Miscellaneous Reader. Part I. Учебные задания для обучения базовым умениям чтения. Гергесовa О.В - 29 стр.

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1. What do you think are some of the advantages of a global
village - for individuals and for nations?
2. Some people say that there are disadvantages to a global
village - that we are becoming too much alike. Do you agree?
Why or why not?
3. What other challenges do you think the world will face in the
twenty-first century? Which do you consider the most serious?
COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU!
Pre-reading task.
I. Choose the words that are related to the topic.
shot true
change sitcom
behind slightly
movie camera stop-motion
park snake
sequel special effects
Word Power
II. Check the following words in your dictionary and write down
their translation.
stun (v) battle (n)
reach (v) distant (adj)
wave (n.) push (v)
III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box
computer graphics Star Wars Dennis Muren
Jurassic Park George Lucas stop-motion
1. The revolution in special effects began with George
Lucas’s …
2. … began photographing spaceships at age 6.
3. With … technology many separate shots can be
combined into a single image.
4. Dennis Murren made toy dinosaurs more through …
5. The stars of … were computer-generated dinosaurs.
Reading
IV. Read the article. Check (٧) True or False. For the false
statements, give the correct information.
1. The special-effects revolution True False
began in the mid-1980s with
Star Wars.
2. ILM is the company
responsible for many of
the changes in special effects.
3. By age 10, Dennis Muren
was able to use computer
graphics to make things
seem to move.
4. Muren feels that with
stop-motion technology,
just about any special
effect can be achieved.
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!
Dinosaurs from the distant past! Space battles from the distant
future! There has been a revolution in special effects, and it has
transformed the movies we see.
The revolution began in the mid-1970s with George Lucas's
Star Wars, a film that stunned audiences; that revolution
continues to the present, with dramatic changes in special 
1. What do you think are some of the advantages of a global           2. … began photographing spaceships at age 6.
village - for individuals and for nations?                            3. With … technology many separate shots can be
2. Some people say that there are disadvantages to a global              combined into a single image.
village - that we are becoming too much alike. Do you agree?          4. Dennis Murren made toy dinosaurs more through …
Why or why not?                                                       5. The stars of … were computer-generated dinosaurs.
3. What other challenges do you think the world will face in the
twenty-first century? Which do you consider the most serious?

      COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU!                           Reading
                                                                   IV. Read the article. Check (٧) True or False. For the false
Pre-reading task.                                                  statements, give the correct information.
I. Choose the words that are related to the topic.
                                                                   1. The special-effects revolution        True            False
shot                  true                                           began in the mid-1980s with
change                sitcom                                          Star Wars.
behind                slightly                                     2. ILM is the company
movie camera          stop-motion                                      responsible for many of
park                  snake                                           the changes in special effects.
sequel                special effects                              3. By age 10, Dennis Muren
                                                                      was able to use computer
Word Power                                                           graphics to make things
II. Check the following words in your dictionary and write down      seem to move.
their translation.                                                 4. Muren feels that with
                                                                     stop-motion technology,
stun (v)              battle (n)                                     just about any special
reach (v)             distant (adj)                                   effect can be achieved.
wave (n.)             push (v)                                                  Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!

III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box            Dinosaurs from the distant past! Space battles from the distant
 computer graphics Star Wars           Dennis Muren                future! There has been a revolution in special effects, and it has
 Jurassic Park       George Lucas stop-motion                      transformed the movies we see.
                                                                   The revolution began in the mid-1970s with George Lucas's
   1. The revolution in special effects began with George          Star Wars, a film that stunned audiences; that revolution
      Lucas’s …                                                    continues to the present, with dramatic changes in special

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