Unit 13. Films and cinema

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Guessing Films’ titles
1. Choose a picture
2. Watch a piece of film
3. Guess the title of that film

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HARRY POTTER
TITANIC
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Unit 13

Films and cinema
Part A: Reading
Vocabulary
audience [`ɔ:djəns] (n) : khán giả






A film maker

Người làm phim
(n)
Character /`kæriktə/ (n) nhân vật

Eg: He has just replaced an old bike with a new one.
- Replace /ri`pleis/ (v)
:Thay thế
- Rapidly /`ræpidli/ (adv)
= quickly
:Một cách nhanh chóng
- Decade /`dekeid/ (n)
= 10 years
: Thập niên
vocabulary

1. audience /`ɔ:djəns/ (n) : khán giả
2. film maker : người làm phim
3. character /`kæriktə/ (n) nhân vật
4. replace /ri`pleis/ (v) : Thay thế
5. rapidly /`ræpidli/ (adv) Một cách nhanh chóng
6. decade /`dekeid/ (n): Thập niên



Task 1: Match the words in the box with their given definitions.
C- cinema
D- sequence
F- decade
A- rapidly
B- scence
E- character
*Task 2:Answer these questions:
1.When did the history of cinema begin ?
In the early 19th century (line 1)
2.What did scientists discover at that time ?
At that time the 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 ?
 No ,they didn`t. [The early films was no more than moving
photographs and it was not until the end of 1920 that sound was introduced.] (line 5, line 13-15 )
4.When were audiences able to see long films ?
In the early 1910s (line 9)
5.When was sound introduced ?
 At the end of the 1920s (line 14)
6.What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones ?
The musical cinema (line 17)

*Task 2:Answer these questions:
1.When did the history of the cinema begin ?
In the early 19th century (line 1)
2.What did scientists discover at that time ?
At that time the 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 ?
 No ,they didn`t. [The early films was no more than moving
photographs and it was not until the end of 1920 that sound was introduced.] (line 5, line 13-15 )
4.When were audiences able to see long films ?
In the early 1910s (line 9)
5.When was sound introduced ?
 At the end of the 1920s (line 14)
6.What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones ?
The musical cinema (line 17)



* Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage

A.The story of the film maker
B. a brief story of cinema
C. The history of the film industry
Discuss in group:
1. What is your favorite film? Where did you see it? Who are the main characters?
2. What is it about? How do you feel about it?
Ex: My favourite film is “Bong Dung Muon Khoc”. I saw it on TV. Luong Manh Hai & Tang Thanh Ha are the main characters
It is about love between Nam & Truc. I feel it is very interesting & romantic
HOMEWORK :

- Write your own passage describing the brief history of cinema at home
- Prepare for your speaking activity
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