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ART ANDART MEDIA AND MEDIA
ART OF ENTERTAINMENT – What do you normally do or where do you usually go to spend time with pleasure? – What do you find the most entertaining? – What are some popular forms of entertainment in your country? Pictures at this page can help you. – Who is the most famous artist in your country? What kind of art does he/she do?
VOCABULARY 1. What places can you go to have fun? Look at the pictures and match the synonyms to the given words. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
theatre cinema circus zoo exhibition gig
a) scene of actions b) fancy fair c) music show d) dramatic art e) movie house f) wildlife park
2. Look at the list of words we can use to describe a film, a show, a book, or other event. Put them into the correct column. breath-taking / convincing / engaging / intriguing / fascinating / thrilling / thought-provoking / boring / tense / action-packed / disturbing POSITIVE MEANING
NEGATIVE MEANING
READING 3. Do you know how films are created? Where does it usually happen? Who does it? Read the text and answer these questions. At the beginning of the 20th century, a new industry was being born in America. It was the cinematography and people started talking about «motion pictures», which became shortened to «movies» soon. They were a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, created the illusion of moving images. US movie industry started life in New York; but by 1910, movie-makers had moved to Los Angeles, a new city that grew on some flat land near the sea in southern California. New York was too expensive: workers, land, taxes, everything. At the same time, the Los Angeles region was full of advantages. There was lots of land for sale which was much cheaper. So, the movie-makers found what they needed a few miles outside Los Angeles; and before long, large new studios were being built in an area called Hollywood, at the foot of some small, dry hills.
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