Unit 13. Films and cinema

Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get knowledge about the history of cinema and use the words they learn in speaking and writing.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV?
Why?



Can you name some of the films you have seen?

War films
Cartoon films
Horror films
Cinema
Romantic films
Detective films
Action films
Comedy films
What kind of films do you like to see? Why?
Science fiction
films
an actor (n)
nam dien vien
an actress (n)
Nu dien vien
Columbus found out America.
discover (v)
Kham pha
Audience (n)
Khan gia
How do you call a person who makes films?
A film maker
A film makor
A film makist

a
Nguoi lam phim
(n)
An actor (n)
An actress (n)
to discover
Audience (n)
A film maker (n)
Task 1
Work in pairs. Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column.

1. film-making industry
2. series of related events or actions
3. a period of ten years
4. quickly and in a short time
5. part of a film
6. a person in a film

cinema
sequence
decade
rapidly
scene
character

Task 2

Work in pairs. Answer these questions
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 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?



1. The history of cinema began in the early 19th century
2. At that time, scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.

3. No, they didn’t.


4.In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long film.


5. Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.

6. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
When did the history of cinema begin?
The history of cinema began in the early 19th century

2. What did scientists discover at that time?
At that time, scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.

3. Did films in the early days have sound?
No, they didn’t.

4. When were audiences able to see long films?
In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long film.

5. When was sound introduced?
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?
As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.

Task 1

Decide which of the options below is 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



Match each title with an appropriate kind of film
Work in group of 4. Choose a film that you
like, then talk about it.

These are some cues:

The name of the film / the characters
What’s it about?
What do you like best? Why?
Time abundant: Ask students to talk about their favorite films.
Lack of time: Ask students to write about their favorite films at home.
Task 1
War films
Cartoon films
Horror films
Cinema
Romantic films
Detective films
Action films
Comedy films
How much do you like each kind of film? (very much, not very much or not at all)
Science fiction
films
Task 2: Work in groups. Find out what your friends feel about each kind of film.
Example:
What do you think of horror films?
Oh, I find them really terrifying.
I don’t quite agree with you. I find them very interesting.


Adjectives

Interesting thú vị
Moving cảm động
Good fun vui
Violent bạo lực
Boring tẻ nhạt
Exciting hấp dẫn
Terrifying kinh khủng

Task 3: Work with a partner. Find out his/her preferences for films.
Example:
A: Which do you prefer, detective films or science fiction films?
B: Well, it’s difficult to say. But I suppose
I prefer science fiction films to detective ones.
Task 4: Talk about a film you have seen