unit 13:fims and cinema (Reading)

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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


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Uni t 13

Part A: Reading

Vocabulary
audience ['ɔ:djəns] (n) : khán giả




a. A film maker Người làm phim(n)

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)
= quickly
:Một cách nhanh chóng
- Decade /'dekeid/ (n)
= 10 years
: Thập niên

vocabulary

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
5. ________
part of a film
6. ________
a person in a film.
C- cinema
D- sequence F- decade
A- rapidly B- scence
E- character

*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

HOMEWORK :
- Write your own passage describing
the brief history of cinema at home
- Prepare for your speaking activity