Art, Theatre, Perfomance

Phonetical exercises

[θ] – theatre, think, Othello

[Ə:] – circle, curtain

[ɒ] – opera glasses, box office

[ɔ:] – orchestra pit, stalls

[æ] – balcony, gallery

[əυ] – programme, cloakroom, row

[I] – pit, ticket

[еi] – buffet, ballet

THE THEATRE

«All the world is a stage,

and all the men and women merely players»

William Shakespeare

Match the English words with the Russian ones

Stalls

Stage

Занавес

Circle

Билетер

Curtain

Гардероб

Orchestra pit

Оркестровая яма

Cloakroom

Бельэтаж

Партер

Usher

Сцена

Write the same in one word

• Heavy material often hanging over the stage. It can close the stage from the audience.
• A theatrical performance in which they tell a story with the help of music and dancing.
• The highest floor in the theatre.
• The seats on the ground floor in the theatre.
• A hall in the theatre where people come together and talk.

- Curtain

• Ballet

• Gallery
• Stalls

• Foyer

Give definitions to the words

• A stage

• A kind of platform in the theatre on which actors perform.
• A place in a theatre where visitors leave their coats, hats, ect for a short time.
• In theatres and cinemas the place where people buy tickets.
• The place in a theatre where people can get some cold food and drinks.
• The place in front of a theatre stage where musicians sit and pl ay.

• A cloakroom

• A box office

• A buffet

• An orchestra pit

Questions

• What kind of modern entertainment can you name?
• Do you think theatre is important nowadays?
• What kinds of show (performances) can you see at the theatre?
• Where are the most comfortable seats?
• Where are the seats cheaper – in the circle or in the stalls?
• Where do people buy tickets?

Express in english

• Билет в театр
• Места в партере
• Быть на сцене
• Купить билеты в билетной кассе
• Оставить вещи в гардеробе
• Пойти в буфет
• Пригласить на балет
• Купить программу
• Сидеть в ложе
• Выйти на сцену
• Взять театральный бинокль

William Shakespeare

1564 - 1616

Statements

• W. S. was born on April 23 (1567, 1564, 1600).
• He was born in (Liverpool, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon).
• He wrote (novels, stories, sonnets, plays).

Your home task

• Ex. 2-3 p. 88, study the rule p. 87.
• Learn by heart the words ex. 11 p. 92.
• Get ready to write a test. Review reported speech and word building.

Thanks for attention!