Unit 13. Films and cinema

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GUESSING
WHO ARE THEY?: WHAT WORK DO THESE MEN SHARE IN?
BEFORE YOU READ.
ASK & ANSWER: Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
Answer the questions.
1. Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV? Why? ||I want to see a film ..................... because ......................|| 2. Can you name some of the films you have seen? ||I have seen ......................................................|| 3. What kind of films do you like to see? Why? ||I like to see .............................because..........................|| READING
TEXT VIDEO: LISTEN AND READ
VOCABULARY
NEW VOCABULARY: FIND EQUIVALENTS IN VIETNAMESE.
LISTEN AND REPEAT THESE WORDS.
1. cinema. ||điện ảnh, phim ảnh|| 2. sequence. ||chuỗi (hình ảnh)|| 3. still picture. ||ảnh tĩnh (bất động)|| 4. to set in motion. ||làm cho chuyển động|| 5. movement. ||sự chuyển động|| 6. decade. ||thập niên (10 năm)|| 7. rapidly. ||nhanh chóng|| 8. existence. ||sự tồn tại|| 9. character part. ||vai nhân vật|| 10. industry. ||công nghiệp|| 11. sound. ||âm thanh|| 12. to spread. ||lan rộng|| 13. the rest. ||phần còn lại|| 14. silent film. ||phim câm, không có âm thanh|| 15. change of scene. ||sự chuyển đổi cảnh phim|| 16. to introduce. ||giới thiệu|| PRACTICE
Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definitionon the right column.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Answer these questions.

1. When did the history of cinema begin? ||It began in the early 19th century.|| 2. What did scientists discover at that time? ||Scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures|| ||were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.|| 3. Did films in the early days have sound? ||No. They were silent films.|| 4. When were audiences able to see long films? ||Audiences were able to enjoy the first long films In the early 1910s,|| 5. When was sound introduced? ||Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.|| 6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones? ||A new cinema form, the musical cinema, appeared as the old silent films || ||were being replaced by spoken ones.|| Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.

A. The Story of a Film Maker ||....|| B. A Brief History of Cinema ||X|| C. The History of the Film Industry ||....|| AFTER YOU READ
TALKING: Talk about the passage, using the cues below.

19th century ||Cinema today began in the early 19th century.|| 1910s ||In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films.|| 1920s ||The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s.|| 1905 ||By 1905, however, films were about five or ten minutes long.|| 1915 ||It was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. || MCQ
Fill-In 1: Fill In Each Blank With The Suitable Word(s) From The Passage.
1. The feeling of movement is created when a ....... of still pictures were set in motion.
scene
silent
sequence
camera
Fill-In 2:
2. ...... parts in a film are played by actors or actresses.
Picture
Cinema
Motion
Character
Fill-In 3:
3. ...... is the group of people together in one place to watch a film.
Actors
Directors
Audience
Movie-makers
Fill-In 4:
4. The old silent films were shown without ........ .
sound
theatre
tickets
screen
Fill-In 5:
5. It was ..... 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
not before
not later
not until
no sooner
Fill-In 6:
6. When sound was ......., the cinema changed completely.
found
made
introduced
produced
Fill-In 7:
7. The appearance of the spoken films also replaced the old silent .......
ones
those
music
cinema
Fill-In 8:
8. Changes of ...... and camera positions were used to tell a story.
films
scene
picture
industry
Fill-In 9:
9. The cinema developed rapidly in the first two decades of its .......
industry
existence
name
the rest
Fill-In 10:
10. The change of cinema spread to ...... of the world.
the end
the rest
the next
the best
ANSWER KEY: CHECK YOUR WORK.

ANSWER KEY TO MCQ QUIZ

Fill-In 1: sequence Fill-In 6: introduced

Fill-In 2: character Fill-In 7: ones

Fill-In 3: audience Fill-In 8: scene

Fill-In 4: sound Fill-In 9: existence

Fill-In 5: not until Fill-In 10: the rest

HOMEWORK
What You Should Do At Home.: Well-Prepared, Well-Perceived!