unit 13:fims and cinema (Reading)

*Task 2:Answer these questions:1.When did the history of cinema begin?. In the early 19th century line 1 2.What did scientists discover at that time?. At that time the scientists disco

WELCOME TO OUR GAME

Guessing Films’ titles

1 Choose a picture

2 Watch a piece of film

3 Guess the title of that film

TOM & JERRY

HARRY POTTER

TITANIC

SAC LO

Part A: Reading

Vocabulary

audience ['ɔ:djəns] (n) : khán giả

a A film maker (n) Người làm phim

Character /'kæriktə/ (n) nhân vật

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

- Replace /ri'pleis/ (v) :Thay thế

- Rapidly /'ræpidli/ (adv)

1 audience /'ɔ:djəns/ (n) : khán giả

2 film maker : người làm phim

3 character /'kæriktə/ (n) nhân vật

4 replace /ri'pleis/ (v) : Thay thế

5 rapidly /'ræpidli/ (adv) Một cách nhanh

chóng

6 decade /'dekeid/ (n): Thập niên

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

*Task 2:Answer these questions:

1.When did the history of cinema begin ?

In the early 19th century (line 1)

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 was no more than moving

photographs and it was not until the end of 1920 that sound was

introduced.] ( line 5, line 13-15 )

4.When were audiences able to see long films ?

In the early 1910s (line 9)

5.When was sound introduced ?

 At the end of the 1920s (line 14)

6.What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being

replaced by spoken ones ?

The musical cinema (line 17)

*Task 2:Answer these questions:

1.When did the history of the cinema begin ?

In the early 19th century (line 1)

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 was no more than moving

photographs and it was not until the end of 1920 that sound was

introduced.] (line 5, line 13-15 )

4.When were audiences able to see long films ?

In the early 1910s (line 9)

5.When was sound introduced ?

 At the end of the 1920s (line 14)

6.What form of films appeared as the old silent films were being

replaced by spoken ones ?

The musical cinema (line 17)

* Task 3: Decide which of the options

below is the best title for the passage

A The story of the film maker

B a brief story of cinema

C The history of the film industry

Discuss in group:

1 What is your favorite film? Where did

you see it? Who are the main characters?

2 What is it about? How do you feel

about it?

Ex: My favourite film is “Bong Dung Muon Khoc”

I saw it on TV Luong Manh Hai & Tang Thanh

Ha are the main characters

It is about love between Nam & Truc I feel it is

very interesting & romantic