UNIT 13 : FILMS AND CINEMA


< I >: A. Choose the word whose part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. a. audience b. laugh c. August d. taught
2. a. silent b. film c. thriller d. situation
3. a. century b. picture c. fiction d. question
4. a. enough b. tough c. cough d. though
5. a. scene b. detective c. century d. adventure
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others:
6. a. history b. audience c. cinema d. existence
7. a. develop b. discover c. introduce d. prepare
8. a. disaster b. voyage c. luxury d. character
9. a. adventure b. detective c. disgusting d. violent
10. a. cartoon b. fiction c. terrify d. interest

< II >: What word or phrase is being defined?
1. A person who performs in films. actor
2. A play or film, and part of the story in sung to music.
3. A person who makes films.
4. The people who watch a film.
5. A part of a film.
6. A person in a film.
7. The most important actors in a film.
8. A movie in which voices and other sounds are not heard.
< III >: Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box:

comments comic director combined character
moustache knight silent funny big

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English film actor and (1) ___________ who did most of his work in the US. Most people consider him the greatest comic actor of the (2) ___________ cinema. He appeared in many of his films as the best-known (3) ___________ he created, a poor man with a small (4) ___________ and trousers and shoes that are too (5) ___________ for him, causing him to walk in a (6) ___________ way. He made many short (7) ___________ films, such as The Kid (1921), and several longer films, such as City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936), which (8) ___________ comedy with social and political (9) ___________. He was made a (10) ___________ in 1975.

< IV >: Read the conversation between Alice and her friend, Jake. Complete it with the correct form of the words in parentheses. Choose between -ed and -ing participial adjectives.
Alice: That was a very (I) _____________ (interest) movie. What did you think?
Jake: To be honest, I found it kind of (2) ______________ (bore). I`m not that (3) ______________ (interest) in science fiction.
Alice: Really? I find it (4) ______________ (fascinate). What kind of movie do you enjoy?
Jake: Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home Again?
Alice: Yes, but I wasn`t (5) ______________ (amuse) at all. In fact I thought it was (6) ______________ (horrify). The story line was (7) ______________ (confuse), and I couldn`t find any humor in the characters` problems. When I left the theater, I felt kind of (8)
______________ (depress).
Jake: I`m (9) ______________ (amaze) that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10) _________
(amuse).
Alice: Well, I guess it`s a matter of taste.
Jake: Speaking of taste, would you like to get a bite to eat?
Alice: Thanks, but it`s late and I`m (11) ______________ (exhaust).

< V >: Put in a / an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (Ø) if the sentence is already complete.
1. I don`t usually like staying at ______ hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at ______ very nice hotel by ______ sea.
2. ______ tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice ______ week if I can, but I`m not ______ very good player.
3. I won`t be home for ______ dinner this evening. I`m meeting some friends after ______ work and we`re going to ______ cinema.
4. ______ unemployment is very high at the moment and it`s very difficult for ______ people to find ______ work.
5. There was ______ accident as I was going ______ home last night.
Two people were taken to ______ hospital. I think ______