Paola Massara

Frederick Frankenstein, a young American surgeon, has inherited a castle in Transylvania from his grandfather Victor, the famous scientist who had given life to inanimate tissues, creating a monster.
 Together with a humpback, an attractive assistant and the old housekeeper, the grandson successfully repeats the experiment, after finding his grandfather’s books and notes.
 However, something goes wrong and the creature turns out to be a dangerous monster. The final dramatic turns of events are surprising and funny.
 From Mel Brooks’ exhilarating film masterpiece, a comical parody of the gothic and horror genre. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Il giovane Dottor Frederick Frankenstein si reca in Transilvania dove ha ereditato il castello di suo nonno Victor, il famoso scienziato che aveva dato vita a tessuti inanimati, creando un mostro. Il nipote ripete con successo il famoso esperimento, dopo avere trovato gli appunti del nonno. Tuttavia, qualcosa va storto e la creatura si rileva essere un pericoloso mostro. Il finale è ricco di sorprendenti colpi di scena. Dall'esilarante capolavoro cinematografico di Mel Brooks, parodia del genere gotico e horror.

Mel Brooks

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&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Frankenstein, science and technological development

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&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Horrible, wonderful monsters: Frankenstein and the cinema

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&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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AFTER READING   Young Frankenstein 4 Scene f. Dr Frankenstein, a famous American scientist, is giving a lesson at the University of New York. g. During the night Dr Frankenstein has a nightmare. h. He also meets his laboratory assistant, Inga, an attractive young woman. i. Dr Frankenstein disapproves of his grandfather s experiments on the reanimation of dead tissues but he decides to leave for Transylvania. j. Nothing happens. The creature lies motionless. Dr Frankenstein collapses miserably. k. At the end of the lesson a man approaches him. l. Dr Frankenstein starts reading about his grandfather s experiments and finally understands he is destined to follow in his grandfather s footsteps: he will recreate life from dead tissues! m.When he arrives at the station he meets an ugly, black-dressed man called Igor. n. They arrive at a room full of books. It is his grandfather s private library. 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   WORKING ON LANGUAGE 4 Suffixes and prefixes. In Scene 4 Frankenstein uses words which contain prefixes and suffixes. Ex.   un-grate-ful, motion-less. Look up the following words in your dictionary and translate them into your language.   care-ful            care-less           thank-ful           thought-ful          thought-less          meaning-ful          meaning-less          grateful            un-tidy            un-usual           un-welcome         life-less            use-less            use-ful          5 Can you explain the meaning of un-, -less and -ful? 30 

5  Young Frankenstein Scene BEFORE READING 1 Make predictions. What do you think will happen? Follow the right path. The monster will wake up.   The monster will never come to life.   The monster will destroy the laboratory and escape.   Dr Frankenstein will repeat the experiment.   The monster will call for help.   Dr Frankenstein will give up the experiment.   Think about feelings. How does Dr Frankenstein feel towards his creature? Choose from the following adjectives: protective - frightened - responsible - worried fatherly - disgusted - hopeful - angry - horrified Read the following scene and see if you were right. © 1974 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. 2 31 

Narrativa inglese, livello A2 elementare. Il giovane Dr. Frankenstein eredita il castello del nonno e crea un mostro in un'esilarante parodia.

Young Frankenstein - Collana RAINBOWS

Level A2 • Elementary - Collana RAINBOWS

Young Frankenstein

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