Unit 13. Films and cinema

UNIT 13:
FILMS AND CINEMA
A. READING
Watch the video and answer the question
Fast & Furious
Tom & Jerry
Logan
Mr. Bean
Titanic
Name the films you have seen
Activity 1: Discussion
Do you want to see a film at the
cinema or on TV? Why?
2. Can you name some of the films
you have seen?
3. What kind of films do you like
to see? Why?
The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19th century. At that time, scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly. In those early days, films were little more than moving photographs, usually about one minute in length. By 1905, however, films were about five or ten minutes long. They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown. This was when sound was introduced. The change began in American and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
Activity 2: Vocabulary
a. Find the word in the passage (Task 1, page 133)
cinema
sequence
decade
rapidly
scene
character
Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the words
Character (n)
Decade (n)
Scene (n)
Sequence (n)
Rapidly (adj)
nhân vật
thập kỉ
cảnh phim
chuỗi sự kiện
nhanh chóng
b. Complete the sentences
1. Candida is the most interesting _________ in the play.
2. The past _________ has seen a huge rise in the number
of computer users.
3. The film contains some violent __________.
4. The questions should be asked in a logical ____________.
5. The disease was spreading more ___________ than
expected.
character
decade
scenes
sequence
rapidly
late → early
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1905 → 1910s
1910s → 1920s
Activity 3: True or False Statements
(Task 2, page 133)
Activity 4: Choosing the best title
(Task 3, page 134)
The Story of a Film Maker
A Brief History of Cinema
The History of the Film Industry
B.A Brief History of Cinema
Activity 5: Fill in the blank
cinema
one minute
five or ten
first long films
an industry
Sound
spoken ones
musical
Thank you…

See you next time!