19
MUMMY RETURNS.............................................................................21
EPISODE 1..........................................................................................21
EPISODE 2..........................................................................................24
EPISODE 3..........................................................................................28
EPISODE 4..........................................................................................31
STEP UP..............................................................................................33
EPISODE 1..........................................................................................33
EPISODE 2..........................................................................................37
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN TEN DAYS...............................................43
EPISODE 1..........................................................................................43
EPISODE 2..........................................................................................46
OCEANS ELEVEN.............................................................................49
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN. THE DEAD MANS CHEST...........53
SUPPLEMENTORY READING...........................................................55
THEBES...............................................................................................55
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REAL HAMUNAPTRA..........................................................................56
CAIRO, EGYPT....................................................................................57
THE TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPT..........................................................58
ANCIENT EGYPT GODS.....................................................................61
IMPOTANT GODS AND GODDESSES IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
RELIGION............................................................................................61
KINGS OF THE DEAD.........................................................................64
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS.......................................................................65
WHO BUILT THE PYRAMIDS?...........................................................71
BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................73
THE MUMMY
Part I
EPISODE 1
Hamunaptra-1290 B.C.
Vocabulary notes:
sacred canopic jar
plague
invincibility
to be condemned
to be bestowed
eternity
corpse
to dare ,
to race
the wealth
to remain sealed
mistress
1.1 Put these names carefully in the following context:
| Imhotep, Pharaoh Seti the First, Anck-su-namun |
Thebes is city of living, crown jewel of (1).., home of (2), Pharaohs high priest, keeper of the dead, birthplace of (3).., Pharaohs mistress.
1.2 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Hamunaptra is the City of the Dead.
2. Anck-su-namuns soul had been sent to the dark Underworld and her vital organs removed and placed in four sacred canopic jars.
3. When Anck-su-namuns soul had come back from the dead, the ritual of resurrecting was completed.
4. After curse Imhotep could arise a walking disease, a plague upon mankind.
5. He could be an unholy flesh eater with the strength of ages and he could have power over the sands and the glory of invincibility.
6. City of the Dead is the ancient burial site for the sons of pharaohs and resting place for the wealth of Egypt.
7. Hom-Dai is the worst of all ancient curses, when somebody was to remain sealed inside the sarcophagus the undead for all of eternity.
1.3 Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box. Use the appropriate form. Then watch and check:
| break dare go steal take race take resurrect |
(1).Anck-su-namun, Imhotep and his priests (2).into her crypt and (3)her body. They (4)deep into the desert (5).Anck-su-namuns corpse to Hamunaptra. For his love, Imhotep (6)..the gods anger by (7)deep into the city where he (8).the Black Book of the Dead from its holy resting place.
1.4 Match these phrases with their equivalents:
1. a) the wealth
2. b) to resurrect smb.
3. c) the body is not a temple
4. - d) dark underworld
5. e) to be mummified alive
6. f) sacred jars
7. g) the high priest
8. h) the sarcophagus
9. i) the crypt
10. j) ancient burial site
11. k) the curse
1.5 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. Was anybody allowed to touch Anck-su-namun?
2. Was she in love with Imhotep?
3. What were they willing to do for their love?
4. What did she do with herself when they were noticed?
5. What is the City of the Living?
6. What is the City of the Dead?
7. What is Hom-Dai? What does it mean?
EPISODE 2
a) Hamunaptra 1923. The fight in the desert
b) Cairo, Egypt 3 years later. Museum of antiqutties
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C) Cairo Prison
Vocabulary notes:
the descendants of sacred bodyguards
to put up with smb. -
to decipher hieroglyphics and hieratic
precise moment ,
to reject an application
to be gullible
to strangle to death
humble home
worthless trinket
to straighten up
foolish pursuit ;
a) Hamunaptra 1923. The fight in the desert
2.1 Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box. Use the appropriate form. Then watch and check:
| fight keep know lie remain watch |
For 3.000 years, men and armies (1).over this land never (2)what evil (3).beneath it. And for 3.000 years the Magi, the descendants of Pharaohs sacred bodyguards (4). (5).. And the Creature (6).undiscovered.
b) Cairo, Egypt 3 years later. Museum of antiqutties
2.2 Fill in the gaps in the conversation between Evy and the curator of the museum. Some verbs are missed. Act the dialogues:
curator: (1)..............to you, the other plagues were a joy.
Evy: I am so very sorry, it (2)............ an accident.
curator: My girl, when Rameses (3)..............Syria, that was an accident. You are a catastropher! (4)............ at my library! Why do I (5)...........up with you?
Evy: Well, you put up with me, because I can (6)............and (7)............... ancient Egyptian and I can (8)...............hieroglyphics and hieratic and, well, I am the only person within a thousand miles who (9)............how to properly (10)..............and (11)..............this library, thats why.
curator: I (12).............. up with you because your father and mother were our finest patrons. Thats why! Allah rest their souls. Now, I dont (13)...............how you do it. I dont care how long it (14)............... (15)..............up this meshiver!
2.3 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Evy can read and write ancient Egyptian.
2. The Bembridge scholars have rejected Evys application again.
3. Jonathan found a map which is almost 4.000years old.
4. Hamunaptra is the city being protected by the curse of a mummy, where the earliest pharaohs had hidden the wealth of Egypt.
5. But the place would disappear beneath the sand dunes, taking the treasure with it.
6. Few men have wasted their lives in the foolish pursuit of Hamunaptra.
7. The puzzle box was found in Hamunaptra.
2.4 Match these phrases with their equivalents:
1. a) old mum
2. b) to be on a high note
3. c) to be ridiculous
4. d) to get promoted
5. - e) to ruin the career
6. f) treasure hunters
7. ( ) g) to cheer smb. up
8. h) locusts
9. i) to have no respect for the dead
10. , j) the official royal seal
2.5 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. Who is Seti the First?
2. Is it a fairy tale that the earliest pharaohs had hidden the wealth of Egypt in Hamunaptra?
3. What was interesting in this puzzle box?
4. Who was going to show the road to Hamunaptra for Evy and Jonathan? And what was the reason?
C) Cairo Prison
2.6 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Jonathan stole a puzzle box from a drunk at the casbah (bar).
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2. Evy and Jonathan came to ask him (Mr. OConnell) about Hamunaptra.
3. Mr. OConnell was in Hamunaptra when he found a box.
4. Mr. OConnell said the exact location where Hamunaptra was.
5. Mr. OConnell was going to be hanged.
6. The head of the prison took 100 pounds for saving Mr. OConnells life.
7. Mr. OConnells neck was broken.
EPISODE 3
a) Giza Port Cairo
B) On the barge
Vocabulary notes:
to gamble with -
wager
secret incantations
to cut the deck ,
messed-up country
) Giza Port Cairo
3.1 Translate from Russian into English:
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B) On the barge
3.2 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Mr. OConnell only gambled with his life, never money.
2. Americans bet 300$ to get to Hamunaptra before Mr. OConnell and his partners.
3. Mr. OConnell had more balls than brains.
4. The Bedouin and the Tuaregs believed that Hamunaptra was not cursed.
5. The Amun-Ra book contained within it all the secret incantations of the old kingdom.
6. The Amun-Ra was made out of pure silver.
7. Benny was leading the Americans to Hamunaptra.
3.3 Fill in the gaps in the conversation between Evy and Mr. OConnell. Some nouns are missed. Act the dialogue:
OConnell: Sorry. Didnt mean to scare ya. [1]
Evy: The only (1)...........that scares me, Mr. OConnell, are your (2)...........
OConnell: Still angry about that (3)..........., huh?
Evy: Well, if you call that a kiss. Um, did I miss something? Are we going into (4)............?
OConnell: Lady, theres something out there. Something underneath that (5)...........
Evy: Yes, well. Im hoping to find a certain (6).............. A (7)..........., actually. My brother thinks theres (8)............. What do you thinks out there?
OConnell: In a (9).............? Evil. The Bedouin and the Tuaregs believe that Hamunaptra is cursed.
Evy: Oh, look. I dont believe in (10).................... and (11)............., Mr. OConnell, but I do believe one of the most famous book in (12).............. is buried there. The Book of Amun-ra. It contains within it all the secret (13)....................of the old (14).................. Its what first interested me in Egypt when I was (15)............... Its why I came here sort of a lifes (16)................
OConnell: And the fact that they say its made out of pure (17)............ makes no never mind to you? Right?
Evy: You know your (18)..................
OConnell: I know my (19)..................
Evy: Umby the waywhy did you kiss me?
OConnell: I was about to be hanged. It seemed like a good (20)............. at the (21)..............
3.4 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1. 2. 3. | 4. 5. 6. , |
3.5 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. What was the aim to get to Hamunaptra?
2. Were they afraid that Hamunaptra was cursed?
3. What did the Book of Amun-Ra contain? What was it made of?
EPISODE 4
In the desert and in the hallowed grounds
Vocabulary notes:
to fetch a mighty fine price
to be melted with salt acid
ancient booby trap
hallowed grounds
mummification
to stuff ,
to stick up for ,
to scramble
to rip through (nostrils) ()
to consummate the curse ( )
to assimilate the organs and fluids
to regenerate
to decompose
to be too frisky with smb.
blasphemers
swift wings
That serves you right! !
god-awful stench
to play hide-and-seek
4.1 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. The legs of the statue of Anubis went deep underground where a secret compartment was found containing the golden Book of Amun-Ra.
2. The Americans opened the chest.
3. Sarcophagus was buried at the base of Anubis.
4. Evelyns father was a very famous explorer who married an Egyptian woman, her mother, an adventurer herself.
5. Evelyn was not proud of being a librarian.
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6. There was no curse upon this chest.
7. The Mummy in the sarcophagus was still decomposing.
8. The Book of Dead was in the chest.
9. Scarab skeletons, flesh eaters can stay alive for years feasting on the flesh of a corpse.
10. If a victim of the Hom-Dai should ever arise he would bring with him the nineplagues of Egypt.
11. No mortal weapon can kill this creature.
12. This creature was the bringer of death.
13. He will never eat, he will never sleep and he will never stop.
14. Benny knew the language of the slaves.
4.2 Number the sentences in the right order:
The process of mummification:
1. They took a sharp, red-hot poker, stick it up the nose and scramble thing about a bit and then ripit all through the nostrils in order to take out the brains.
2. They took out your heart as well.
3. They ripped out the guts and stuffedthem in jars.
4.3 Fill in the gaps with the missing nouns:
The sign on the chest:
(1)............... will come on swift (2)............to whomsoever opens this (3)............. There is one the undead who if brought back to (4)............, is bound by sacred(5) ............ to consummate this (6)................. It means he will kill allwho open this chest and assimilatetheir (7)................ and (8).............. Then he will regenerateand no longer be the undead but a (9).............. upon this (10)..............
4.4 Match these phrases with their equivalents:
1. a) beware of the curse
2. b) to combine forces
3. c) to unleash a creature
4. d) to be templing
5. e) for goodness sake
6. f) to shed blood
7. g) a secret compartment
4.5 Translate from Russian into English:
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4.6 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. Who can be buried at the base of the statue of Anubis?
2. What does Sah-netjer mean?
3. What does the mummification mean?
4. Where is the sarcophagus buried?
5. What do desert people protect?
6. What was the sign on the chest?
7. What was the sign in the sarcophagus?
8. Who are the scarab skeletons?
EPISODE 5
Ford Brydon Cairo
Vocabulary notes:
to swear at manhood
to stretch forth the hands
to be terminated
to have a single challenge
to chuck (in)
to rot of boredom
to consummate the curse
to choose human sacrifice ,
on the contrary
she is an old carpetbag
to be immune ;
to get in gear
to spare friends
to reconnoiter
to justify the killing
5.1 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. His curse is going to spread until the whole of the Earth is destroyed.
2. The rivers and waters of Egypt ran orange and were as blood.
3. Ancient secret society have guarded the City of the Dead and sworn at manhood to do nothing in their power to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world.
4. Dogs are the guardians of the underworld.
5. The creature will fear the cats until he is fully regenerated.
6. He will get fully regenerated by killing everyone who opened that chest.
7. He stretched forth his hand towards the heavens and there was lightness throughout the land of Egypt.
8. The Black Book which was found at Hamunaptra is supposed to bring people back from the dead.
9. The Gold Book is supposed to kill Imhotep.
10. According to Bembridge scholars the Gold Book of Amun-ra is located inside the statue of Anubis.
11. The Black Book is located inside the statue of Anubis.
12. The Gold Book of Amun-ra is inside the statue of Horus.
5.2 Look at the sentences and decide who says the following. Give an appropriate translation: (Beni, Rick, Evy, Ardeth, Jonathan)
1. Tail set firmly between your legs.
2. Its better to be the right hand of the devil than in his path.
3. My favorite plague boils and sores.
4. Youre gonna get yours, Beni!
5. Patience is a virtue.
6. Live today, fight tomorrow.
5.3 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1. 2. 3. - 4. | 5. 6. 7. |
5.4 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. How many plagues do you know? Can you enumerate them?
2. What is the Black Book supposed to do?
3. What is the Golden Book supposed to do?
4. Where is the Black Book located?
5. Where must the Golden Book be?
EPISODE 6
a) At Royal Air Corps Giza ( - )
B) Hamunaptra again
Vocabulary notes:
to live through it
to bump into
Whats the challenge? ?
to rescue the damsel ,
to be in distress
to be at your service
pedal faster
keep him busy
its your turn
look out
stay out of trouble
to get comeuppance
a) At Royal Air Corps Giza
6.1 Imagine a story ending with this sentence:
Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy and save the world!
B) Hamunaptra again
6.2 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. | 5. 7. 8. 9. |
6.3 Look at the sentences and decide who says the following. Give an appropriate translation: (Imhotep, Ardeth, Evy, Jonathan)
1. Nasty little fellows such as Beni always get their comeuppance.
2. With your death, Anck-su-namun will live.
3. Youve earn the respect and gratitude of me and my people.
4. Well, I guess we go home empty-handedagain.
6.4 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. Of whom didnt Bembridge scholars know?
2. What was the only way to kill Imhotep?
3. How can this book be opened?
4. How can Jonathan command Imhoteps bodyguards?
5. How did they kill Imhotep?
6. What happened to Beni? What proverb can you remember in this case?
MUMMY RETURNS
Part II
EPISODE 1
a) Thebes 3067 B.C. five thousand years ago. The Oasis of Ahm Shere
b) Egypt 1933
c) Hamunaptra City of the Dead
Vocabulary notes:
a fierce warrior
a vicious campaign
to be awakened
scorching sun
to come back to life
not to have a decent night of sleep
to sort out smb. -
to have a vision
to be pure myth
in the meantime
archival evidence
to make a nice filled out of smb. -
to acquire smth. ,
The opportunity passes us by.
to handle smth. -
to have different chore for smb.
a) Thebes 3067 B.C. five thousand years ago. The Oasis of Ahm Shere
1.1 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. A fierce warrior known as the Scorpion King led a small army on a compaign to conquer the known world.
2. After a vicious campaign which lasted five long years, the Scorpion King and his army were defeated and driven deep into the sacred desert of Ahm Shere.
3. One by one they slowly perished under the scorching sun until only the great warrior himself was left alive.
4. Near death the Scorpion King made a pact with the dark god Anubis that if Anubis would spare his life and let him conquer his enemies he would give him his body.
5. Anubis didnt accept his offer and spare his life.
6. Anubis gave the Scorpion King command of his army and like an evil flood, they washed away all that lay before them.
7. When his task was done, Anubis forced theScorpion King to serve him for a short time.
8. His army was returned to the sands from whence they came where they wait, silently to be awakened once again.
1.2 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1. 2. , 3. , 4. | 5. 6. 7. |
b) Egypt 1933
1.3 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Evy had a dream that she had been in the temple in ancient times.
2. Only one man had been there before at least 3.000 years ago.
3. The emblem of the Scorpion King had never been found before. No artifacts.
4. The bracelet of Horus was in the chest.
1.4 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1 2 3 4 | 5 - 6 7 8 9 |
c) Hamunaptra City of the Dead
1.5 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. The Book of the Dead takes life away.
2. The Book of the Living gives life.
3. They have found Imhotep in Caire and raised those that serve him.
1.6 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. Who wanted to conquer the world?
2. What was the plan of the Scorpion King after defeating?
3. What happened to the Scorpion King when his task was done?
4. What were the OConnells looking for in the temple?
5. Can you describe the tattoo on Ricks hand?
6. What was the sign on the chest?
EPISODE 2
London
Vocabulary notes:
to send troops
weird dream
to coincide (What a coincidence!)
to be cautious
scepter
to slap on smb. ()
to beckon smb. to death
to wink at travelers
to lighten up , ; ;
to yell for smb. ;
dismemberment
take out
Hooray! !
the old play
a catch
2.1 Fill in the gaps with the nouns in the conversation between Evy and Rick at home and act the dialogue:
Evy: I think the (1).. is some sort of (2).to the lost (3)of Ahm-Shere.
Rick: Evy, I know what youre thinking and the (4)..s no. We just got (5)..
Evy: Thats the (6) of it. Were already packed.
Rick: Why dont you just give me one good (7)?
Evy: Its just an (8), darling. A beautiful, exciting, romantic oasis.
Rick: The (9) .with the white, sandy (10).. and the palm (11)..and the cool, clear, blue (12)? We could have some of those big (13).with the little (14)...
Evy: Sounds good.
Rick: Sounds too good. Whats the (15)?
Evy: Supposedly its the resting (16). of Anubiss (17)..
Rick: You see? I knew theres a (18). Theres always a catch. How did I know that? And let me guess. It was commanded by that Scorpion King (19).?
Evy: Yes, but he only awakens once every 5.000 years.
Rick: And if someone doesnt kill him, hes gonna wipe out the (20).
Evy: How did you know?
Rick: I didnt, but thats always the (21)...
Evy: The last known (22)............. to actually reach Ahm Shere was sent by Ramses the Forth over 3.000 years ago. He sent over a thousand (23).
Rick: None of them was ever seen again.
Evy: How did you know?
Rick: I didnt, but thats always the (24).
Evy: Did I mention the (25) of gold?
Rick: Twice.
Evy: Alexander the Great sent (26) in search of it.
Rick: Hooray for him.
2.2 Decide whether these statements are true or false:
1. Evys first weird dream coincides with Russian New Year.
2. Evy and Alex are the only things that matter to Rick.
3. The Bembridge scholars have been begging Evy to run the Egyptian Museum.
4. Egyptian asps are not poisonous.
5. Ardeth Bay is a Medjai.
6. Mr. Hafes (the curator) works at the British Museum.
7. They could not remove the creature from his grave.
8. That woman with him (Anck-su-namun) knew things no living person could possibly know.
9. She knew exactly where the creature was buried.
10. She would obviously lead them to the bracelet.
11. When Alex stuck the bracelet on, he saw the Statue of Liberty then straight across the desert to Karnak.
12. Alex had started a chain reaction that could bring about the next apocalypse.
13. They had 5 days before the Scorpion King awakened, because the bracelet was on.
14. If Imhotep was not killed, he would raise the Army of Anubis and he would save the world.
15. Whomever could kill the Scorpion King could send his army back to the Underworld or used it to destroy mankind and ruled the Earth.
16. Imhotep was tough enough to take out the Scorpion King.
17. Ardeth could drive the bus.
2.3 Complete the sentences:
The sacred mark says:
Ardeth Bay: If I were to say to you, Im a stranger traveling from the east seeking (1)..
Rick: Then I would reply that I am a stranger traveling from the west. (2).
Ardeth Bay: That mark means youre a protector of man, (3) ., ..
Rick: Sorry. Youve got (4)..
2.4 Match these phrases with their equivalents:
1. a) to fear for smb.
2. b) to behave oneself
3. c) to make an arrangement
4. - d) to try ones patience
5. e) to lose in a card game
6. f) to reflect the sun
7. g) to be a free spirit
8. h) to learn from the father
2.5 Translate from Russian into English:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | 6. 7. 8. 9. |
2.6 Watch again and answer the questions. Try to give some more details:
1. What was the plan of digging up Imhotep?
2. When was Anck-su-namum reincarnated?
3. What was Imhotep going to do with his love?
4. What was the first vision when Alex stuck the bracelet on?
5. Why did the OConnells want to get to Karnak before Imhotep?
6. What were the sightseeings while driving along the streets of London by double-decker bus?
7. What was the curator of the British Museum afraid of?
8. When would Imhoteps powers be regenerated?
EPISODE 3
Cairo, Egypt
