UNIT 13 - FILMS and CINEMA - READING

At that time the scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement3. As the old silent films were being replaced b[r]

Cartoon film

Love story film

Detective film

Funny film

Horror film

Science fiction film

Action film

Audience : Khán giả

Character (n): Nhân vật

Replace (v): Thay thê

Introduce (v): Giới thiệu

Set in motion (v) : Làm chuyển động

VOCABULARY :

• Audience (n) : khán gia

• To replace : thay thê

• To introduce : giới thiệu

• Introduction (n) : sự giới thiệu

• To set in motion : làm chuyển

động

• Character (n): nhân vật

Task 1 Find the word in the passage that is suitable with the definitions on the right column.

Complete the following sentences using the

3 Romeo died in the closing………….of

the “ Romeo and Juliet” film.

4 Computer industry developed………

5 We were born in the last………… of

cinema

scenes

sequence

rapidly decade

 Task 2: Answer the 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?

Play a game: Lucky numbers

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1 When did the history of cinema

begin?

In the early 19th century

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2 What did scientists discover at

that time?

They discovered that when a

sequence of still pictures were set

in motion, they could give the

feeling of movement

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3 Did films in the early days have

sound?

No, they didn’t.

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4 When were audiences able to see long films?

In the early 1910s.

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5 When was sound introduced?

It was not until at the end of the

1920s.

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6 What form of films appeared

as the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones?

The musical cinema

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

2 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 No, they didn’t

4 Audiences were able to see long films in the early

1910s

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

6 As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken

TITANIC

19th century

In the early 19th century, the history of cinema began

The first long films were made

Sound was introduced and

the musical cinema appeared

Cinema really became an industry.

Homework :

• Learn by heart all the new words

• Prepare part B SPEAKING

Unit 13 FILMS AND CINEMA

A READING