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What does CGI mean?

What are some examples of CGI that you have seen?

Vocabulary
Match the vocabulary with the correct meaning:

a way of seeing or thinking about

1 unreal • • a
something

2 fantastical • • b physical, real

amazing and wonderful, like something out

3 generate • • c
of a story
a movie with real actors recorded on a
4 quality • • d
camera
point of something that is strange and difficult to
5
view
• • e
believe, not possible
something important and deserving
6 notable • • f
attention

7 practical • • g how good or bad something is

8 live-action • • h to cause something to exist

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 Reading
Read the passage and make a note of any new words you find

Have you ever seen something unreal or fantastical in a movie and New Words
wondered, “How do they do that?” When watching a Marvel movie,
have you wondered how characters like the Hulk and Thanos can
appear on screen with other, real actors? Well the reason these
wonderful images can appear in front of us is becauseof something
called Computer Generated Images or CGI for short. Directors have
been putting CGI into movies for a long time, and each year the
quality and detail gets better and better.

The first example of a computer-generated image in a movie was in

1973. The movie Westworld used computer (A) to show how the
world looks from the point of view of a robot. Perhaps the most
notable example of great early CGI comes from Steven Spielberg’s
Jurassic Park in 1993. Mixing both practical and digital effects
allowed this movie to still be remembered as one of the best
examples of using CGI well in a live-action movie.

The animators who create the CGI work tirelessly for weeks and
months slowly building the digital effects that will go into the newest
blockbuster movies. They start with a basic model, then they add
textures and finer details, and after that they fine tune the
movements and animations of their CGI creations. The process can
be very time-consuming. Often, the animators must work long hours
to make sure their effects are ready to be inserted into the newest
high-profile movies.
Sources:
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/computer-animation.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery

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Reading Comprehension
Read the passage again choose the best answers to the questions

1 What is purpose of the talk?

a. The amazing CGI in Jurassic Park

b. How CGI has changed over the years
c. To explain what CGI is with some examples
d. To show how hard animators work

2 Why was Jurassic Park mentioned?

a. To inform the reader about CGI dinosaurs

b. To explain how it was made
c. It is the author’s favorite movie
d. To give an example of early CGI done well

3 What is the best choice for the blank (A)?

a. games c. hardware
b. code d. imagery

4 Which best describes the work of an animator?

a. difficult
b. boring
c. relaxed
d. educational

5 The process of developing CGI for movies can be

6 Choose T if the statement is true and F if it’s false.

1. CGI has been used in movies since 1973. T F
2. Stephen Spielberg invented CGI. T F

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 Vocabulary Comprehension
Make a sentence with each word showing that you understand their meanings

English Translation Sentence

1 unreal

2 quality

3 notable

4 practical

5 digital

6 model

7 insert

8 high-profile

Summary
Try to summarize the reading. Write at least 4 sentences

Topic:

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Writing
Short Questions

What is the last movie you saw? How was it?

1

What is your favorite movie? Why?

2

What example of CGI do you think is good?

3

Writing
Long Question

You are a movie director. You can make a movie with a lot of CGI. What kind
of CGI will you have in your movie? Describe the movie.

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 Answer Key

Vocabulary
1. e
2. c
3. h
4. g
5. a
6. f
7. b
8. d

Comprehension
1. c
2. d
3. d
4. a
5. time-consuming
6. 1 – True 2 – False

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