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Hanna
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Future Perfect Tense

Date: May 04 2011

Grammar: Future Perfect Tense

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All teenagers reach a point when they feel ready to spread their wings and leave their parents’ nest. For Hanna, a sixteen-year-old girl trained by her ex-CIA agent father to be the perfect assassin, leaving the nest means being prepared to either kill or be killed.

That’s the story of the new movie Hanna, an exciting action-thriller whose young star is getting rave reviews. Hear Amy and Jason talk about this film.

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Jason

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Amy

Amy

Jason:  I hope by the time that I have kids, I will have become a master spy. Because I mean, how cool would it be to raise the perfect assassin?

Amy:  Are you talking about that movie Hanna?

Jason:  Yes.

Amy:  That was an awesome movie.

Jason:  Yeah.

Amy:  There’s just something…I guess it’s just so unexpected to see a child assassin. It’s kind of cool, kind of a new twist on the whole spy movie thing.

Jason:  It makes sense, though. We have child prodigies in other walks of life. You know, child prodigy piano players and tennis stars, so why not an assassin.

Amy:  It’s true. And she is a ruthless little girl.

Jason:  But she’s also just kind of an average teen.

Amy:  It did kind of make me think about that time when you just…you feel so ready to go out into the world and start living your adult life. ‘Cause she, you know, she’s living with her father in the wilderness, training to be this assassin, and then at a certain point she’s just so ready to leave her dad and go out into the world.

Jason:  Was that what you were like? Were you ready to leave the nest?

Amy:  Yeah, definitely. I think there’s just a certain point where you can have a better relationship by leaving. You know, like if you have a little distance from your family it becomes a little easier actually.

Jason:  Or a mortal enemy you have to slay.

Amy:  Right.

 

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Amy and Jason both liked the movie Hanna. Jason wants to train his children to be spies like the girl in the movie. Her father raises her in the wilderness and trains her to be the perfect assassin. When she becomes a teenager, she feels ready to go out into the world and slay her enemies.

Amy says that when she was a teenager, she felt anxious to leave home, like Hanna. She thinks most teens reach a point when they feel it is time for them to leave their parents. Some young people are able to have a better relationship with their parents once they leave home.

Do you still live with your parents, or have you left the nest? Do you think it’s important for young people to live independently, or should they remain with their families?

 

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Kotisha

Kotisha

Russian Federation

I still live with my parents, but this year I am going to leave the nest. 

I am going to move to Moscow and try to find a good job. So I will live independently. I suppouse that  I have reached a point when I feel ready to leave my parents` nest

06:50 AM May 04 2011 |

anahid goddess

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Well ,leave the nest  is important for young people to live  independently,  if they  became to prepare for life,money , mind …..yes but not for kill or the same it :(

 

06:38 AM May 04 2011 |

Madline

Madline

Jordan

I still live with my family and i’ll never leave them I love them so much ,and I respect what they order me because its for my sake ….
the teenagers shouldnt live alone because they will face many problems and thier mannar will get bad because there is no one will control them ..thats why

05:42 AM May 04 2011 |

trailo_hathanh

Viet Nam

I left the nest when I was 18 years old. It is not very much early. In my country young people like to live independently. some people become good, some of them is not. But all of the teens become good are remain the good connection with their nest and old friend. All of the bad is lost their connection.

Be aware when you chose your way! 

04:58 AM May 04 2011 |

Whitney S

Whitney S

Colombia

Wow!! This movie seems to be so cool!

02:17 AM May 04 2011 |

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