MICHAEL CRICHTON

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MICHAEL CRICHTON
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, in
1942. He went the Harvard Medical School. After
graduating, Crichton embarked on a career as a
writer and filmmaker. Called "the father of the
techno-thriller," his novels include The
Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo,
Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, and the sequel to
Jurassic Park, The Lost World. He has also
written four books of nonfiction, including Five
Patients, Jasper Johns, and his autobiography,
Travels. His novels have been translated
into at least twenty languages. Many have been
made into films, including the phenominally
successful Jurassic Park. Crichton has directed
six films, among them Westworld, Coma, and The
Great Train Robbery. Always interested in
computers, he once ran a software company,
FilmTrack, and made computer game, Amazon.
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MAIN CHARACTERS
DR. IAN MALCOLM HE IS A FAMOUS SCIENTIST.OTHER
SCIENTISTS ALWAYS RESPECT TO HIM.HE IS TALL AND
THIN. SARAH HARDING SHE IS A SCIENTIST FAMOUS
FOR HER SPECIAL STUDIES OF AFRICAN ANIMALS.SHE IS
GOOD FRIEND WITH MALCOLM. RICHARD LEVINE HES
RICH AND SELFISH,BUT HES A GREAT SCIENTIST.HE
STUDIES EXTINCT ANIMALS. EDDIE HE IS A
RESEARCHER FOR EXTINCT ANIMALS.HE IS JOINING THE
STORY LATER. DOE THORNE HE IS AN EDUCATOR ABOUT
SCIENCE. ARBY AND KELLY THEY ARE STUDENTS OF
Dr.LEVINE.THEY ARE INTELLIGENT AND SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS. LEWIS DODGSON HE IS FORTY FIVE YEARS
OLD.HE IS WORKING AT THE BIOSYN COMPANY. GEORGE
BASELTON HE IS WORKING AT THE BIOSYN COMPANY.
EXTRA INFORMATION JOHN HAMMOND DISCOVERED HOW
TO MAKE EXTINCT ANIMALS FROM CELLS.
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VOCABULARY

• RUMO(U)R (n) information that is passed from one
  person to another and may not be true
• SPECY (n) a group of animals or plants of the
  same kind
• LIZARD (n) a small with thick skin and a long
  animal tail that lives in hot countries.
• EXIST(v) to happen or to be real or alive
• EXTINCT(adj) a type of animal or plant that is
  extinct no longer exists.
• TRAILER(n) a container on wheels that can be
  pulled behind a vehicle, used for carrying
  things.
• NEST (n)a place that a bird makes to lay its
  eggs in.
• STUFF a substance or material of any sort.
• EXPEDITION a long and carefully organized
  journey.
• CELL the smallest part of a living thing.

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summary
CHAPTER 1

• There was a rumour of dead animal.
• Levine wanted to make an expedition to Costa
  Rica.
• He wanted Malcolm to help him about his
  expedition.
• A company called Ingen found a way to make
  dinosaurs from cells taken from dinosaur bones.
• Levine ordered special equipment from a company
  called Thorne Field Systems.

CHAPTER 2

• Dodgson was working for Biosyn.
• Kelly and Arby had a special job,working for Dr.
  Levine.
• They went to Thornes factory.
• They saw interesting equipments for expedition in
  there.
• Levine was in danger and he wanted help from
  them.
• They couldnt get the message,they couldnt know
  where he was.

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CHAPTER 3

• Thorne,Arby and Kelly went to Levines home.
• They spoke with Malcolm about Site B.
• Eds listening equipment was working fine and he
  heard their conversation.He caught some
  information.
• They got the place where Levine was .They was
  able to start expedition.
• They needed to get all the stuff into the
  containers.

CHAPTER 4

• From the helicopter,Thorne could see five
  islands.
• They separated two groups and began to the trip.
• Near the Challenger, there was a group of six
  lizards.
• An old wooden sign pointed one way to River and
  the other way to Site B.
• They reached to the Site B and began to look for
  Levine.

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CHAPTER 5

• Malcolm,Eddie and Thorne were looking for Levine
  in the forest.
• Arby and Kelly stayed in Challenger. Arby was
  trying to switch on TV Systems.
• Arby warned them about a dinosaur was coming to
  closest to them.
• They spoke by radio system.
• Thorne was trying to start the motorcycle.
  Suddenly Levine fell out of tree,he looked up and
  smiled to Thorne.
• They reached back to the trailers.

CHAPTER 6

• Sarah Harding was coming Isla Sorna by boat.She
  met with Dodgson and Baselton in that
  boat.Baselton.pushed her into water.
• They also has a cage which protect them from
  dangerous dinosaurs.
• Malcolm said we need to know where the nest is.
• Sarah was still alive. She succeeded to survive.
  Then she joined the group.

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CHAPTER 7

• Dodgson and Baselton was trying the ways to find
  a nest, but they were in danger.
• They wanted to steal some dinosaur eggs from a
  nest.
• The baby dinosaur bit Baseltons leg and held on
  tightly.
• Eddie took a baby dinosaur back to the trailers,
  because it was injured.
• The Challenger fell into the valley and hanged
  over the valley.

CHAPTER 8

• Dodgson and Baselton didnt escape and dinosaurs
  beat them and ate them.
• Others felt lucky to still survive.
• They were lucky to return back to their home.

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MY COMMENT
IN MY OPINION, THIS BOOK IS VERY SUITABLE
TO READ. I CAN OFFER THIS BOOK TO YOU.I DIDN'T
GET BORED WHEN I READ THIS BOOK.IT ALSO HAS
MOVIE, IT SHOWS THAT IT IS WELL-KNOWN STORY.