unit 13-reading

Did films in the early days have sound3. In those early days, films were little more than moving photographs, usually about one minute in length.. In the early 1910s audiences were able

Look at the screen and try to remember as many films as you can.

Then write them on your paper You can write them in Vietnnamese or English

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be in motion : đang chuyển động

sequence (n)

: chuỗi

audience (n) : khán giả, người xem

>< still (a) : yên lặng, đứng yên

series of related events or actions

Ex: a film is a sequence of still pictures

that are set in motion

• Ex: The cinema become an industry 1915.

(not until: mãi cho đến khi)

did not until

= It was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.

It was not until that :

“mãi cho đến khi ”

character

Match the words in column A with

their definitions in column B

1 Decade a quickly and in a short time.

2 Character b series of related events or

actions

3 Rapidly c a period of ten years

4 Sequence d film-making industry

5 Cinema e part of a film

6 Scene f a person in a film

Task 2: Choose the best title

A The Story of a Film Maker

B A Brief History of Cinema

C The History of the Film Industry

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?

The history of what we call cinema today began in the

early 19 th 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 little more than moving

photographs, usually about one minute in length By

1905, however, film 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

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early 19th century

2 What did scientists discover at that time?

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 Did films in the early days have sound?

No they didn't The early films were no

more than moving photographs and

it was not until the end

of 1920 that sound was introduced)

4 When were audiences able to see long films?

In the early 1910s

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 America 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.

5 When was sound introduced?

At the end of the 1920s

Work in groups of four:

Complete the table, using the cues given in the

passage:

The cinema began

Films were about 5 – 10 minutes long (longer than early films which lasted only one minute)

First long films were made Films became even longer and better Cinema were first built.

Sound was introduced and old silent films were replaced by the spoken ones

• Work in pairs:

• Summarize the whole text about the brief

history of cinema based on these points of time.

The cinema began

Films were about 5 – 10 minutes long (longer than early films which lasted only one minute)

First long films were made Films became even longer and better Cinema were first built.

Sound was introduced and old silent films were replaced by the spoken ones

Learn by heart new words.

Prepare part B

(Speaking).

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Complete this sentence:

Harry potter is the main of the film

character

WHO ARE THEY?