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The history of what we call cinema today began in theearly 19th century. At that time, scientists discovered thatwhen a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they

could give the feeling of movement. In the first twodecades of existence, the cinema developed rapidly .In thoseearly days, films were little more than moving photographs,usually about one minute in length. By 1905,however,filmswere about five or ten minutes long. They used changes of

scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1920s,audiences wereable to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915that cinema really became an industry. From that time ,filmmakers were prepared to make longer and better films and

build special places where only films were shown. Thecinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s.Thiswas when sound was introduced. The change began inAmerica and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the oldsilent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the

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



sequence (n) ['si:kwns] :

motion (n) ['mou�n] :

decade (n) ['dekeid] :

rapid (adj) ['ræpid] :

series of related eventsor actions

the act of moving

a period of ten years

happening in a short periodof time

rapidly (adv)



scene (n) [si:n]

character (n) ['kærkt]

: cnh trong phim

: nhân vt

audience (n) [':dins] : khán gi

spread (v) [spred] : lan rng

Example: Water began to spread the floor.

replace (v) [ri'pleis] : thay thExample: This table is very old. It needs to be replaced ba new one.



Exercise 1 : Find the words in thepassage that can match with the

definition on the right column.

1. ______

2. ______ 3. ______

4. ______

5. ______ 6. ______

film-making industry

series of related events or actionsa period of ten years

quickly and in a short time

part of a filma person in a film

cinema

decade

rapidly

1

2

3

4

5

6

sequence

scenecharacter



Exercise 2: Choose 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

B. A Brief History of Cinema



EXERCISE 3: Read the passage and

answer these questions:.When did the history of cinema begin?

. What did scientists discover at that time?

. Did films in the early days have sound?

. When were audiences able to see long films?

. When was sound introduced?

. What form of films appeared as the old silentfilms were being replaced by the spoken ones?



Suggested answers :

1. When did the history of cinema begin?

In the early19th

century2. What did scientists discover at that time?

They discovered that when a sequence of stillpictures was set in motion, they could give thefeeling of movement.

3. Did films in the early days have sound?

No, they did not



4. When were audiences able to see long films?

In the early 1910s

5. When was sound introduced? At the end of the 1920s

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

The musical cinema



1905

1910s

1915

1920s

19th

century

1910s: Audiencescould enjoy the first

long film1905: Films wereabout five or ten

minutes long1915: Cinema

became anindustry

1920s: Sound wasintroduced

19th

century.The history of cinema began







This is one of the scenes in the film

´Bong dung muon khocµ.

Nam and Truc are the main character s inthe film ´ Bong dung muon khocµ.



The audiences are watching a film.

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