2.Youwanttobooktwosealstoseeafilm,soyou 2.Phonethecinema.YouwanttoseeFearofthe

DarknextFriday,eitherear1yintheeveningorat

aboutnineo'clock.Youneedtoaskwhatt1methefilmstarts,howmuchtheticketsare,andwhetherthere'sabookingfee.

YouworkfortheOdeonCinema.Youtakebook­ings,andgivedetailsofwhenfilmsareshowing.Someoneisgoingtophoneyou.askingforde­taUsaboutthefilmFearoftheDark.Decidewhattimeitstartsintheevening.Presumablythereareatleasttwoshowingsperevening_Howmucharethetickets?Isthereabookingfee?Remember!Youanswerthephone.Beginbysain'OdeonCinemas'.HowcanIhelpyay?

Ex.7Readabouttelephoneetiquetteandthinkifyourowntelephonemannersarealwaysuptothemark.

Thetechniquesoftelephoningareverymuchthesameinallcountries.Onlyre­

memberyourgoodtelephonemanners:

·lWhentalkingonthetelephone-speakclearly.DONOTshout.TAKEyourcigaretteorchewinggumOUTofyourmouth.

./MakesurethatyourconversationwithabusypersonISasbnefaspossible

./Whencallingapersonwhodoesnotrecogniseyourvoice-don'tplay:"Guesswho?"Announceyourselfpromptly.

./Whenyougetawrongnumberdon'task:"Whatnumberisthis?"orwhoisit?"Itisgoodmannerstoask:"Isthistwo-three-four-five-six?"orIsthatMrBrown?"Ifnot­apologise.

./Ifawrongnumbercallcomesthroughdon'tloseyourtemper.Simplysay."Sorry,wrong

number"-andhangup.Don'tbangthereceiver.

./Alwaysidentifyyourselfwhenmakingacall,especiallyifyouarecallingonbusiness.e.g·This1sDanielStonefromtheGuardian.CouldIspeaktoMrJones?

./Ifyouhaveavis1tor,donotcarryonalongchatwhileyourvisitortrieshardtoavoidlis­teningtoyourconversation.Thebestthingtodoistosayyouarebusyatthemomentand...MayIcallyoubackinalittlewhile?"Butdon'tforgettodoso

./Wheninvitingfriendstoapartyandthelikedonotask:"WhatareyoudoingSaturdaynight?orwillyoubebusyonSaturdaynight?"Thecorrectwayistosaywe'dliketohaveyouoverfordinneronSaturday."

^{./Finally,rememberifyoumakethecall,youshouldterminatertyourself.Donotdragitout.•}

ClassCommunication

Ex.8Whenwearespeakingtosomeoneweknow,weusuallyhavesmalltalkfirst.Why?Whatcansmalltalkbeabout?Role--playphoneconversations.

1 BetweentwopersonsThetelephonemannersofoneofthemarenotuptothemark

2.BetweentwofnendsOneofthemwantsto1nvitetheothertospendtheeveningto­

gether_

3.Betweentwopersons.Oneofthemfeelslikehav1ngachat.Theotherisverybusy.

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_VOCABULARY

accident ^,

brake

brake ^v

I.asituationinwhichsomeoneisinjuredorsmthisdamagedwithoutanyoneintendingthemtobe

tohaveanaccident

aridingIclimbingaccident

2.acrashinvolvingcars,trains,etc.

acarItrafficaccident ·

abadIseriousInastyaccident

• He'sbeeninvolvedinacaraccident.

adeviceforslowingorstoppingthevehicle

abrakepedal

toputIslamonthebrakes

toputabrakeonprogress(fig)

toslowdownusingthebrake·

• Hebrakedsharp(l'toamidthedog.

• Yewdon'tneedtobrakeateverybend.

_{tobraketoahalt}

brakelight

cab

n Br£(also)aredlight

n Syn:ataxi

•TheredLondonbusesandhlackcahsweremovingalong

_Piccadillv.

call n

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anattempttospeaktosomeonebytelephonetogetIreceiveacall

togivesmhacall

Syn:(itfml)givesmbabuzz

•1'IIgiveyouacallattheweekend

tomakeacall

•It'scheapertomakecallsafter6pm.

totakeacall/answeracall

•I'lltakethecallinmyo.ffice.

toreturnacall=totelephonesomeonewhotriedtotelephoneyouearlier

acollectcall=atelephonecallpaidforbythepersonwhoreceivesit

Amh.'tocall/phonesmbcollect

Syn:BrEtoreversethecharges

coach

coach

coachman

coachstationcommute

commutercross

crossing

crossroads

drive

clrive

ⁿ l.BrEabuswithcomfortablescatsusedforlongjourneys

2.arailwaycarriage,Am£acar

3.alargecarnagepulledbyhorses

4.AmEdenotingeconomy-classseatmginanaircr:.Jftortruin

•TheywenttoLondonbycoach.

_{•WeflewcoachouttoAtlanta.}

^,. _{totravelorconveybycoach}

¹¹ (pi-men)someonewhodroveacoachpulledbyhorses111the

past

II ^{firEtheplacewherepeoplebeginorendtheirjourney!-onbuse}sthattravelalongdistance

toregularlytravelalongdistancetogettowork

•JanelivesinavillagebutsheworksmManche5ter,cmdslw

_{commutesbetweenthevillageandMcmcheslereveryday.}

^, _{someonewhotravelsalongdistancetoworkeveryday}

• Thecarriagewasfullofhome-goingcommuters.

^v I.togooveraline,tracketc.andbeyond1t

2.togoacrosseachother

•StationAvenuecrossesEastStreetahoutlw(famd<.•downtheroad.

ⁿ amarkedplacewhereyoucansafelycrossaroad,nver,etc

apedestrian/zebraIpelicancrossing

^II (pi)aplacewheretworoadsmeetandcrosseachotherataIthecrossroads

(drove,driven)

l.tos1tinacar,bus,etc.andmakeittravelfromoneplacetoanother

todrivethroughastopsign

2.totravelinacar

•Shallwedriveorrakeabu!)?

3.totakesmbsomewhereinacar

•Jackwilldriveyouhome.

adrivingschool/test

dnvmgwhalemtox1cated(OWl)Br£I

drivingundertheinfluence(DUJ)Amli=drivingwhenyouhavehadtoomuchalcohol

^II I.atriporajourneyinacartotake/goforadrive

2theareaorroadbetweenyourhouseandthestreet

Syn:driveway

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fare

nagdown

licence

lift

metropolis

park

parking

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ⁿ someonewhodnvcsacar,bus,etc.

ⁿ themoneyapassengeronpublictransporthastopaybusItrainIatrfare

totravelhalf.fareIfuJI.fare

•Airfareshaveshotupby10%.

•Childrenunder4travelhaif-:fare

phr.v. tomakethednverofavehiclestopby\\·avingatthem

• HeflagKeddownataxi.

^ll AmElicense;anofficialdocumentthatshowsthatpermissionhasbeengtventodo,ownoruscsmth

adrivinglicenceBrEIadriver'slicenseAmE

registrationnumberBrEIlicensenumberAmE

numberplateBrEIlicenseplateAmE

¹¹ afreerideinanotherperson'svehicletogivesmbalift

• Doyouwantaliftintotown?

ⁿ I.oneofasetofred,yellowandgreenlightsusedforcon-trollingtraffic

• We\mitedforthelightstochange.

• Thedriverhasjailedtostopataredliglu.

(mfml)toshootthelights==tokeepdrivingeventhoughthetrafficlightssayyoushouldstop

(infmljtojumpalight....todrivepastred

2.oneofthelightsonacar.bicycle,etc.

•He'sleftIrislightson.

ⁿ averylargecitythatisthemostimportantcityinarea

"

toputacarorothervehicleinaparticularplaceforaperiodoftime

parkedcars

•I'mparkedoverthere.=l'veparkedmycaroverthere.

ⁿ theactofparkingacar,etc."Noparking"(asign)

aparkingspace;aparkingfine

•There'splentyofparkingattheshoppingmall

parkinlot^IIparkingmeternparkingticket1l

pedestrian¹¹

anopenareaforcarstoparkin

amachinewhichyouputmoneyinwhenyouparkyourcar

anoticeinformingadriverofafineimposedforparkingille­

gally

someonewhoiswalking,esp.inastreetorotherplaceusedbycars

apedestrianwalkwayIfootbridge

apedestriancrossingBrEIcrosswalkAm£

_{pedestrianmallBrEIAm£}

pedestrianprecinct n ashoppingareaintoaplacewherevehiclesarenotallowed

safety n thestateofbeingsafefromdangerorharmsafetymeasuresIprecautionsIchecksIrulesroadsafety

•Theaccidentwouldneverhavehappenedifthecorrectsafetyprocedureshadbeenfollowed.

•Policearevisitingschoolsaspartoftheirlatestroadsafetycampaign.

safetybelt 11 aseatbelt

speed n therateatwhichsomeoneorsomethingmovestopickupIgatherspeed

toexceedthespeed

totravelataspeedof80mph(milesperhour)

attopIfullspeed

athigh/lowspeed

_{spet'il v (spedorspeeded)togoquickly}

tospeedby=topassveryquickly

^{tospeedup=tomoveorhappenfaster}

•We'dbetlerspeed11pifwewanltobeontime.

speedlimit n a30mphspeedlimitspeedy adj tomakeaspeedyrecovery

telephone n 1.thesystemofcommunicationthatyouusetohaveaconversationwithsomeoneinanotherplace

•ThetelephonewasinventedbyAlexanderGrahamBell.

atelephoneconversation

bytelephoneIphone

•Resef11ationscanbemadebytelephone.

2. thepieceofequipmenttharyouusewhenyouarespeakingtosomeonebytelephone

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traffic

trafficcircletrafficcoptrafficislandtrafficjam

trafficlights

trafficwarden

transport

transportunderground

yehicle

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•Thelelephonei.'iringing.

Syn:phone

tobeonthetelephoneIphone

a)tobetalkingtosomeoneusingthetclcphun(!

•TumdowntheTV!I'monthephone.'

b)tohaveatelephoneinyourhome,office,etc

11 thevehiclesmovingalongaroadorstretheavytraffic

tobestuckintraffic

n ^{Am£araisedcircularareathatcarsmustdrivearound--oBrl}

roundabout

1J ^{AmE(infml)apoliceofficerwhostandsontheroadand}

directsthetraffic

11 araisedareainthemiddleoftheroadwherepeoplewaitforthetraffictopass

alongtimeofvehiclesonaroadthatcannotmoveormoveveryslov.·ly

_{bestuckinatrafficjam}

^, _{(pi)lightsthatcontrolthetrafiic}

n BrEsomeonewhosejobistocheckthatvehicleshavenotparkedillegally

¹¹ BrE=transportationAm£

publictransport(buses,trains,etc.)

meansoftransport

totakegoods,people,etc.fromoneplacetnanotherinavehicle

^, _{Br£thel.Jnderground}

Syn:theTube(inLondon)

theMetro(inEurope)

thesubwayAmE

Comp:subwayBrEapathforpeopletowalkunderaroadorrailway=underpassAmE

ⁿ esp.fin/athingthatisusedforcarryingpeopleorthingsfromoneplacetoanotheronland

aheavygoodsvehicle

•"Isthisyourvehicle.sir?"askedthepoliceman.

_UNIT2

_{0 THETHEATRE}

FocusVocabulary

cmemaha/letuperac:omecr

lllll.!iiCalcomedyI

musicaltragicomedy

drama

farce

_play

historicalplav

traged_1·

performac,e

.rltm..,

\'lludeville

mrietyshowItheatre

_{WhatIsTheatre?}

What'sTheatre?Whyhasitlastedsolong?Whatdoesitmeantous?Weknowthatitoffersamusementandpleasure,butthensodolotsofotherthingsIstheresomethingspecialtottselfthatttoffersus?Clear1ythereis,otherwisetheTheatrewouldnothavegoneonsolongandinsomanydifferentplaces.Alreadymanypeopletellusthatwiththeirtelevisionsetsathomeandanoccasionalvisittothemovies,theynolongerneedtheTheatreanddonotcarewhetheritlivesordies.

_{(afterJ.B.Priestley)}

WordMeaning

Ex.1Matchthewordsontheleftwithsuitabledefinitionsontheright.

_{WhoisWhoIntheTheatre?}

1.actor,actress

2.audience

3cast

a)thepersonwhowritesreviewsofnewplays,mustcals.etc.b)allthepeoplewhoactinaplayoramustcal

c)learnsanotheractor'spartinordertobeabletotakehtsplacetf

heorsheistilorunabletoperform

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4.company

5.choreographer

6 critic

7.director

8.playwright

9.prompter

10.setdesigner

11.stagehand

12.stagemanager

d)remindstheactorsoftheirne)(tlineinaspeechiftheyforgetite)showspeoplecomingtowatchtheplayormus1caltotheirseatsf) makesuporarrangesthestepsforthedancerswhoperfonnon

^stage

g)designsthescenery,etc_onstage

h)agroupofactors,singersordancerswhoworktogether,e.g.

TheRoyalShakespeare _

i) thepeoplewhocometowatchaplayoramusical

j) helpsbehindthescenesdunngaproduction.e.g.bymovingscenery,etc.

k)apersonwhowritesplays

I) isresponsibleforeverythingthathappensonstageduringaper·

_formanee

13.understudy m)apersonwhosejobisacting

14_usher,usherette n)decideshowaplayisperformed;tellstheactorswhattodo

_{Ex.2.Matcheachpartofatheatreonther;ghtwithadefinitionontheleft.}

1.whereactorsputontheircostumesandmake-up

2.theareaonwhichtheperformancetakesplace

3.alineofseats

4.awaydownfrombacktofrontbetweentheseats

5.theareaofdownstairsseats

6.theareaofupstairsseats

7.thetheatreentrancehallwherepeoplemeetbeforegoingin

8 theplacewhereyougoorphonetobuyt1ckets

9 thewholeareaoutofsightoftheaudience

10.alittleprivatebalconywith3-5seatsonly

_WordUse

a)stallsb)aislec)circle

d)dressingroome)stage

f) boxofficeg)row

h)backstagei) bO)(

J)foyer

_{Ex.3WritethemissingwordsInthesentencesbelow.Choosefromthefollowing:}

aisle	curtain	interval	rehearse(verb)
applause auditorium	dressrehearsa/ dressing-room	matinee (orchestra)p#	row stage
boxoffice	firstnight	performance	stalls
circle(orbalcony)	foyer	progmmme	wings

1.Wepickeduptheticketswehadorderedatthetheatre-------

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2.ThetsthelargeareaJUStinsidethemaindoorsofatheatrewherepeoplemeetandwait,whiletheisthepartofatheatrewheretheaudiencesit

3.HewasgtventheEveningStandardActoroftheYearawardforhis------­

inMacbeth

4 Wewalkeddownthe-------behindanusherasheshowedustoourseatsinC.

5.ThewasterribleSeveraloftheactorsforgottheirlines.oneortwodancersfelloverandtherewasaproblemwiththelighttngLet'shopetheplay'salotbetterwhenitopensonSaturday.

6.Whenyoubuyticketsyoucanchoosetositdownstairstnthe orupstatrs

inthe------

7.Ifyoucan'tgettoseetheplayintheevening,youcanalwaysgotothe----­

orafternoonperformance.

8.Theaudiencereallylovedthenewmusical,astheyshowedbytheirloud _

attheend.

9.The istheareawheretheactorsstandandperform.

10.Inevergotoseeaplayonits.Iprefertowaitafewweeks.It'susu-allybetterthen.

11.Infrontofthestagetsanareawherethemusicianssit.ThisIscalledthe

12.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheplayortheactorsintt,youcanalwaysbuya

_ beforetheperformance.

13.Theaudtencebecamesilentasthe------wentupandtheplaybegan.

14Beforegotngonstage,theactorsoftenwaitinthe,thatis,theareatothestdeofthestage,hiddenfromtheaudience.

15.Thereisusuallyashortofabout120minutesbetweentheactsofaplay.

16.Theynormally foratleasttwomonthsbeforetheyperforminpublic

17.Theactorsputontheircostumesandmake-upinthe------

Ex.4Answerthequestions.

1.Whichdoyouthinkarethemostexpensiveseats,andwhicharetheleastexpensive?

Whyisthat?

2. Wheredotheorchestrasitinthetheatre?

3.Wheredotheactorscomefromandgotowhentheymakeentrancesandexits?

4.Whydoyouthinkfootlightsarecalledthat,andwhataretheyfor?

_{5.Whenyougotothetheatre,whatdoyoudoduringtheintervalbetweentheactsoftheplay?}

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WordsinContext

Ex.5Readthetextandexplainthemeaningofthewordsinboldtype.

_{ConfessionsofaWould-BeActor}

AfterplayingJosephinanativityplayattheageoff1veandahalf,-Icanseest1llrememberthethreelinesIhad-mytheatricalcareerreallytookoff.Iwaschosentobethebackendofthepantomimehorseinourschoolend-of-termChristmasshow.Successthere,orratherlackofit-thehorse'sseamscameapartsoonafterourfirstentrance-ledtomybeinggiventhejobofstagehandforallfutureproductions.EvensceneryfalhngoverinthemiddleofanItalianlightoperaandlast-minutepanicoverthemissingsetforanancientGreektragedyfailedtopersuadeourdramateacherthatIwouldbelessofanskonstagethanoff.(That,infact,isnotstrictlytrue.Id1dhaveawalk-onpartonceinaFrenchbedroomfarce-asanapparentlydumppoliceconstable-buttoeveryone'shorrorItriedtoexitwiththewrongcharacterattheendofthewrongscene,stageleftin­

steadofstageright).

Onleavingschool,Ijoinedanamateurdramaticsociety,fullofenthusiasmbutrathershortonexperience,techniqueandtiming.Forsomeyears,Iwasrestrictedtobitparts

I

1nsketches.satiricalrevuesandoneortwoslapstickcomedies.MyfinesthourcamewhenIhadtostandInforamemberofthecastwhohadbeentakenill-Iwasthegen­eralmaleunderstudy-andtakethepartofthevillaininaVictorianmelodrama,lotsofoveractingandasidestotheaudience.IhadonlyaveryshortrehearsalbeforehandandIthoughtmyperfonnancewasreasonablycompetentTheproducer,however,sug­gestedthatItookupsomelesspublichobby,likepoHeryorrug-making_

Notdeterred,Ijoinedarepertorycompanyasstageandcostumesmanager.alsoresponsibleforpropsandmakeup.AndIwastheirprompteraswellDuringmytimewiththem!wroteanumberofscripts,mostofwhichwererejected.butoneofwhichwasacceptedandperformed.Itturnedouttobethemostterribleflop_Ididn'tdomuchactingthere-justonepart,ifIrememberrightly,inthechorusofamusical,arevivalofWestSideStory.Nobody'discovered'me.WhatIhadalwayswantedwastoplaytheheroinsomethinglikeRomeoandJulietortohavealeadingpartinanOscarWildecomedyofmanners.WhenIturnedfifty.however,Ibegantoacceptthatitwasprobablynotgomgtohappen

Youcanimaginemysurpriseanddelight.then.whensomenightsagoIlearnedthatIhadlandedthetitleroleinShakespeare'sclassicplayMacbethwiththeRoyalShake­speare'sCompany.Icouktn'tbelievemyluck.Macbeth:thatsuperbmonologuebeforeDuncan'smurder.thepassageswiththewitchesontheheath.thatfantasticTomorrowandtomorrowandtomonowspeechinActFive,Scene5.Thedressrehearsal,withco­starsOlivierandGlendaJackson,wasadream.Andwtththefirstnighttofollow-tencurtaincalls-bouquets-reviewsthenextday:'Smashhitt''Don'tmtss1t!''Aboxofficewinner!'"TriumphfornewMacbeth!''AStaris.

Andthenthathorribleringtngsoundinmyears...

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Ex.6AdrianCollinswasaskedtodirectaplayforanamateurtheatregroupbe­causenooneelsewantedtodothejob.Readthisaccountofhisexperienceandcompletethetext,usingthewordsandphrasesyouhaveseenabove.Tohelpyou,thefirstletterofeachwordisgiven.

The(1)d ofagroupofamateur(2)a shasadifficultjob.First,hehastofinda(3)c capaeofworkingtogether.Itiseasyenoughtopersuadepeopletotakethe(4)p softhe(5)h------

^{(6)hand(7)v,butnoonewantsaminor}

(8)r,andfindingsomeonewillingtobe(9)s-----,--..,----;;-,--(10)misevenharder.Ourlast(11)phadallthesignsofbeingadisaster.Atthe(12)r,thenightbeforethefirst(13)p,theleadmg(14)afelldown,toreher(15)candtwistedherankle.Wehadnotgotan(16)u,soshehadtogoonthe(17)f(18)nwithaslick

AsIwatchedthe(19)a tak1ngtheirplacesinthe(20)s s

_{beforethecurta1nwentup.IfearedtheworstbutitwasworsethanIhadfeared.Inthefirst}

(21)a	,theheroforgothis(22)	I	s,couldn'thearthe
(23)p	,andmadean(24)e		intothe(25)w sto

findoutwhathehadtosaynext.Theactoron(26)swithhimdidn'tnotice,and

wentonwithhisnext(27)s.Theheroinewaswearingalongdressbe­causeofhertw1stedankleShegottooclosetothe(28)f,sawsmokerisingfromherfeet.screamedandfainted,justasthevillain,makinghis(29)e-----­cameonandtrippedoverher.

Duringthe(30)i ,mywife,whowashelpingoutbyactingasan

(31)u,showingpeopletotheirseats,said:"Don'tworry'Theylove1t.Amaninthesecond(32)rjustsaidtome:"Ididn'trealisethiswasa(33)c.Ihaven'tlaughedsomuchforyears.

ClassCommunication

Ex.7Shareyourideaswiththeclass.

1.Haveyoueverthoughtofgoingonthestage?

2.Haveyouhadanyactmgexpenence?Wereyouasuccess?

3.DescribeaschoolperformancewhichwasasuccessIaflop.

4_Doyouthinkateacherissupposedtobeanactor?Ifyes,justifyyouropinion.

Ex.8Readthedialogueandlookatthediagramofthetheatre.Gerryistelephoningtheboxofficebecausehewantstobuytwoticketsforthefirstperlormanceofanewplay.

A

Gerry:

Bookingclerk:

BookingTickets

Hello,NewTheatre?HaveyougottwoticketsforOthellonextWednesday?Therearen'tmanyleft.I'mafraid.It'sthefirstnight,yousee_Icangiveyoutwointhebalcony,butyouwon'tgetaverygoodview.Thedress

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Gerry:

Bookingclerk:

Gerry:

Bookingclerk:

B

Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

Bookingclerk:Ben:

circleandtheuppercirclearecompletelybookedup.Idon'tsupposeyou'dlikeabox,justfortwo.

Well,no.Isthereanythinginthestalls?

Waitaminute.Yes.you'relucky.I'vegottwostalls.RowK,7and8.They'vejustbeenreturned.Willyoutakethose?They'retenpoundseach.Oher,yes,OK.

Youcanpickthemupfromtheboxofficeinthefoyeratanytimeuptohalfanhourbeforetheperformance.Whatnameisit,please?

IwantfourseatsforSunday,please.Matineeoreveningperformance?Evening,please.

Well,youcanhaveverygoodseatsinthestalls.RowF.

Oh,no!It'sneartheorchestrapit.Myw1fecan'tstandloudmusic.ThenIcouldfindsomeseatsinthepit.

I'mafraidthatwon'tdoeither.Myfather-in-lawisterriblyshort-sighted.Hewon'tseemuchfromthepit.wouldhe?

Hm..Perhaps,you'dcaretotakeabox?Certainlynot!It'stooexpensive.Ican'tafforditDress-circlethen?

Idon'tliketositinthedress-circle.

Ithinktheonlythingthatremainsisthegallery.

Howcanyousuggestsuchathing!Mymotherin-lawhasaweakheart.Wecouldn'tdreamoflettingherwalkupfourflightsofstairs,couldwe?

Ifind,sir,thatthereisn'tasingleseatinthehousethatwouldsuityou.

Thereisn't,isthere?Well,Ithinkwe'dmuchbettergotothemovies.Asforme.Idon'tcaremuchforthistheatre-goingbusiness.Good-day!

A.thestage

B.thefootlights

^c.theorchestra

^D.thestalls

E.^thepit

_F.theboxes

_J

^{G.thedresscircle}

^H.thebalcony