Ingmar Bergman

Andrei Tarkovsky

Alfred Hitchcock

Stanley Kubrick

David Lynch

Christopher Nolan

Francis Ford Coppola

Quentin Tarantino

Akira Kurosawa

Federico Fellini

Roman Polanski

Abbas Kiarostami

David Fincher

Chantal Anne Akerman

Agnès Varda

Julia Ducournau

Ridley Scott

Jean-Luc Godard

Sofia Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Filmmakers

Ingmar Bergman - Famous People

40 chapters

beginner

Discover the lives of filmmakers through their stories to level up your language skills and explore their fascinating creative journeys.

Vocabulary

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

deep

[adj]

/dip/

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

Practice

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

deep

[adj]

/dip/

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

sławny

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

twórca filmowy

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

urodzony

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

film

deep

[adj]

/dip/

głęboki

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

uczucie

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

pytanie

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

zaczynać

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

stać się

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

świat

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

praca

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

opowiadanie historii

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

styl

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

inspirować

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

wygrać

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

nagroda

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

Oscar

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

Złoty Glob

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

sztuka

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

reżyserować

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

teatr

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

program

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

pomysł

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

sztuka

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

osobisty

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

relacja

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

wyzwanie

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

kontynuować

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

kochać

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

umrzeć

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

cieszyć się

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

mówić

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

strach

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

interesujący

rozdział

Ingmar Bergman

Read a short story of a famous filmmaker known for his deep and thoughtful movies.

1.1

Ingmar Bergman was a famous filmmaker. He was born on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala, Sweden. Bergman's movies were famous for talking about deep feelings and big questions about life. He started making movies in the 1940s and he became famous around the world for his work.

Ingmar Bergman był słynnym reżyserem filmowym. Urodził się 14 lipca 1918 roku w Uppsali, w Szwecji. Filmy Bergmana były znane z mówienia o głębokich uczuciach i dużych pytaniach dotyczących życia. Zaczął tworzyć filmy w latach 40. XX wieku i stał się znany na całym świecie dzięki swojej pracy.

1.2

Some of his most famous movies are "The Seventh Seal," "Persona," and "Wild Strawberries." His storytelling style has inspired so many other filmmakers. He won awards like Oscars and Golden Globes.

Niektóre z jego najsłynniejszych filmów to "Siódma pieczęć", "Persona" i "Tam, gdzie rosną poziomki". Jego styl narracji zainspirował wielu innych filmowców. Zdobył nagrody takie jak Oscary i Złote Globy.

1.3

Plus making movies, Bergman also wrote plays and directed theater shows. He worked a lot in theater and people liked his new ideas for shows. His work in movies and theater was important for art and storytelling.

Oprócz robienia filmów, Bergman pisał także sztuki i reżyserował przedstawienia teatralne. Dużo pracował w teatrze i ludzie lubili jego nowe pomysły na przedstawienia. Jego praca w filmie i teatrze była ważna dla sztuki i opowiadania historii.

1.4

Bergman had problems in his personal life. Sometimes, his own feelings and relationships were like the stories in his movies. Even with all these challenges, he continued to make art that people loved all around the world.

Bergman miał problemy w swoim życiu osobistym. Czasami jego własne uczucia i relacje były jak historie w jego filmach. Mimo wszystkich tych wyzwań, nadal tworzył sztukę, którą ludzie kochali na całym świecie.

1.5

Ingmar Bergman died in 2007 when he was 89 years old. He left us with many great movies and theater shows that we still enjoy and talk about today.

Ingmar Bergman zmarł w 2007 roku w wieku 89 lat. Zostawił nam wiele wspaniałych filmów i spektakli teatralnych, które nadal podziwiamy i o których rozmawiamy.

1.6

Fun fact: Ingmar Bergman once said his biggest fear was being bored. This fear inspired him to make some of the most interesting and different movies ever.

Ciekawostka: Ingmar Bergman powiedział kiedyś, że jego największym strachem była nuda. Ten strach zainspirował go do stworzenia jednych z najciekawszych i najbardziej oryginalnych filmów w historii.

1. Ingmar Bergman

Filmmakers

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QuizSkip the quiz

When was Ingmar Bergman born?

1920

1918

1940

2007

What was Ingmar Bergman afraid of?

Darkness

Heights

Boredom

Losing his camera

Put these events in the correct order:

bergman became famous around the world.

ingmar bergman died in 2007.

bergman made movies in the 1940s.

bergman was born in in 1918.

Match the description to the correct item:

The Seventh Seal

His biggest fear

Ingmar Bergman's death

Fear of being bored

2007, age 89

Famous movie

Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (There are two extra options.)

Bergman made deep

about life and big questions. He also worked in

. His work was so good that he won many

, like the

and Golden Globes.

feelings

theater

awards

Oscar

movies

work

Is this sentence True or False?
"Ingmar Bergman was born in the 1950s."

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