Film Director Asghar Farhadi Speaks About Violence
Introduction
Asghar Farhadi is a famous movie director from Iran. He spoke at the Cannes Film Festival. He said that killing innocent people is wrong.
Main Body
Farhadi talked about his new movie, 'Parallel Tales.' He said that many people died in wars between the US, Israel, and Iran. He also said the Iranian government killed people in their own country. He believes all these deaths are crimes. Iran has many problems now. There was a war with the US and Israel. Now there is a short peace. At the same time, the Iranian government kills people who disagree with them. Many people died in protests in January. Farhadi does not live in Iran now. He left in 2023. He will not make movies in Iran again. He wants the government to stop controlling what directors say in their films.
Conclusion
Farhadi uses his fame to fight violence. He stays away from Iran to speak the truth.
Learning
π Talking about the Past
In this story, we see words that tell us something happened before now. To reach A2, you need to recognize these "past" words.
The Pattern: Most of these words end in -ed. This is a signal that the action is finished.
- spoke (Special word for 'speak')
- talked β happened before
- died β happened before
- killed β happened before
- left (Special word for 'leave')
π οΈ Simple Word Changes
Look at how we change a word to show a person does not do something:
Farhadi live in Iran Farhadi DOES NOT live in Iran
When we use does not, the action word (live) stays simple. We don't add an 's'.
π Useful A2 Vocabulary from the text
| Word | Simple Meaning |
|---|---|
| Innocent | Not guilty / Not doing something bad |
| Crimes | Things that are against the law |
| Protests | When people shout together to change things |
| Controlling | Telling someone exactly what to do |