Unit 13-Reading(P2) -E10 (GVG tinh)

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.. From that time, film makers were prepared to

Film 2

Film 1

This is a very long film It has sound and colour.

This is a silent film It is very short It was made over one hundred years ago

PERIOD 82: READING (Cont)

Friday, March 22nd 2013

II While you read:

Task 2: Decide which of the options below is the

best title for the passage.

A The Story of a Film Maker

B A Brief History of Cinema

C The History of the Film Industry

Task 3: Complete the sentences, using the

information from the passage.

1 In the early days, films were usually about

……… in length.

2 Films lasted about ………… minutes by 1905.

3 The first ……… were made in the 1910s

4 The cinema changed completely at the end of

……….

5 In the 1920s, ……… appeared as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen.

five or ten the 1920s

one minute

the musical cinema long films

II While you read:

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?

Task 4: Answer these questions

II While you read:

Playing a game:

III After you read: Match the points of time with the appropriate events

1 In the 19th century

2 In 1905

3 In the 1910s

4 In 1915

5 In the 1920s

d sound was introduced and the musical cinema appeared

\

a cinema really became an industry

b the first long films were made

c the history of cinema began

e films were about 5-10 minutes long

19th century

1910s

1915

In the early 19th

century, the history

of cinema began

In 1905, films were about 5-10 minutes long.

In the 1910s, the first long films were made

In 1915, cinema

really became an

industry.

In the 1920s, sound

was introduced and the

musical cinema

appeared

- Write about the history of films and cinema.

- Prepare for the Speaking lesson.

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, films 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 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

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19th

century

The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19th century

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, films 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 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

2 What did scientists discover at that time?

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

They discovered that when a sequence of still

pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.

The history of what we call cinema today 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 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, films 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 From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only film were shown

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

3 Did films in the early days have sound ?

The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was introduced

The history of what we call cinema today 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 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, films were about five or ten minutes long They used changes of scene and camera

positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts , but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only film 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

4 When were audiences able to see long films ?

In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films,

They were able to see long films in the early 1910s

The history of what we call cinema today 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 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, films 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 From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only film were shown The cinema changed completely

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

5 When was sound introduced ?

at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was

introduced.

The sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.