Unit 13. Films and cinema

FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH ,2007
UNIT 13:
FILM AND CINEMA
READING
CLASS: 10C1


REVISION
SPEAKING
Ask and answer questions about music which you have learnt
WARM UP
Look at the pictures and label the films with the words in the box.
a horror movie a comedy film a cartoon film a war film a science fiction film a love story film
1. This is __________________
a cartoon film
2. This is __________________
a war film
3. This is ______________
a comedy film
4. This is _____________
a science fiction film
5. This is ________________
a horror movie
6. This is ________________
a love story film
1. Motion (n) [`mou∫n] : the act of moving

2. Set sth in motion (v): move sth

3. Still (adj) [stil] :
4. Audience (n) [`ɔ:djəns]: Viewers

5. Spread (v) [spred]: to extend over a place
6. Replace (v) [ri`pleis]:
VOCABULARY
(khán giả)
(Chuyển động)
(đứng yên, tĩnh lặng)
(Chuyển động)
(lan rộng)
(thay thế)
Task 1: Find the word in the passage that can match with the definition on the right column
scene
sequence
decade
rapidly
cinema
character
Task 2. Answer these questions
When did the history of cinema begin?

What did scientists discover at that time?





Did films in the early days have sound?
In the early 19th century.
No, they didn’t
At that time the scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.
4. When were audiences able to see long films?

5. When were sound introduced?

6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?

 In the early 1910s
 At the end of the 1920s
 The musical films
Task 3: Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage.
A. The Story of the Film Maker
B. A Brief History of Cinema
C. The History of the Film Industry
The passage briefly presents the development of the cinema from the old silent films to musical films.
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DISCUSS
Talk about the history of cinema, using these dates: 19th century, 1905, 1910s, 1915, 1920s
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