I. Find the sentences with the Future Perfect Con­tinuous Tense:

I. When they entered the theatre, they presented their tickets to usher and he directed them upstairs. 2. We shall have been asking for the seats in the stalls for us at the box-office when you come. 3. The sisters will have been discussing for a long time what kind of play to attend (a comedy or a drama), when mother returns. 4. He likes to sit nearer the screen. 5. I suggest our going to the theatre. It's a Chaikovsky programme, isn't it? 6. We shall visit the Opera House next Sunday.

II. Put the following sentences in the Future Perfect Continuous Tense:

1. I have been waiting for this play for more than a month. 2. We have been sitting in the stalls for several minutes. 3. I have been reading a programme for five mi­nutes. 4. She hasn't been visiting the theatre for a long time. 5. We have been discussing what kind of show to attend for ten minutes. 6. I have been visiting the Operet­ta House for two years. 7. They have been discussing the play "The Thunderstorm" for a long time.

HI. Make the following sentences negative:

1. The actors will have been having the rehearsal at the theatre for two hours. 2. This play will have been staging for several weeks. 3. The playwright will have working on the script for two months. 4. We shall have been booking the seats at 10 o'clock tomorrow. 5. I shall have been working at the circus all day. 6. He will have been staying at the theatre for an hour.

IV. Put the Infinitives in brackets in the Future Perfect Continuous Tense:

1. He (read) a programme for ten minutes when they come. 2. She (wait) for this comedy for a month before it is on the repertoire of the theatre. 3. The stalls (fill up) for twenty minutes before they come. 4. Paul (read) books about the theatre for several years before he becames an expert. 5. I (work) on this report about our famous actors for two hours before my sister comes. 6. My father (work) at this theatre for twenty years by 1999.

V. Translate into English:

1. Ви діставатимете квитки на цю виставу за три дні до його приїзду. 2. Ти читатимеш цю книжку про видат­них акторів театру кілька днів, перш ніж повернеш її до бібліотеки. 3. Я не читатиму змісту цього балету і десяти хвилин, коли він розпочнеться. 4. Ми не чекатимемо і трьох хвилин, коли актори з'являться на сцені.

COMMUNICATIVE SITUATIONS

1. Speak about your favourite playwright and favourite performance.

2. Speak about your favourite actor (dancer, composer).

3. Book seats for the theatre at the box-office.

4. Exchange impressions after a visit to the theatre.

5. You meet friends at the theatre.

Lesson 17

CINEMA EXERCISES

I. Read and memorize the following words:

cinema кіно, кінотеатр

e.g. I'm fond of cinema.

actor актор

actress актриса

e.g. Who is your favourite film actor?

film (U.K.)/movie (U. S.) фільм

newsreel кінохроніка

newsfilm кіножурнал

e.g. As usual, before the show of the film they give news-reel.

(to) produce створювати

producer режисер-постановник

e.g. Do you know the name of the producer?

director режисер, продюсер

script /scenario сценарій

scriptwriter сценарист

screen екран; екранізувати

e.g. We see the moving picture on a screen.

poster афіша

review рецензія

preview перший перегляд фільму

advertisement реклама

e.g. We need a very good advertisement, book замовляти, брати {квиток) e.g. Let's book seats for the last evening performance.

row ряд

e.g. Let's take seats seven and eight in the sixteenth row.

cinerama синерама, панорамне кіно amusing цікавий

e.g. This film is amusing.

funny смішний

e.g. We saw very funny film yesterday.

entertaining розважальний

informative пізнавальний

educational виховний

exciting /thrilling хвилюючий

lull /boring нудний

disappointing такий, що викликає роз­чарування