Robinson Crusoe in Levels is a book for students of English. Students can read this book in three levels. CHAPTER 1 – FAMILY. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Shipwreck survival - Fiction Subject: Islands - Fiction Subject: Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) - Fiction Subject: Atlantic Ocean - Fiction Subject: Adventure stories Subject: Castaways - Fiction.
Robinson Crusoe in Levels is a book for students of English.
Students can read this book in three levels.
Chapter 1
https://www.robinsoncrusoeinlevels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RC-L1-Ch1-slow.mp3My name is Robinson. I am from England. I am eighteen years old. My father is German. My mother is English. I have two brothers. I have one sister. We are a good family.
My father is a good businessman. We have money. I have a good school. I have a good life. But I have a dream. I want to travel. I want to see the world.
My father is a good man. He wants the best for me. But my dream is not his dream. He is not happy. The situation is not easy.
It is morning. My father is in his room. He wants to speak with me. I go to his room. My father has some questions. My father wants to knowwhy I want to travel.
My father says, “Travelling is dangerous. Travelling is not comfortable. You can die.”
I think about it. Travelling is dangerous. It is not comfortable. I can die. But it is alsoveryinteresting. I can see new countries. I can meet new people.
I think about travelling every day. Maybe my mother can help me.
I speak with my mother. I tell my mother, “I want to travel. I want to see the world. Please, speak with my father. Maybe with your help, I can travel.”
My mother loves me. But she thinks that travelling is dangerous. She thinks that my place is at home. She thinks that life in England is the best for me.
One year later, I visit one big town. The name of this town is Hull.
I meet my friend. His father has a ship. They travel to London. My friend tells me, “Go with me.”
I think about it. I am not prepared. But I can tryif travelling is for me.
I go to London. I am very happy. It is my first long journey. It is very interesting. The first hour is good. But then we have problems. We see a storm. The storm is big. The wind is strong. The ship goes up and down. I have fear. I think about my home. I think about my comfortable bed.
The storm is finished in the morning. The weather is nice. And the evening is beautiful. Everything is quiet.
One man comes to me. We speak. We speak about the storm. I speak about my fear. The man gives me a drink. I drink very much. I sleep very well at night.
The next day, I forget about my home. I forget about my comfortable bed. I dream more about travelling.
WORDS FROM CHAPTER 1
| Robinson Crusoe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rod Hardy George T. Miller |
| Produced by | Njeri Karango |
| Written by | Christopher Lofton |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan William Takaku Polly Walker Ian Hart James Frain Damian Lewis Martin Grace |
| Music by | Jennie Muskett |
| Cinematography | David Connell |
| Edited by | Sue Blainey Richard Bracken Tod Scott Brady Greg Feathermann Keith Reamer Kevin Stitt David Zieff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 92 min approx. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Robinson Crusoe is a 1997 American adventuresurvivaldrama film directed by Rod Hardy and George T. Miller, and starring Pierce Brosnan in the titular role of Robinson Crusoe, based on Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.
Plot[edit]
The film opens to a fictionalized Daniel Defoe being offered to read a castaway's autobiography. He grudgingly obliges and begins to get engrossed in the narrative.
Robinson Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan) is a Scottish gentleman with experience in the Royal Navy and the British army. He accidentally kills his lifelong friend Patrick (Damian Lewis) in a duel over his childhood love Mary. Patrick's brothers arrive and threaten Crusoe, but his page manages to buy time for an escape. Fleeing back to Mary, Crusoe subsequently ends up leaving for a year so that Mary can attempt to smooth over relations with Patrick's family.
Crusoe joins the merchant marine transporting assorted cargoes between ports in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans. He chronicles the ship's journeys at the behest of the captain until a typhoon shipwrecks him near the coast of New Guinea.
On his first day ashore on the island he buries other crew members who had washed up on the surrounding beaches. The next day he heads to the ship, which has beached itself on a reef. He salvages tools, supplies and weapons from the ship. Crusoe also frees the captain's corgi Skipper from a supply room. Crusoe begins to acclimate himself to the island while hoping for a passing European ship. One day a ship finally appears, but Crusoe notices it too late to be rescued. Crusoe resolves to acclimate himself to the island and moves inland, building a shelter and growing food.
One day he hears ominous drums and human voices. Investigating the noises he finds a tribe from a nearby island making human sacrifices. After two prisoners have been sacrificed Crusoe intervenes by firing his weapon, which allows the third prisoner (played by William Takaku) to escape. Later he meets the escaped native and attempts to befriend him. Cultural and language barriers prevent him from communicating before they are attacked by a group of the tribesmen. He witnesses the native cut out the heart of a defeated enemy and calls him a savage heathen before fleeing to his shelter and preparing a defence.
Days later Crusoe falls into a snare laid by the native. Crusoe communicates the danger and potency of his firearms on a bat, which allows them to begin communicating. He names the man Friday and has himself referred to as Master. Within six months Friday has learned the basics of English, but when Crusoe attempts to convert him to Christianity, Friday refuses and an argument ensues. Friday separates himself from Crusoe. Missing the companionship, Crusoe attempts to make peace with Friday.
Reunited, the two set a trap for the tribe of natives who attempted to sacrifice Friday before. Once they arrive Crusoe lights a fuse leading to a load of gunpowder, but Skipper chases after the lit fuse and also dies in the explosion. At Skipper's funeral Crusoe gains a deeper appreciation for Friday's religion.
Later Crusoe decides they must leave the island due to an impending attack by the native tribe. Friday mentions that he has heard of New Britain. He says he cannot take Crusoe to his home island because he is considered dead for being a sacrifice and he cannot go to New Britain because the Europeans enslave his people. Friday subsequently learns that 'Master' is not Crusoe's real name, but an indicator of enslavement and once again leaves Crusoe, who subsequently attempts to build a canoe to get to New Britain by himself.
A typhoon arrives while Crusoe has nearly finished his boat. Friday returns and accepts that Crusoe had decided not to make him a slave. The two attempt to salvage their crops and wildlife, but the typhoon destroys them – as well as Crusoe's canoe. The pair set traps to defend the island, but expect to die in the defense.
The tribesmen arrive in force. Crusoe and Friday manage to defend the island, but Crusoe is shot by an arrow. Friday decides to try to save Crusoe by taking him to his home island. Upon arriving there Friday's tribe capture Crusoe, believing him to have come to enslave the people. They force Crusoe to fight Friday to the death for his freedom. After sparing Friday, Crusoe demands his friend kill him so that he may live. Suddenly, a group of European slavers arrive, killing Friday. Crusoe is rescued, but is devastated by Friday's death. The slavers tend to Crusoe's wounds, and bring him to Lisbon. From there, he sails home, and is reunited with Mary.
Daniel Defoe tells his publisher that he must write Crusoe's story.
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Cast[edit]
- Pierce Brosnan as Robinson Crusoe
- William Takaku as Man Friday
- Polly Walker as Mary McGregor
- Ian Hart as Daniel Defoe
- James Frain as Robert, Defoe's Publisher
- Damian Lewis as Patrick Connor
- Ben Robertson as James, Patrick's Brother
- Martin Grace as Captain Braga
- Sean Brosnan as Cabin boy
- Lysette Anthony as Mrs. Crusoe
- Tim McMulian as Crusoe's Second
- Mal Tobias as Patrick Connor's Second
- Jim Clark as Slave Ship Captain
Reception[edit]
Due to a very limited release, the film did not receive any widespread critical attention or gross.[1] Among the few reviews available, DVD Talk praised Brosnan's performance, but felt that the pacing was too fast and did not allow for proper immersion.[2] Christopher Null of filmcritic.com just dismissed the film as 'laughable'.[3] Die hard trilogy ps1 download.
References[edit]
- ^'Robinson Crusoe (1997)'. IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^'Robinson Crusoe'. DVD Talk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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External links[edit]
Robinson Crusoe 1997 Online Subtitrat
- Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe on IMDb
- Robinson Crusoe at Rotten Tomatoes
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