Unit 13. Films and cinema

English 10
Welcome to our class!
Teacher : Tran Thi Kim Hien
What are they doing ?
What are they watching on TV?
What are they doing ?
Where are they watching the film ?
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV? Why ?
Unit 13
Films and Cinema
Period 77: A - Reading
Before you read:
- motion: (n) sự chuyển động
set sth in motion: move sth
- still : (adj) silent, not or hardly moving
- existence: (n) sự tồn tại
- audience: (n) viewer
- replace: (v) thay thế
- spread: (v) to extend over a place
- It was not until TIME that CLAUSE: “đến tận …...thì.....” , “mãi đến……... mới.... ”
Ex: It was not until 1915 that cinema really became an industry.
Vocabulary and structure:


replace
still
audience
motion
existence
spread
Checking vocabulary
While you read:
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 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 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 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.

II. While you read : Read the passage,
and then do the tasks that follow.

Task 1: Match the words in column A with their definitions in B (Work in pairs)

A
1. decade

2. Rapidly

3. Cinema

4. sequence

5. character

6. Scene
B
a. film-making industry

b. series of related events
or actions
c. a period of ten years

d. quickly and in a short time

e. part of a film

f. a person in a film
1-c 2-d 3- a 4- b 5-f 6-e







The history of what we call __1___today began in the early 19th century. At that time, scientists discovered that when a __2___of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement. In the first two __3___ of its existence, the cinema developed __4__. In those early days, films was 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 __5__ and camera position to tell a story, with actors playing __6___ 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 prepare 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 __7__was introduced. The change began in America and soon spread to the rest of the world. At the old __8__ films were being replace by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
Fill in the blanks in the following passage.
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 days, films was 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 position 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 prepare 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. At the old silent films were being replace by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
EXPECTED ANSWER :

Task 2: Read again the text silently and then do task 2
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 audience 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?
EXPECTED ANSWER:
1. The history of cinema began in the early 19th century. (line 1 )
2. At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion,they could give the feeling of movement.(line 2-3 )
3. No, they didn’t. (line 5,lines 13-15: the early films were no more than moving photographs and it was not until the end of 1920 that sound was introduced )
4. In the early 1910s .(line 9 )
5. At the end of the 1920s. (line 14 )
6. The musical cinema .(line 15 )
Unit 13: FILM S AND CINEMA
Task 3: Choose the best title
A. The Story of a Film Maker
B. A Brief History of Cinema
C. The History of the Film Industry
After you read:
2. By 1905, films were about long
3. Films became even longer and better from 1915
4. The cinema changed completely at the end of the
In the first two decades of its existence,
the cinema rapidly
Read again and decide the statements are T or F
F
F
T
F
didn’t develop
developed
thirty minutes
1910s
five or ten minutes
1920s
HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart all new words and the and the answers
- Read and translate into Vietnamese the reading
Write a summary of the passage using your notes taken for the After You Read task.
Prepare unit 13 – B. Speaking
Unit 13: FILM S AND CINEMA
Thank you for your attention !