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Movies
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Also known as movies, film, or cinema, the motion picture is one of the most popular forms of art and entertainment throughout the world. It is also a (1)__________ source of information.
Every week, (2) ____________ of people go to the movies. Many millions more watch movies that (3)_____________ on television or are played back on videotape player.
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But movies are much more that just (4) ______________. The motion picture is a major art form, as are, for example, painting and drama. Artists express themselves by using paint and dramatists by using words. Filmmakers express their (5)_________ through a motion-picture camera. By using the camera in different ways, the filmmaker can express different point of view. A filmmaker may film scenes for a picture in a desert, on a mountain, and in a large city.
We can enjoy many forms of art and entertainment by ourselves. We can enjoy reading a story or looking at a painting (6)_____________. But films are intended to be viewed in theatres. As a result, we usually (7)____________ a motion picture the most when we watch it is part of a large (8)____________. Although movies are increasingly watched at home on television or videocassette, most films have their strongest impact on (9) ___________ in theatres.
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In addition to their artistic and entertainment values, movies are also widely used in education, (10) ____________ as teaching aids. Teachers use such films in classes on Geography, History, Mathematics, and the Physical and Social sciences. Movies use slow motion, animation, and other special (11) ___________ to (12) ________________ processes that could not be seen or studied well. For example, a film can show the formation of crystals as fast speed so a class can study this process.
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Television stations use motion pictures to inform as well as to entertain their viewers. TV stations often present documentaries. A documentary tries to present information in a dramatic and entertaining way. Documentaries deal with a variety of subjects, such as environmental pollution and the history of presidential elections.
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Millions of people enjoy taking own motion pictures with small motion-picture cameras or with video cameras, also known as camcorders. Home movies began to develop as a hobby during the 1920’s, following the invention of low-cost film that could be used in small cameras. The popularity of movies has increased over the years with the improvement in cameras and projectors, the introduction of colour and sound film, and the development of home video recorders that play back on TV sets.
Choose the correct answer (A B C D) for each of the empty space (1-12)
1. A) better B) bigger C) major D) vital
2. A) million B) millions C) million’s D) millions’
3. A) are broadcast B) were broadcast C) are being broadcast D) have been broadcast
4. A) sport B) satisfaction C) play D) entertainment
5. A) beliefs B) ideas C) meanings D) reasons
6. A) alone B) incomparably C) simply D) uniquely
7. A) admit B) enjoy C) adore D) love
8. A) crowd B) congregation C) audience D) gathering
9. A) observers B) watchers C) onlookers D) viewers
10. A) especially B) notably C) strikingly D) supremely
11. A) systems B) methods C) techniques D) crafts
12. A) describe B) exhibit C) teach D) demonstrate
Match choices (A-H) to (13-17). There are three choices you do not need to use.
A. The strongest impact of films while watching at home
B. TV stations often present documentaries
C. Movies in education
D. The most widely used form of art
E. Home movies began to develop at home
F. The increase of watching of movies at home
G. The demonstration of educational films doesn’t allow the teachers to teach the subjects well
H. TV stations always present documentaries
Choose the correct answer (a b c d) for assignments (1-6)
1. Many millions more watch movies …
a) that are broadcast on television or are played back on a videotape player
b) in the cinema houses
c) on the computer
d) in the theatre
2. The motion picture is one of …
a) a technological process b) the most popular forms of art
c) the greatest achievements d) the greatest disasters
3. The motion picture is also…
a) a major source of wealth b) a minor source of entertainment
c) a major source of health d) a major source of information
4. Artists express themselves…
a) by using words b) by using paint
c) by using music d) by using light
5. Films are intended …
a) to be viewed in theatres b) to be viewed on a videotape players
c) to be viewed on computers d) to be viewed in mobile phones
6. TV stations often present …
a) thrillers b) comedies
c) documentaries d) football matches