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Test 8. Read the statements below, then read the text Silent Films to decide if
each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark R (right). If it is
incorrect, mark W (wrong).
1. The first film was demonstrated at the train station in France, and the
people got scared.
2. In terms of cinema development, The United States compared to
Europe had more opportunities to do it.
3. The first silent films were translated immediately into many
languages.
4. Charlie Chaplin’s parents spent a lot of money to develop his creating
abilities as an actor.
5. Charlie Chaplin became very famous as a comic.
SILENT FILMS
The cinema technologies were developed in France. The Lumiere brothers organised
the first public film show in France in 1895. That documentary showed an authentic
picture of a train moving towards the camera. Instead of getting excited, distraught
people ran out of the cinema thinking it was a real train.
Years went by. The United States film industry progressed faster than that of Europe.
The sunlight in Hollywood, California, was very essential for making films (electric
light wasn’t powerful enough). And Europe was facing a war from 1914 to 1918 and
couldn’t modernise their technologies effectively. In the 1920s Hollywood produced
80% of the world’s films as they invested more money into film industry. Of course,
language was not important, because the films were silent.
The cinema became popular very fast. In 1908 the USA had 10,000 cinemas (called
“nickel-odeons” because it cost a “nickel”, five cents to get in) with 20 million
customers a week.
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