Unit 13. Films and cinema

Good morning!
Rearrange the letters to make a meaningful word.
National cinema center
Mr. Bean
Gone with the wind
Titanic
Tom and Jerry
Charlie Chaplin
Spiderman
Mr. Bean
Superman
Titanic
Tom and Jerry
Spiderman
Friday, march 16th 2007
Unit 13: Films and cinema
Period 1: Reading
1. Cinema
2. Sequence
3. Decade
4. Rapidly
5. Scene
6. Character
camera audience century rapidly soon
sequence decade scence character pictures
Task 1: Choose the best suitable words in the box to match with the definition
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Complete the following sentences using the new words in task 1
The …………is one of entertainment forms
Cao Thanh Lam is the main……….. in “ Chay An”.
The Korea films have many romantic……..
Romeo died in the closing………….of the “ Romeo and Juliet”film.
Computer industry developed………..
We were born in the last…………..of the 20th century.
cinema
character
scene
sequence
rapidly
decade
Task 2: Answer the questions
When did the history of cinema begin?

What did scientists discover at that time?

Did the films in the early days have sound?

When were audiences able to see long films?

When was sound introduced?

What form of film appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?
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.
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.
A Brief History of Cinema
The History of the Film Industy
B. A Brief History of Cinema

After you read:Match the time with suitable events




a. Audiences were able to enjoy the 1st long films.

c. History of Cinema began

d. Films were about 5 or 10 minutes long with changes of scenes, cameras and actors

b.Cinema became an industry.
Films were better and longer.
e. The cinema changed completely with sound and the music
Homework
Read the passage again
Learn by heart the new words
Do the tasks on workbooks
Prepare for the next lesson
Thanks for your help