Unit 13. Films and cinema

What film is it?
Warm- up
Doraemon
Tom and Jerry
Spiderman
Titanic
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Reading
PERIOD 81: UNIT 13 – FILMS AND CINEMA
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV? Why?
Can you name some of the films you have seen?
What kind of films do you like to see? Why?




BEFORE YOU READ
Cinema /ˈsɪnəmə/ (n):
rạp chiếu phim
Columbus found out a new land- the America.
 He discovered the America
discover (v) [dis`kʌvə]
- Khám phá ra, tìm ra
sequence(n) [`si:kwəns]
- Chuỗi, sự liên tục
motion (n) [`mou∫n]= movement
– Di chuyển
decade (n) [`dekeid]
A decade
- Thập kỷ
Rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/(adv)= very quickly
nhanh chóng
scene (n) [si:n]
- Cảnh quay trong phim

actor (n) [`æktə]

– Nam diễn viên
actress (n)
[ən `æktris]
– Nữ diễn viên
character (n) [`kæriktə]
They are characters in the film Full House
– Nhân vật, vai diễn
audience (n) [`ɔ:djəns]
– Khán giả
How do you call a person who makes films?
A film maker (n) [ə film `meikə]
- Người làm phim
spread (v) /spred/

Ex: The water is spreading.
- Thay thế
camera (n) [`kæmərə]
- Máy quay phim
VOCABULARY
cinema (n) /ˈsɪnəmə/ - rạp chiếu phim, điện ảnh
discover (v) [dis`kʌvə] - khám phá
sequence(n) [`si:kwəns] - chuỗi, sự liên tục
- motion (n) [`mou∫n] = move - chuyển động
decade (n) [`dekeid] - thập kỷ
rapidly (adv) - nhanh chóng
- scene (n) [si:n] - cảnh quay trong phim
an actor (n) [ən `æktə] - nam diễn viên
- an actress (n) [ən `æktris] - nữ diễn viên
- character (n) - nhân vật
- audience (n) [`ɔ:djəns] - khán giả
- film maker (n) [film `meikə] -người làm phim
- spread (v) - lan ra
- camera (n) [`kæmərə] - máy quay phim
Task 1: Match the words in the box with their given definitions.
C- cinema
D- sequence
F- decade
A- rapidly
B- scene
E- character






Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Answer these questions
1. When did the history of cinema begin?
2. What did scientists discover at that time?
3. Did films in the early days have sound?
4. When were audiences able to see long films?
5. When was sound introduced?
6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?


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When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early 19th century
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What did scientists discover at that time?
They discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.
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Did films in the early days have sound?
No, they didn’t.
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When were audiences able to see long films?

In the early 1910s.
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When was sound introduced?
It was not until at the end of the 1920s.
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What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
The musical cinema
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Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.

The Story of a Film Maker ♣
B. A Brief History of Cinema
C. The History of the Film Industry ۩
Correct. Congratulation!
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In the early 19th century, the history of cinema began
In 1905, films were about 5-10 minutes long (early films lasted only 1 minute)
The first long films were made
Cinema really became an industry.
Sound was introduced and the musical cinema appeared
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Talk about the passage, using the cues below.
Thanks for your attention