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4.Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the words connected with events in the arts.

1.We went to see a new production of Hamlet last night. It was a first-night (a premiere) performance. 2. The sets1 were incredibly realistic and the costumes2 were wonderful. 3. It was a good cast and I thought the direction was excellent. 4. Anthony O’Donnell gave a marvellous performance. It got rave reviews (means “got very enthusiastic comments”) in the papers today. 5. The Opera Society is doing a performance of Don Giovanni. 6 Our local cinema is showing Bergman’s Persona next week. 7. The film was shot/made on location in Spain. 8. A theatre is a place you go to watch actors perform plays. 9. The people who watch are called the audience. 10. The actors perform on the stage. Before the actors perform for the audience, they practice to play and this is called to rehearse. 11. If people adore the actors' playing, they applaud and demand to play an encore. 12. Some people like films with a lot of special effects, for example, watching the dinosaurs move in Jurassic Park, or watching people change into monsters. 13. Some actors do the stunts. A stunt is when the actor does something dangerous, such as jump out of a moving car. 14. Ballet is a very expressive art. Ballerinas are very gracious and delicate. 15. A choreographer is a person who composes the steps and dances for a ballet.

5.Finds synonyms to the following words (See Ex. 1):

cinema

art show

dress circle

sweet music

multi-screen cinema

hobby

to have a fine time

pop gig

high-pitched voice

vocalist

1sets (scenery, buildings, furniture on the stage or in a studio)

2costumes(clothes the actors wear on stage)

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subtitles

stentorian voice

blockbuster

detective film

clear voice

stalls

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7. Match each kind of book with what you would normally expect to find in it.

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and instrumentalist

7. brass wind instrument with a bright tone

(from: "Tests in English. Thematic Vocabulary" by M.Misztal)

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9.Which is the "odd man out"?

1.Which is not a string instrument? a) cello; b) flute; c) violin; d) guitar

2.Which is not a wind instrument?

a) trumpet; b) piano; c) clarinet; d) saxophone

3. Which is not a percussion instrument?

a) tambourine; b) double bass; c) drum; d) timpani

4. Which is not a kind of voice?

a) bass; b) contralto; c) recitative; d) baritone

5. Which is not a group of musicians?

a) band; b) orchestra; c) quintet; d) polyphony

6. Which is not a kind of vocal music?

a) song; b) carol; c) symphony; d) lullaby

7. Which is not a kind of music?

a) ballet; b) opera; c) symphony; d) song

(from: "Tests in English. Thematic Vocabulary" by M.Misztal)

10. Complete the sentences with the words from the list in the

box:

album; beat; disk-jockey; hit; juke-box; LP (long playing); lyric; single; tune; tempo

1.A ____________ plays records in discotheques.

2.A small record is called as__________________ .

3.A large record is called a(n) __________________ .

4.A long-playing record by a pop-group is a(n) ____________ .

5.In a pub records are played on a _________________ .

6.The rhythm of the music is called the ________________ .

7.The words of a song are called the ________________ .

8.The speed of the music is the __________________ .

9.The melody of the song is the ________________.

10.A song which is a great success is a _________________ .

(from: "Tests in English. Thematic Vocabulary" by M.Misztal)

11. Put the words from the list below into the correct boxes. Some may go in more than one box.

Audience, documentary, a grand piano, a play, special effects, pop-group, stunts, actors, orchestra, producer, director, symphony, cameraman, baritone, screen, stage, light comedy, rehearsal, drama, a

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show, a performance, trumpet, tempo, tragedy, conductor, cello, editor, dubbing actor, over-voice dubbing, presenter, screen version, curtain.

12. Fill in the gaps with the corresponding words from the box.

soloist; stunts; painting; play; special effects; cocktail party; director; rehearse; stage; composer; embroidery; pottery; fantasy; poetry; horror-film; drama;

1.If you want a play to be good you have to

_________________ a lot before you perform it for the audience.

2.I saw a ________________ yesterday but it wasn't very good. One of the actors forgot his words and couldn't say anything.

3.The ______________ made the actors rehearse the play again and again.

4.It looked so real in the film when the White House disappeared. I think all the ______________ in the film were perfect.

5.Richard Gere was fantastic in that film. I heard that he did all his _________________ , even when he jumped out the burning car.

6.I went to the concert last week and somebody from the audience tried to get on the ______________ with the frontman of the group.

7.I really like _____________. These are films sparkling with light humour and popular melodies.

8.Millions of young people adore this song and buy the records. It is certainly a ______________ .

9.The _____________ performed a fabulous solo. He has a fantastic baritone.

10.A ________________ is the one who composes music.

11.The exhibition of modern ______________ started its work last weekend in Expocentre. The works of modern Ukrainian artists are displayed there.

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12.What a terrible party! There's nothing to eat here, just drinks. – There shouldn't be any food. It's a _______________.

13.It's a marvellous _____________ work. The colours of threads are selected so perfectly and the stitches are so small that at first I thought it was a painting.

14.Where did you get this pot? It's a masterpiece of ancient

___________. – It's just an imitation of the original pot found by archaeologists during the excavations of ancient Chersonese. My friend is a potter and he made this copy for me.

15.Are you fond of reading science fiction? – Well, yes, but not that much. Sometimes it is dull. I prefer ____________. These books are full of magic and the plot is always gripping.

16.You look tired. Are you all right? – I didn't sleep well. I watched a new ___________ and it was so scary that I was afraid to switch off the light in the room.

17.I like __________ so much! I write poems myself. – Sounds great! But I'm not a fan of poems and I definitely dislike novels. I like ______, because there are no long descriptions there – just conversations and stage remarks.

Reading

Pre-Reading Activities

Answer the following questions:

1. Are you fond of watching films? Do you often go to the cinema? 2. Can you book seats in advance? 3. Is there usually a doorman at the cinema-theatres in Ukraine? 4. Is it possible to get to the showing room of Ukrainian cinemas after the beginning of the show? Is there anyone to show you to your places? 5. What does the program usually consist of? 6. Do we have double-feature programs or non-stop shows in Ukrainian cinemas? 7. Are people allowed to eat during the show?

13. a) Read and translate the dialogue.

At the Movies

Madeline: What a crowd! I don’t understand – are they coming in or going out?

Juliet: It’s a first night show, no wonder that so many people are eager to see the film. Let’s ask the doorman when the next picture

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starts. (Addressing the uniformed doorman) I beg your pardon, Sir. Are there any seats? What time does the next picture go on?

Doorman: (looking straight ahead) Best available seating in the boxes and first balcony. Use both windows to buy your tickets, please. Kindly have your money ready. Step right up. Have your money ready. Best seating now available in the boxes and first balcony…

M.: Come on! We won’t find out anything from him. O.K., let’s take a chance. Maybe we can find some seats down front.

J.: I certainly don’t want to sit in the balcony again. The last time we were here with my husband we had to sit in the second balcony. I was so high up that I was afraid my nose was going to bleed! The funniest thing is that those were the seats he booked in advance. Now, you go on ahead. I’ll get the tickets this time. (buys tickets at box-office).

M.: It’s good that we came a little early. The real crowds don’t start to get here until later. I’ve seen them lined up sometimes as far as Sixth Avenue. How can anyone stand in line that long? I don’t understand. No movie that I have seen is worth that much effort.

J.: There are so many film-fans, Madeline. They can stand in line all night long in order to get the tickets for the premiere show.

M.: Let’s go over to the last aisle and see whether we can’t get down front. Look! There are two people just getting up. What luck! Hurry up or someone else will take the seats.

(Finally sitting together in seats down front)

J.: Did you see that couple coming in from the other aisle trying to get these same seats? What a dirty look the man gave us!

M.: Did you see the dirty look the usher1 gave us when we rushed past him down the aisle?

J.: Forget it! Let’s hope the picture is good. M.: What else is on the program?

J.: I suppose that there is the usual newsreel and Mickey Mouse cartoon.

M.: What did the review say about this picture?

J.: The reviews were not bad. The critic on the Times said the picture was rather light, but colourful and entertaining. The Daily News gave it three stars. However, you can’t always rely on the

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reviews… These seats aren’t bad, are they? We were pretty lucky after all.

M.: The lady in front of me has on a hat with a feather that sticks right up in the air. Why do some women wear such silly-looking hats, I wonder? I can’t see well.

J.: Why don’t you ask her to take off the hat?

M.: Maybe later, when the show begins… Maybe she’ll leave soon. The previous picture is almost over.

J.: Did you see these same two movie stars in their last picture together? It won the Academy Award. What was the name of it? The scene was laid in Paris and it was about a young American artist who fell in love with a French shop-girl. Remember?

M.: Yes, I saw it at one of the neighbouring movies uptown. I wasn’t so very much impressed by it. It was on a double feature program with a gangster movie, and I remember that I liked the gangster movie better. I guess, I’ll have to ask this lady in front to take off her hat. Every time she moves her head the feather bobs up in front of my nose. It’s very annoying.

J.: She won’t mind. Ask her to take it off.

M.: Here goes! (Tapping the woman lightly on the shoulder) Excuse me, Madam, would you mind taking off your hat? I can’t see the picture very well.

Woman in front: O.K., I’ll make a bargain with you. I’ll take off my hat if you two, young ladies, will stop talking.

J.: (in a whisper) Maybe she’s right. We’d better watch the film. Anyway, she’s taking her hat off.

M.: Oh, dear! What a shame! I didn’t realize we were talking so loud.

b) Translate the underlined words and word combinations into Ukrainian. Use these words in the sentences of your own.

14.Find in the text words similar in meaning to the following:

1)a popular actor or actress who plays leading roles in the cinema; 2) a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, cinema, church, etc.; 3) an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, cinema, celebrity, etc.; 4) the first public performance of a play, a film or other production; 5) a short motion picture presenting current or recent events; 6) a film about the sinister actions

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