3. Read an interesting article about trains.

a) Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each space.

Trains – the Best Way to Travel for many people, going (1) _____ train is the most exciting way to travel. You don’t have to wait (2)_____ hours at the airport with thousands (3) _____ other passengers. You just go (4) _____ station a few minutes before the train (5) _____, buy a ticket, get on train and the journey begins.

You can look at things (6) _____ the windows, have a sleep, read a book or go for a walk up and down the train. There is usually someone interesting to talk (7) _____ and when you get hungry, you can eat your picnic. If you didn’t bring (8) _____ picnic with you, there’s often a restaurant or a small cafe on the train where you can buy (9) ____ food and a drink.

	A	B	C
1	on	at	By
2	For	In	At
3	And	From	Of
4	At	To	In
5	Will leave	Left	Leaves
6	By	Through	Inside
7	For	At	To
8	A	Some	The
9	A	Any	Some

4. Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss these questions together.

1. We know that lots of people are fond of travelling. Why do people like to travel?

2. How can people travel?

3. Where do you like to travel?

4. Why do people prefer to make journey in a car?

4. Why do some people like to travel by sea?

5. Why do people like to travel by plane?

6. Why do some people like to travel by train?

7. What do people do on the board the plane?

A RT AND CULTURE

1. Answer the questions?

1. What performance do

y ou recommend? 2. How do you get

any tickets for Sunday

evening? 3. I’d like to reserve two

tickets for Saturday

performance. 4. Our seats are in the orchestra stalls (in the stalls,

in the pit, in the box, in the dress-circle, on the

balcony). 5. I’d like to leave my things at the cloak-room. 6. Could you give me opera-glasses?

7. During the interval we can go into foyer (refreshment). 8. What’s on the program? 9. Do you prefer comedy to opera?

2. Read and talk about the theatre and entertainment.

Text A

1. Read the text and give the title of the story.

The 20-th century brought great change into the theatre. Television, radio, cinema, video altered the course of the major performing arts and created the new ones. But still there are hundreds of musical comedy theatres, drama theatres, opera houses, puppet theatres, philharmonics and conservatoires where the audience is excited at the prospect of seeing a play and the actors are most encouraged by the warm reception. But first, I’d like to tell you some words about the theatre. It is a building where plays, operas or ballets are performed. Of course, it has a stage for the actors and an auditorium where the audience sits.

The curtain usually separates the stage from the auditorium. As a rule, the curtain is dropped of lowered between the scenes or acts of a play. The most expensive seats are in the stalls, boxes and dress-circles. The seats in the balcony, pit and the upper circle are comparatively cheaper. An intricate system of lights illuminates the stage. While the curtain is down, the workers on the stage can change the scenery and prepare the stage for the next part of the performance. A play lives a long life it makes its appearance on the stage before the audience. It is a real part of art and its creation calls for inspiration, talent and artistic ingenuity. A playwright conceives an idea and after months of hard work his idea develops into the script of the play. And finally, when everything is ready and the rehearsal goes off without a hitch, a dress rehearsal is called. After some time the curtain rises, the play faces the audience on its first night. As for me, I am not much of a theatre go but sometimes I like to go to the theatre with my friends or relatives just to relax. But I’ll never forget my last visit to the Ivan Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre. My mother bought two tickets at the advance box-office for the performance “Eneiyda”. It was a stage version based on the I. Kotlyarevskiy’s novel.There were brilliant actors and actress in the cast, I should admit. The leading actress was inexpressibly moving and top favorite. It seemed to me she was at her best and the play kept the audience in suspense from beginning to end. The company gave the truly remarkable play – moving, captivating, provoking laughter and tears by turns. Besides, it was a great educational value. During the interval, composers everybody talked about the brilliant acting of the actors. The concluding scene was exciting enough; the final moment was thrilling and unforgettable. The actors received a tremendous acclamation from the packed audience. There was no doubt it was warmly received by the audience, many of pieces were encored. I admired everything: the wonderful scenery, marvelous acting, and charming music. And it was obvious that the play was a great success.