Unit 13. Films and cinema

Tan Hiep High School
Class: 10
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What kind of film have you seen?
Cartoon
Love
story
film
(romantic
film)
Detective film
Action film
Horror film
Science fiction film
Funny
film
Crime movie
Documentary film
Historical film
National cinema center
UNIT 13 : FILMS AND CINEMA
Reading
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV?
Why?


WARM UP
. Can you name some films you like?
an actor (n) [ən `æktə]

an actress (n)
[ən `æktris]

Columbus found out America.
discover (v) [dis`kʌvə]

audience (n) [`ɔ:djəns]
How do you call a person who makes films?
A film maker (n) [ə film `meikə]

character (n) [`kæriktə]
sequence(n) [`si:kwəns] = chain
decade (n) [`dekeid]
replace (v) [ri`pleis]
Eg: She has just replaced a broken zipper with a new one.
motion (n) [`mou∫n] = move
camera (n) [`kæmərə]
scene (n) [si:n]
Task 1: Match the words in the box with their given definitions.
C- cinema
D- sequence
F- decade
A- rapidly
B- scene
E- 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?


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When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early 19th century
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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.
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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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What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
The musical cinema
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Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.

The Story of a Film Maker
B. A Brief History of Cinema
C. The History of the Film Industry
19th century
1910s
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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
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Talk about the passage, using the cues below.
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