Номер 3, страница 159, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

3. Work in three groups. Read the information about the film festival the teacher assigns to you. Complete the table below and check with the other students in your group.

Text A

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ['bæftə]) is an independent charity that supports, develops, and promotes the art forms of the moving image (film, television, and games) in the United Kingdom. BAFTA does not receive any funding from the government and relies on the money its members pay, individual donations, and corporate partnerships to support its activities. This organisation holds annual awards ceremonies. It is the British equivalent of the Oscars. In addition to that, it has an international programme of learning events such as workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, and lectures in the United Kingdom and the United States. Currently, its President is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

BAFTA was founded in 1947 by a group of British film directors and other major figures of the British film industry. The first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949. The ceremony used to take place in April or May. But since 2002 it has been held in February before the Oscars. The Awards ceremony is broadcast on British television, usually the day after it has taken place. It is mostly broadcast on BBC One.

BAFTA presents awards for film, television, and video games, including children’s entertainment. The Academy’s awards look like a theatrical mask. They were designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe in 1955. BAFTA rewards the best work of any nationality shown on British cinema screens during the preceding (предшествующего / папярэдняга) year. However, the awards for “Outstanding British Film”, “Outstanding Debut ['deıbju:] by a British Writer, Producer or Director” and “The Short Film and Short Animation” awards are given only for UK movies.

Text B

The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, are the best-known movie awards in the US. The awards have been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929. The awards ceremony takes place each year in late February or early March in Hollywood, California.

The first Academy Awards presentation was held on 16 May, 1929, at a private dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people. Winners were named three months earlier. From 1930 until 1940 the results appeared in newspapers at 11:00 pm on the night of the awards. Since 1941, the Academy has used a sealed (запечатанный / запечатаны) envelope to reveal the names of the winners.

The Academy presents awards in 24 categories, such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Visual Effects, etc. The Oscar ceremony is broadcast live and millions of people all over the world look forward to watching the ceremony.

The winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette better known by its nickname, the “Oscar”. It shows a knight on a reel of film (катушке кинопленки / катушчы кінаплёнкi) with five spokes (спицами / спiцамі) which symbolise the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. The Oscar is 34.3 cm tall and weighs 3.856 kg.

For a long time since 1939 “Gone with the Wind” was the most successful film with ten Oscars. The record was broken in 1960 by the movie “Ben-Hur”, which won eleven awards. “Titanic” (1998) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) also have eleven Oscars. The person who has the most Academy Awards (26) is Walt Disney (1901-1966). He also won 4 awards in 1954, receiving the most awards in one year.

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The name of Minsk International Film Festival Listapad comes from the Belarusian word “лiстапад” which means “November”. It is an annual film festival which takes place in November in Minsk, Belarus. The festival also holds various workshops, discussions and exhibitions to provide an opportunity to learn from famous cinema experts and to discuss important problems related to the development of cinematography.

The first Belarusian film festival “Listapad” began in 1994, several years after Belarus became an independent country. Most films shown there were made by Russian directors. Between 1996 and 2008 45 countries joined the festival as directors, producers, jury ['dʒʊəri], and press. New categories were introduced and special prizes from media were established as well as prizes for Best Actress and Best Actor. The Children and Youth Films Competition “Listapadzik” was started in 2008.

The top prize of the festival is called “Golden Listapad”. The other two are “Silver Listapad” and “Listapad Bronze Audience Award”. The award is a statuette depicting a maple leaf with a human face. It weighs just over 1 kg. At first, the rating system was based on the choice of the viewers. But since 2010 “Golden Listapad” has been awarded by the International Jury to make the results more objective.

As a rule, the programme of the festival includes the following competitions: Main Feature Film Competition; Feature Film Competition “Youth on March”, which supports young film directors; National Competition; Main Documentary Film Competition; Film School Competition; Children and Youth Film School Competition; Children and Youth Films Competition “Listapadzik”.

Films should be no older than 2 years to participate in the competition.

3. Работа в трех группах. Прочитайте информацию о кинофестивале, которую вам даст учитель. Заполните таблицу ниже и сверьтесь с другими студентами в вашей группе.

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