D) Follow-up discussion.

Do you know film directors who play in their own movies? Are they better actors or film directors? What actors do you think could teach you something?

VOCABULARY

Exercise 34. Match the words in the columns to form phrases.

Exercise 35. Give English equivalents of the words in brackets.

1. The actor usually gives (свою собственную) interpretation of the character. 2. (Крупный план) is a great advantage of the cinema. 3. The actor has to use all his (во-ображение) and observation of life to (выразить) the director’s (замысел). 4. (Каждое движение) of the actor must be expressive. 5. Actors (репетируют) their lines before the (съёмки). 6. (Зрители) like to see movies on the wide screen.

Exercise 36. Make the sentences negative.

1. Film actors rehearse as much as stage actors.
2. The success of an actor depends only on his talent.
3. The film director regulates the lights and places the camera himself.
4. The theatre enables the spectator to see tiny details of the actors’ faces.
5. The director usually takes a scene only once.

Exercise 37. Look through the article to find answers.

1. Is the work of a film actor the same as the work of the stage actor?

2. What is essential for a stage actor?

3. What are the advantages of the cinema?

4. How does a film director work with an actor on the set?

5. What is the task of a good film actor?

6. Who regulates the lights?

7. Who records the sound?

8. What signal does the director of photography usually give when everybody is ready to start

the shooting?

9. Why is it essential to take every scene more than once?

WORD-BUILDING

Приставка re- имеет значение “снова, ещё раз”. Часто соответствует русской

приставке пере-.

В словах с приставкой re- обычнобывает два ударения: на приставке и на основе слова.

to write – писать to re write – переписать

to take an exam – сдавать экзамен to re take an exam – пересдавать экзамен

to send – отправить to re send – отправить ещё раз

Exercise 38. Translate into Russian.

1. revisit a town 2. redo the job 3. rethink a decision 4. resell prints

1. reload the page 6. reread an article 7. reuse the props 8. renew discussions

1. recycle glass 10. reconstruct buildings 11. redecorate a flat 12. rework characters

Exercise 39. Choose the appropriate word and use it in the right form.