I. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
a) pictures
b) machine
c) actors
d) entertaintment
e) Paris
f) settlement
g) American
h) music
i) cinema
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CINEMA
Many people are fond of the i (1). It doesn't matter where you live a village or a town,
or a city, or a small (2) - the cinema is quite available. The cinema gives pleasure and
(3), but when we go to see a film, we don't think of the man who made it possible.
One of the first cinema films was made by Edison, a great (4) engineer. He made also
a machine to show films.
Some people in France made another (5) which could show films, too. The first real film
shows took place in (6) in 1895.
In 1903 one of Edison's engineers joined all the known and interesting films into one, to make
a longer (7). The people who saw it liked it and asked for more; and so more films of this kind
were made.
The watcher could see the (8) in the film doing something and talking, but they could
hear nothing. Words on the screen explained the situations and what the actors and actresses were
saying. Usually (9) was played during the showing of a film.
During the past decades vising festivals has become a popular activity. Some people are fascinated by them while others think that it is a waste of time.
A lot of people attend festivals to feel the atmosphere of a holiday, to listen to music perfomances, to enjoy comedy or other forms of entertainment. Also, you can see like-minded people there and make new friends.
However, we cannot ignore the fact that it is not always possible to provide safety to visitors. You can suffer from thieves and have your things stolen or even be assaulted.
To sum up, festivals can be a good way to spend your leisure time as long as you are careful and watchful.