CINEMA
1. Find the odd one out.
1) cartoon, western, opera, documentary
2) director, actor, cameraman, film
3) silent, director, black-and-white, full-length
4) thriller, opera, ballet, tragedy
5) shoot, make, create, actor
2. Choose the right word.
1) In the 1920’s all films were silent/sound and black-and-white/colour.
2) Full-length films came up to take place of sound/short films.
3) This director shot/starred a lot of good films.
4) Charlie Chaplin made/starred in many silent films in the 1920’s.
5) The first black-and-white/colour film was shot in 1939.
3. Match the words to the definitions.
1) a film or story about cowboys or American
Indians
2) a film that makes people laugh
3) a person who acts a part in a play or film
4) a person who has general control of the
money for a film but doesn’t direct the actors
5) film or photograph something
6) perform as a star in a show or film
7) the world cinema empire
8) without any sound
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
4. Match the synonyms.
1) be full of
2) uncertainty
3) simple
4) complicated
5) plot
6) touching
7) fight
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
battle
complex
moving
plain
story line
suspense
be stuffed with
5. Match the antonyms.
1) uncertainty
2) full
3) simple
4) naïve
5) mysterious
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
clear
certainty
complicated
empty
sophisticated
actor
comedy
Hollywood
producer
shoot
silent
star
western
6. Sort the words (1-22).
Genres of films: ____________________________________________________________________________
Types of films: _____________________________________________________________________________
People: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Words to describe the film (the plot of a film): ____________________________________________________
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
action
actor
actress
black-and-white
cameraman
colour
comedy
complicated
9) director
10) documentary
11) full-length
12) melodrama
13) mysterious
14) naïve
15) producer
16) short
17) silent
18) simple
19) sound
20) thriller
21) touching
22) western