Cinema is one of the best types of art and cinematography is considered to be one of the rare wonders. It has appeared in the end of the 19th century. Cinema is a combination of different types of art: music, theater, literature, painting and else. Every decade has brought something new for the cinema. For example, in the 30-s the main genres were musicals, gangster stories, mute comedies and horror films. The 70-s were the times of political movies and French comedies. The 90-s brought lots of westerns and spy films. Whereas, nowadays, we have so many new genres, among them thrillers, adventure films, underground, science fiction and many others. The first movies were mute and black-and-white. The sound was invented in 1926. Approximately in the 30-s the first colour movie appeared in the USA, and in the 60-s in our country. The most powerful cinematography is in Hollywood, USA. The majority of world famous films were shot there. Cinemas as entertainment have also appeared a long time ago. People have always liked going to the cinema. It was a perfect idea for a date. Besides, cinema was the only place where people could see new films. Today we have all kinds of possibilities. We can watch new movies in the cinema, on TV, on DVDs, online and else. Before the appearance of DVDs, people used to watch films on video tapes, which is now considered to be a bit old-fashioned. Cinema is also a powerful force in contemporary life. Many famous actors and actresses set the fashion, so the society depends on cinema a lot. British and American people are very fond of cinemas. They are considered to be real cinema-goers.
1. This city is not clean enough.
2. This part of the city is not safe at night.
3. This is a nice town to live in.
4. My apartment is not very expensive.
5. It’s too warm here in the summer.
VII. Complete this paragraph using suitable words and phrases from the box.
More than one answer is possible.
A lot of, a little, not much, hardly any, enough, plenty of,
lots of, many, much, plenty, few
Greece is a great place to visit, and there are 1) tourist attractions there.
However, there are not 2) hotel rooms available in the summer, so
reservations are important. The weather is usually pleasant, and there is not 3 )
rain in the summer, although there is 4) in the winter. There is 5) snow
in winter, except in the north, which is mountainous and often gets snow. If you
like swimming, there are 6) beautiful beaches. Greece is a safe place to visit
because there is 7) crime. Outside Athens, the capital, there is not much
pollution because there is 8) industry in other parts of the country.
Transportation is good, and there are 9) taxes and buses. There are also 10 )
large ferries that go to the islands.
VIII. Translate into Russian.
1.Комната не достаточно большая, но довольно светлая.
2.Эта будка слишком мала для такой большой собаки.
3. Погода сегодня намного теплее, чем вчера.
4.Чем больше мы читаем, тем больше узнаём.
5.Я не думаю, что она самая красивая в нашей группе.
UNIT 9
VARIANT I.
I. Choose the best variant.
1. If the weather tomorrow, it’ll be fine
a) change
b) changed
c) will change
2. If I her better I should turn to her help.
a) know
b) knew
c) will know
3. If she him she would be happy.
a) marries
b) married
c) will marry
