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5 Check-in Language 2 Text Wordwise Check-out 88 e i ghty - e i ght And the winner is … The Oscars ceremony is the biggest night in the year for everyone in Hollywood. Millions watch it on TV. And the winners of the awards always make a speech … 1 Speeches a) What do the speeches tell you about the stars’ families when they were growing up? b) Whose speech could each sentence be from? 1. “She wanted me to be a gentleman.” 2. “It has opened a door for other black women.” 3. “This moment is much bigger thanme!” 4. “I want to talk to her again.” 5. “They will now have a better chance.” 6. “She was my first acting teacher.” 7. “I want to thank my mom.” 8. “He has been the only father I’ve ever known.” 9. “I can’t wait to go to sleep tonight.” 10. “This will be the hardest part for me.” C In 2002 Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the award for best actress, with the movie Monster’s ball . In her speech she said that she wanted to thank her mom. Her mom had always believed in her and had made her strong. She added that her manager had been the only father she had ever known. Then she told the audience that the moment was much bigger than her, and that the award had opened a door for other black women. She said she was sure that these nameless, faceless women would now have a better chance in life. Jamie Foxx won an Oscar as best actor in 2004 for his role as the blind singer Ray Charles in Ray . When he got close to the end of his speech, he said that this would be the most difficult part for him. He thanked his grandmother, Marie. He explained that she had been his first acting teacher. She had whipped him when he had been wild, because she had wanted him to be a gentleman. He said that she still talked to him now, but only in his dreams. And he added that he couldn’t wait to go to sleep that night, because he wanted to talk to her again. Look at the difference between what the people said and how it is reported. Can you make a rule? “I enjoyed making the movie.” She said (that) she had enjoyed making the movie. GRAMMAR ➝ G18 c -i Language 2 alkwise Text W rdwise Check-out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv