Unit 13. Films and cinema

Which films do the two songs remind you of?
Warm- UP
UNIT13: FILMS AND CINEMA
PERIOD 1: READING
BEFORE YOU READ
Guiding what kind of film do you like to see? why?
question:
Cartoon horror film

Detective film science film


Action film romantic film

comedy

cinema
drama
Thriller

Set something in motion:

Audience/ `ɔ:djəns/(n):
Industry/ `indəstri/ (n):
Century/ `sent∫əri/(n):
Screen/ skri:n/(n):
cause something to start moving or operating
a group of listeners or spectators
công nghiệp
a period of 100 years
màn hình
VOCABULARY
WHILE YOU READ
Task1: Find the words in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column
Sequence
Rapidly
Cinema
Character
Decade
Scene
Task2: work in pair. Answer the questions
1.When did the history of cinema begin?
- In the early 19th century
2.What did scientists discover at that time?
- At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion. They could give the feeling of movement
3. Did films in the early days have sound?
-Yes, they didn’t
4. When were audience able to see long films?
-At the early 1910s
5. When were sound introduced?
- At the end of the 1920s
6. What form of films appeared as the old films were being replaced by spoken ones?
-The musical cinema
Task 3:Decide which of the option below is the best title for the passage
the history of a film maker
a brief history of cinema
the history of the film industry
Answer: B
AFTER YOU READ
Close your books. Working in groups to talk about the history of cinema using the cues below:

19th century :
1905 :
1910s :
1915:

1920 :
the history of cinema began
films were about 5-10 minutes long
the first long films were made
films became even longer and cinemas were built
better
sound was introduced and old silent films were replaced by spoken ones
HOMEWORK
write summary of the passage
learn new words by heart