Unit 13. Films and cinema

The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19 th century2. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that the cine

WARM –UP:

What kind of film do the following pictures belong to?

Action film

Science fiction film

Love story film

Unit 13

Part A: Reading

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

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

3 Which film do you like best?

I BEFORE YOU READ

1 WORK IN PAIRS: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

2 Vocabulary

audience ['ɔ:djəns] (n) : khán giả

How do you call a person who makes films?

a film maker ( n ) Người làm phim

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

3.- Replace /ri'pleis/ (v) :Thay thế

4.- Rapidly /'ræpidli/ (adv) : : Một cách nhanh chóng = quickly 5.- Decade /'dekeid/ (n): Thập niên = 10 years

6.-Character /'kæræktə/ (n):

Eg: Truc and Nam are two main characters in

“Suddenly, I want to cry” film

3.- Replace /ri'pleis/ (v): : Thay thế

4.- Rapidly /'ræpidli/ (adv): Một cách nhanh chóng = quickly 5.- Decade /'dekeid/ (n): Thập niên = 10 years

1.audience ['ɔ:djəns] (n) : khán giả

Task 1 : Match the words in the box with their given

definitions.

1 film - making industry

2 series of related events or actions

3 a period of ten years

4 quickly and in a short time

5 part of a film

C- cinema D- sequence F- decade A- rapidly B- scene

E- character

 Task 2: Work in groups: Answer the following questions

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

2 Did films in the early days have sound?

3 When were audiences able to see long films?

4 When was sound introduced?

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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, films were about five or ten minutes long They used changes of scence 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 at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was

1 When did the history of cinema begin ?

 In the early 19th century

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, films were about five or ten minutes long They used changes of scence 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 at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was

2 Did films in the early days have sound ?

 No, they didn’t.

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, films were about five or ten minutes long They used changes of scence 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 at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was

3 When were audiences able to see long films?

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, films were about five or ten minutes long They used changes of scence 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 at the end of the 1920s This was when sound was

4 When were sound introduced?

Task 3: Choosse the best title

 A The Story of a Film Maker

 B A Brief History of Cinema

 C The History of the Film Industry

Talk about the passage, using the cues

a.19th century/ history/cinema/ began

b.1905/ films/ five/ ten minutes

c.1910s/ audiences/able/ enjoy/ long films d.1915/ cinema/ became/ industry

e.1920s/ cinema/changed

 Learn by heart the

vocabulary.

 Answer the questions 2 and 6

in task 2 in the textbook.

 Prepare for your speaking

activity.