III. Analytical-synthesized search. Task 1.Read the text aboutOscar Film Festival.

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Task 1. Read the text aboutOscar Film Festival.

A. Before reading the text decide whether these statements are true or false.This is general information about Oscar Film Festival

1. It has the name of a man. 2. It is famous for its glamour and its long red carpet. 3. People see it in more than 100 countries. 4. It is in San Francisco. 5. All the famous American actors and actresses will be there.

B. While reading the text try to answer the question given in its first line.

OSCAR FILM FESTIVAL

Why are we so interested in watching people receiving awards? It seems that prize-giving has spread across the planet like an infectious disease.

It all started with the Oscars. The Academy Awards were first handed out on the 16th of May 1929. At that time, the awards weren't called Oscars. The gold statuette got its name in 1931 because the director of the Academy thought that it looked like her uncle Oscar.

In those days, 250 people paid $10 each to watch the ceremony. However, it probably wasn't that exciting because the audience already knew the winners' names. These days, no one knows who has won until the famous sealed envelope is opened.

Few stars would ever consider selling their awards but occasionally. Oscars do come up for sale. In December, 1996, top director Steven Spielberg bought an Oscar which was originally presented to Clark Gable. Spielberg bought the Oscar at an auction and gave it back to the Academy as a present. No one knows exactly how much he paid for the Oscar but he was desperate to stop private collectors from buying it. According to Spielberg, “It`s hard for people outside the film industry to understand the respect that an Oscar carries for those of us who make movies. We are supposed to be cynical people, but everybody I talked to was offended at the idea that this statuette might end up on the mantelpiece of someone who hadn`t earned it”.

Winning an Oscar can be bad for your love life. Some male stars have huge egos and if their partner wins an Oscar, they become incredibly jealous. Legend has it that many Hollywood relationships have broken up because of Oscar jealousy. There's a long list, including Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and more recently, (as rumor has it) Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.

Every famous actress wants to look great at an awards ceremony. Surprisingly, ninety per cent of the stars at the Oscars borrow their diamonds from Harry Winston, a well-known Hollywood jeweller. Once, Oscar nominees like Sharon Stone and Susan Sarandon went to his shop to borrow diamond necklaces, sapphire broaches and ruby earrings.

Winston lent £20 million worth of jewellery in all. “We've never lost a thing” he said. Although Sharon Stone once failed to return a necklace on time.

Award winners are reminded to keep their speeches short and asked not to get too carried away. When “Brave Heart” won 5 Oscars in 1996, Mel Gibson started his acceptance speech with the words “I don`t write speeches”. Then he gave the audience a long lecture about why Scotland should be an independent country.

Although actors have a reputation for having big egos, musicians seem to be even harder to please. Organisers were asking for trouble when they invited Oasis to share a Novello award for song-writing with rival band Blur. Oasis refused to accept the award and auctioned it for charity. Pulp's Jarvis Cocker got into trouble for disrupting Michael Jackson's performance during BRITs. Later when Pulp`s album won the £25.000 Mercury Music Prize, Jarvis amazed the judges by giving the prize to a rival nominee — War Child (an album recorded to raise money for Bosnian refugees).

Why does the public bother watching the process of giving awards? The answer is simple. The public seems to love watching glamorous awards ceremonies. The Oscars have been broadcast ever since 1930. It wasn't long, before other organisations started giving prizes. The Cannes Film Festival, began in 1946 and the American awards for music and TV, (Grammies and Emmys) followed in 1949 and 1958. More recently, we've had lots of new music awards from MTV Europe, the Brits and Mercury. It seems as if that isn't enough. Every year more and more prizes are given away to novelists, comedians and sports people. Perhaps awards are so popular because we like to watch the winners, as they sincerely thank their friends and colleagues. Or are we secretly more interested in the sad faces of the losers, who have to clap politely whilst thinking “It should have been me”?

C. Reread the text and answer the following questions.

1. Do you support the authors idea that prize-giving has spread across the planet like an infectious disease. 2. What has changed in organizing Oscar Film Festival since 1929? 3. What is the top prize of Oscar Film Festival? Find its illustration. 4. It`s hard for people outside the film industry to understand the respect that an Oscar carries for those of us who make movies…” Whom does this phrase belong? Do you understand the respect that an Oscar carries for people who make movies? Is it always positive?

D. Oscar Film Festival is broadcast all over the world. Actors, actresses, directors get awards in different nominations. This table describes some awards won at Oscar Film Festival. Find the missing information.

Movie	Directed by …	Starred …	Won the Oscar in …
	Ridley Scott	Russel Crowe
The English Patient	Anthony Minghella	Ralph Feinnes
	Jonathan Demme	Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster
Ghandi		Ben Kingsley
	John Avildsen	Sylvester Stallone
The Godfather		Marlon Brando and Al Pacino
Lawrence of Arabia	David Lean

E. Discuss the following point.

· Oscar Film Festival isn`t in the list of international film festivals (look at Level 1, Task 2)? Why? Give your arguments.

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Task 2. Read the following text.

A. Make up a list of unknown words which you may use in your speech.

B. While reading the text decide what served the reason of funding Cannes Film Festival.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Cannes is a small city in the south of France on the Côte d'Azur. Every year the film festival usually starts in May and runs approximately for a week. It is probably the most famous film festival in the industry, and is one of France's most important cultural and business events.

It all started with the first competitive international film festival held in Venice in 1932. The awards were about national prestige for the participating countries, as well as the films themselves. As World War II drew closer, there was favouritism of giving the awards to countries of the “fascist alliance”. In 1939, a French film was tipped to be awarded the festival's top prize, but instead, it was shared between a German film made in association with the Ministry of Propaganda, and a film made by Mussolini's son. This outraged the French and they withdrew from the competition, along with the British and American judges.

A group of filmmakers and critics asked the French government to fund an alternative film festival where films would be shown without bias or political repression. Amongst others, the campaign was headed by the founder of the cinema, Louis Lumière. The first festival attempted to take place on the 1st September 1939, but was cancelled when France joined Great Britain in declaring war on Germany following the invasion of Poland. The festival had a rough re-start in September 1946 and in the following years. It was eventually moved to the spring in 1954, along with the introduction of the Palme d'Or - the replacement top prize. It is now a very glamorous “red-carpet” event with the world's, best filmmakers, actors and critics attending, and over 2,200 films submitted for consideration, every year.

Famous winners have included: Walt Disney; Ingmar Bergman; Jacques Cousteau; Federico Fellini; Akira Kurosawa; Jane Campion.

C. Reread the text and answer the following questions.

1. Is Cannes Film Festival is the only international film festival in France? 2. What have you learnt about the birthplace of Cannes Film Festival? 3. Who is considered to be the first head of Cannes Film Festival? 4. When was Cannes Film Festival held for the first time? 5. What is the top prize of Cannes Film Festival? Find its illustration. 6. Who are the most prominent winners of Cannes Film Festival? What do you know about them?

D. Discuss the following point.

· Find differences and similarities between Oscar Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. Arethey "vanity fairs" or a help to find the best film, actor, actress, director?

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Task 3. Listen to the recording “The Titanic” on a cassette.

A. While listening to the recording choose the answer (a, b, c or d) which you think fits best according to the text.

1. The first sighting of the Titanic _____.

a) made the author feel sorry for the ship;

b) made an unforgettable expression on the author;

c) was the most exciting moment of the author’s life;

d) disappointed the author.

2. After decades of lying on the ocean floor the ship ____.

a) was completely destroyed;

b) remained the most graceful of ships;

c) lost its beauty and shape;

d) was difficult to identify.

3. During the descent on the ocean floor the submarine was guided by the surface ship because _____.

a) salt water was entering the batteries;

b) the submarine sonar wasn’t working;

c) the submarine could spent very little time at the bottom of the ocean;

d) the submarine tracking system wasn’t working.

4. The crew of the submarine felt lost _____.

a) the tracking system from the surface ship stopped working;

b) more sea water was entering the batteries;

c) the surface ship couldn’t locate the Titanic;

d) the submarine was stopped by the enormous piece of black steel.

5. The first sighting of the Titanic was very short because _____.

a) the order came from the ship telling them to return to the surface;

b) the crew of the submarine was worrying about the safety;

c) there was nothing interesting to see;

d) the submarine had the problems with the batteries.

6. Most of the dives that the author made _____.

a) filled him with the silent wonder;

b) filled his eyes with tears;

c) produced unforgettable things;

d) were less exciting than the first sighting.

B. Listen to the tape focusing on the details and get ready to answer the following questions.

1. How much time did the narrator spent under the water during the first sighting of the Titanic? 2. Why did the narrator regret about having found the ship? 3. What problems with equipment did they face under the water? 4. What stopped their ascent to the surface? 5. How many dives did the author make to the ship? 6. What objects remained in the author’s memory?

C. Recollect the film “Titanic” and say what genre it belongs to.

· Which scenes fill your heart with emotion and compassion for the characters of the film?

· Are the characters true to life or are they exaggerated (false, overdrawn)?

· What kind of qualities do the main characters possess?

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Task 4. You will hear a radio programme on a disk in which a film critic discusses three new films.

A. Listen to the recording and decide the critic`s attitude towards these films.

B. Listen to the recording once again and be ready to fill in the following gaps. Be ready to discuss the films.

Characteristics	Film 1	Film 2	Film 3
Film title
Film genre
Storyline
Setting
Characters
Special effects
Special feature

C. Discuss the following point.

· Can critics give an objective judgment of a film?

· What aspects of a film do you take in to consideration determining the quality of a film?

Task 5. Read the article and try to complete each text with the name of the film and the country where it was made. Use the photos to help you. Express your attitude towards these films.

FAMOUS FILMS THAT MOVED US

1. What is the name of the film?

This trilogy of films won a total of 17 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

They are based on the books written by JRR Tolkien. They tell the story of a hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who has to try and destroy a magic ring in order to defeat the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron. He is helped on his journey by a group of friends.

Where was it filmed?

The story is set in an imaginary land called Middle Earth. All three films were filmed in _____ which was chosen because of its magnificent and dramatic scenery. The director of the film, Peter Jackson, was born there. The success of the films has attracted thousands of tourists to the country, and last year it was voted the most popular holiday destination by UK travellers.

How do I get there?

You can either fly to Auckland or Wellington, the capital where you will be greeted by a huge sign saying welcome to Middle Earth. From there you can travel to visit all the fantastic film locations, including the battlefields. There are guided tours by road or helicopter.

2. What is the name of the film?

The film is set in the 1990s on a small tropical island. It is based on a best-selling book by the young author Alex Garland and it was directed by the British director, Danny Boyle. It's about a young traveller (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who finds a group of young people living on a beautiful, uninhabited island. But paradise soon turns into a nightmare.

Where was it filmed?

The film was shot on the beautiful island of Phi Phi Leh in _____, which is now visited by more than a million tourists every year. Most of the hotels were destroyed in 2004 by the tsunami but they have now been rebuilt.

How do I get there?

Fly to Phuket International airport and travel to the island by boat or a small plane.

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