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Choose the best variant to comрlete each sentence.
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1. He was able to make smoking a cigarette and counting money extremely ____________.
| a) dull | c) funny |
| b) sad | d) interesting |
2. The ______________ did not only laugh at the hero but also felt sorry for him.
| a) audience | c) others |
| b) people | d) actors |
3. Chaplin left a great comic _______________, his masterpieces are still popular.
| a) film | c) heritage |
| b) tradition | d) movie |
Match the words.
| 1. Beloved | a) influence |
| 2. Strong | b) comedies |
| 3. A sentimental | c) pantomimes |
| 4. Feature | d) comedians |
| 5. Acrobatic | e) story |
Find synonyms to these words from the text.
| Very | |
| favourite | |
| spectators | |
| well-known | |
| to measure |
Find oррosites in the text.
| Weak | |
| tragedies | |
| to cry | |
| sound(adj) | |
| to decrease |
Find the best variant of the words in the text.
1. The 20’s of the XXth century are _________ as the Golden Age of silent screen comedy.
| a) heard | c) seen |
| b) felt | d) known |
2. In 1931 “City Lights” was ________________.
| a) screened | c) developed |
| b) produced | d) handled |
3. It had a few sound ____________ and music was used.
| a) things | c) elements |
| b) effects | d) tracks |
Find mistakes.
| In 1916-1917 two-reelers(films in two parts) in the form of comedyswas extremely popular. | |
| He was able to produse more laughs per two-reeler then anyone else. | |
| Chaplin was able avoke both tear and a laugh. | |
| In 1931 “City Lights” werescreened. | |
| It have a few sound a ffects and music was used. |
Say true or false.
| If Charles Chaplin had limited his career only to short films he wouldn’t have left a strong influence on the development of world cinema. | |
| The 20’s of the XX th century are known as the Golden Age of sound screen comedy. | |
| The audience did not only laugh at the hero but also felt sorry for him. | |
| In 1926 his “Modern Times” appeared. | |
| Among the films of his sound period “The Great Dictator” is worth special mentioning. |
Imagine that you are a рroducer and you are making uр a documentary about Charlie Chaplin. Tell the story about the actor.
23. Imagine that you are a guide in the museum of waxworks. Answer the tourists' questions.
1. What was Charlie Chaplin?
______________________________________________________________
2. What period of time was he popular at?
______________________________________________________________
3. Did he produce any films himself?
______________________________________________________________
4. What were the peculiarities of these films?
______________________________________________________________
5. What was Chaplin skillful in?
______________________________________________________________
6. Did he produce any sound films?
______________________________________________________________
7. What was the most sentimental story Chaplin ever handled?
______________________________________________________________
Imagine that your friend read an article about Charlie Chaplin yesterday, discuss the article with him.
Paul Newman (1925)
Learn the new words.
Convincing – переконливий
Motion pictures – фільми
To portray – зображувати
Outsiders – аутсайдери, незвичайні люди
Rebels – повстанці, бунтівники
Debut – дебют
Harper – арфіст
Malice – озлобленість
Verdict – вирок
To star – грати головну роль
To direct – скеровувати
Award – нагорода