Story of Hollywood

Relative clause

Lesson 2

Story of Hollywood

Of late cinema screens in the country have been dominated by films produced in the USA. And this tendency is growing. The development of cinematography brought to the life the world cinema empire called Hollywood. Here is story of Hollywood.

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Before reading the text, try to answer the questions:

1. Who made the first film in Hollywood?

2. When did the first studio appear in Hollywood?

3. What famous actors worked in Hollywood?

4. What was the first colour film?

5. What are the biggest film companies in Hollywood?

6. Why did Hollywood get the name of the factory of dreams?

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Agree or disagree with me

Hollywood is in Los Angeles Hollywood is the centre of automobile

industry First it was a little city The first studio appeared in Hollywood in

1911 The first colour film was “Gone with the

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Why is Hollywood called the capital of filmed entertainment?

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HOLLYWOOD

CORPORATIONS PROFESSIONS

FILMS

FILM MAKING PROCESS

GENRES

western

director

Cinema combines different arts. That’s why people of different professions are involved in film making. Who are these people?

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-Has general control of the money for a film but he doesn’t direct the actors-Fixes the lights and all other electrical equipment-Is the boss and tells everybody what to do. He works very closely with the actors in particular.-looks through the camera, and operates the equipment-Decides the position of the camera, and everything to do with the light, colour, quantity and direction-Writes scripts for films, shows-Holds the microphone-Does all the dangerous things on the screen instead of actors-Chooses the best bits of the shooting film, cuts film and puts the bits together-Operates the microphones and gets very angry with the people who makes noisesduring the filming-Pretends to be another person and acts in a film-Prepares costumes: dresses, suits for films-Can make a new face for an actor

Camera operator actor electrician costume designer Make-up artist boom operator sound mixer director editorStuntman/-woman director of photography producer scriptwriter

What are these people famous for?

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Relative pronounces can be either the subject or the object of a sentence. They can also be used with

prepositions.

WHO As subjects.

They need someone who can speak with the English accent

As object

She is an actress (whom)

I admire enormously. With prepositions

An actress for whom I have great respect is Gwyneth Paltrow.

WHICH As subjects

My aim is to do parts which/that are different and challenging.

As objects

This is something (which/that) she strongly denies.

With prepositions

The city in which she grew up was Los Angeles.

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The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Choose the most suitable ending from the list and make it into a relative clause with

who or which

1. He invented the telephone;

2. She runs away from home;

3. They are never on time;

4. They stole my car;

5. They used to hang on that wall;

6. It makes typewrites;

7. It gives you the meaning of the words;

8. It won the race;

9. It can support life;

10. It was found last week.

a. Harry works for a company…

b. The book is about a girl…

c. What was the name of a horse…?

d. The police have caught the men…

e. Alexander Bell was the man …

f. Where are the pictures …?

g. The police are still trying to identify the body…

h. A dictionary is a book …

i. I don’t like people….

j. It seems that Earth is the only planet…

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Your homework

• AB Unit 6 ex.1 p. 75

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