Unit4Filmsandfilmevents-listening课件（牛津译林版）.ppt

LISTENING * Part A: Completing a quiz about the film industry 1) Prediction Guess what questions will be asked in the radio program and what the answers will be. 2) First listening Listen to the tape for the first time , and answer Questions1,3,4,5,8,9,10 3) Second listening Listen for a second time and check your answers. 1. Who are the ‘fathers of modern film’? On the twenty-eighth of December eighteen ninety-five, two Frenchmen, the Lumiere brothers, made a film and presented it to paying audiences. They are often considered the “fathers of the modern film industry.” (The Lumiere brothers.) Part A: Questions 3. When we watch a film, what are we actually seeing? At first, cameras were operated by hand, and it was hard to keep the film moving at the same speed all the time. When we see these old films today, the actors look like they are moving too fast. (Moving pictures.) Part A: Questions 4. Which city was the first film made in? In the 1880s, William Friese-Green was the first man to record and then play back what we now think of as a film. He made his film in Hyde Park, London. (London.) Part A: Questions 5. Name three differences between old and modern films. One big difference is the speed of the filming; Another big difference is that old films had no sound; One other thing you will notice if you watch an older film is that they were all in black and white. (The speed, the sound and the color of the film.) Part A: Questions 8. Where did the music audiences heard during silent films come from? When people went to see them, there would be a piano player, or even an orchestra in the theatre to provide music. (In the theatre.) Part A: Questions 9. What was the title of the first ‘talk film’? The first ‘talking film’ or film with sound was shown in New York in nineteen twenty-seven. It was called The Jazz Singer. (The Jazz Singer.) Part A: Questions 10. What was the title of the first color film? One interesting fact i