unit 13: Film and cinema_reading

Did films in the early days have sound.. When were audience able to see long films.. What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?... No, they d

Ask questions for the underlined words/

phrases in the following sentences:

1 I visited my grand mother three days ago.

When did you visit your grand mother?

2 Van Cao was born in Nam Dinh

Where was Van Cao born?

See the pictures in a film then

answer some following questions

1 What is the title of the film?

2 Do you know the main characters in

the film? Who are they?

1 What is the title of

the film?

-“Bong dung muon khoc”

2 Do you know the main characters in the film?

Who are they?

-Yes, I do.Tang Thanh

Ha and Luong Manh Hai

Match the words with the pictures

Kinds of films1

Unit: 13

READING

Before- reading

3 Can you name some of the films you have seen?

Look at the picture (page 132 – text book)

and answer the questions

2 Do you want to see a film at the cinema or on TV?

4 What kind of films do you like to see? ( action film,

comedy, romantic film, cartoon…)

1 What do you see in the photo?

National cinema centre

= to develop or to widen a place

Eg: Nowadays, use of computers spread rapidly.

Eg: He has just replaced an old bike with a new one.

Listen to the tape script and then

do the tasks

Task 1: Match the words in column A

with their definitions in B

c a period of ten years

d quickly and in a short time

e part of a film

f a person in a film

1-c 2-d 3- a 4- b 5-f 6-e

Nhân vật Khán giả

Cảnh (trong phim)

Rạp chiếu phim

Thay thế Một cách nhanh chóng

= 10 years Set st in motion = move (v)

, điện ảnh

Task 2: Read again the text silently

and then do task 2

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 audience able to see long films?

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

No, they didn’t

They were able to see long films in the early

1920s

The sound was introduced at the end of 1920s

As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema

Task 3: Choose the best title

A The Story of a Film Maker

B A Brief History of Cinema

C The History of the Film Industry

In 1905, films were about

5-10 minutes long (early films lasted only 1 minute)

Cinema really

became an

industry.

Sound was introduced and

the musical cinema appeared

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After reading Talk about the passage, using the cues below:

2 By 1905, films were about long

3 Films became even longer and better

from 1915

4 The cinema changed completely at the

end of the

1 In the first two decades of its existence,

the cinema rapidly

Read again and decide the

statements are T or F

F F

Congratulat ion!

Chúc mừng bạn !

1 2 3 4

BLUE

RED

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

The history of cinema began in

the early 19 th century

[ ‘si:n ]

No, they didn’t

They were able to see long films in the early

1920s

The sound was introduced at the end of 1920s

As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones, the musical cinema

2 By 1905, films were about long

3 Films became even longer and better

from 1915

4 The cinema changed completely at the

end of the

1 In the first two decades of its existence,

the cinema rapidly

Read again and decide the

statements are T or F

F F

Is TITANIC a tragic love story film?

Is LION KING an action film ?

B A

B A

Is DRACULA a detective film?

B A

Does “Mummy returns” mean

“Mẹ trở về” in Vietnamese ?

A B

What do we call a person who makes a film? A.Director B.Actor and Actress

A B

A film that makes you laugh is a….

A Comedy B Romantic film

: Khán giả