Unit 13 Reading English 10 CB

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
TV?
• Why?

• Can

you name some
films you like?



an actor (n)

nam dien vien


an actress (n)

Nu dien vien

Columbus found out
America.

discover (v)

Kham pha


Audience (n)

Khan gia


How do you call a person
who makes films?
a.
a A film maker (n) Nguoi lam phim
b. A film makor
c. A film makist


An actor (n)
to discover

A film maker (n)

An actress (n)

(n)
e

c
n
e
i
d
u
A



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.