Задания по теме "Театр", в рамках проектов по теме «Расскажи зарубежному другу о театральной жизни в г. Магнитогорске», посвященных Европейскому дню иностранных языков в рамках мероприятий, посвященных 90-летнему юбилею города Магнитогорска

A visit to the theatre

I’m not a theatre-goer, you know. Most teenagers prefer cinema to theatre. So do I. But it happened so, that I visited our local drama theatre. I went to the theatre with my granny a month ago. She likes to watch musical comedies very much. She decided to watch the play “Figaro’s marriage” by Pier de Bomarshe. Though we could buy tickets at the box-office, we preferred to reserve tickets in advance. The tickets were not too expensive.

When the day of the performance came, we arrived at the theatre thirty minutes before the play. We left our coats and hats in the cloakroom. In the foyer we bought a programme from the usher. My granny said it would give us the information about the play, the cast and the director. My granny didn’t take opera glasses, because our sits were in the stalls. We could get a good view of the stage from our seats.

The theatre was full up to the doors as all the tickets were sold. There were two bells. All people hurried to take their seats. When the third bell rang, the lights went down, the curtains rose up and the performance began. I looked around. Everybody was deeply involved in what was happening on the stage.

The scenery was wonderful. The cast was first-rate. All the actors and actresses performed their parts with conviction and passion. I was completely carried away by the acting. I hadn't laughed so much for a very long time. The performance lasted for three hours as it had two acts. There was an interval between the acts. The audience had time to rest and to exchange their impressions.

When the performance was over, the lights went up, the curtains fell. The admiration of the public knew no bounds. There was a storm of applause. At that moment I realized that the performance was worth seeing. It changed my attitude to the theatre. Next time I’ll go to the theatre with my friends.

1. Using the text, find the English equivalents to the given expressions.

1. Say if the statements are True, False or Not Stated

1. Most teenagers prefer cinema to theatre.

2. I went to the theatre with my classmates a month ago.

3. My granny likes to watch musicals very much.

4. She decided to watch the play “The Twelfth Night” by W. Shakespeare.

5. We reserved tickets in advance.

6. When the day of the performance came, we arrived at the theatre fifteen minutes before the play.

7. In the foyer we bought opera glasses from the usher.

8. We could get a good view of the stage from our seats.

9. The theatre was full up to the doors as all the tickets were sold.

10. When the third bell rang, the lights went down, the curtains rose up and the performance began.

11. The scenery was dull and the cast wasn’t first-rate.

12. All the actors and actresses performed their parts with conviction and passion.

13. The performance lasted for two hours and a half as it had two acts.

14. The public was disappointed with the play.

15. There was a storm of applause.

16. It changed my attitude to the theatre.

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box

Most teenagers prefer cinema to ___.

I visited our local ___ theatre.

She likes to watch ___ ___ very much.

We preferred to ____ ___ in advance.

We leave our coats and hats in the ___ .

In the ___ we bought a programme from the ___.

My granny said it would give us the information about the play, the ___ ___.

My granny didn’t take opera glasses, because our sits were __ __ .

The theatre was full up to the doors as all the ___were sold.

Everybody was ___ ___ in what happened on the stage.

All ____ _____ performed their parts with conviction and passion.

The performance lasted for three hours as it had two ___.

The ____ had time to rest and to exchange their impressions.

When the performance was over, the lights went up, the ___ rose / fell.

The __ of the public knew no bounds.

There was a storm of ____.

TASK №5 Read all the extracts and find the right poster for each of them.