UNIT 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
I. Circle the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from that/ those of the
others.
1. photo form of fiction
2. orphan enough cough neighbor
3. magazine thousand scientist musical
4. zone amaze busy seizure
5. century picture cinema silent
6. actor violent story listen
7. character change cheerful achieve
1. high sigh weight laugh
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 is 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. Th.

most important actors in a film. __________________
8. A movie in which voices and other __________________
sounds are not heard.
II. 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
hest-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

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 J 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' problem. When Hell
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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. Choose the correct answer.
1. 'Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her'?' 'I don't know. She seemed …… in it,
however.
a. interest b. interesting. c. interested d. interestingly
2. 'The students all went to the circus yesterday.' I heard it was really
a. amused b. amusing c. amuse d. amusingly
3. was that Jan couldn't come to the party.' 'Her boss made her work overtime.'
a. disappointing b. disappointedly
c. disappoint d. disappointed
4. 'What a terrible football game!' I thought it was
a. delightful b. delighting c. delight d. delighted
5. 'How we are to hear that you got the scholarship!' `Thank you. It was really a surprise.'
a. pleasing b. pleased c. pleasingly d. please
6. 'Professor Allen's class is the best I have ever been to." I think it's a. the most boring b. the most
boringly c. the most bored d. most bored
7. 'I can't believe that Jim is marrying the vice-president's daughter.' `That they would get married is …….
a. surprised b. surprisingly c. surprising d. surprise
8. 'How does Jane like her new car? 'She's ………. with it.
a. delighted b. delighting c. delight d. delightful
9. 'This handmade cloth is beautiful.' 'To see such quality is

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 most accidents are caused by people driving too fast.
6. Carol is economist. She used to work in investment department of Lloyds Bank. Now she works for
American bank in United States.
7. A: What's name of hotel where you're staying?
B: Imperial. It's in Queen Street in city center. It's near station.
8. I have two brothers. older one is training to be pilot with British Airways. younger one is still at……….
school. When he leaves school, he hopes to go to university to study law.
IX. Choose the correct answer to fill in each blank.
1 . 'Look outside. sky is getting very dark.' `I hope there isn't going to be a storm.'
a. A b. The c. θ d. Some
2. I'd like to invite him to dinner next week, if that's OK with
a. a b. the c. θ d. an
3. 'I'm going out for a walk. Have you seen my shoes?' 'Yes, they're on floor in kitchen.'
a. a/ the b. the/ the c. a / a d. the/ a
4. 'Do you see the video store? I was sure it was on Main Street.’ I think it's on side street. but I'm not
sure which one.'
a. the/ the b. the/ a c. a / θ d. θ /a
5. 'Would you like ice cream? There's one in fridge.' 'Thanks.'
a. an/ the b. an/ a c. θ / the d. a/ the
6. °We'd better go. We've been here for hour.' 'That was fastest hour I've ever spent.'
a. a/ the b. an/ the c. an/ a d. θ / the
7. Don't forget we're meeting on Friday for lunch.

films?
a. Many actors and actresses worked there.
b. All films had to take place outside.
c. Southern California has a year-round sunny climate.
d. The city government promised a tax break if movie companies relocated.
3. According to paragraph 3, what did Hollywood come to symbolize?
a. The film industry and its glamorous movie stars.
b. The center of Broadway entertaining.
c. The ultimate vacation spot for the rich.
d. A ideal place for film makers.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that
a. in the future, Hollywood will produce longer and more expensive works.
b. nowadays, movies attract more audiences than plays.
c. Hollywood movies are admired by audiences all over the world.
d. before the rise of the film, Broadway was the place where actors each become famous.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
a. New Jersey was attractive because great actors worked on road
b. Because of its sunny weather, Hollywood became the capital of film m: By the 1920s, film makers
earned more money than actors.
d. Hollywood had an enormous influence on the American culture.
TEST FOR UNIT 13
I. PRONUNCIATION .
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differed" 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. thou gh
5. a. scene b. detective c. century d. adventure
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differentl
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9. The movie Schindler 's List was on the novel Schindler c Ark written by the Australian write
Thomas Keneally.
a. based b. depended c. played d. performed
10. Charlie Chaplin is considered as the greatest comic actor of the
a. musical cinema b. commercial film
c. romantic comedy d. silent cinema.
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word or phrase a, b, c, or d - that best completes sentence.
1. She thought the film far to children.
a. violent enough to show b. so violent that not to show
c. too violent to snow. d. too violent not to show
2. There's an film on at the local cinema.
a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interesting;.
3. We went to last night.
a. a awful film b. an awful film c. the awful film d. awful film
4. They've just started a film of the novel.
a. shoot b. shot c. shooting d. being shot
5. The film after weeks of protest by religious groups.
a. was finally released
b. finally released
c. finally have released
d. was released finally who the music was by.
6. We stayed for the film credits
a. for seeing b. in order see c. seeing d. to see
7. Frank works as .
a. a security guard at a film studio.
b. a security guard at film studio.
c. the security guard at the film studio.
d. security guard at a film stud.
8. This film tells the remarkable story of actor.

6. Part of the entertainment of seeing a movie is understanding how the director combination a range
A B C
of different styles to attain an artistic goal.
D
7. The movies are one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
A B C D
8. It was not until they had seen the movie stars the crowd outside the movie would not disperse.
A B C D
9. The film's representation of world poverty through the character of hungry child was quite
A B C
moving
D
10. The actors left the hotel separately in order avoid attracting a lot of attention.
A B C D
IV. SPEAKING
Choose the most appropriate phrases or sentences that best complete the conversation.
A: (1)
B: No, I don't like them very much. I think they're so violent. (2)
A: They're OK. (3)
B: Well, I like romantic films and science fiction films.
A: (4)
B: Well, it's difficult to say. But I suppose I prefer romantic films.
A: (5)
B: Julia Robert. I really like her.
A (6)
B: He's OK. But my favorite .actor is Mel Gibson.
A Me too. There's a new Mel Gibson movie at the Elmwood Theater. (7)
B: Great!
1 . a. Do you like films? b. Do you like action films?
c. Which film do you like? d. How do you like action

Movies are a kind of storytelling. They try to describe an idea or record an observation about our-
culture. These (3) are recorded using moving visual images. Some movies portray the situation
accurately and realistically, whereas other movies find visual symbols to (4) those situations.
On the most simple level, movies are a secession of (5) images. These successive mages are
captured on film. Directors film a wide of shots long, medium, and close up - to create a visual
composition. The visual images, along with plot, characterization, and sound, produce the desired nar-
rative: The shots are joined together in any number of combinations in a (7) called editing.
Making a film is a massive, complex, and expensive task that (8) art and 'bossiness. Making a
movie the talents of hundreds, and some-times thousands, of artists, producers, and business people. It can take months,
even years, for a film to be (10) into a movie theater.
1. a. thrilling b. entertaining c. terrifying d. amusing
2. a. break b. change c. disperse d. show
3. a. descriptions b. combinations c. observations d. introductions
4. a. influence b. record c. replace d. represent
5. a. move b. moving c. moved d. movement
6. a. row b. range c. series d. line
7. a. process b. product c. progress d. project
8. a. connects . b. describes e. combines d. contains
9. a. involves b. develops c. attains d. touches
10. a. released b. moved c. delivered d. sent
B. Choose the correct answers.
Up to about 1915, movies were short and programs were Made up of several works. Then, D. W.
Griffith and others began to make longer films that provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did
melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer. Consequently, after World
War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies. This trend was accelerated in
the late 1920s as a result: of two new elements. In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and
thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished. In 1929 a serious economic depression
began. Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater going
became a luxury that few could afford, especially as the depression deepened.
By the end of World War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New

1. The film's ending is dramatic.
a. The end of the film is a drama.
b. The film has a dramatically
c. The film ends dramatically.
d. The end is filming dramatic-
2. The clown amused the children.
a. The clown had the children amusing.
b. The children found the clown
c. The clown made the children amuse.
d. The children were amusing the clown.
3. The film didn't come up to my expectation.
a. The film wasn't as good as I expected.
b. I expected the film to be longer.
c. The film didn't end as I expected.
d. I expected the film to be released sooner.
4. The film excited us all a lot.
a. The film had a lot excitement.
b. We were exciting about all of the film.
c. The film made all of us feel a lot of excited.
d. All of us were excited about the film.
5. It doesn't matter to them which film they go to,.
a. They never go to the movie whatever film is shown.
b. They don't mind which film they go to.
c. They like seeing every film they go to.
d. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
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