Live and Let Die Ian Fleming

Intermediate Level Worksheet

A Before Reading

1 Live and Let Die is a James Bond adventure. Do you know the names of any other James Bond stories? Do you know when these books were written? Have you seen any of the James Bond films? Which actors have played the secret agent, James Bond? Do you have a favourite? Now read page 5 of the book to check your answers.

2 James Bond is a secret agent and Live and Let Die is a spy adventure which takes place in the 1950s. Which of the following do you think happen in the story? a Bond tries to catch criminals. b Bond is hurt. c Bond dies. d Bond meets a beautiful woman. e Bond goes after a Russian spy. f Bond drinks martini. g Bond decides to stop being a spy because it is too dangerous. h Bond steals a car. i Bond escapes a dangerous situation. j Bond receives a mobile phone call from the head of the Secret Service.

As you read, check your ideas.

3 The pictures show important characters in the story. Can you guess which character(s):

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

a is the head of the British Secret Service? b help Bond? c are Bond’s enemies? d is a rich gangster and Russian agent? e wants to spend more time with Bond at the end of the story?

As you read, check your ideas.

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B While Reading

4 When he gets to The Everglades, Bond tells Felix Leiter: ‘That’s the third time I’ve escaped dying since I arrived in New York.’ (page 50). As you read, keep a record of each time in the story that Bond escapes dying. Where is he? What is the danger? How does he escape? The first one is an example.

Where? The danger How he escapes Bond hears the bomb and dives to the floor behind an The St Regis hotel A bomb armchair.

5 a The story takes place in and around the island of Jamaica and the sea is very important. As you read, add the sea-related vocabulary to the best place in the table below. One word has been done for you.

barracuda octopus canoe wave shark frogman suit bay sand pool anchor rock scorpion fish cave underwater torch yacht coral reef sail air bottle

Fish / Sea creatures Boats (and parts of The sea and coast Diving equipment boats) pool

b Do you like the sea? Have you travelled by boat? Have you ever tried diving or visited an aquarium (to see sea creatures)? What did you see?

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C After Reading

6 ‘The Secatur, or what was left of her, was at the bottom of the sea in the bay, and police divers were on their way from Kingston. News reporters had heard about the explosion and there was now a police guard at Beau Desert to keep them away.’ (page 85).

Imagine that you are a news reporter writing about the explosion. You have not been able to interview Bond, but you have found out that: • the Secatur exploded • the Secatur belonged to a well-known Harlem gangster, Mr Big • the boat was being used to smuggle Bloody Morgan’s coins from the Isle of Surprise and these coins were being sold in Harlem and Miami.

Write an article for your newspaper saying what you think happened.

TREASURE AT SEA AFTER EXPLOSION?

7 Imagine that you are the director making the film version of Live and Let Die. Choose one scene from the story and give details of the following: • where the scene takes place and how this should look in the film • the characters: what they do in the scene and any feelings they should show • clothes / costume for each actor • instructions for the camera operators, including what they should focus on • any music, sound effects, other special effects or stunts needed for the scene.

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