Unit 13. Films and cinema

A. READING
UNIT 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
Match the words with the pictures
Kinds of films
A. action film B. romantic film E. comedy
C. horror film D. historical film
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D
B
A
E
C
Match the words with the pictures
Kinds of films
science fiction film D. cartoon
crime movie E. detective film
documentary film
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E
D
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A
KINDS OF FILMS
action /ˈækʃn/
romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk/
comedy /ˈkɒmədɪ/
horror /ˈhɒrə(r)/
historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/
science fiction /ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/
cartoon /kɑːˈtuːn/
crime /kraim/
detective /dɪˈtektɪv/
documentary /dɒkjuˈmentri/
BEFORE YOU READ
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV? Why?
What kind of films do you like to see? Why?
Vocabulary
They are four scenes in the film “ Bong dung muon khoc”
Tang Thanh Ha and Luong Manh Hai are the main characters.
decade = 10 years
Columbus discovered the America.
audience
Vocabulary
scene /siːn/ (n)
character /ˈkærətə(r)/ (n)
decade /ˈdekeid/ (n)
audience /ˈɔːdɪəns/ (n)
discover /dɪsˈkʌvə/ (v)
sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ (n)
replace /riˈpleis/ (v)
WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Match the words in the box with their given definitions.
C - cinema
D - sequence
F - decade
A - rapidly
B - scene
E - character
Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE
T/F
Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE
T/F
Task 2: Answer these questions
When did the history of cinema begin?
It began in the early 19th century.
What did scientists discover at that time?
They discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.
Did films in the early days have sound?
No, they didn’t.
When were audiences able to see long films?
They were able to see long films in the early 1910s.
When was sound introduced?
It was introduced at the end of the 1920s.
What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
It was the musical cinema.
Summarize the history of cinema using the suggested wordsː
Cinema / begin / the early 19th century.
Scientists / discover / when / sequence / still pictures / set in motion / they / give / feeling of movement.
early days / films / not have sound.
Audiences / able / see / long films / early 1910s.
Sound / introduced / the end / 1920s.
musical cinema / appear / when / old silent films / being replaced / spoken ones.
Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.
The Story of a Film Maker
A Brief History of Cinema
The History of the Film Industry
AFTER YOU READ
MATCHING
AFTER YOU READ
MATCHING
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!