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Підручник:
А несвіт : підруч. для 9 кл. загальноосвіт. навч. закл. / Алла Несвіт. – Київ:
Генеза ,2017.. – 288 с. : іл.
ІІ семестр.
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The problem with foreign films is that they are in foreign languages. People
often want to see a movie in a language they don’t know, but they can’t
understand what the actors are saying. There are two ways for movie makers to
solve this problem – subtitles and dubbing. Neither method is perfect. The
disadvantages of subtitles are that they are not accurate or are too short. That
is, the actor’s words are not translated correctly, or only part of what he says is
translated. In older films, especially, the subtitles are hard to read because the
words are the same colour as the background.
Dubbing means that the original sound track in the foreign language is replaced
or “dubbed” by one of the language of the audience. This method has problems
because the movement of the actor’s mouth and the words do not always agree
with each other. Also, the distinctive voices of the original actors are lost, and
very often the picture and the words seem strange together, such as when
American cowboys speak French.
In the early 1990’s Japan first started showing movies from the West. Films
were silent then, and the Japanese created their own method of presenting
foreign films. They used a character from the kabuki theatre to serve as a guide
to the movie. This guide was called a benshi.
The benshi enjoyed performing, so, rather than using a prepared script, he made
up his own comments. People would come back just to see a benshi’s
performance, and they became very popular. A good benshi was often more
important to a movie tnan the stars or the director.
Task 1
1. People often want to see a movie in a language they don’t know, but they
can’t understand what the actors________.
2. The disadvantages ________are that they are not accurate or are too short.
3. The _______are hard to read because the words are the same colour as the
background.
a) dubbing, b) subtitles, c) sript.
5. In the early 1990’s________ first started showing movies from the West.
6. People would come back just to see a benshi’s________, and they became
very popular.
Тask 2
Task 3
1. Write a letter to your penfriend about the problems of the environment in the
world, using the following plan:
“ Think about our planet”;
pollution danger;
animals and plants which are in danger of becoming extinct ;
health problems;
“The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth (Chief Seattle)”
Write a letter to your penfriend to tell about the professions that you like the
most, using the following plan:
different people – different jobs;
what do you prefer / don’t like to do;
“I am good at … that’s why I ‘d like to choose a career of …”;
good / bad things about your favourite profession;
some advices how to be a good worker.