Unit 13. Films and cinema

WARM UP
See a video and answer some following questions:
1. What is the title of the film?
2. Do you know the main characters in the film? Who are they?
What is the title of the film?


2. Do you know the main characters in the film? Who are they?

TÈO EM
Yes, I do. They are Tý and Tèo.
Unit 13:
Films and Cinema
A. Reading/p132
I. Before Reading
Kinds of films
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A. action film B. cartoon C. romantic film
D. horror film E. historical film F. comedy
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Look at the picture (p132). Work with a partner and answer the questions.
What is it?

Do you like to watch a film?

What is your favorite film?

How often do you watch a film?
National cinema centre
II. While Reading
Read the passage, and then do the tasks
. sequence (n):
. decade (n)
. character (n):
. audience (n):
. rapidly (adv):
. scene (n):
. cinema (n):
. replace (v):
Vocabulary
Chuỗi trình tự
Di chuyển
Thập kỉ
Nhân vật
Khán giả
Cảnh (trong phim)
Rạp chiếu phim
Thay thế
Một cách nhanh chóng
= 10 years:
. set st in motion = move (v):
, điện ảnh
It was not until time.....that…clause.
clause
Eg: It was not until last year that we began this program.
It was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
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Lucky number
When did the history of cinema begin?
The history of cinema began in the early 19th century.
What did scientists discover at that time?
At that time, the scientist discovered that when sequence of still pictures was set in motion they could give the feeling of movement.
Did films in the early days have sound?
No, they didn’t
When were audience able to see long films?
They were able to see long films in the early 1920s
When was sound introduced?
The sound was introduced at the end of 1920s
What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema
Choose the best title for the passage:
The Story of a Film Maker
A Brief History of Cinema
C. The History of the Film Industry
Iii. after Reading
19th century
1910s
1920s
1905
1915
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.
/ The cinema changed completely.

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Work in groups
Talk about the passage, using the cues below:
19th century
1910s
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2. By 1905, films were about long
3. Films became even longer and better from 1915
4. The cinema changed completely at the end of the
In the first two decades of its existence,
the cinema rapidly
Read again and decide the statements are T or F
F
F
T
F
didn’t develop
developed
thirty minutes
1910s
five or ten minutes
1920s
Is TITANIC a tragic
love story film?
A. TRUE B. FALSE
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B
Is LION KING an
action film ?
A. TRUE B. FALSE
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B
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Is DRACULA a
detective film?
A. TRUE B. FALSE
B
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Does “Mummy returns” mean
“Mẹ trở về” in Vietnamese ?
A. TRUE B. FALSE
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B
A film that makes
you laugh is a….
A. Romantic film B. Comedy
Home work
Read the passage again.
Learn by heart the vocabulary.
Write a summary of the passage (5-7 sentences).