Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

animals.

G i l d a : To my mind music-hails are not so popular now. People prefer

films today, and radio and television keep people at home more.

Mrs. G r e e n : I agree with you. The most popular singers and comedians

are seen and heard by millions of viewers and listeners in their own homes.

XXV.

Listen carefully to the recording of the text "Theatres in London**, b)

Find English equivalents for:

постоянная труппа; набирать актеров на сезон; увольнять актеров; давать большой

кассовый сбор; не раз; филиал, отделение; актеры с мировой известностью; вмещать

около 6000 зрителей; орган; по инициативе; любители театра.

b) Answer the following questions:

1. In what way do most of the London theatres differ from those of Russia?

2. Why are many actors and actresses in England always afraid to remain

unemployed? 3. What do you know about Covent Garden, the famous Royal

Opera House? 4. Why can Covent Garden be called the home of international

opera and ballet? 5. Where is the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre situated? 6.

Where did Shakespeare stage his plays? 7. When was the Shakespeare Memorial

Theatre built? 8. What is the London filial of the Shakespeare Memorial

Theatre? 9. What are the two largest and best concert halls in London? 10. On

whose initiative was the Royal Albert Hall built? 11. What is the most modern

concert hall in London and when was it built?

XXVI. Let one of the students give a brief impression of his visit to the theatre. Find

out some more details about the performance by asking questions.

M o d e l :

A: Last night I was at one of the best theatres in Moscow. The performance

was perfect and I enjoyed every minute of it. Though my seat was in the balcony

I could see the stage very Well and hear each sound perfectly. Guess where I was

and what к saw.

B: Were you at the Art Theatre? A: No, I

wasn't.

B: But you say you could hear each sound perfectly! A: So I could. I meant

the music. B: Ah, that means you were at the Bolshoi Theatre. A: That's right.

B: Was it an opera or a ballet?

A: Try to guess.

B: And who is the composer?

A: P. I. Tchaikovsky.

B: Is the scene laid in Russia?

A: No, it isn't.

B: Was the scenery beautiful?

A: Oh, yes, it was so beautiful, that there was a storm of applause when the

curtain rose. , B: It's a fairy-tale, isn't it? A: In a way, yes.

В: Then it was either "Swan Lake", or "The Sleeping Beauty"...

A: No, neither of them. It's not a ballet.

B: If it is an opera, and the composer is Tchaikovsky, and the scene is not laid

in Russia I really can't guess. Well, one more question: how many acts are there

in this opera?

A: It's a one-act opera in two scenes.

B: Then it is"Jolanta"!

A: This time you are right.

XXVII.

a) Watch Film Segment Eight -The Play is Over", b) Watch the film

segment again to find the English equivalents for :

отрицательный персонаж; образ; изображать, описывать, рисовать;

труппа; перейти (работать) в кино, на телевидение; насмехаться,

поддразнивать; поставить чайник (на плиту); быть возбужденным,

волноваться; прервать (поездку); расстроить, огорчить; занавес падает.

с) Answer your teacher's questions on the content of the film segment.

XXVIII.

a) Make up a dialogue on the following situation:

Молодой человек подходит к билетеру и просит дать ему программу.

Спрашивает, сколько нужно заплатить, покупает программу и направляется

в партер. Но вскоре он возвращается к билетеру и, извинившись, просит

показать ему его места. Оказывается, что у него билеты в бельэтаж. Билетер

рассказывает молодому человеку, как пройти в бельэтаж, и советует взять

бинокль. (Ему бы лучше взять бинокль.) На вопрос, где он может взять

бинокль, билетер отвечает, что за биноклем надо спуститься в гардероб. Но

ему следует поторопиться, так как уже был третий звонок и он может

опоздать. Молодой человек благодарит и спускается вниз.

b) Make up a similar situation (a visit to a concert, a variety theatre, a circus, etc.)

for your fellow-students to present it in the form of a dialogue.

XXIX.

a) Read the text: *

...Pauline Fraser had a few minutes to herself in her room while waiting for

the time she was wanted on the stage. Suddenly

the door flung open and a young girl, wearing a short brown tweed coat and

dark green slacks darted in. Pauline knew at once she was an actress. She wasn't

pretty, but she had a good stage face. "You're Pauline Fraser, aren't you?" cried

the girl in admiration. Pauline smiled. "Yes, but who are you?" "Oh, you've never

heard of me. I'm Ann Steward from the Rep* at Wanley. I hear Mr. Cheveril is

going to stage his new play. I'd be delighted to get a part in it. I'm ready to do

anything!" Pauline smiled at her. The girl went on: "Miss Fraser, you're great. I

saw you in Mr. Cheveril's play 'The Wandering Light' three times. You were

wonderful! But... er... would you mind if I say this?" Pauline was amused.

"Probably. But go ahead!" "Well, at the end of the Second Act, when you learn

that your lover is back and waiting for you, couldn't it he better to drop

everything from your hands and then run out into the garden?" Pauline looked at

the girl with interest. "Why, as a matter of fact I wanted to do it like that, only

the producer wouldn't let me. Look here — you are a real actress!" "I know I

am," cried the girl, "but I could be a thousand times better if only I get a chance

in a Cheveril play! Please, Miss Fraser, I don't want to be a nuisance, but I

simply must talk with him." "I'm afraid he won't speak with you, but I'll try to

persuade him. You'd better wait outside, he may come any moment." "Oh, Miss

Fraser, you're a darling!" said Ann and went out.

Some minutes later Cheveril entered the room carrying his script. "We've

made a little cut and the scene is all right now, Pauline. You'll be wanted on the

stage in a minute or two."

"I'm ready, Martin. Oh! I quite forgot! There is a girl here who is eager to see

you. She's with a local repertory company, and I shouldn't be surprised if she's

quite a good actress. You'll see her, won't you?" Without turning Martin

answered firmly: "No. I'm sorry, Pauline, but I'm fed up with young promising

actresses." "But... but you must see her!" Pauline was reproachful. At that

moment she was called to the stage and left the room.

Cheveril was looking through his script when he heard a young voice behind

him: "Mr. Cheveril, I'm that young

Rep. — repertory theatre

actress... !" "You had no right to come here. Will you please go?" He didn't

even look at her. "But... but I've acted in lots of your plays — and loved them

all!" "I don't care. Please, go out at once." There was a strange little pause.

"You'll be sorry soon you said that..." The girl spoke with an odd certainty. .

(After J. B. Priestley "A Story of the Theatre")

b) Determine the main idea of the extract, c) Make up a plan of the extract, d)

Choose a suitable headline to the story from those suggested:

1) "Ann Looks for a Job"; 2) "Meeting a Famous Actress"; 3) "He was Fed

Up!" 4) "Talent or... Chance?"; 5) "The Crash of Hopes".

e) Give a short summary of the extract, f) Give your own ending to the story.

XXX. Say a few words: about your last visit to the theatre.

LABORATORY WORK

I. a) Repeat the sentences alter the tape, b) Make them interrogative and negative.

II. Answer the questions and record your answers in the intervals.

III.

Translate the sentences into English using the active vocabulary*

IV. Spell and transcribe the words.

V. Translate the phrases into English.

VI.

Listen to the wrong statements. Correct them.

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VII.

a) Listen to the dialogue "At the Theatre", b) Write it down.

Mark the stresses and tunes. Practise the dialogue following the model,

c) Learn it by heart.

Lesson Twenty

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Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Texts:1.

Home. 2. Dialogue.

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T a b l e No. 1 THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

TENSE

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