Going to the Movies

— Shall we see a film tonight?

— That would be delightful. I haven't seen any films for many weeks.

— There are several movies in the neighbourhood which show the latest pictures.

— Let's consult the newspapers to see what movies are being shown in town.
— A splendid idea.

— At the nearest cinema house they show a film of the year.

— My wife and I have already seen it. We enjoyed it immensely.

—Here is a good programme. They show two main pictures, a French film and an American. I don't think you have seen them.

—I have seen neither of them. Shall we be able to obtainseats? That movie house is always full.

—Seats are not reserved at that movie house, but I am sure we shall be able to get in. Shall we buy balcony seats, if stall seats are not available?

— Please don't. I hate seeing a film from the balcony. It is too far from the
screen. I wear glasses.

—O.K. The movie starts in ten minutes. There are many comfortable seats in
the foyer. We can wait there and enjoy a cigarette in the meantime.

—In the French film the actors spoke with a slight French accent. The acting was faultless, but the action developed very slowly. Don't you agree with me?

—Yes, I do. I like more the English film. The plot was very interesting. The camera work was excellent.

a film of the year — лучший фильм года; immensely — безмерно, чрезвычайно; to obtain — получать, добывать; to be full — быть заполненным; available — годный, действительный, имеющий силу; meantime — тем временем; до тех пор; to speak with a slight accent — говорить с небольшим акцентом; faultless — без ошибок, без дефектов

EXERCISES

I. Answer the following questions:

1. What can you say about the motion picture art of the beginning of the century?

2.Who was the first to take advantage of all movies' devices to create the
filmic grammar that is present, in some form or another, in every modern film?

3. What role did Griffith play in the creation of the motion picture art industry?

4. Every film-making nation of the world has had its own Golden Ages, hasn't it? Prove your statement with examples.

5. When did British film see its peak?

6. Whom do you consider to be the best film director in Russia (Britain, the USA)?

7. What do you know about a movie-maker, great experimentalist and artist Walt Disney?

8. What kind of cinema do you know?

9. Which films do you prefer?

10. Do you know foreign films dubbed in Russian?

11. What is your favourite film star?

12. Do you often go to the cinema?

13.Which do you prefer: to see a film over TV or on the screen in the regular cinema?

14. How do cinema-goers express their enthusiasm for a film?

15. What advantages has the cinema over other vehicles of culture and means of entertainment?

16. In what way might be cinema used as an aid in teaching schoolchildren (students)?

17. What film have you recently seen?

18. In which row in the cinema do you usually sit?

19. What new picture would you advise us to see? Where is it on?

20. How long does the show of the full-length motion picture last?

21. How long is the newsreel?

22. Do you generally have to line up in the queue to get seats for the show? How long?

23. What is being shown at the cinema just now?

II. Fill in the missing words:

1. There is no denying the fact that the cinema is an excellent_ _________________of culture.

2. Its __________________ are unlimited.

3. More than anything else this___________ quality secured popularity for the film as a new form of instruction and.

4. Besides, the films may be colour or black and white, full-length or______ sound or ______, dubbed in mother tongue, three-dimensional or______________________________.

5. For this reason I see films on television more_____________.

6. I prefer feature films and_____________ comedies.

7. But at the same time I am fond of_____________ films describing the life of the ordinary people, their and problems.

8. As a rule such films leave a deep and lasting_________ upon me.

9. A modern cinema programme contains a______________, which shows us pictures of important recent developments.

10. In my opinion__________________ films are popular both with children and adults.

11. Movies are also shown on television and can be rented or___ ___________ as a video recording.

12. Attending movies is a relatively__________ leisure time activity that is very_________.

UNIT 2

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