10. Imagine that you are a рroducer and you are making uр a documentary about Andrey Mironov. Tell the story about the actor.

11. Imagine that you are a guide in the museum of waxworks. Answer the tourists' questions.

1. When was Andrey Mironov born?

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2. What theatre school did he finish?

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3. Did the role of Dima Semitsvetov bring him fame?

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4. What other roles did he play?

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5. He wasn’t an ordinary actor, was he?

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6. How did the audience greet Mironov?

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7. Were people struck by the news of Mironov’s death?

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12. Imagine that your friend read an article about Andrey Mironov yesterday, discuss the article with him. Charlie Chaplin

13. Learn the new words.

Beloved – улюблений

A two-reeler – фільм у двох частинах

Extremely – надзвичайно

Comic chases – комічні трюки

Pantomime – пантоміма

To demand – вимагати

Facial expression – вираз обличчя

A silent film(comedy) – німе кіно

A feature film – художній фільм

Peculiarity – особливість

To awoke – викликати

To increase – збільшуватися

To be screened – вийти на екрани

To handle – створювати, приносити

A masterpiece – шедевр

14. Listen to the text, read, translate and retell it.

Charles Chaplin is one of the beloved comedians of the world. If Charles Chaplin had limited his career only to short films he still would have left a strong influence on the development of world cinema. Comic chases and fights were developed by Chaplin very skillfully. He was able to produce more laughs per a two-reeler than anyone else.

Chaplin became a master of acrobatic pantomimes and simple situations that demanded slight hand movements and facial expressions. He was able to make smoking a cigarette and counting money extremely funny.

The 20’s of the XXth century are known as the Golden Age of silent screen comedy. Three great feature films – “The Kid”, “The Gold Rush”, “The Circus” – were created by Chaplin at this period. Their peculiarity was that sentiment was used in them. The audience did not only laugh at the hero but also felt sorry for him. Chaplin was able to awake both a tear and a laugh.

In the 30’s Chaplin’s popularity increased, and he produced more silent feature comedies. In 1931 “City Lights” was screened. It had a few sound effects and music was used. It was a great success with the public, the most sentimental story Chaplin ever handled.

In 1936 his “Modern Times” appeared. The film showed brutality of the society.

Among the films of his sound period “The Great Dictator” is worth special mentioning.

Chaplin left a great comic tradition, his masterpieces are still popular.