Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

1. When cinema was born?

2. What country produced the first dramatic film?

3. Why is the film Jazz Singer important in the history of cinema?

4. How many names of films, actors and directors mentioned in the text can you remember?

 

Exercise 2. Translate into English.

1. публика, которая платит деньги

2. хроники новостей, показывающие процессии и войны

3. искусство кино быстро развивалось

4. великие достижения России в области кинематографии

5. с помощью титров

6. длинные очереди

7. немые фильмы

8. полностью звуковой фильм

9. цветные фильмы

10. черно-белые фильмы

 

Exercise 3. Find in the text the names of these films.

1. Зарабатывая на жизнь

2. История преступления

3. Пиковая дама

4. Огни Нью-Йорка

5. Броненосец «Потемкин»

6. Большое ограбление поезда

7. Отец Сергий

8. По закону

9. Земля

10. Мать

2. Match the names of these films with their types.

1 a musical

2 a western

3 a comedy

4 a science fiction film

5 a crime film

6 a horror film

A a film about space travel or life in an imaginary future

B a film about criminals and detectives

C a film with lots of music and dance

D a film about cowboys and life in the Wild West

E a funny film with a happy ending

F a film in which mysterious and frightening things happen

3. Guess the film profession.

1. You tell the actors what to do: you are

a) Director

b) Producer

c) Cameraman

2. Your uncle is financing the film. What is he called?

a) The director

b) The producer

c) The bank manager

3. Your sister created the story and wrote the actors’ words. She is:

a) A scriptwriter

b) An editor

c) A playwright

4. The person who puts all the different pieces of the film together is called:

a) A cameraman

b) An editor

c) A scriptwriter