Unit 13. Films and cinema

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Listen and guess
the name of the song
What?
Journey to the West
Doraemon
Full House
The Butterfly Lovers
Period 77:
Unit 13: FILM AND CINEMA
Lesson A: Reading
Vocabulary:
1. Motion [`mou?n] (n):
2. Scene [si:n] (n):
3. Character [`kæriktə] (n):
5. Audience [`ɔ:djəns] (n):
4. Actor [`æktə] (n):
Actress [`æktris] (n):
6. Silent film (n):
Example: Tom and Jerry are two famous cartoon characters
Example: Charlie Chaplin was a well-known actor in silent films
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Cảnh
Nhân vật
Diễn viên nam
Diễn viên nữ
Khán giả
Phim câm
Example: Tom and Jerry are two famous cartoon characters.
Example: Charlie Chaplin was a
well-known actor in silent films.
READ
the passage
sliently
the passage
sliently
Task 1. Find the words in the passage that can match with the definitions on the right column.
Task 1. Find the words in the passage that can match with the definitions on the right column.
cinema
decade
rapidly
1
2
3
4
5
6
sequence
scene
character
Task 2
ANSWER QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
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?
ANSWERS
The history of cinema began in the early 19th century.
At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.
No, they didn`t.
Audiences were able to see long films in the early 1910s.
The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.
As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema appeared.
Task 3
Decide which of the option below is the best title for the passage.
Task 3: Decide which of the option 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
B. A Brief History of Cinema
Free-practice