Unit 4 Webquest : Cinema and Hollywood

1 Vocabulary

Go to: http://www.anglais.ac-aix-marseille.fr/Vocabulaire_Cinema.htm and write down the English equivalents for: metteur en scène  ………………………………………………… travelling  ………………………………………………… scénario  ………………………………………………… montage  ………………………………………………… court-métrage  ………………………………………………… bruitage  ………………………………………………… long-métrage  ………………………………………………… effets spéciaux  ………………………………………………… tournage  ………………………………………………… bande-annonce  ………………………………………………… plan  ………………………………………………… bande-son  ………………………………………………… cadre  ………………………………………………… générique  ………………………………………………… gros plan  ………………………………………………… doublage  ………………………………………………… arrêt sur image  ………………………………………………… écran  ………………………………………………… accéléré  ………………………………………………… sous-titré  ………………………………………………… ralenti  ………………………………………………… voix-off  …………………………………………………

2 Cinema pioneers

Go to: http://www.filmsite.org/film100.html/voya.html and find the following information: a) Who are the three most influential people in the history of cinema according to this website? Complete the grid.

name job films 1 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. 2 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. 3 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..

- Who is the 6th? name job films ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..

- What about the 26th? name Job and nationality films ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..

b) Now write the names of these five pioneers under their photos:

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3 Hollywood and its stars Browse on “Google images” and match the names to the photos a) Famous film directors Quentin Tarantino – Martin Scorsese – Orson Welles – Victor Fleming – Brian de Palma – James Cameron – Alan Crosland – George Lucas

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……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. b) Famous actors Sam Worthington – Mark Hamill – Clark Gable – John Travolta – Leonardo di Caprio – Al Jolson – Orson Welles – Marlon Brando

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……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. c) Famous Hollywood movie scenes Pulp Fiction – Gangs of New York – Gone with the Wind – Avatar – The Godfather – Citizen Kane – The Jazz Singer –The Return of the Jedi

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 Now match each film with its director and actor and find its date on your own, using Wikipedia for instance.

film director actor date The Jazz Singer Gone with the Wind Citizen Kane The Godfather The Return of the Jedi Pulp Fiction Gangs of New York Avatar