Unit 3

Physiology
Movie Magic
Movie Magic
In this unit, you will:
• Read about pioneering special effects, some
successful and some not.
• Learn about annotating and highlighting.
• Learn about verb tenses in a narrative or history.
• Increase your understanding of the target academic
words for this unit.
 Self-Assessment of Target Words
• Read the target words of this unit in the objectives box above. Think
carefully about how well you know each word. Then, write each word in
the appropriate column in this chart. When you have finished this unit,
come back and reassess your knowledge of the target words.

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seen the the word but the word to use the word with word with
word before I am not sure when I see or word, but I confidence in confidence
what it hear it in a am not sure I either both in
means sentence am using it speaking or speaking and
correctly writing writing
Reading 1:
Before You Read
Read these questions. Discuss your answers in small groups.
1. All of the top 20 most popular movies of all time featured the
latest in special effects. Are special effects the most important
component in attracting a big audience?
Reading 1:
Before You Read
Read these questions. Discuss your answers in small groups.
2. Do you usually go to the theater to watch movies or do you
watch them at home on DVDs or TV? Why? If you know that
movie has a lot of special effects, will you be more likely see it
in a theater?
Reading 1:
Before You Read
Read these questions. Discuss your answers in small groups.
3. Movies, to attract customers, often use advertising and
promotional gimmicks to increase interest in a movie. What
are some gimmicks that have been used to promote films?
READING STRATEGY: Annotating and
Highlighting
Reading 1: Read
From Gimmicks to FX
• This magazine article discusses some of the best and worst
special effects in cinematic history.
• As you read the first three paragraphs of Reading 1, notice
the annotation and highlighting that have been done for you.
• Add more if you want.
• Then, finish reading the article and do your own annotation
and highlighting, using both the indexing and summarizing
approaches.
Reading 1: Read
From Gimmicks to FX
Reading 1: Read
From Gimmicks to FX
Reading 1: Read
From Gimmicks to FX
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
• Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false) according to the
information in reading 1. Use dictionary to help you
understand new words .
........ 1. After the failure of Smell-0-Vision, Mike Todd, Jr. went
on to make other movies .
........ 2. William Castle is still making movies .
........ 3. Castle's special effects gimmicks were not entirely
successful.
........ 4. One problem with Sensurround was that it caused
injuries to moviegoers .
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
• Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false) according to the information in
reading 1. Use dictionary to help you understand new words .
........ 5. The most promising of the FX discussed is 3-D movie technology .
........ 6. Many viewers found that the glasses used for 3-D movies hurt
their eyes .
........ 7. The reading suggests that moviegoers today are too
sophisticated to fall for FX and gimmicks .
........ 8. The article suggests that most special effect gimmicks were
complete
failures .
........ 9. Some movies are so scary that viewers need to check with their
doctors before they go.
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities

Answer Key:
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
B. Scan the article for the answers to these questions. First think
about the key word you will scan for. Use your annotation and
highlighting to help you. Compare answers with a partner.
1. What was the name of the thing that enabled people to see ghosts
in a movie?
• Key word: ghost
• Answer: It was the ‘Illusion-0’.
2. Is William Castle still alive?
3. What kinds of odors were used in the Smell-0-Vision movies?
4. What was the first hit 3-D movie?
5. Which four films featured Sensurround?
6. Which movie had a big-budget remake in 2001?
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
Answer Key:
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
A. Read this article on recent developments in 3D technology.
Fill in the blanks with a target word from the chart that
completes the sentence in a grammatical and meaningful
way. Be sure to use the correct form.
Answer Key:
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
B. The underlined words in bold can have different meanings. Find
the phrases in Reading 1 and circle the meaning appropriate to
this context.
1. ... marginally successful
a. along a side border b. slightly
2 .... tried various schemes
a. tricky or secret plans b. ways of arranging things
3 . ... many new releases forthcoming
a. cooperative and informative b. coming in the near future
4 .... attract and retain large audiences
a. keep, continue to have b. hire for a fee
5 . ... highlighted Sensurround Sound
a. emphasized b. marked with a special color
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
B. The words in bold can have different meanings. Find the
phrases in Reading 1 and circle the meaning appropriate to
this context.
Answer Key:
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
C. Which meaning is expressed in each sentence? Match the
sentence on the left with the definition on the right.
Compare answers with a partner.

1. She was praised for the clear

a. eyesight
visionshe has for the company's
future. b. a view of future possibility
2. He envisioned better times
c. mental picture
ahead.
3. Humans have poor color vision d. a supernatural experience
at night.
e. picture mentally
4. She has a bleak vision of her
future in the movie business.
5. A ghostly vision appeared
before him.
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
C. Which meaning is expressed in each sentence? Match the
sentence on the left with the definition on the right.
Compare answers with a partner.
C. Answer Key:
Reading 2:
Before You Read
Read these questions. Discuss your answers in a small group.
1. Have you ever created a special effect of any kind? What was
it? How did you create it?
2. What kind of personality, talent, and training would make
someone good at creating movie special effects?
3. In 2004, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King earned the
Academy Award for Best Picture. Until then, no movie
featuring fantastic creatures or monsters had ever won this
prestigious award.
Are movies in the fantasy; science fiction, and horror
categories underrated? Why do you think these movies rarely
win the big awards?
Reading 2: Read
A Big Gorilla Started it All
• This article describes the work of Ray Harryhausen, special
effects visionary. Annotate and highlight as you read.
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
A. Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false) according to the
information in reading 2. Use dictionary to help you
understand new words .
........ 1. The movie about Jason was based on an ancient tale from Greek
mythology.
........ 2. Ray Harryhausen was the first to have success using stop-motion
animation .
........ 3. Ray Harryhausen tended to work alone on his stop-motion
photography.
........ 4. Some feel that Hollywood didn't take sci-fi movies seriously in the
years before Star Wilrs .
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
A. Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false) according to the
information in reading 2. Use dictionary to help you
understand new words .
........ 5. Harryhausen had the support of his family in advancing his career in
special
effects .
........ 6. Stop-motion animation is not as smooth as computer-generated
animation .
........ 7. Filmmakers today who specialize in special effects don't care about
Harryhausen's work.
........ 8. Today it is difficult to find copies ofHarryhausen's work.
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
A. Mark each sentence as T (true) or F (false) according to the
information in reading 2. Use dictionary to help you
understand new words .
A. Answer Key:
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
B. Scan the reading for the answers to these questions. Use your
annotation and highlighting to help you.

1. How does stop-motion animation work?

2. What has replaced stop-motion animation today?
3. What are three of the black-and-white films Harryhausen worked
on?
4. What are three of the color films Harryhausen worked on in the late
1950s and early 196os?
5. Who directed Lord of the Rings?
6. In which category did Harryhausen win an Oscar (Academy Award)?
7. About how many feature length films did Harryhausen work on in
his career?
8. Who did the stop-motion animation in the 1933 film King Kong?
After You Read
Reading Comprehension Activities
B. Answer Key:
READING STRATEGY: Uses of the Present
Tense
READING STRATEGY: Uses of the Present
Tense
• The paragraph on page 44 describes software that can
generate real-looking animated characters in movies.
• As you read, complete the sentences with either the past or
the present tense. Compare work with a partner.

• Look again at the verbs you added in the passage. Write H

next to those that describe a historical event. Write C next to
those that comment on present circumstances.
READING STRATEGY: Uses of the Present
Tense
Answer Key:
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
A. These words can have different meanings depending on context.
Scan Reading 2 to find which sense was intended and circle it
here.
1. adjust
a. raise or lower slightly b. adapt, get used to c. move sth slightly
2. subordinate
a. secondary, less important b. make less important c. an assistant
3. final
a. definitive b. an examination c. last in a series
4. vehicle
a. means of transportation b. instrument, tool, means
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
A. These words can have different meanings depending on context.
Scan Reading 2 to find which sense was intended and circle it
here.
A. Answer Key:
1. adjust
a. raise or lower slightly b. adapt, get used to c. move sth slightly
2. subordinate
a. secondary, less important b. make less important c. an assistant
3. final
a. definitive b. an examination c. last in a series
4. vehicle
a. means of transportation b. instrument, tool, means
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
B. Here are selections from the readings in units 1 and 2.
Study the bold verbs and write T(transitive) or
Int(intransitive) in the blank.
For transitive verbs, underline the object. Compare work
with a partner .
.(T). 1. .. .in order to eat, seek and catch prey, mate ...
.. 2. Why does it run so fast?
.. 3 .... the cheetah can outrun its fleetest prey .
.. 4 .... escape predators, and endure the elements
.. 5. The pronghorn antelope has been clocked at close to 70
mph.
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
B. Answer Key:

.. 1. .. .in order to eat, seek (T) and catch prey, mate ...
.. 2. Why does it run (Int) so fast?
.. 3 .... the cheetah can outrun (T) its fleetest prey .
.. 4 .... escape predators, and endure (T) the elements
.. 5. The pronghorn antelope has been clocked (Int) at close to 70
mph.
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities
C. Which meaning of the word bond is expressed in each sentence? Match
the sentence on the left with the definition on the right. Compare
answers with a partner .
1. Despite different approaches, the software
engineer and the graphic artist bonded a. a strong connection, emotionally
immediately . or physically
2. Although born in Southern California,
Harryhausen never developed a strong bond with b. a type of financial investment
Hollywood .
3.Jack breaks free from his bonds and rejoins the c. the joining of atoms into
crew of the Black Pearl.
molecules
4. She put most of her wealth into stocks and
bonds . d. a legal contract or promise
5. He used a strong glue to bond the neck of the
guitar to the body . e. sth that restrains sb
6. Water is formed when specific amounts of
f. to join firmly
hydrogen and oxygen bond .
7. Paternity establishes a legal bond that protects g. to develop a strong trust in
the child.
After You Read
Vocabulary Activities

C. Answer Key:
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Vocabulary Activities
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Vocabulary Activities