Reading U13 Films and Cinema

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Do you want to see a
film at the cinema or on
TV?

• Why?

• Can you name some

films you like?

• What kind of films do

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Columbus <i>found </i>
<i>out</i> America.

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How do you call a person

who makes films?

a. A film maker
b. A film makor
c. A film makist

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Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow

The history of what we call cinema today
began in the early 19th century. At that

time, scientists discovered that when a
sequence of still pictures were set in
motion, they could give the feeling of

movement. In the first two decades of its
existence, the cinema developed rapidly. In
those early day, films were little more than
moving photographs, usually about one

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They used changes of scene and camera

positions to tell a story, with actors playing
character parts. In the early 1910s,

audiences were able to enjoy the first long
films, but it was not until 1915 that the

cinema really became an industry. From
that time, film makers were prepared to
make longer and better films and build
special places where only films were

shown. The cinema change completely at

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<b>Task1: </b>Find the world in the passage that can
match with the definition on the right column.

1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________

Film – making industry

Series of related events or actions
A period of ten years

Quickly and in a short time
Part of a film

A person in a film

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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?

The history of cinema began in the early 19th

century

At that time, scientists discovered that when a
sequence of still pictures were set in motion,
they could give the feeling of movement

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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?

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

Sound was introduced at the end of the 1920s.

As the old silent films were being replaced by

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Task3: 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

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Task3: 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

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<b>After you read</b>

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<i>Work in group</i>

. Task about the passage,

using the cues below

19th century 1910s 1920s

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Cartoon

Full House
Love Story film

Detective film
Kungfu film

Adventure film

Comic

Tom and Jerry

Sherlock Holmes
Charlo

Hoàng Phi Hồng
The Adventures of

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1. When you see this

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2. A film about a

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3. A person who has

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4. The red liquid that

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5. A person who has

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6. An animal or a thing

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7. The spirit of a dead

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8. Frightening in a way

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