Unit 13. Films and cinema

Unit 13: Films and Cinema
Reading

Teacher: Nguyen Hoang Huyen
Class: 10 Biology
- Do you often see films when you are free?

- Which kinds of film do you like most?
You like.
Detective film?
Action film?
Horror film?
Science fiction film?
Love story film?
War film?
Thrillers?
Cartoon?

Matching…
Detective films.ppt?
Action films.ppt?
Horror films.ppt?
Science fiction films.ppt?
Love story film.ppt?
Silent film.ppt?
Thriller.ppt?
Cartoon film.ppt?
Before you read
Vocabulary:
Motion (n): the act of moving, or changing place or position (chuyÓn ®éng)
Set st in motion: Move sth
Still (a): silent
Audience (n): people who see films, play
Spread (v): to extend over a place
Replace (v): thay thÕ
It was not until TIME that CLAUSE
While you read
Task 1
Finding the words in the passage:

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
Charater
Scene
Rapidly
Decade
Task 2: Answering 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?

1. When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early 19th century
2. What did scientists discover at that time?

They 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.
5. When was sound introduced?
It was not until at the end of the 1920s.
6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?

The musical cinema
Task 3: Choosing the best title
A. The story of a film maker
B. A brief history of cinema
C. The history of the film Industry
After you read

Lucky number game
Who is the winner?
Homework:
Write your own passage describing the brief history of cinema at home
Prepare for your speaking activity.
Thank you for your attention!