Сборник «What do you know about famous people of cinema and theatre?»

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Part A

1. What do you know about Hollywood? The first film stars of Hollywood.

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1. Ask your classmates…

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1. Match actors with their films

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1. Cinema in the USA . Test

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Part B

1. What do you know about cinema?

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1. From the history of cinematography in Russia.

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1. The first film makers of Russia

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1. Outstanding film makers of Russia

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1. Cinema in Russia. Test

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Keys

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Источники информации

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The first film stars of Hollywood

Mary Pickford

(1893 - 1979) The stage name of Gladys Mary Smith. A Canadian-born US actress. The film star of the silent films, she was known as “America’s Sweetheart”, played the roles of innocent girls into her thirties.

Charlie Chaplin

(1889 – 1977) An English film actor and director, made his reputation as a tramp with a small black moustache, bowler hat in silent comedies, including “The Rink “(1916) “The Kid “(1920) “The Gold Rush” (1925)

Vivien Leigh

(1913 - 1967) The stage name of Vivien Mary Hartley. Indian-born English actress, won Academy Awards as Scarlett O’Hara in” Gone with the Wind” . Her other films – “Lady Hamilton” (1941) “Anna Karenina “(1948)

Clark Gable

(1901 – 1960) An American film actor. 90 films. The most famous role – Rhett Bulter in” Gone with the Wind” (1939)

2. Ask your classmates…

1. What city , the world capital, filmed entertainment , is considered , to be , of(?)

(Los Angeles)

1. What , called , is , cinema empire, the greatest(?)

(Hollywood, a part of Los Angeles)

1. When , made, in Los Angeles , was , the very, first film (?) Who were , it, to shoot , the first people (?)

(1908:a group of people from Chicago)

1. When, Hollywood, appear, did , the first, film studio(?)

(1911)

1. What kind of, first, were shot, films, in Hollywood(?) (silent, black-and-white films)

1. Who were, film stars , Hollywood film making, the first , of the (?)

(Mary Pickford, Charly Chaplin)

1. What were , in the 1920s, of Hollywood , the silent black-and-white films, forced out, by (?)

(sound films)

1. What films, of short films, to take place, came up(?)

( full –length films)

1. When was , in Hollywood, colour film, the first, shot (?) What, its name, was (?)(1939 ; “Gone with the wind”)

1. Which of , a great success to, film stars, the first , Hollywood, the first colour film , did, bring (?)

(Vivien Leigh, Clarc Gable)

1. What are , nowadays, the biggest, in the USA, film making companies(?)

(MGM,Paramount, 20^th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros, Universal)

1. What genres, at that time, were typical of , shot, the first films, in Hollywood(?)

(melodrama, western, comedy,

adventure and historical films)

1.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

First strike

First strike

First strike

First strike

а

First strike

First strike

Jackie Chan

2.

Avatar

b

First strike

Leonardo DiCaprio

3.

Pirates of the Caribbean

c

Eddie Murphy

4.

Titanic

d

Sam Worthington

5.

Meet, Dave

e

4. Cinema in the USA

Test

1. The ----1------are considered to be the inventors of the cinema.

a)-British; b)-American; c)-French

2. The first three minutes film demonstrated by the Lumiere brothers was called _____2_____

a)-“Arrival of the Train”; b) –“Departure of the Train”

c)-“ The Passenger without a ticket”

3. Everybody knows that _____3_______was chosen in 1908 to become the world capital of film entertainment.

a)- Chicago b)-New York; c)- Loc Angeles

4. The first film studio in America appeared in _____4____.

а)-1908; b)- 1911; c)- 1913

5. The first genres of American films were_______5_____.

a)-thrillers, action and horror films;

b) – western, comedies and melodrama;

c)-adventutes and historical films.

6. The first colour film in america “ Gone with the Wind” was shot in the ____6_____.

a)-1910s; b)- 1920s; c)-1930

2.From the history

of cinematography in Russia

Ask your classmates…

1. What, and when, did, in Russia, the spreading of cinematography, start with(?) (the demonstration of the Lumiere brothers’ film “Arrival of the Train” in St.Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod;1896)

1. Where, in Russia, did, film making industry, develop, mainly(?) (St.Petersburg, Moscow)

1. Who, in Russia, founded, film studio, the first(?) ( A. Khanzhonkov)

1. Who were, of Russian silent films, film stars, the first(?) (V. Kholodnaya, V. Polonski, V. Maksimov)

1. What were, of Russian films, genres, popular, the most (?) (historic films, screen versions of famous novels)

1. When, start, in our country, sound cinema house, did, the first, its work (?) (1929, October)

1. Who was, in our country, paid to , great attention, while shooting films(?) (children)

1. What was , famous for, A. Rou, one of the most outstanding film directors(?) (the creator of fairy tales)

1. Why is, inseparably linked , one of the most famous directors, the name of , R.Bykov, with childen’s films too(?) (to shoot films for children” Attention! The Tortoise” and “Aibolit-66”)

1. What, all over the world, other names , are known, of the creators, of film art, of unforgettable realistic pieces, in Russia (?) ( N. Mikhalkov, A. Konchalovski, A. Tarkovski)

3.The first film makers of Russia

Alexandr Khanzhonkov

(1877-1945)

Khanzhonkov founded Russia’s first cinema factory in 1911. He was film studio owner and shot Russia’s first full-length feature film “Defence of Sevastopol”.

Vera Kholodnaya

(1893-1919)

She was the first star of Russia’s

silent films. She starred in “The Song of the Triumphant Love”, “Children of the Age”, “The Mirages”, “A Life for a Life”, “A Corpse Living” and “Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent”.

Vitold Polonski

(1879-1919)

A Russian actor was best-known for his roles in pre-revolutionary films. He played in “The Mirages”, “Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent”, “The Song of the Triumphant Love”, “Natasha Rostova” and other films.

1. Outstanding film makers of Russia

Alexander Rou

(1906-1973)

is known as the Soviet film director who shot fairy tales films for children: “Morozko”, “By the Wave of the Wand” and “Fire, Water and Copper Trumpets”.

Rolan Bykov

(1929-1998)

was one of the most famous Russian actors and directors of film making indusrty for children .

Nikita Mikhalkov

(1945-)

He is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers‘

Union, shot such film as Urga (1991), Burnt by the Sun (1994), The Barber of Siberia (1998), 12 (2007) etc. The film Burnt by the Sun received the Grand Prize at Cannes and the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film.

Andron Konchalovsky

(1937-)

A Russian film director and screenwriter is famous for films The First Teacher ( 1965)

Uncle Vanya ( 1970)

Sibiriada (1978) and others.

He got prizes at several film festivals

Andrei Tarkovsky

(1932-1986)

A Soviet film director and screen writer is best known for his works:

Ivan’s Childhood (1962)

Andrei Rublev (1966)

Solyaris (1972)

The Mirror (1975)

Stalker (1979)

4.Cinema in Russia

Test

1. The Lumiere brother’s film was first demonstrated in Russia in ____1________

(a)-1895; b)- 1896 ; c)-1897)

2. The development of film making industry in Russia was connected with ____2______who founded the first film studios.

(a)-A. Khanzhonkov; b)- V. Polonski; c)- V. Mashkov)

3. The most popular genres of Russian films were ____3___.

(a)- historical films and screen versions of famous novels;

b)- science fiction and love stories; c) – horror films and thrillers.)

1. The first sound cinema house was opened in Russia in ____4_______.

(a)- 1910s; b)- 1920s; c)- 1930s)

5. One of the most famous directors who created film versions of fairy tales for children in Russia was ___5_____.

(a) –A. Rou; b)- M. Sholokhov ; c)- R. Bykov)

1. When you can’t help yawning while watching the film you are sure to say: ___6__.

1. – “What a fantastic film it is!”; b)- “What a horrible film it is!” c)-“ What a boring film it is!”

Ex.3

1-c; 2-a; 3-d; 4-e; 5-b

Еx.4

1-b; 2-a; 3-a; 4-b; 5-a; 6-c

Ex.4. Cinema in the USA

Test

1-c; 2-a; 3-c; 4-b; 5-b; 6-c