TaskWritingaspeechaboutthefilmindustryGeneralintroduction:•TheTaskisdividedintothreestepsandeachstepisprecededwithaskillsbuildingactivity.Throughthethreesteps,youwilllearnhowtocompleteaquiz,howtolistenforemphasisandhowtouseinformationfrommorethanonesource.Skillsbuilding1:completingaquiz•Whatshouldwedowhenwetakeaquiz?•Whatstepsweshouldtaketomakesurethatweanswerthequestionscorrectly?Step1:completingaquizaboutthefilmindustry•Listentotworadioprogrammesdiscussingtheearlydaysoffilm.•Readawebpageaboutfilmfacts.•Usealloftheinformationtocompleteafilmquiz.•AnswerstopartA:•1.TheLumièrebrothers.•3.Movingpictures.•4.London.•5.Thespeed,thesoundandthecolorofthefilm.•8.Inthetheatre.•9.TheJazzSinger.•10.Noidea.•ListentoanotherradioprogrammeinPartB•ThistimeyouwilllistentosomeinformationaboutHollywood,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:listeningforemphasis•IntheGrammarandusagesection,welearnthowtoemphasizesomepartsofsentencesbyaddingsomewordsorusingcertainsentencestructures.•Arethereanyotherwaysthatwecanemphasizesomewordsorinformation,especiallywhenwearespeaking?Step2:askingandansweringquestionsaboutChinesefilms•workinpairstoconductaninterviewaboutChinesefilms•askingandansweringquestionsaboutChinesefilmSkillsbuilding3:usinginformationfrommorethanonesource•Whatwillyoudobeforeyouattendaspeechoranessaycompetition?•knowwhatthesubjectofthecompetitionis•findoutdifferentaspectsofthesubjectandwritethedraft•doresearchontheaspectsthatyoudonotknow•ReviewwhatyouhavelearntaboutthefilmindustryinSteps1and2.•Listtheinformationyouhavealreadyobtained.•Thinkaboutwhatelseyouwillneedinmakingthespeechorwritingtheessayforthecompetition.Forexample:TheinformationIhavealreadygot:•thefirstfilm-maker/fathersofmodernfilm;•wherethefirstfilmwasmade;•thefirststudioinHollywood;•thetitleofthefirst‘talkingfilm’;•thetitleofthefirstfilmmadeinChina;•thedifferencesbetweenoldandmodernfilmsTheinformationIneedtodoresearchon:•thetitlesofthebestfilmsinsomefamousfilmfestivalsthisyear;•somefamousactors/actressesinHollywood/ChinaStep3:writingaspeechaboutthefilmindustry•writeaspeechusinginformationgatheredintheprevioussteps.•workingroupstodiscusswhatyoushouldwriteandhowtowritethespeechPossibleexampleLadiesandgentlemen,WhatIwanttotalkabouthereisthehistoryofthefilmindustry.Therearemanyfirstsinthehistoryofthefilmindustry.Doyouknowwhenandwherethefirstfilmwasmade?Itwasinthe1880s,morethan120yearsago,thatWilliamFriese-Greenrecordedandthenplayedbackwhatwenowthinkofasafilm.HemadehisfilminHydePark,London,andlaterwatcheditinhishome.ThefathersofmodernfilmarethoughttobetheLumièrebrothersfromFrance.Thefirstfilmsevermadeweresilent.Theaudiencescouldheardifferentkindsofmusicplayedbyapianoplayeroranorchestrainthetheatre.Itwasnotuntilin1927thatthefirst‘talkingfilm’orfilmwithsoundwasshowninNewYork.ThetitleofitwasTheJazzSinger.Justimaginehowaudiencesreactedwhentheywatchedthefirstfilmwithsound!Itissaidthattheaudiencewassoexcite...
