TaskWritingaspeechaboutthefilmindustryGeneralintroduction:TheTaskisdividedintothreestepsandeachstepisprecededwithaskillsbuildingactivity.Throughthethreesteps,youwilllearnhowtocompleteaquiz,howtolistenforemphasisandhowtouseinformationfrommorethanonesource.Skillsbuilding1:completingaquizWhatshouldwedowhenwetakeaquiz?Whatstepsweshouldtaketomakesurethatweanswerthequestionscorrectly?Step1:completingaquizaboutthefilmindustryListentotworadioprogrammesdiscussingtheearlydaysoffilm.Readawebpageaboutfilmfacts.Usealloftheinformationtocompleteafilmquiz.AnswerstopartA:1.TheLumièrebrothers.3.Movingpictures.4.London.5.Thespeed,thesoundandthecolorofthefilm.8.Inthetheatre.9.TheJazzSinger.10.Noidea.ListentoanotherradioprogrammeinPartBThistimeyouwilllistentosomeinformationaboutHollywood,andyoucanusetheinformationtoanswersomeoftheremainingquestionsonthequiz.AnswerstopartB:7.Thecompanywithsoundstagesandtheplacewherethecompanymakesitsfilms.11.Afewyears.12.Pre-productionstageandpost-productionstage.ReadthewebpageinPartCtofindtheremaininginformationandfinishthequiz.Answers:2.Hesaid,‘Cinema…hasnocommercialfuture.’6.$10,000,000.13.20thCenturyFox,UniversalStudios,WarnerBrosandMGM.Skillsbuilding2:listeningforemphasisIntheGrammarandusagesection,welearnthowtoemphasizesomepartsofsentencesbyaddingsomewordsorusingcertainsentencestructures.Arethereanyotherwaysthatwecanemphasizesomewordsorinformation,especiallywhenwearespeaking?Step2:askingandansweringquestionsaboutChinesefilmsworkinpairstoconductaninterviewaboutChinesefilmsaskingandansweringquestionsaboutChinesefilmSkillsbuilding3:usinginformationfrommorethanonesourceWhatwillyoudobeforeyouattendaspeechoranessaycompetition?knowwhatthesubjectofthecompetitionisfindoutdifferentaspectsofthesubjectandwritethedraftdoresearchontheaspectsthatyoudonotknowReviewwhatyouhavelearntaboutthefilmindustryinSteps1and2.Listtheinformationyouhavealreadyobtained.Thinkaboutwhatelseyouwillneedinmakingthespeechorwritingtheessayforthecompetition.Forexample:TheinformationIhavealreadygot:thefirstfilm-maker/fathersofmodernfilm;wherethefirstfilmwasmade;thefirststudioinHollywood;thetitleofthefirst‘talkingfilm’;thetitleofthefirstfilmmadeinChina;thedifferencesbetweenoldandmodernfilmsTheinformationIneedtodoresearchon:thetitlesofthebestfilmsinsomefamousfilmfestivalsthisyear;somefamousactors/actressesinHollywood/ChinaStep3:writingaspeechaboutthefilmindustrywriteaspeechusinginformationgatheredintheprevioussteps.workingroupstodiscusswhatyoushouldwriteandhowtowritethespeechPossibleexampleLadiesandgentlemen,WhatIwanttotalkabouthereisthehistoryofthefilmindustry.Therearemanyfirstsinthehistoryofthefilmindustry.Doyouknowwhenandwherethefirstfilmwasmade?Itwasinthe1880s,morethan120yearsago,thatWilliamFriese-Greenrecordedandthenplayedbackwhatwenowthinkofasafilm.HemadehisfilminHydePark,London,andlaterwatcheditinhishome.ThefathersofmodernfilmarethoughttobetheLumièrebrothersfromFrance.Thefirstfilmsevermadeweresilent.Theaudiencescouldheardifferentkindsofmusicplayedbyapianoplayeroranorchestrainthetheatre.Itwasnotuntilin1927thatthefirst‘talkingfilm’orfilmwithsoundwasshowninNewYork.ThetitleofitwasTheJazzSinger.Justimaginehowaudiencesreactedwhentheywatchedthefirstfilmwithsound!Itissaidthattheaudiencewassoexcite...