Connecting MacBook (2007) to iMac (2012)?

Hi!
I have a broken old MacBook from 2007, i have a files on this which I would like to transfer to my reasonably new iMac which I brought in 2012.
My question(s) is what cable would I need to transfer data from my old Macbook to my iMac, would I also need a thunderbolt adapter?
Thanks for anyone's help.

The easiest way is file sharing via ethernet(System preferences > Sharing > File Sharing), though if MacBook doesn't work, take out the HDD from MacBook then put it into external 2.5 inch HDD enclosure and connect it to iMac.

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