Unit 13. Films and cinema

Unit 13
Films and cinemas
WELCOME TO class 10B3
Lesson 1

Reading
Do you remember the names of the following films and the actors and actresses?
Before you read
We have different kinds of films.

Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV? Why?
Can you name some of the films you have seen?
What kind of films do you like to see? Why?
Vocabulary

Motion (n)
Still (adj)
Audience (n)
Spread (v)
Re-place (v)

While you read
The history of what we call cinema today 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. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly. In those early days, films were a little more than moving photographs, usually about one minute in length. By 1950, however, films were about five or ten minutes long. They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown. The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s. This was when sound was introduced. The change began in American and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.


►Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column.
►Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column.
►Task 2: Work in pairs. Answer the questions
1. When did the history of cinema begin?
In the early 19th century.
2. What did scientists discovered at that time?
At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was 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?
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: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.

The Story of a Film maker
A brief History of Cinema
The History of the Film Industry
After you read
Work in groups. Talk about the passage, using the cues below.
19th century
The history of cinema began
1905
Films were about 5-10 minutes long ( longer than early films which lasted only one minute)
1910s
The first long films were made
1915
Films became even longer and better. Cinemas were first built.
1920s
Sound was introduced and old silent films were replaced by the spoken ones.


After you read - Homework
Talk about the passage, using the cues below.
19th century
1905
1910s
1915
1920s
That is the end of lesson 1
Thanks for your attention