Unit 3 cinema and theatre

Exercise 1. Read the information and learn the essential terms by heart.

At the cinema films (movies) are shown on a screen. In our country, films made in English may have subtitles (a written translation at the bottom of the screen), or they are dubbed (the English is replaced by actors speaking the words in our own language).

The person who makes the films is the director, e.g. Steven Spielberg. All the actors are a cast of the film. Famous actors are often called film stars (or stars), e.g. Julia Roberts.

Types of film

war film, e.g. Apocalypses Now; Platoon	action film, e.g. Indiana Jones
romance - a love story about a relationship	horror film, e.g. Dracula
thriller – interesting and exciting; often about crime	comedy – funny film; makes you laugh
disaster movie, e.g. Titanic	romantic comedy – love story and funny

Describing plays and films

Journalists who write about films and plays are called critics, and their articles are called reviews. These are some common words they use:

brilliant/superb – fantastic acting	a slow film - boring
very moving – has a big effect on our emotions; often sad	a gripping story – exciting
violent scenes – scenes including fighting and death	good fun – enjoyable but not serious
an awful/dreadful film – terrible	a complex plot – story with many ideas

Exercise 2. Match the English cinema words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. animation	a) мультиплікаційний фільм
2. feature film	b) вестерн, ковбойський фільм
3. documentary	c) дубльований фільм
4. cartoon	d) рецензія на фільм
5. adventure film	e) анімація
6. musical (film)	f) сюжет
7. western	g) художній фільм
8. horror film	h) документальний фільм
9. dubbed film	i) пригодницький фільм
10. film review	j) музичний фільм
11. plot	k) фільм жахів

Exercise 3. a) Rank the film genres from the previous exercises according to your preferences. Put 1 next to your most favourite; b) Look at the list again and write which films would appeal to the following categories of people:

• non-intellectual teenagers-

• middle-aged housewives-

• university students-

• ten-year-old children-

• elderly professors-

Exercise 4. Study additional information related to cinema and theatre.

Telling the story: screenplay

The film is set (happens) in the 1920s. It’s about (the subject / story is) a young man from a poor background (family history and situations), who meets a girl and they fall in love. But her family don’t accept him, so they run away (go to another place to be away from the parents). At first (in the beginning) everything is fine, but then things go wrong (problems appear in their situation) and she has to leave him or they will be unhappy.