Английский язык для гуманитариев: Американская культура сквозь призму кино = English for humanities: US culture through Feature Films: учебно-методическое пособие

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by  Суслонова Светлана Алексеевна, Меньшикова Екатерина Юрьевна, Новосёлова Анна Григорьевна

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Northern (Arctic) Federal University
named after M.V. Lomonosov
Foreign languages for professional purposes
English for humanitiEs
us Culture through feature films
Teaching Aid
Arkhangelsk
2014
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Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение
высшего профессионального образования
«Северный (Арктический) федеральный университет
имени М.В. Ломоносова»
Иностранные языки для профессий
Английский язык для гумАнитАриев
Американская культура сквозь призму кино
Учебно-методическое пособие
Архангельск
ИД САФУ
2014
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имени М.В. Ломоносова
Составители:
С.А. Суслонова, Е.Ю. Меньшикова, А.Г. Новоселова
Рецензенты:
кандидат филологических наук Е.В. Тряпицына,
кандидат исторических наук О.В. Зарецкая,
кандидат педагогических наук Н.В. Гузенко
Английский язык для гуманитариев: Американская культура
А647 сквозь призму кино = English for humanities: US culture through
Feature Films: учебно-методическое пособие / сост. С.А. Сус-
лонова, Е.Ю. Меньшикова, А.Г. Новоселова; Сев. (Арктич.) федер.
ун-т им. М.В. Ломоносова. – Архангельск: ИД САФУ, 2014. –
112 с. – (Иностранные языки для профессии). – Текст англ.
ISBN 978-5-261-00873-6
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CONTENTS
Introduction: Viewing Films to Improve Your English ................................. 6
Cinematography as a Part of the US Culture
General Information about cinema ............................................................... 7
The history of the cinema ............................................................................ 10
Film creation ................................................................................................. 16
Film Industry ................................................................................................. 26
Film Assessment ............................................................................................ 27
Films for Viewing and Analysis
Titanic ............................................................................................................ 35
1. General Information ............................................................................. 35
2. Viewing and Discussing the Film ........................................................ 40
Forrest Gump ................................................................................................. 51
1. General Information ............................................................................. 51
2. Viewing the Film in the context of history and culture .................... 57
Spanglish ........................................................................................................ 58
1. General Information ............................................................................. 58
2. Viewing and Discussing the Film ........................................................ 62
Films Related Texts for Reading and Discussion
could the Titanic have Been Saved? ............................................................ 68
American Ethnic Identity and Immigration .................................................. 72
Crossing the Color Line. From Empathy to Implicature in Intercaltural0 00
communication ............................................................................................. 75
Appendixes ..................................................................................................... 80
I. Vocabulary on the Films ............................................................................ 80
Titanic ...................................................................................................... 80
Forrest Gump ........................................................................................... 85
Spanglish .................................................................................................. 88
II. Activities for Self-Study ........................................................................... 91
Titanic ...................................................................................................... 91
Forrest Gump ........................................................................................... 95
Spanglish .................................................................................................. 99
Bibliography .................................................................................................. 111
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Introduction:
Viewing Films to Improve Your English
When you can pretty much say anything you want to and you’re get-
ting close to understanding most of what English-speakers say, you soon
decide you’re fluent. But this will only last until you watch an American
movie. At first you may feel lost and humbled.
Movies are difficult to understand precisely because they represent a
“real world,” at least from a linguistic perspective. This can make watch-
ing them incredibly frustrating, especially if you’re at that level where
you feel fluent, but still can’t follow a lot of the dialogue.
And yet, the fact remains that there is probably no better source of
linguistic input than a good movie, if only you could understand what is
being said!
Movies are an excellent tools for those English language learners
who fall into the linguistic zone of «frustrated fluency» discussed ear-
lier. Viewing films aims to gain certain proficiency and upgrade your
English, to give you a chance to enjoy original movies in English and to
get in touch with the culture of English-speaking world. The purpose of
this book is to make this process easier and more effective.
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The authors would like to thank the American teacher Ruth Sperlock
for cooperation while creating this teaching aid.
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CINEMATOGRAPHY AS A PART
OF THE US CULTURE
General Information about Cinema
1. How much do you know about the movies?
The first film came from:
a) The USA b) France c) Australia
Hollywood became important for film-making in:
a) the 1900s b) the 1920s c) the 1930s
The first movies with sound appeared in:
1917 b) 1927 c) 1937
Rudolph Valentino was famous as:
a) a cowboy b) a comedian c) a lover
The actress Greta Garbo originally came from:
a) Germany b) Russia c) Sweden
The first Disney character was:
a) Bambi b) Mickey Mouse c) Snow White
The most expensive film of the twentieth century was:
a) Star Wars b) Batman Forever c) Titanic
The most successful film of the twentieth century was:
a) citizen Kane b) Gone with the Wind c) Titanic
Most films are produced in:
a) the USA b) France c) India
People go to the cinema most often in:
a) The USA b) Lebanon c) India
2. Now read the text and check your answers.
Did you know?
• The first film appeared in Paris in 1895, and it only lasted a few
minutes, (the first full-length film didn’t appear until 1905), but movies
have been popular ever since.
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• Between 1907 and 1913, Hollywood in southern California became
the centre of the American (and international) film industry – the weath-
er was perfect for making films outside!
• Until the late 1920s, movies were silent. Words on the screen told
the important parts of the story and in each cinema a pianist played mu-
sic at the same time as the film. Great stars of the silent movies included
Rudolf Valentino, who was famous as a great lover and the London-born
comedian Charlie Chaplin. The great Swedish actress, Greta Garbo, also
started her career in silent movies.
• The first sound film, called The Jazz Singer, appeared in 1927,
and starred Al Jolson. A few years later, the first colour movies ap-
peared.
• Walt Disney designed his first cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, in
1928. Later, Donald Duck appeared, and in 1937 Disney made his first
full-length cartoon film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• The most popular film of 1939, Gone with the Wind, starring Clark
Gable and Vivien Leigh, was the most successful film of all time until
Titanic appeared in 1997.
• Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, was the
most expensive film ever made – it cost $200 million to make. It also
made the most money ($1.6 billion in its first year alone) and won the
most Oscars of any film (eleven, including ‘Best Film’). However, film
critics often choose the 1941 film, Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles,
as the best film ever.
• You may think that the United States is the centre of the movie
world, but that isn’t completely true. The Indian film industry makes
many more films each year than the Americans do (850 compared
to 570 in the USA); the Lebanese go to the cinema much more often
(35 times a year on average, compared to just 4 times a year in the US)
and Belarussia has more cinemas per million people than the USA!
(From: Moor P., Cunningham S. Cutting Edge. Pre-intermediate:
Workbook. Longman, 2002)
3. Study the words and expressions below and arrange them in
the following categories.
cinema Films Parts of films cinema work
Effect.
cinema workers Cinema-goers Actors and acting
Impression
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absorbing, actor of great promise, adventure film, amusing comedy,
animated cartoon, animator, art director, audience
B
black-and-white film, box office
c
camera-man, caption, cast, children’s film, cinema (house), close-up,
colour poster, comedian, comedy, co-production (joint production), cos-
tume designer, crime film, crowd scene
D
delightful, depressing, directed by..., documentary, dragged-out,
drive-in-theatre, dubbed film
E
educational film, empty of serious content, entertaining, entrance
(exit), episode
F
feature film, film director, film fans, film goers, final scene, first (sec-
ond) showing, flash-back(s), flop, full-length film
h
horror film
L
leading actor
M
message of the film, movie, (motion) picture, musical
N
newsreel, normal screen, not a film to everyone’s taste, not an easy
film to watch
O
obscure and complex ideas, open-air theatre, opening scene, outdoor
(indoor) scene
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popular scientific (or science) film, powerful, producer, puppet film
R
run-of-the-mill film
S
sad, scene, scenery and costumes by..., science fiction film, screen
version (adaptation) of the novel, script-writer, serial, short- length film,
shot, showing (performance, programme) begins at..., slow-moving,
songs set to music by..., star, still, subtitle
T
technically brilliant, theatrical film, the film deals with (depicts, presents,
tells of), thriller, to adapt a novel for the screen, to appeal so much to the au-
dience, to be (make) a hit with the public, to be miscast (ill-chosen), to book
tickets, to co-star, to come out (about a film), to create a true-to-life image, to
film a novel, to give a convincing (memorable, captivating, brilliant, superb)
portrayal of..., to go into production, to leave a deep and lasting impression
on, to leave smb cold, to mar a film, to outshine everybody else, to play
(act) on the screen, to play the main (leading, title, key) or small (support-
ing, minor) role, to portray a character, to praise unreservedly, to release a
picture, to remake a film, to reissue a film, to star in a role, to take (gain) the
best actress (actor) award (title), to watch smb. acting on the screen, to win
universal acclaim, two (three) part film
V
vividly dramatic
W
wartime epic, Western, wide (large, broad) screen
X
“X” film
The History of the Cinema
1. In small groups brainstorm the names of people in the history
of cinematography. Exchange your ideas as a class.
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