Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Listen to a lecture entitled “The birth of the Hollywood star”. While listening, answer the questions (1–10) using a maximum of 4 words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 8 6 What film (crime movies, for example) do you particularly like? 7 What were the films of the last year? Do you know how much money they made? 8 Can you think of an actor or actress who’s recently made a successful ? 1/06 1 What role did actors have in the film industry before 1910? 2 Why did film producers keep a tight rein on actors? 3 What was the battle between Laemmle and the Trust about? 4 What exactly did Laemmle offer ‘the Biograph Girl’? 5 Due to Laemmle's machinations, how did the public interpret the false death notice? 6 After Laemmle’s coup, in what sense were “the biggest fears of film producers realized?” 7 Where did Mary Pickford start her career? 8 In which year did she renegotiate her contract to $2,000 a week? 9 How much did First National offer Chaplin per film? 10 Who founded the United Artists studio? to keep a tight rein on sb.: jmdn. kurz halten machinations: Intrigen, Machenschaften 47 3 Unit 3: A star is born Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv