Unit 13. Films and cinema

Unit 13
(P1- reading)
Kinds of films
Before you read
Horror
Thriller
Science
fiction
Romantic
Martial art
Cartoon
War film
Action
film
Detective
film
Answer the questions.
1. Where do you watch films?
2. Can you name some of the films you have seen?
3. What kind of films do you like to see? Why?

Before you read
 I watch films on TV at home every night. There are the series of Harry Potter and some of Korean films that I have seen. Fantasy movies and cartoons are my favorites because they are usually exciting.
While you read
Task 1: Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the passage:
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
Group work
Task 3: 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
While you read
Task 2: Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the passage:
scenes sequence decades cinema
rapidly completely actors character
1. ________ has been a big business. It is a billion-dollar industry.
2. In the past few _________, The World’s cinema industry has developed ___________
3. Pierce Brosnan has played as the _________ of 007.
4. Star Wars III has many exciting ________with thousands of star fighters.
5. All three movies “Lord of the Rings” in the _________ were really wonderful.
sequence
scenes
Cinema
decades
character
rapidly
Task 4: Answer these questions:

1. When did the history of cinema begin?

2. What did scientists discover at that time?

3. How were the films in the early days?

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?
While you read
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
They were a sequence of still pictures set in motion without sound.
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. They were a sequence of still pictures set in motion without 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.

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
After you read
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