SO_PI_U12_DVD.doc

  Pre-intermediate Unit 12 DVD Script

VO = Voiceover     W1 = 1st woman     W2 = 2nd woman              

DL = Denise Lewis     JL = John Leslie     LH = Lewis Hamilton              

NR = Newsreader

VO:              This is Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 driver, model, celebrity, winner.

              Man: He has a face, an attitude, a style and a talent that the sponsors               love.

W1:               Everybody’s talking about Lewis Hamilton. Everyone wants to talk to               me about Lewis Hamilton. I want to talk to them about Lewis Hamilton.

W2:               He’s my new hero. He really is. He’s a hero for loads of people.

DL:              I feel so passionate about his story, his progression, and the impact               he’s made on Formula 1.

VO:              This is the story of how Lewis Hamilton went from this, to this. Formula               1 is all about speed. In this world, only the fastest survive. The season               lasts from March to October, and it takes place in some of the world’s               richest locations. It’s the sport of millionaires and heroes. Speed on the               track, money in the bank, fame and glory. And nobody does it better               than Lewis Hamilton, the billion dollar man. A hero today. But where               did it all start?

JL:              Cars like these are getting ready to compete in the World               Championships. Someone who’s preparing for those very same               championships is Lewis Hamilton, who is only seven years old. So how               long have you been racing cars for already, Lewis?

LH:              About a year.

JL:              So you must be pretty good at it. Is it easy to do?

LH:              No.

JL:              What do you have to do then?

LH:              This is the brake.

JL:              That’s the brake. Oh, you need the brake.

LH:              And these are the turns for steering.

JL:              That’s your steering wheel, right and left. OK, now … um … do you               think I’d be able to have a go?

LH:              Yes.

JL:              You sure? They’re under starter’s orders for the Blue Peter mini-Grand               Prix. Three, two, one. Go! And I’m last already. I hope you’re allowed to               do that. Put it back on the track. I’m going to be lapped. It’s been               brought back on. And cars are over me all the time. And we have a               winner! Who won the race?!

LH:              Me!

JL:              Lewis! Well done! Congratulations!

LH:              The reason I want to be a Formula 1 driver is because it’s got a lot of               speed in it. When I saw the actual speed that they were doing, it was               amazing because you don’t actually think about it when you’re               watching on TV. And my kart feels really powerful when I’m in it but               imagine being in a Formula 1 car. It must be very powerful.

NR:               Lewis Hamilton has won four British go-karting championships. Now he               says he wants to be world Formula 1 champion by the time he’s 20.

LH:              My ambition is to get to Formula 1. Definitely. Um … I enjoy the speed.               Um … I like to be with all the ... the big guys, and I like to be making               lots of money.

VO:              After go-karting, Lewis moved on to Formula 3, which is two levels               below Formula 1. Formula 3 is fast, dangerous, and full of young,               ambitious drivers. The best of the drivers are seen by Formula 1               managers. And Lewis, of course, was the best. After two years of               winning everything, he moved up to the next level, and then to Formula               1.

LH:              It’s so different to what I’m used to. Before, I was just a driver, but now               it seems to change absolutely everything, and it’s just an unreal feeling.               It’s my dream come true basically.