and educational force? 6. How can you account for the fact that the capacity of the movies for doing good has been ques tioned? 7.

Why in your opinion do some people regard movies as a rudimentary art? 8. Would you agree that cinema can be regarded as the

popular art, that it belongs to mass culture? What do you know about this art? 9. What kind of entertainment is nowadays rivalling

cinema? Why? 10. What is the place of cinema, as the author sees it, among the other arts? Do you agree with him? 11. Do you think

1 Oil and water will never mix. 2. Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind. 3. Familiarity breeds contempt. 4. It's not the gay coat

that makes the gentleman.

2 The spelling theater is common in the American variant of the English language.

movies should be all f u n or rather a thought-provoking and earnest art? 12. What is the main aim of the movies as the au thor sees it?

The only word he uses to denote this art is movies. What synonymous expression would a British critic use? What other synonyms to

this word do you know?

3. a) Find in the text the arguments the author gives to illustrate the following:

1. cinema— a wide-spread art and entertainment of the 20th century; 2. its impact on people's lives; 3. cinema and story-telling;

4. cinema and education; 5. cinema — an earnest, thought-provok- ing or rudimentary art; 6. the place of cinema among the other

arts, its main aim.

Try and preserve the wording of the original. Add your arguments as well.

b) Summarize the text in four paragraphs specifying the role of the cinema in our lives.

4. Use the Topical Vocabulary in answering the questions:

1. What does a usual cinema showing consist o f ? 2. How often do you go to the pictures and where do you prefer to sit? 3. What

types of films do you know? 4. What films appeal to you most?

5. Do you care for long films? 6. What is a film star? What does the success of a film depend on? 8. Which is more important — the

story, the acting, the directing or ishe camera-work? 9. What do we mean when we say that a film has\a message to convey? 10. Why

does a director trying to interpret a great work of literature on the screen take upon himself a most responsible task? 11. How is the

cinema used as an aid in teaching? 12. What do you know about international film festivals? How often are Moscow Film Festivals

held? What is their motto?

5. Give a review of a film you have recently seen and liked (disliked). Use the Topical Vocabulary. Remember: A review should guide and inform. A

mere telling of the story is not a review.

Outline for Motion Picture Review

1.

Type of film: feature film, comedy, black-and-white, short, etc.

2. Production: What studio released the film? Was it co-production? Was the film dubbed?

3. Story (plot): Is it by a well-known author? Is the story original? True to life? What is the climax of the story? Is the ending

logical?

4. Direction: Who directed the film? Was the introduction of characters and scenes skilful? Are useless scenes included?

5. Photography: Is it artistically done? Are there good shots? Are close-ups used effectively?