Unit 13. Films and cinema

Lesson 1: READING
UNIT 13:
FILMS AND CINEMA
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Warm-up
What film is this?
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Time: 10 seconds to discuss & answer.
10 points for one correct answer.
Both English and Vietnamese names are acceptable.
Only the leader’s answer is accepted.
If the leader can’t give the right answer, the chance will be given to the other group.
Group with the highest points will be the winner.
THE RULE
9 extracts of films.
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Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition.
1. __________ film-making industry
2. _________ series of related events or actions.
3. ____________a period of ten years
4. ____________ quickly and in a short time
5. ____________ part of a film
6. ____________ a person in a film
Cinema
Sequence
Decade
Rapidly
Scene
Character
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Task 2: Read the passage again and answer the following question.

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When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early 19th century
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What did scientists discover
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They discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.
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Did films in the early days have sound?
No, they didn’t.
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When were audiences able to see long films?

In the early 1910s.
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When was sound introduced?
It was not until at the end of the 1920s.
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6.What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
The musical cinema
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
C. The History of the Film Industry
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Talk about the passage, using the cues below.
In 19th century the history of cinema began.
By 1905 films were about five or ten minutes long.
In the early 1910s audiences were able to enjoy the first long films.
It was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
At the end of the 1920s the cinema changed completely.
Learn vocabulary by heart & do the exercises again.
Prepare for the next period – speaking.
Remember to do your homework
Thanks for
your attention!
Have a nice day!