unit 13 Films and cinemas - reading

Unit 13 (P1- reading) Kinds of films Before you read Horror Thriller Science fiction Romantic Martial art Cartoon War film Action film Detective film Answer the questions. 1. Where do you watch films? 2. Can you name some of the films you have seen? 3. What kind of films do you like to see? Why? Before you read  I watch films on TV at home every night. There are the series of Harry Potter and some of Korean films that I have seen. Fantasy movies and cartoons are my favorites because they are usually exciting. While you read Task 1: Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the passage: 1. The history of _________ started in the early 19 th century. 2. The cinema developed _________ in the first two ________ ___of its existence. 3. A ___________ of pictures could give the feeling of movement when they were set in motion 4. Films used changes of _________ to tell a story. 5. Actors play _____________ parts in a film. cinema rapidly decades sequence scenes character Group work Task 3: Match the words in column A with their definitions in B A • 1. decade • 2. rapidly • 3. cinema • 4. sequence • 5. character • 6. scene B • film-making industry • series of related events or actions • a period of ten years • quickly and in a short time • part of a film • a person in a film While you read Task 2: Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the passage: scenes sequence decades cinema rapidly completely actors character 1. ________ has been a big business. It is a billion-dollar industry. 2. In the past few _________, The World’s cinema industry has developed ___________ 3. Pierce Brosnan has played as the _________ of 007. 4. Star Wars III has many exciting ________with thousands of star fighters. 5. All three movies “Lord of the Rings” in the _________ were really wonderful. sequence scenes Cinema decades character rapidly Task 4: Answer these questions: 1. When did the history of cinema begin? 1. When did the history of cinema begin? 2. What did scientists discover at that time? 2. What did scientists discover at that time? 3. How were the films in the early days? 3. How were the films in the early days? 4. 4. When were audiences able to see long films? When were audiences able to see long films? 5. When was sound introduced? 5. When was sound introduced? 6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films 6. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones? were being replaced by spoken ones? While you read Choose the colors below to find the questions to answer: The red: question 2 2. What did scientists discover at that time?   At that time scientists At that time scientists discovered that when a discovered that when a sequence of still pictures sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement. give the feeling of movement. [...]... When were audiences able to see long films? Audiences were able to see long films in the early 1910s • The blue: question 3 3 How were the films in the early days? They were a sequence of still pictures set in motion without sound –The white: question 6 6 What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones? As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones,... long films in the early 1910s 5.The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s 6 As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema appeared After you read Talk about the history of cinema, using these dates: 19th century, 1905, 1910s, 1915, 1920s 19th century 1905 1910s 1915 1920s History of cinema began Films were about 5-1 0 minutes long The first long films were made Films. .. 1920s 19th century 1905 1910s 1915 1920s History of cinema began Films were about 5-1 0 minutes long The first long films were made Films became even longer and better Special places where films were shown were built Sound was introduced and old silent films was replaced by the spoken ones Decide which of the options below is the best title for the passage: A The Story of a Film Maker B The History of the . introduced and old silent films was replaced by the spoken ones Films were about 5-1 0 minutes long The first long films were made Films became even longer and. Unit 13 (P 1- reading) Kinds of films Before you read Horror Thriller Science fiction Romantic