Unit 13. Films and cinema

I/ Warm – up:
Game “ What types of film ? “

Horror film
Love Story Film
Science fiction film
Cartoon film
Action film
Comedy film
Unit 13 :
FILMS AND CINEMA
Reading
*Vocabulary
+ sequence ( n ) [ ‘si:kwəns ] chuỗi
+ decade (n ) /`dekeid/ : thời kì 10 năm
+ existence (n ) /ig`zistəns/ : sự tồn tại
+ scene (n ) /si:n/ : cảnh ( trong 1 bộ phim)
+ character (n ) /`kæriktə(r )/ : nhân vật
+ audiences (n ) /`ɔ:djəns/ : khán giả
+ set something in motion : làm cho cái gì đó chuyển động
While you read
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. The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s. This was when sound was introduced. The change began in America 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
Task 1
Cinema
Sequence
Decade
Rapidly
Scene
Character
Task 2 : 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 ?
=>In the early 19th century
=>At that time,the scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion,they could give the feeling of movement
=> In the early 1910s
=>At the end of 1920s
=> No , they didn’t
=> The musical cinema
Task 3 : Choose the best title for the passage
The Story of a Film Maker
A Brief History of Cinema
The History of the Film Industry
19th century


1905 :

1910s:

1915:
1920s :

Work in pair
- the history of cinema today began
- moving photographs were about one minute in length
films were about five or ten minutes in long
audiences were able to enjoy the first long films
The cinema really became an industry
sound was introduced
old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones
the musical cinema appeared
Consolidation
1/ The history of cinema today began in the early 19th century

B.False
A.True
2/ By 1905 , films were about 30 minutes long
A. True
B. False
Correct : 5 or 10 minutes long
3/ In 1910 , the cinema became an industry
A. True
B.False
Correct :1915
4/ Films became even longer and better from 1915
B. False
A . True
5/ The old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones in 1930s
A. True
B . False
Correct : 1920s
Learn by heart vocabulary
Write a short passage to summarizes the history of cinema
Prepare for the next lesson : unit 13 Speaking
Home work