- •Unit 2 Cinema Part 1. General Overview Lead-in
- •Reading
- •Why we Should not be Ashamed of What we Like to Watch
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Unit 2 Cinema Part 2 Action & Adventure Lead-in
- •Reading
- •Exercises
- •Viewer Comments:
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercise
- •Unit 2 Cinema Part 3. Moguls and Others Lead-in
- •Reading
- •Breaking the Mold
- •Avoiding Typecasting
- •Feels Like Home
- •Appearance
- •Characters
- •Choosing a Role
- •Producer
- •Love for Acting
- •Drawbacks of Fame
- •Epilogue
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Vocabulary Exercises
- •Unit 2 Cinema Part 4 Ukrainian Scene Lead-in
- •18 World premieres and 3 directing debuts in the berlinale competition 2002
- •Plot Outline
- •Editorial Review
- •Press Conference in Kyiv
- •The Washington Post, October 2, 2002; Page c01, abridged
- •Exercises
- •Reading
- •Bohdan Stupka
- •Role-play
- •Plan of film production for 2001- 2002 at the National Alexander Dovzhenko Film Studio
Exercises
The text contains a few words whose pronunciation could pose difficulty. Transcribe the following words to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication.
mediocre, cleansing, impetus, lewd, sanctuary
Explain the meanings and give examples of usage of the following words from the text above. Use the chart below.
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chastise, constraint, cultivate, impetus, mediocre, medium, patronise, prettify, proprieties, sanctuary, virtue
Fill in the chart with the words' other parts of speech.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
patronise
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mediocre
prettified
subversive
sanctuary
constraint
corruption
irreverence
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cultivated
Translate the sentences below, drawing on the vocabulary of the two previous exercises.
1. Режисера розносили за бідність сюжету. 2. Більшість критиків та журналістів до провідних акторів ставляться поблажливо. 3. Якщо казати відверто, сценарій його останнього фільму явно посередній. 4. Старі хатки, що в заключній сцені, причепурили, щоб надати їм вигляду дач. 5. Комерційне телебачення – ефективний засіб розповсюдження реклами. 6. Усе, що цей актор потребує, це – новий поштовх. 7. Дотримання правил поведінки є таким же необхідним, як і свіжа білизна. 8. І знову, театр став їй єдиною святинею. 9. Ми не накладаємо жодних обмежень на ваш вибір теми ессе. 10. Подивишся, чи можна буде притиснути продюсера, щоб той оголосив точну дату виходу фільму на екран. 11. Режисер повернув обмежений бюджет на користь фільму. 12. Вам треба тримати знайомства з людьми, які зможуть вам допомогти у проекті.
Match the words in the left and right columns to restore the collocations from the text. Give the context where they are used.
e. g. "respond to movies". It says in the article that the movies we respond to don't always have the same values for us as those the official culture supports.
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respond to |
their impetus |
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progressed |
cultural values |
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moralistic |
movies |
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anonymity |
tastes |
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queue up |
of the medium |
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develop |
of lack of maturity |
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registers with |
prices |
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stripped of |
of sitting in a cinema |
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shift things |
jokes |
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cultivate |
own aesthetic responses |
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photographic nature |
reviewers |
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sign |
the cultural standards |
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admission |
for pedagogy |
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qualities |
to "good taste" |
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took |
to false terms |
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accept |
of indirect involvement |
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bathroom |
us as funny |
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Although cinema has not been introduced much into the school curricula in Ukraine, comment on your markings in the spaces throughout the text. Where do youstand on the points the author touches upon?
Are you on the same wavelength with the author of the article? Reduce your comments to "Agree" and "Don't agree" and give an extended opinion how much the article responds to your aesthetic tastes.