Text 2 One of the best film directors Steven Spielberg

What do the films "Jaws", "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park" have in common? They were all directed by Steven Spielberg. Over the last 30 years Spielberg directed and produced some of the most successful films of all times.

Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1947 and was interested in cinema from a very early age. In 1970 Spielberg' talent came to the attention of Universal Pictures and he was signed to a seven-year contract to direct films for television.

"Sugarland express" was the first of Spielberg's films shown on the big screen. One year later, in 1975, the thriller "Jaws" gave him his first big success. Spielberg's films were popular with people and critics because of their special effects, imaginative scripts and dramatic music.

Soon every film of Spielberg became a tremendous success, both financially and artistically. By the late 1970s, Spielberg was not only directing, but also producing and scriptwriting. He established his own independent production unit, Amblin Entertainment, in

1982, and began to produce a number of famous films, including "Gremlins", "Back to the Future", and animation, such as "An American Tail" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

The film which gave Spielberg wide recognition was the science fiction fantasy "ET: the Extraterrestrial", which was released in 1982. At the time "ET" made more money than any film ever made, but the record was broken 11 years later when Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" with amazing and terrifying computer-made dinosaurs was released.

Spielberg has also more serious films, such as "Schindler's List". This black-and-white epic film showed that Spielberg is a director of great power and sensitivity. Spielberg won a second Academy award for best director for the film "Save Private Ryan" in 1999.

In 1994 Spielberg formed a new studio, Dreamwork SKG, with 2 other powerful Hollywood executives, Jerry Katzenberg and David Geften. Spielberg's influence on popular American culture will continue to grow.

Exercise 8. Answer the questions on the text above.

1. What are the most famous films directed by Spielberg?

2. When was Spielberg's well-known film "Jaws" produced?

3. Why are his films so popular?

4. What film brought Spielberg worldwide recognition?

5. How is his remarkable black-and-white epic film called?

Exercise 9. There are different types of films.(movies). Match the type of a film on the left with the correct definition of it on the right.

1. documentary a) a film designed to shock and frighten people

2. epic film b) an old film, usually in black-and-white, with pictures but

no sound

3. horror film c) a film made by photographing a serious of drawing

4. a comedy d) a movie that is funny, usually with a happy ending

5. science fiction fantasy e) films giving facts about politics, history, nature,

technology

6. animated cartoon f) film about the future, often with spaceships, space travel

and life on other planets

Exercise 10. Read and translate the film review.

Not long ago I saw a film "E.T: the Extraterrestrial", part 3. It is a sequel of the famous "E.T: the Extraterrestrial", part 1 and 2. It is a science fiction fantasy. The film is directed by famous Steven Spielberg. It is full of special effects and stunts. The two main characters are the old granny as a space invader and a gangster from Brooklyn. It is interesting to watch how their relations develop in the course of the film. The film is full of suspense, when the old lady kept as a prisoner and she turns out to be more clever than the gangsters and escapes. This successful film is worth seeing and is popular with different people. I recommend

you to see this film.

Write a review about a film you saw not long ago. Use the words and expressions given below: To recommend to see; to enjoy; to be worth seeing; to expect much \ little of; to be a fan; to star in a film; to be based on; to be popular with; a sequel; a successful film; special effects and stunts; the main character; leading role; to keep in suspense.

Text 3. Theater The 20th century made great changes into the theatre. Cinema, radio, television, video altered the course of the major performing arts and created the new ones. But still there are hundreds of puppet theatres, conservatoires and philharmonics, musical comedy theatres, drama theatres and opera houses where the audiences are excited at the prospect of seeing a play and the actors are most encouraged the warm reception. We go to the theatre to see a play, that is to say, a performance given by actors and actresses. A play of a serious character, dealing with important human problems is called a tragedy. A play of a humorous, lighter character is a comedy (or a farce). Dramatists are called playwrights nowadays and there are no longer such great dramatists as Shakespeare or G.B.Show. But before going to a theatre you should book a ticket at a box-office. The most expensive seats are in the stalls, boxes and dress-circle. The seats in the balcony, pit and the upper circle are less expensive, they are cheap. Then at the entrance to the theatre the attendant tears your theatre ticket in half. He gives you your half back so that you can find your seat by its number. Another attendant shows you to your seat and sells a programme that will tell you which parts the actors are playing and how many acts there are in the play. Then you take your seat and may enjoy the play. If we want to go to the theatre we buy tickets at the box-office and show them to the attendant at the entrance. In the building there is a hall, a large foyer and a cloak-room where we leave our overcoats, hats, etc. The audience can walk in the foyer in the intervals. Many doors lead to the auditorium consisting of stalls, boxes and balconies. In front of the auditorium there is a curtain separating it from the stage. The curtain rises when the play begins and falls at the end of each ct. Many people must work together to produce a play. The author writes it; the producer conducts the acting; carpenters, mechanics, designers prepare the scenery; electricians and light operators see to the light effects and operate the floodlights. We, the playgoers (or fans) demand an interesting plot, good acting, impressive scenery — that is two hours of good entertainment.

Exercise 1. What is in English? Изменить курс, исполнительское искусство, кукольный театр, оперный театр, филармония, зрители, теплый прием, спектакль, сценарист, касса, дорогие места, партер, ложа, бельэтаж, дешевый, билетер, фойе, гардероб, антракт, занавес, сцена, поставить пьесу, декорации, сюжет, театралы, развлечение.