unit 13. Film and cinema

Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get knowledge about the history of cinema and use the words they learn in speaking and writing... Did films in the early days have

Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be

able to get knowledge about the history of cinema and use the words they learn in speaking and

writing

• Do you want to see a

film at the cinema or on Can you name some

an actress (n) Nữ diễn viên

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America

Audience (n) Khán giả

How do you call a person who makes films?

Task 1

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

Work in pairs Answer these questions

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?

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

1 The history of cinema began in the early 19th century

2 At that time, scientists discovered

that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give

the feeling of movement.

3 No, they didn’t.

4.In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long film.

5 Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.

6 As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the

screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.

1 When did the history of cinema begin?

• The history of cinema began in the early 19th century

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.

3 Did films in the early days have sound?

• No, they didn’t.

4 When were audiences able to see long films?

• In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long film.

5 When was sound introduced?

• Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.

Task 2

Work in pairs Find the word in the passage that can

match with the definition on the right column

1 film-making industry

2 series of related events or actions

3 a period of ten years

4 quickly and in a short time

Match each title with an appropriate

kind of film

Work in group of 4 Choose a film that you like, then talk about it.

These are some cues:

The name of the film / the characters

What’s it about?

What do you like best? Why?

• Time abundant: Ask students to talk about their favorite films.

• Lack of time: Ask students to write about their favorite films at home.