The Eagle Huntress

Each year in February the BAFTA Film Awards are announced. BAFTA is the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
This year, The Eagle Huntress is nominated for a BAFTA award. It is a film about Aisholpan. She is a girl who lives in the Altai mountains.

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.

• nomad - a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
• a precious skill - een kostbare vaardigheid
• a master eagle hunter - een van de allerbeste arendjagers
• competition - an event in which people try to win by being better, faster, etc., than others
• soar - fly high, high in the sky

First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.

1. For how long have the nomads of the Altai mountains hunted with golden eagles?


2. Write down three things about Aisholpan.


3. It’s a “true story”. What does that mean?