: A Magic World of Cinema : :

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T: Good morning, my dear pupils. Im glad to see you. How did you spend yesterday evening? Did you watch TV? Did they show any film? What is your opinion? P1: No, I didnt watch TV but I went to the cinema and saw a new film Fur trees. I liked it a lot. The film has an interesting plot. And in my opinion the actors play superbably. T: Will you recommend seeing this film anybody else? P1: Yes
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T: I want you to think a little and answer my question whats the topic of our lesson? P2: It seems to me we continue our talk about cinema. Am I right? T: Yes, you are absolutely right. Lets remember the words we connect with this topic. P3: film, director, actor, plot, etc P4: melodrama, comedy, action film, romantic comedy, etc T: Thank you. I supposed youve just mentioned your favourite genres of films. Thats why I want to suggest you to play a game. Ill read the description of the genre and youll have to guess and match the pictures with the genres.

T: It is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending. Many of these films are lighthearted stories with the only aim to amuse people. P: a comedy T: It is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous persons. Some of them attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography. P: a historical film T: Its a genre of art that may be found in not only in films but in television, radio, literature and even in painting. It is devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West. P: a western T: Its a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. The songs are used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters. P: a musical T: Themes or elements of these films often include ghosts, demons, vicious animals, vampires, cannibals, haunted houses, zombies and masked serial killers. P: a horror film T: Its a combination of drama and melos (music). There are many names for melodramatic films - 'women's pictures', 'weepies', tearjerkers, soap operas, and more recently, chick flicks. P: a melodrama T: Thank you, well done!

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. Speaking T: All of you have a favourite film. Im not the exception. But its my secret. Now one of you will get the card with the name of this film. Your task is to tell us about the film without naming it. But at the same time your classmates can ask questions. P2: Whats the genre of the film? P1: melodrama P3: Where and when do the events take place? P1: They take place in 1912 on the board of a big liner in the open ocean P4: Who is the director of the film? P1: James Cameroon P5: What is the film about? P1: Its about love P6: Who plays the leading parts? P1: Keith Winthlet and Leonardo di Caprio P2-P6: Its Titanic T: Superbably. I dont have my secret any more . Grammar

T: I may suppose that you can easy match the names of the films in English and in Russian. By the way dont forget to mention the director of the film and when the film was shot. You may follow an example The Film Star Wars was directed by John Lucas. It was released in 1977.

Pupils do the task according to the example C. Reading. T: Thanks for your job. And do you mind reading a little? You see a text in front of you. Your task is to read it and in the boxes write the number of the paragraph in the next to the function it has. Richard Peplinski Chicago, IL, USA
1. The series La Femme Nikita is one of the few that I attempt to regularly tune

into each week. Some friends talked me into giving this show a try and I have never regretted.
2. It is about a woman falsely accused of a murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Then people who belong to a counter-terrorism group take her away and make her work for them. The lead character Nikita (Peta Wilson) is beautiful tall, blonde, blue-eyed, well-built. She can also offer range of acting ability and facial expressions.
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Im not a die-hard fan analyzing every sentence, glance, or breath of every

character in every episode, but I certainly enjoy the show. A person who says this

show has poor acting or poor character and plot development is most likely disappointed by any TV series and not being fair to the genre. This show says more with a moment of silence than most shows say in an hour of dialogue. It is impossible for a show that has run as long as this one to dot every i and cross every t, and of course there will be holes. But by and large the show remains true to itself and the top of its genre. The acting and action are appropriate, the plot works well enough to create suspense and the character development is the best that Ive witnessed from any long-term series.
4. If you want to see a good drama/ action show, watch La Femme Nikita. The

next season begins January 9th.

D. Speaking T: Can you say that youve just heard an advertisement of the film? P1: Frankly speaking, yes T: Ok! Listen to my last task for today. I want you to tell us about your favourite . Title: _________________ Screenplay: ____________ Photography: ___________ Produced by: ___________ Director: ______________ Music: ________________ Main actor: ____________ Main characters: ________ Message of the film: _____ One or two pupils tell about the films.

4. T: What new information have you learnt today? What names have you remembered? What did you like most of all? Pupils give their answers and teacher put marks for their job. T: My dear children! I hope youve enjoyed the lesson and now its time to get your hometask. I want you to create an advertisement of any film you like. The lesson is over. Bye.