Translate the following sentences into English using the new vocabulary from exercises 1 and 3.

1) Передовые технические достижения сделали выполнимыми множество сложных спецэффектов и обеспечивают несравненное качество цвета каждому кадру фильма. 2) Декорации к каждому фильму тщательно выполняются в полном масштабе, так как приверженность к совершенству — фирменный знак нашей киностудии. 3) Эта роль ознаменовала вершину его актерской карьеры и полностью изменила его жизнь. 4) Киносъемки — крайне замысловатый процесс, так как необходимо снимать фильм почастям, тщательно соблюдая последовательность. 5) Этот широко популярный фильм был снят как дань современной киноиндустрии, но не получил международного признания. 6) Музыка, написанная к фильму, послужила средством живого выражения чувств и эмоций персонажей. 7) Режиссер славится своей приверженностью к совершенству и не одобряет никаких отступлений от сценария в процессе съёмок. 8) Эта актерская работа стала вершиной его профессионального успеха, а фильм заслужил всеобщее признание. 9) Сюжет этой книги очень запутан, но, благодаря великолепной работе сценариста, её воплощение на экране стало возможным. 10) Несравненное качество цвета и съемки в технологии 3D произвели глубокое впечатление на зрителей.

6. Find in Text 7 at least 5 more words and expressions concerning the film industry and make up 10 sentences of your own (5 in English, 5 in Russian) for your group-mates to translate.

7. Prepare a summary of Text 7 (see Appendix 1). Use the new vocabulary.

PART II

Brainstorming

Discuss the following questions in your group:

1) Music has been an essential part of filmmaking since the beginning of the sound era. What purposes does the musical accompaniment serve?

2) Why can music be regarded as “another dimension of a character’s language”? How can it reveal a character’s image?

Listening

1. Are you an expert in the field of famous soundtracks? Listen to some of them and check your knowledge using the following table.

Title, year	Plot	Music, lyrics	Song, singer
???	…The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son…	NinoRota	-
???	…A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a pop singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President’s…	DollyParton
???	…An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization…	Danny Elfman	-
???	…A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated passenger liner…	JamesHorner, WillJennings	???
???	…A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make the most of what could be his final opportunity but his problems around give him doubts…	???	“ Lose Yourself ”, Eminem
???	…Two pretty murderesses find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s America…	John Kander, Fred Ebb	“ All That Jazz ”, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Taye Diggs
???	…A super agent’s loyalty to his boss is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost…	Adele, PaulEpworth	???

2. Read the following information before listening to Audio 4:

“Over the Rainbow” (music by H. Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg) — a classic Academy Award-winning ballad:

- Was written for the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.

- The song is number one on the “Songs of the Century” list compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. The American Film Institute also ranked “Over the Rainbow” the greatest movie song of all time on the list of “AFI’s 100 Years...100 Songs”.

- It was adopted by American troops in Europe in World War II as a symbol of the United States. Garland herself performed the song for the troops as part of a 1943 commandperformance.

- In April 2005, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp recognizing lyricist Yip Harburg’s accomplishments. The stamp features the opening lyric from “Over the Rainbow.”

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AUDIO 4

(“Over the Rainbow”, music H. Arlen, lyrics E. Harburg)

3. Listen to Audio 4. Fill in the gaps.

Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There’s a land that I heard of Once in a (1) ____________. Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, And the dreams that you (2) ____________ to dream Really do come true. (3) ____________I’ll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far Behind me. Where (4) ____________ melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That’s where you’ll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly. (5) ____________ fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh why can’t I? If happy little bluebirds (6) ____________ Beyond the rainbow Why, oh why can’t I?

4. Listen to Audio 4 one more time. Check your answers to ex. 3.

5. As is known “Over the Rainbow”became Garland’s signature song. Read the quotation given below.

…’Over the Rainbow’ has become a part of my life. It’s so symbolic of everybody’s dreams and wishes that I’m sure that’s why some people get tears in their eyes when they hear it. I’ve sung it thousands of times and it’s still the song that’s closest to my heart…

-Judy Garland-

6. Answer the following questions:

1) Do you agree that the song “is symbolic of everybody’s dreams and wishes”? What feelings does it evoke?

2) How does the song characterize Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?

3) In your opinion, why was the song adopted by American troops in Europe in World War II as a symbol of the United States?

7.What is your favourite film soundtrack? Prepare a report mentioning the following points:

- the authors, the singer, the history of creation;

- the film it’s written for/played in;

- the significance for the plot or characters’ images;

- the impression it makes on you.

PART III

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