- •Часть I
- •1. The birth of a mass medium
- •2. Nickel madness
- •I. Exercises
- •I. Match the words with their definitions.
- •II. Exchange the bald-typed phrases into the expressions with the close
- •III. Translate sentences 1-9 from ex.II into Russian paying a special attention
- •IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English
- •In the text words and word combinations which mean:
- •VI. Use word combinations from exercise V to make up your own sentences.
- •VII. Find in the text the names of these films:
- •3. Edison’s trust and how it got busted
- •V. Read chapters I and II again for more detailed information and find
- •4. D.W. Griffith and the forging of motion-picture art
- •II. Exercises
- •II. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian using the words in the box.
- •III. Replace the italicized words with the appropriate forms of synonyms from the box:
- •IV. Complete the sentences using the words from the box:
- •V. Translate the following sentences into English using the phrasal verbs
- •VI. Use phrasal verbs from exercise V to make up your own sentences.
- •VII. Form nouns from the given words and suffixes and translate them into Russian.
VI. Use phrasal verbs from exercise V to make up your own sentences.
VII. Form nouns from the given words and suffixes and translate them into Russian.
-ion (-tion): humiliate, prevent, negotiate, reflect, corrupt, direct, restrict
-ness: ill, like, polite, weak, fair, dark, happy, aware
-ment: replace, announce, move, attain, agree, develop, require
-ing: light, deal, dare, warn, greet, move, feel, understand
-al: remove, rehearse, arrive, revive, deny,
APPENDIX
This example of glossary contains special terms for Applied Art students.
The definitions are taken from:
1. Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture. 2000. Pearson Education Ltd. Longman.
2. Longman Exams Dictionary.2006. Pearson Education Ltd. Longman.
3. Thesaurus @ 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
4. American Heritage Dictionary 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.
5. Word Net 2006 Princeton University.
GLOSSARY
astounding so surprising that it is almost impossible to believe
поразительный
bawdy bawdy songs, jokes, stories etc are about sex and are funny, скабрезный enjoyable, and often noisy.
bust to damage or break something
ломать
carriage 1 vehicle pulled by horse; a vehicle with wheels that is
вагон pulled by a horse, used in the past.
2 train; one of the parts of a train where passengers sit.
cameraman someone who operates a camera for films or television.
оператор
chiaroscuro light and shade
светотень
close-up a photograph or part of a film in which the camera seems крупный план to have been very close to the picture it took
commensurate matching something in size, quality, or length of time
размерный
conjurer someone who entertains people by performing clever
фокусник tricks in which things seem to appear, disappear, or change by magic
Coney Island an area of Brooklyn, New York, famous for its amusement park and Beach.
crank a handle on a piece of equipment, that you can turn in заводная order to move something
рукоятка
delirium extreme excitement
сильное
волнение
deplore to disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it считать severely, especially publicly
предосудительным
encounter an occasion when you meet someone, or do something встреча with someone you do not know
столкновение
entrepreneur someone who starts a new business or arranges business
предприниматель deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks
equanimity formal calmness in the way that you react to things, спокойствие which means that you do not become upset or annoyed
explicit expressed in a way that is very clear and direct
откровенный
extension include/affect more than before ; the development of расширение something in order to make it affect more people, . situations, areas than before
fervor very strong belief or feeling
рвение, страсть
flip to move something with a quick sudden movement so двигаться рывками that it is in a different position
forge to illegally copy something, especially something подделывать printed or written, to make people think that it is real
fortnight British English two weeks
2 недели
foster to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a поощрять period of time synonym encourage, promote
forge to develop something new, especially a strong изобретать, relationship with other people, groups, or countries
ковать
freelance working independently for different companies внештатный, rather than being employed by one particular работающий по договору company
frontier the border of a country
граница
fruition if a plan, project etc comes to fruition, it is осуществление successfully put into action and completed, often after a long process
genteel 1. polite, gentle, or graceful
благовоспитанный 2. old-fashioned from or relating to a good social class
Highland the northern area of Scotland
innuendo a remark that suggests something sexual or намек unpleasant without saying it directly, or these remarks
in general
inexorable an inexorable process cannot be stopped непреклонный synonym unstoppable
неумолимый
Joan of Arc also St Joan(1412-31) the patron saint of France.
Жанна Д’Арк
Kinetoscope one of the first motion-picture machines invented by
Thomas A.Edison and W.Dickson.
lop off to cut something, especially branches from a tree,
обрубать usually with a single strong movement
massacre when a lot of people are killed violently, especially погром people who cannot defend themselves
mogul movie/media/gambling etc mogul a businessman or магнат businesswoman who has great power and influence in a particular industry
Mogul a member of a family of Muslim rulers of northern India from 1526-1857, a period famous for beautiful art and buildings, including the Taj Mahal
melodrama a story or play in which very exciting or terrible things мелодрама happen, and in which the characters and the emotions they show seem too strong to be real
matinee a performance of a play or film in the afternoon
дневной киносеанс
magician an entertainer who performs magic tricks synonym иллюзионист conjurer
newsreel a short film of news that was shown in the cinemas in кинохроника the past
novelty something new and unusual which attracts people's новинка attention and interest
notoriety the state of being famous or well-known for something
дурная слава that is bad or that people do not approve of
peephole a small hole that you can see through смотровое отверстие
pilgrimage 1.a journey to a holy place for religious reasons;
паломничество 2.a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous
projector a piece of equipment that makes a film or picture appear кинопроектор on a screen or flat surface
projectionist someone whose job is to show films by operating a киномеханик projector
producer someone whose job is to control the preparation of a режиссер- play, film, or broadcast, but who does not direct the постановщик actors
publicity the business of making sure that people know about a реклама new product, film etc or what a particular famous person is doing
realm a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought
сфера/область
risque a joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, сомнительный because it is about sex
seep to flow slowly through small holes or spaces
просачиваться
sequence one part of a story, film etc that deals with a single subject эпизод or action, synonym scene
shot a photograph
снимок, кадр
shoot to take photographs or make a film
снимать (фильм)
spatial relating to the position, size, shape etc of things
пространственный
splice to join the ends of two pieces of rope, film etc so that соединять they form one continuous piece
spool an object shaped like a wheel that you wind thread, катушка film etc around
strip cartoon a series of drawings inside a row of small boxes that история в картинках tells a short story
synopsis a short description of the main events or ideas in a резюме book, film etc synonym summary
talkie a film made using sound
звуковое кино
terrain a particular type of land
ландшафт
truce an agreement between enemies to stop fighting or перемирие arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged
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