Unit 13. Films and cinema

GROUP MEMBERS:

NGUYEN THUY AN
LE THI HONG BANH
NGUYEN THI HONG CHUC
NGUYEN BAO KHUYEN
LU THI NGOC THUY
NGUYEN THANH TU
READING UNIT 13
FILMS AND CINEMA
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV?
Why?


Before you read
Can you name some films you like?
What kind of films do you like to see? Why?
pre-stage
an actor (n)
Nam diễn viên
an actress (n)
Nữ diễn viên
Columbus found out America.
discover (v)
Khám phá
Audience (n)
Khán giả
How do you call a person who makes films?
A film maker
A film makor
A film makist
a
Nguoi lam phim
(n)
while-stage
Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow
The history of what we call cinema today 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. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly. In those early day, films were little more than moving photographs, usually about one minute in length. By 1905, however, films were about five or ten minutes long.
They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown. The cinema change completely at the end of 1920s. This was when sound was introduced. The change began in America and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
Task1: Find the world in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column.
cinema
decade
rapidly
scene
character
sequence
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?
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.
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?
In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long film.
Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.
As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
post-stage
Task3: 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
Task3: 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
Work in group. Task about the passage, using the cues below

19th century 1910s 1920s
1905 1915
PLAY THE GAME
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F R I G H T E N E D
D R A C U L A
V I C T I M
B L O O D
M U R D E R E R
M O N S T E R
G H O S T
H A U N T I N G
1. When you see this kind of film, you will have this feeling.
2. A film about a varmpire.
3. A person who has been killed.
4. The red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals.
5. A person who has killed somebody.
6. An animal or a thing that is very large or ugly.
7. The spirit of a dead person.
8. Frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten.
HORROR FILM
THE END