Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

H e l e n : Bye-bye!

VOCABULARY NOTES

refuse vt отказывать(ся); Ant. accept,e. g. Irene refused Soaraes several times

before she accepted him, refusaln

accept vt принимать; to accept a present (invitation, offer, help, plan) but to

receive guests (visitors)

doubt vt/i сомневаться, e. g. We doubted whether he would follow your advice,

doubt n; no doubt,e. g. There is no doubt he tells the truth.

excite лвозбуждать, волновать, е. д. The performance excited Jean so greatly that she

could hardly speak, excited p. p. взволнованный; to be (look, feel) excited;

excitement л

seatn место в театре; in the stallsв партере; in the orchestra stallsв первых

рядах партера; in the pit stallsв задних рядах партера; in the pitв амфитеатре; in

the dress-circleв бельэтаже; in the upper circleв первом ярусе; Syn. in the

balconyна балконе; in a boxв ложе; in the galleryна галерке

stage лсцена; e. g. When the singer came onto the stage there was a storm of applause,

stage vt, e. g. This play was staged by K. S. Stanislavsky.

program(me) л; to be on the programmeв программе, е. д. My favourite songs

were on the programme, the lights went downогни погасли

rise (rose, risen) vt 1. подниматься, подняться, е. д. Не slowly rose to his feet. 2.

взойти (о солнце), е. д. When the sun rose we started off. Note: raise vt поднять: to raise

one 'shead (hat, voice, etc.), e. g. At seeing Fleur he raised his hat. Syn. put up,e. g. If you

want to ask a question put up your hand.

scene лсцена, картина (о пьесе), е. д. I like the final (last) scene in that ballet,

scenery л(used only in the singular) декорации, e. g. The scenery was beautiful. The scene

is laid in Paris.

act лакт, действие, е. д. I like the second act of "Swan Lake" most of all. actor,

actress лактер, актриса, as a great (famous, popular, talented, favourite) actor; act vi

действовать, e. g. He had to act at once. There was no time to lose, active a d j активный,

as an active person (support, part, etc.). Our students take an active part in school life. Ant.

passive

to play the part ofиграть роль

leading adj ведущий, главный; leading articleпередовая статья, . передовица

delight лвосторг

charming adj очаровательный, е. д. Thedoctor was acharming young

woman, charm vt, n, e. g. We were all charmed by hermanners. His short

stories have a charm of style that cannot be found in other writers.

to be in love with smb.быть влюбленным в кого-л., е. д. Fleur was in love

with Jon. to fall in love with smb. (at first sight)влюбиться в кого-л. (с

первого взгляда)

- touch vt трогать; касаться; волновать, е. д. Her story touched the listeners,

touchn прикосновение; touching adj трогательный, e. g. We were excited by

this touching scene.

support vt поддерживать, e. g. Michael helped his father to support their

family, supportn поддержка, е. д. I need your friendly support.

carefully adv аккуратно, тщательно; осторожно, е. д. Не took the baby

carefully in his arms, care луход, забота, е. д. The car needs constant care, to

take care ofухаживать за, присматривать, е. д. Не took care of the flowers in

the garden. Syn. look after, care (for smb.)питать интерес, любить, е. д. I

don't care much for fish. I don't care! Мне все равно, careful adj. 1.

осторожный, е. д. I'll be careful with your books, be careful not toсмотри,

не..., е. д. Be careful not to lose the tickets. 2. тщательный, as careful work

(preparation, examination); careless a d j 1. небрежный, as careless person

(work, attitude); 2. беззаботный, as careless little singing birds

deathn смерть; Ant. life,e. g. After his parents' death little Shannon was

brought up by his grandparents, diew, e. g. Her father died when the girl was

twelve, dead adj, e. g. When the doctor came the old man was already dead.

applause лаплодисменты; a storm of applauseбуря аплодисментов, е. д.

There was a storm of applause when the curtain rose. The scenery was wonderful

indeed, applaud vi, e. g. As soon as we saw the famous actor we began to

applaud to him.

curtain callвызов актера на сцену

ticket лбилет, as a ticket to the theatre (cinema), a ticket for a play

(performance, etc.)

the first nightпремьера

the playis worth seeingпьесу стоит посмотреть

to call for smb.зайти за кем-л., е. д. I'll call for you and we shall

go there together, to call on smb.зайти к кому-л., е. д. Last night

1 called on Ann. She's ill as you know.

That suits me perfectly.Это меня очень устраивает.

Ю Зака.ч 1971

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TOPICAL VOCABULARY

opera, drama, comedy, circus, variety show, concert, concert hall,

conservatoire, symphony music, composer, conductor, cloak-room, refreshment-

room, attendant, rehearsal (dress rehearsal), matinee, opera-glasses

EXERCISES

I. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tunes.

Concentrate your attention on the sounds, b) Let your fellow-student read the exercise

aloud for you to detect his errors in sounds and tell him what must be done to eliminate

them:

[i] 1. Six little kittens lost their mittens. It's a pity, they were so pretty. 2.

Little Bill, sit still. Will you sit still, little Bill? If you sit still, little Bill, Jimmy

Nill will bring you to a big hill.

[t(] 1. Most French children like cheese.

2. Why did the teacher ask such a question?

3. Don't touch those peaches in the kitchen.

II. Before you start working at the text, practise the following word combinations:

A.

1. a) [h] — her hand, hand in hand, allow her, I met her,

I gave her, her feelings, b) Loss of aspiration: the pit stalls, the stage, could

speak, in spring, a storm, in the street, expensive. 2. Alveolars replaced by

dentals: atjthe entrance, irxJJie pit, playedjthe part, injthe street.

B.1.10 — d] anything special, it's the first night, it's

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worth seeing, get to the theatre. 2. Loss of plosion: gotjtwo tickets, but^good,

getjto the.

III.

Transcribe and intone the following extract:

"Oh, Mr. Shannon, how splendid it is! So different from what I expected! I

can't tell you what a treat it is for me!" said Jean.

IV.

a) Listen to the recording of the text "Jean's First Visit to

|be Theatre". Mark the stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test

reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until you can say it in

exactly the same way.

V.

a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue. Mark the stresses and

tunes, b) Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the recording

very carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize

the dialogue and dramatize it.

VI.

Find in the text sentences that might be the answers to the questions given

below:

1. What did Jean look like when Robert met her at the theatre? 2. Where were

their seats? 3. Upon what scene did the curtain rise? 4. What kind of play was it?