Unit 13. Films and cinema

to our class
Look at the following pictures and answer the question :
What kinds of films are they ?
Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in “The Kid”
Horror film
Period : 78
Wed, Mar 11th, 2009
A. Reading

2. Can you name some of the films you have seen?

3. What kind of films do you like to see? Why?
1. Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on
TV? Why?

a. Work with a partner. Answer the questions:
Unit 13: Films and Cinema


A. Reading
b.Vocabulary:
- Motion /`mou∫n/ (n)
- Sequence /`si:kwəns/ (n) :
- Audience /`ɔ:diəns/(n)
- Introduce /,intrə`dju:s/ (v)
- Spread /spred/ (v):
- Replace /ri`pleis/ (v)
- It was not until … that …
Ex: The next programme is introduced by Mary Davidson
: sự chuyển động
: khán giả
: giới thiệu, đưa vào(phim…)
: trải ra, giăng ra, truyền bá
: thay thế
the act or process of moving
cảnh (trong phim) , sự nối tiếp, sự liên tục
:people who see films, plays
to extend over a place
: mãi cho đến khi…
Ex: He sets machinery in motion
Ex: It was not until 1990 that she became a teacher.
Cinema
Sequence
Charater
Scene
Rapidly
Decade
II. While you read
Find the word in the passage that can match with the denifition on the right column :
Task 2: Answer these questions.
When did the history of cinema begin?
What did scientists discover at that time?
Did films in the early days have sound?
When were audiences able to see long films?
When was sound introduced?
What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
III. While you read
Task 2: Answer these questions
1. When did the history of cinema begin?
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.
2. What did scientists discover at that time?
3. Did the films in the early days have sound?
4. When were audiences able to see long films?
Audiences were able to see long films in
the early 1910s.
5. When was sound introduced?
As the old silent films were being replaced by
spoken ones, the musical cinema appeared.
The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.
6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
Choose the words from the list and put them into the right category to describe films nowadays or films in the early days
long, silent, natural, black and white, interesting, simple, colourful, short
silent
natural
simple
long
interesting
colourful
short
black and white
Task 3: Choose the best title for the passage.
The Story of a Film Maker.

B. A Brief History of Cinema

C. The History of the Film Industry

V. After you read: Match the time with suitable events
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Write a short paragraph to describe the history of cinema
Prepare Part B-Speaking
Thank you for your attention !