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JAMES BOND

007

By VICBOND
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
BOND IS BACK AGAIN..... 007 has returned to the screen.After
long delays due to Covid, the latest (and longest) Bond film, No
Time to Die is certain to be an enormous box- office hit (as all
the others). But who is James Bond, and where does he come
from ?
Author Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, told us something
about the origins of the world's most famous secret agent.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?

In one of the first Bond novels, Ian Fleming tells us


that James Bond - the classic “Englishman"? - was
the son of a Scottish father and an Oriental mother.
But perhaps this was not really true.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
The title of the 19th Bond film, “The World is Not Enough", was based on
the Latin motto of the Bond family, which is mentioned in one of the early
novels.
However, it now appearsthat the motto is not that of the Scottish
Bonds,but that of a different
Bond family, who came from the South West of England.
So perhaps, Bond really is English, not Scottish, after all. Who knows?
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
Bond went to school in England, anyway- to Eton College,
the same schoolas his creator Ian Fleming.

This is where Princes William and Harry were educated,


and also many British Prime Ministers, including David
Cameron and Boris Johnson ! It is a school where young
people learn how to move in high society, like Bond does
so well.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?

After leaving school, Bond did not go to university - it


wasn’t necessary in the 1950’s.

Oh? You didn’t know Bond was so old? He doesn’t look


it, granted, but he is! Like a few other famous people,
he seems to have found the secret of eternal middle
age (we can’t call it “eternal youth", can we?).
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
Bond joined the British Secret Service, where he soon got promoted to the top
of the spyrachy, the “double O"category. From then on he was 007, “licensed to
kill", and so began a career which would take him to all the corners of the earth.
In the early days, Bond’s role was quite clear. He was working for the West, and
his main enemies were men from the KGB, and otherdangerous organisations.

Since the end of the ColdWar, the role of MI6 has changed,and Bond’s job
profilehas changed with it. Now his main enemies are the big bosses of
organised crime and international terrorism.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
Unlike the Cold War, organised crime is unlikely to come to an end - at least, not in
the near future. We can thereforebe sure that James Bond, the best-known English
fictional hero of the 20th century, has many more exciting adventures ahead of him.

Hollywood has already begun making sure of that! The original films were based on
the fifteen novels written by Ian Fleming; but after the last of these was made into a
film, it was clear that Hollywood was not going to stop! Bond films are too popular and
too profitable to abandon.
So, Hollywood has invented new James Bond stories.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
In many ways, Bond has changed a lot since the earlydays.
To start with several different actors have played the part of Bond, most notably
Sean Connery, Roger Moore and today’s Daniel Craig .
but over the years, Bond movies have become more and more fantastic. Fleming’s
original character was fantastic, because he always came out alive; his adventures
were incredible, but they were based on some sort of realism. Bond’s original car (his
Aston Martin DB5) had gadgets, but they were all plausible!
They were gadgets that would let him escape if he was being chased.
WHO IS JAMES BOND ?
More recently, Bond has had cars that can fire missiles from the headlights, and
do other remarkable things! In a sense, the modern Bond is Agent Gadget - and
the people who try to get him have some even more amazing gadgets - like the
enormous circular saw that hangs under a helicopter, cutting through everything
that gets in its way (except Bond, of course!).

In the next Bond films, there will surely be lots more amazing things; but Bond
will continue to be the same, cool, calm and collected – the classic Englishman.
Craig is unlikely to be the last 007, and Bond will doubtless go on entertaining us
for many more years!
Interactive exercise
Fill in the blanks on screen or on paper : word endings

Replace all the word endings that are missing from the following extract
Be careful : at least one of the words does not need an ending at all!

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excit....adventures ahead of him.
Hollywood has already begun mak.....sure of that! The origin.....films
were bas.....on the fifteen novels writ......by Ian Fleming; but after the last of these was ma......into a film,
it was clear that Hollywood was not go....to stop! Bond films are t.... popular and t... profit.... to
abandon....So Holywood has invent.....new James Bond stories.

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have play......the part of Bond, most notab.....Sean Connery, Roger Moore and today’s Daniel Craig;
but over the years, Bond movies have become.....more and more fantast.......Fleming’s original
character was fantas....., because he always came out alive; his adventures were
incred......, but they were based on some sort of real..... . Bond’s original car (his Aston Martin DB5)
had gadgets, but they were all plaus.....! They were gadgets that would let him escape if he was be....
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