Цели урока: тренировать и закреплять в речи учащихся лексические единицы по теме, развивать навыки монологической и диалогической речи, навыки аудирования и чтения в рамках подготовки к ЕГЭ.
Ход урока
1. Организационный момент.
Teacher: Good morning, students. Today we are to continue our work on the theme “Cinema”. We shall revise the material of our previous lessons and speak about one of the most wonderful arts – cinema. Cinema attracts a great number of fans. Why do so many people enjoy films and plays? What treats should you have to succeed in acting? We’ll try to discuss these items and come to a certain conclusion.
2. Речевая зарядка.
- Do you enjoy going to the cinema?
- How often do you watch videos at home?
- Which is your favourite performance or show?
- Do you know world famous film directors?
- What films have they created?
- What film have you seen lately?
- Who is your favourite performer? Why do you like him/ her?
- Will you tell us some words about your favorite genre?
3. Упражнение на тренировку лексического материала.
Read the passages below and guess what entertainment is described.
- It is a form of entertainment for an audience which may include drama, dancing, music, mime and so on.
- It is a modern form of art and entertainment which borrows from the other arts, such as music, drama and literature, but it dependent for its origin on technological development.
- It is the art of combining sounds into a unified whole, typically in accordance with fixed patterns and for an aesthetic purpose.
- It is a light theatrical entertainment consisting of ‘turns’, in which singers, dancers, comedians and acrobats perform in turn.
1.ballet, 2.cinema, 3.concert, 4.opera, 5.theatre, 6.musical.
4. Упражнение на развитие навыков чтения в формате ЕГЭ
Warm-up
Look at the pictures. In pairs, ask and answer the following questions:
- What kinds of film do you like or dislike?
- Would you like to be an actor? Why/Why not?
- Do you prefer to watch videos or go to the cinema?
- Do you ever read film reviews?
What kind of film?
Quickly read these four reviews of different films. Choose from the box the kind of film being reviewed. There is one extra kind of film you do not need to use.
- horror film
- action film
- comedy
- romance
- thriller
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Once again, Tom Granger shows in his latest film why audiences find him so amusing. Playing his usual character, the lovable loser Benny, Granger makes fun of doctors and hospitals in a hilarious film. Crazy situations and funny dialogues keep you grinning, and the car crash at the end had me crying for all the right reasons. A real hit!
Kind of film: -
This film proves that you can't make a great film just by giving a director a lot of money. The special effects and costumes are wonderful, but the story is about as frightening as a rabbit. Ghosts and graveyards may scare small children but most of us will yawn through this one. I, for one, was glad when the monster finally did get the girl. At least it saved us from her terrible acting.
Kind of film: -
Director Sarah Howard, best known for her exciting chases and explosions, tries a new style in this complicated story of two people in New York whose lives are changed when they are both arrested. The film is full of suspense as they are passed from the police to the FBI and the CIA. Set in a world of spies and secrets, this film will leave you looking over your shoulder to see who's following you.
Kind of film: -
You'd better bring your tissues if you're going to see the latest from Sam Goldberg. From the very beginning he plays with your emotions. Based on a true story, the film follows the heroine, Nadine, through her struggle with cancer and her developing relationship with the young doctor trying to save her. Goldberg lets us into their hearts as if we had known them all our lives.
Kind of film:
Keys: 1. comedy, 2. horror, 3. thriller, 4. romance.
How did you know?
Underline two words or phrases in each review which helped you make your decision.
Develop your reading skills.
Choose the best title .
Which of these titles might be best for each of the films in previous task?
There is one extra title you do not need to use.
- Review 1
- Review 2
- Review 3
- Review 4
- Last Days of Innocence
- Where Does It Hurt?
- Starbase Seven Alpha
- They Walk at Midnight
- Caught in the Net
Keys: 1. b, 2. d, 3. e, 4. a.
What kind of film might have the title you haven't used?
5. Упражнение на развитие навыков диалогической речи.
In pairs, discuss your answers. Did you choose the same titles? Why/Why not? What do you think the other film might be about?
6. Чтение текста с пониманием общего содержания прочитанного (индивидуальное задание)
Read this review and circle the best heading for each paragraph.
The wrong title / A disappointing result / A good past record
The Good Guys Always Win is a missed opportunity. Starring John Devon and written by Carol West, all the ingredients were there for a great movie, but, alas, this one proves that the good guys sometimes lose. With their work together in the past, I was looking forward to seeing what they had been working on. The answer is a film that lets them down.
An old-fashioned story / A fight for love / A new acting style
The story is the same old plot of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. We've seen it a thousand times before. With women playing strong characters on our screens these days, we've had enough of the gentle heroine who just waits for the boy to fall in love with her. Patty LeBelle, who plays Wendy, cries and sighs but does little else, and those who saw her in Climbers will wonder what's happened to her.
A terrible script / Poor leadership / Future possibilities
The dialogue is slow and too much of the film is people pausing and looking at each other. Donna Short, the director, must take most of the blame since it's her job to guide the actors. It's difficult to see exactly why she was given this film when her last two efforts. Catch Me, I'm Falling and The Man Next Door, were so unexciting. Let's hope that John Devon's career can recover.
7. Работа с текстом для чтения в формате ЕГЭ
Read and answer
You are going to read a magazine article about films. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-l for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
- Planning the filming
- Selling it to the right person
- Breaking down the budget
- Not as glamorous as you think
- Give people what they expect
- The right leader with business sense
- Putting the pieces together
- ard work, but worth it
- It all has to work
Lights, Camera, Action
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Making a film is such a complicated process that it's a wonder any of them ever get made. When you go to your local cinema to see what's on, do you ever think of all the separate steps that have to come together to end up with what you see on the big screen? Where does it start?
This is an important decision since the director is the person who will be in charge of the whole cast and crew. The producer will either find somebody who has made similar films in the past or he or she might take a chance on a new director. Most importantly, the producer wants someone he or she can trust to do a good job and to stay under budget. -
Most films start as an idea. It might be in a director's mind, or in a writer's mind, but wherever it comes from, it's the producer who needs convincing. The producer is the businessman who finds the money to make the film. If you've got an idea for the next blockbuster, you need to find somebody who is willing to make your film. The producer will then organize the budget and decide how much it is worth spending on the film.
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The producer will decide who is going to be responsible for making the film: the director.
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The producer and director will then choose the other people to work on the film and will decide on the members of the cast. People feel very strongly about actors and a film has to have the right ones if it is to draw people into cinemas. Actors usually become associated with a particular kind of film in the mind of the public and it can be a risk to cast an actor in a different kind of role. Auditions and screen tests might be held to make final decisions and rehearsals will begin.
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While the actors are developing their characters, the director will be making other key decisions concerning things such as location. Where the film is shot is very important and the locations for filming will be chosen carefully. The film will also be storyboarded, with pictures of all the key moments. Special effects will be planned and costumes will be designed. This pre-production phase can take л long time because there may not be a chance to change things later.
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The actual shooting can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year, or possibly even more. The actors spend a lot of time waiting for everything to be right – the set, the lighting, the cameras – and boredom can be a real problem, life at the Oscars might seem wonderful, but life on a film set can be stressful and tedious.
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Once filming is over, post-production begins. This is the stage where all the elements of the film are brought together. The film is edited so that it tells a clear story and any special effects are perfected. Music is added to emphasise the excitement or the emotion of certain moments in the film. Often, the film is previewed to small audiences and changes are made, depending on their reactions. Finally, the film makes its wav into the cinemas.
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Once the process is over, what the backers will want to know is where the money has gone. We hear a lot these days about the huge fees commanded by stars, but the cast will typically cost around 10% of the total budget. Pre- and post-production costs will account for 50%, while the director and crew will take another 10%. This leaves around 30% of the total cost of the film to be spent on actual filming.
Keys: 1 – b, 2 – f, 3 – e, 4 – a, 5 – d, 6 – g, 7 – c.
8. Развитие навыков диалогической речи.
In pairs, discuss the answers you have chosen. Have you chosen the same answers for the same reasons?
9. Развитие навыков аудирования и монологической речи
Listen to the teenagers’ opinions about action films and express your point of view.
(Ex. 2, p. 196. “English 10-11”, V.P. Kusovlev)
10. Работа с грамматическим материалом (пассивный залог)
Grammar focus
The film is edited to make the story clear.
Auditions and screen tests might be held.
The special effects are perfected.
The film is previewed to small audiences.
Remind yourself why we use the passive voice. Circle Yes or No.
We might use the passive voice ...
| when we don't know who did something. | Yes / No | |
| when who did something is not important. | Yes / No | |
| to confuse others. | Yes / No | |
| for emphasis. | Yes / No | |
| to produce a more formal style. | Yes / No |
Decide why these sentences have been written in the passive by circling ‘a’ or ‘b’.
- A storyboard is produced with pictures of the action.
a The process is more important than the people who do it.
b The writer wants to emphasise how difficult it is. - The most famous actors are paid more.
a We are not interested in who pays the money.
b The writer wants to emphasise that the actors are famous. - Computers are used in the editing process.
a The writer wants to emphasise the computers rather than the people.
b We don't know the name of the editor on this film. - Mistakes are sometimes made during the filming of a scene.
a The writer doesn't want to blame an innocent person.
b There are many different people who might make mistakes. - When a film is released, cinemas decide whether to show it.
a It is not important who releases the film.
b The writer wants to be more exact.
11. Подведение итогов урока.
So we did a lot at the lesson. You worked hard, we revised a lot of material. I hope our exercises will help you succeed in your English exams.