Unit 13. Films and cinema

TEACHER: NGUYỄN THỊ VY NGÂN
ĐA LOAN HIGH SCHOOL
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Unit 13
(Lesson- reading)
Friday, march 6th , 2009
. still (adj):
. set in motion (v):
1. Vocabulary
. silent ( n):
. musical cinema:
Tĩnh
Câm
Rạp phim có âm thanh nghe nhạc
Chuyển động
2. Task 1: Match the words in column A with their definitions in B

A
1. decade
2. rapidly
3. cinema
4. sequence
5. character
6. scene
B
film-making industry
series of related events or actions
a period of ten years
quickly and in a short time
part of a film
a person in a film
a
b
c
d
e
f
. still (adj):
. set in motion (v):
Vocabulary
. silent ( n):
. musical cinema:
Nhân vật
Câm
Rạp phim có âm thanh nghe nhạc
Chuyển động
. decade (n):
. sequence (n):
. character (n):
. scene (n):
. rapidly (adv):
Thập niên
Chuỗi
Tĩnh
Cảnh
Nhanh chóng
3. Task 2: Complete the sentences with the words / phrases in task 1( scenes, sequence, cinema, rapidly, decades, character):
The history of _________ started in the early 19th century.
The cinema developed _________ in the first two ________ of its existence.
A ___________ of pictures could give the feeling of movement when they were set in motion
Films used changes of _________ to tell a story.
Actors play __________ parts in a film.
cinema
rapidly
decades
sequence
scenes
character
4. Task 3: Answer these questions:

1. When did the history of cinema begin?

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?

5. When was sound introduced?

6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
Choose the colors below to find the questions to answer:
The red: question 2
? At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.

The yellow: question 1




The history of cinema began in the early 19th century
The black: question 5


The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s
The pink: question 4
Audiences were able to see long films in the early 1910s
The blue: question 3
No, they didn`t
The white: question 6
As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema appeared.
The brown: Lucky color

Congratulation!
The Answers:

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. The films in the early days didn`t have sound
4. Audiences were able to see long films in the early 1910s
5.The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s
6. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema appeared.

5. Talk about the history of cinema, using these dates: 19th century, 1905, 1910s, 1915, 1920s
History of cinema began
Sound was introduced and old silent films was replaced by the spoken ones
Films were about 5-10 minutes long
The first long films were made
Films became even longer and better. Special places where films were shown were built
1905
19th century
1920s
1910s
1915
Talk about the history of cinema, using these dates: 19th century, 1905, 1910s, 1915, 1920s
History of cinema began
Sound was introduced and old silent films was replaced by the spoken ones
Films were about 5-10 minutes long
The first long films were made
Films became even longer and better. Special places where films were shown were built
6. Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage:
A. The story of a film maker
B. The history of the film industry
C. A brief history of cinema

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