UNIT 13 - FILMS and CINEMA - READING

At that time the scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement3. As the old silent films were being replaced b[r]

Cartoon film

Love story film

Funny film

Horror film

Science fiction film

Action film

Vocabulary

VOCABULARY :

• Audience (n) : khán gia • To replace : thay thê • To introduce : giới thiệu

• Introduction (n) : sự giới thiệu • To set in motion : làm chuyển

Task 1 Find the word in the passage that is suitable with the definitions on the right column. 1. 2. 3 4. 5. sequence cinema decade rapidly scene

film – making industry

series of related events or actions a period of ten years

Complete the following sentences using the words in task 1

1 The …………is one of entertainment forms

2 The Korea films have many romantic……….

3 Romeo died in the closing………….of the “ Romeo and Juliet” film.

4 Computer industry developed……… 5 We were born in the last………… of

cinema

scenes

 Task 2: Answer the questions

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

2 What did scientists discover at that time? 3 Did films in the early days have sound?

4 When were audiences able to see long films? 5 When was sound introduced?

Play a game: Lucky numbers 1 2 3 7 4 5 8 6

Unit 13 FILMS AND CINEMA

A READING

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1 When did the history of cinema begin?

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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

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3 Did films in the early days have sound?

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4 When were audiences able to see long films?

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5 When was sound introduced?

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6 What form of films appeared

as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?

1 The history of cinema began in the early 19th century.

2 At that time the scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement

3 No, they didn’t

4 Audiences were able to see long films in the early 1910s

5 Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.

19th century

In the early 19th century, the

1910s

1920s

Sound was introduced and

1905

In 1905, films were about 5-10 minutes long (early films

1915

Homework :

• Learn by heart all the new words • Prepare part B SPEAKING

Unit 13 FILMS AND CINEMA