Становление и рассвет мирового кинематографа. Зарубежное кино. Чарли Чаплин
план-конспект урока (английский язык, 9 класс) по теме

Assignment 1

Read the following words and word combinations, using transcriptions.

Assignment 2

Learn the following words and word combinations.

account –  отчет,сообщение,доклад,рассказ

various -  различный, разный, разнообразный

widely spread – широко распространенный

a movie script – сценарий фильма

gain popularity – завоевывать популярность

a war-torn world – истерзанный войной мир

raggedy – изношенный, обветшалый, потертый

awkward situations – неловкие, нелепые ситуации

profound –  сильный, глубокий, чрезвычайный, абсолютный

increase – возрастать, увеличиваться, усиливаться

be issued – выходить (о фильме)

commerce – торговля,коммерция

Assignment 3

Read the text, be ready to answer the questions.

The History of Foreign Cinema

The history of film is an account of the historical development of the medium known variously as cinema, motion pictures, film, or the movies. The invention of the photography in 1828 played a very important role in the development of the cinema. 1895 became the year when the cinema was born. After the brothers Lumier from France had invented the cinematography, the cinema widely spread all over the world. The first movie theatres appeared in 1904. And in 1907 the literature works started to be widely used for the movie scripts.

Most films before 1930 were silent. One of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars was Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, who was an English comic actor, film director and composer. He gained popularity in the world before the end of World War I. He brought into a war-torn world the gift of comedy, laughter and relief, that people needed the most. He made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time. He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp - a well meaning man in a raggedy suit with cane, who always got into awkward situations.

The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Since the 1920s, the American film industry has grossed more money every year than that of any other country. The silent era of films was stopped with the appearance of  The Jazz Singer increasing profits from films as sound was introduced to feature films.

During the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, in the 20th century, thousands of movies were issued from the Hollywood studios, among them-The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Mary Poppins, The Sound of music, The Godfather,  King Kong, Star Wars, Bonnie and Clyde, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, The Terminator, Titanic. These films are considered to be the most commercially successful movies of the 20th century in the world.

Answer the following questions to the text:

1. What invention played an important role in the development of cinema?
2. Who invented the cinematography?
3. What was most used for the movie scripts?
4. What was peculiar about the first films?
5. What information did you find out about Charlie Chaplin?
6. Why did he gain a world-wide popularity?
7. What cinema did a profound effect on cinema across the world?
8. What was the first sound film?
9. When did the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood occur?
10. What are the most commercially successful movies of the 20th century?

Assignment 4

Match new words with their meanings given in English and make up your own sentences with these words.

Assignment 5

Watch the video about the history of cinema and answer the following questions.

1. What invention did Thomas Eddison make?
2. Who invented a projector?
3. What is the world cinema center?
4. Who created Mickey Mouse?
5. What film was popular for the first special effects?
6. What was the first film ever released in color?
7. What great films were created during the war?
8. What invention is 1950 remarked by?
9. When did first westerns appear?
10. What famous films did Steven Spielberg create?
11.  What film made everyone stay out of the water?
12. What films in the 20th century were shot with the usage of CG technology (computer graphic)?

Assignment 6

Share with a partner the information about your favourite foreign film of the 20th century, using the following plan.

• name of the film
• film director
• film stars
• the action takes place in
• main characters
• short plot
• the main idea
• your impressions
• the film taught me

Assignment 7

Pop-quiz questions

1. The invention of * played a very important role in the development of the cinema.

a – stage; b – photography; c – camera

2. The cinema was born in*.

a – 1895; b – 1900; c – 1920

3. The brothers Lumier from France invented the *.

a – photography; b – projector; c – cinematography

4.  * were widely used for the movie scripts.

a – old manuscripts; b – popular songs; c - literature works

5. Most films before 1930 were  *.

a – with only one actor; b – only for men; c – silent

6. Charlie Chaplin was* comic actor, film director and composer.

a – a German; b - a French; c - an  English 

7. The silent era of films was stopped with the appearance of

a -   The Jazz Singer; b - The Sound of music; c - Casablanca

8. The film “Jaws” by Steven Spielberg made everyone *

a – like sharks; b – stay out of water; c – exciting

9. The first colorful film was *.

a - Star Wars; b - Bonnie and Clyde; c - The Wizard of Oz

10.  The CG technology was used in the film *.

a - Gone with the Wind; b - Mary Poppins; c - Jurassic Park

Home assignment

1. Make up your own sentences with the new words of the lesson (assignment 2).
2. Write a short composition about your favourite foreign film of the 20th century, based on your discussion (assignment 6)