Unit 13. Films and cinema

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UNIT13:
films and cinema
A.READING
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 existence, the cinema developed rapidly .In those early days, 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 1920s,audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that 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 changed completely at the end of the 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.
Vocabulary
sequence (n) [`si:kwəns] :
motion (n) [`mou∫n] :
decade (n) [`dekeid] :
rapid (adj) [`ræpid] :

series of related events
or actions
the act of moving
a period of ten years

happening in a short period of time
 rapidly (adv)
scene (n) [si:n]
character (n) [`kærəktə]
: cảnh trong phim
: nhân vật
audience (n) [`ɔ:diəns]
: khán giả
spread (v) [spred]
: lan rộng
Example: Water began to spread the floor.
replace (v) [ri`pleis]
: thay thế
Example: This table is very old. It needs to be replaced by a new one.
Exercise 1 : Find the words in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column.
cinema
decade
rapidly
1
2
3
4
5
6
sequence
scene
character
Exercise 2:
Read the passage and find the best title for it.
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
Exercise 3:
Read the passage and answer these 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 the spoken ones?




Suggested answers :
1. When did the history of cinema begin?
 In the early 19th century
2. What did scientists discover at that time?
 They 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 did not
4. When were audiences able to see long films?
 In the early 1910s
5. When was sound introduced?
 At the end of the 1920s
6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
 The musical cinema
1905
1910s
1915
1920s
Lucky
number
19th
century
1910s: Audiences could enjoy the first long film
1905: Films were about five or ten minutes long
1915: Cinema became an industry
1920s: Sound was introduced
19th century. The history of cinema began
Homework
- Learn the new words
-Write a summary about the history of cinema.
Prepare new words for the next period: Speaking
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This is one of the scenes in the film
“Bong dung muon khoc”.
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The audiences are watching a film.