1、LISTENINGPart 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 Questions1,3,4,5,8,9,103)Second listening Listen for a second time and check
2、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:Questions3.When
3、 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:Questions4.Which city was the first film
4、 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:Questions5.Name three differences between old and modern films.One big difference is the speed of the filming;Another big diff
5、erence 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:Questions8.Where did the music audiences heard during silent films come from?When people went to see them,t
6、here would be a piano player,or even an orchestra in the theatre to provide music.(In the theatre.)Part A:Questions9.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
7、 A:Questions10.What was the title of the first color film?One interesting fact is that while we know the first words spoken on film,and where the first film was made,we have no idea what the first color film was.(No idea.)Part A:Questions Listen to another radio programmein Part B This time you will
8、 listen to some information about Hollywood,and you can use the information to answer some of the remaining questions on the quiz.Part BPart B:Listen to Part B and answer Questions 7,11,12 7.What is a studio?We use the word studio to describe a company with sound stages.The word refers to both the c
9、ompany and the place where it makes its film.(The company with sound stages and the place where the company makes its film.)Part B:Questions 11 11.How long does it take to make a film?It can take up to a few years,if you include all the steps.(A few years.)Part B:Questions 12 12.Name two of the stag
10、es in film production?While the scrip is being written,pre-production starts;The filming itself is called production;After that is the post-production stage.(Pre-production stage and post-production stage.)Part C:Read the web page to find the remaining information and finish the quiz.Part C:finish Q
11、uestion 2,6,13 in Part A.2.What did Auguste Lumiere say about cinema?He said,Cinema has no commercial future.Part C:Question 66.What is the largest amount of money ever made by a silent film?$10,000,000Part C:13 in Part A.13.Name four of the top Hollywood film studios.20th Century Fox,Universal Studios,Warner Bros and MGM.