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How COVID-19 Has Affected The Film Industry

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted nearly all aspects of our lives, and the film industry is no exception. Movie theaters are a high-risk environment, as they often pack hundreds of people into small spaces together for extended periods. Additionally, it can be difficult and time-consuming to clean them, making them less than ideal for a highly contagious virus-like COVID-19. Movie theaters have been hit the hardest, and several major chains such as Cinemex have been forced to close down permanently. Even AMC, the largest chain in America, may be forced to file for bankruptcy. Some smaller chains and independent theaters have allowed small groups of people to book private screenings, in an attempt to earn some money. Several states have announced support for a socially-distanced reopening of theaters, but with distribution companies not releasing new films and most film-goers wary, it remains to be seen if many will reopen at all.

Several major and minor releases were forced to end their theatrical runs early as the COVID-19 pandemic grew worse. Rather than wait months for digital and Blu-Ray sales to begin, some production companies decided to release their movies digitally early. Many new releases have been indefinitely postponed, as production companies would like to see them released in theaters instead of digitally. Some titles include Disney’s live-action Mulan remake, A Quiet Place Part II, and Wonder Woman 1984. Production for virtually all films has also ground to a halt, with the production of some films only just beginning to start up again in countries with low rates of infection.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Exception /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/ noun יוצא מן הכלל

    someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in an expected way

    Her books are always entertaining and this one is no exception.

  • Contagious /kənˈteɪʤəs/ adjective מדבק

    (of a disease) able to be caught by touching someone with the disease or something the person has touched or worn, or (of a person) having this type of disease

    People with contagious diseases should be isolated.

  • Bankruptcy /ˈbæŋkrəptsi/ noun פְּשִׁיטַת רֶגֶל

    a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt:

    The company filed for bankruptcy in 1993.

  • Wary /ˈwɛri/ adjective זָהִיר

    not completely trusting or certain about something or someone

    He is wary of strangers.

  • Halt /hɔlt/ verb לַעֲצוֹר

    to prevent something from continuing

    Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you like watching movies? Why or why not?
  2. Who do you like watching movies with?
  3. During the COVID-19 lockdown, did you watch some movies?
  4. What is your favorite movie and why?
  5. If your life story will be a movie what will be the title?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Based on the article, what industry has been affected the hardest by COVID-19?

  2. The following are the movies that have been postponed to release due to covid-19 except for?

  3. Based on the article what makes the opening of theaters less ideal?

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