Unit 13. Films and cinema

Who is he?
Tom Cruise
What is the name of this film?
Where do you often go to see films?
CINEMA
Match the words in column A with the definitions in column B
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Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column
1. cinema
2. sequence
4. rapidly
3. decade
5. scene
6. character
Task 2: 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?


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.
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?


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

After you read: Match the time with suitable events
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Homework
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, interesting, simple, colourful