The Phoenix Theatre (London, UK)
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)
The Merrill Auditorium (Portland, Maine, USA)
San Francisco Ballet (San Francisco, USA)
(to see the view of the stage from each section go to
http://www.sfballet.org/tickets/seating/stage_view)
Fill in the gaps.
1) Last night Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theatre. When they approached the theatre, they saw some people standing at the entrance, waiting for their friends. First of all they came to the box-office and asked for two seats in the dress-circle. But the dress-circle seats were sold out and they were offered two seats on the tenth row in the stalls. Then they went to the cloak-room and left their coats and hats at the cloak-room attendant. After that they went to the usher and bought the programme. The usher showed them to their seats.
2) What’s on the Opera and Ballet House tonight?
3) I am not much of a theatre-goer.
4) My sister is fond of ballet.
5) Did you buy tickets in advance or on the day of the performance?
6) They couldn’t get tickets for the first night of “Hamlet” withSmoktunovsky in the leading part, because the house was sold out long before the performance.
7) This theatre is famous for its excellent company (труппа).
8) I was completely carried away with/by her wonderful acting; it was so true to life.
9) We are going to the theatre tomorrow. Would you like to join us?
10) The play was a success among the public.
11) I have an extra ticket for the matinee at the Mussorgsky Opera and Ballet House.
12) The house was sold out long ago before the day of the performance. So, I did not get the tickets.
7. Translate the sentences using the essential vocabulary.
1) Этот спектакль стоит посмотреть: декорации превосходны. – This pay is worth-while watching, the sets/the props are just out of this world.
2) Он любил из зрительного зала смотреть сцены, в которых он сам не играл. – He was fond of watching acts in which he did not take part from the auditorium.
3) Зрительный зал включает в себя партер, бельэтаж, балкон и ложи. – An auditorium includes the stalls, dress circle, balcony and boxes.
4) Нам не удалось посмотреть балет «Щелкунчик», потому что все билеты были проданы за две недели до спектакля. – We did not manage to watch «The Nutcracker» for the house was sold out two weeks before the day of the performance.
5) Я купила два билета в Театр Оперы и Балета. –I have bought two tickets to the House of Opera and Ballet.
6) У нас была ложа во втором ярусе. – We had box seats in the second circle (ярус).
7) Освещение в этом спектакле ярко выявляет искусство и балетмейстера, и художника. – The lightening of this play highlights skills of both the choreographer (ballet master) and the artist.
8) Когда занавес опустился, и в зале зажегся свет, раздался гром аплодисментов. – When the curtain went down and the lights went on, there came a great tornado of applause.
9) Мы договорились встретиться в фойе во время антракта. – We have agreed to meet in the foyer during the intermission. (or we have agreed on meeting)
10) За четверть часа до спектакля зрительный зал был почти полон. – Fifteen minutes before the play started the auditorium was almost packed full (with spectators).
11) Постановка была очень удачной и шла при переполненном зале. – The play was a success and was played to full.
12) Свет начал гаснуть, и зал затих. – The lights were slowly going down/out and the house (spectators) grew silent.
13) Свет в зале погас, и занавес поднялся. – The lights of the auditorium went out and the curtain went up.
14) Мы сидели в задних рядах партера. –We were sitting at the back stalls/at the back of the stalls.
15) После репетиции мы пошли за кулисы, чтобы посмотреть на новые костюмы и декорации. – After the rehearsal, we headed for the wing/headed for the backstage (we went backstage) to have a look at our new costumes and props/sets/scenery.
16) Эта пьеса была долгое время в репертуаре театра и шла при переполненном зале. – This play has already been in the repertory of the theatre for a long time and has been played to full.
Reading
8. ReadText12andgivetheequivalentstothefollowingwordsandexpressions.
| 1) финансовый (денежный) | репутация) |
| 2) великолепие | 8) гобелен |
| 3) балдахин | 9) рискованное начинание |
| 4) увенчивать | 10) подвергать |
| 5) выгодный (рентабельный) | 11) принуждать |
| 6) жалкий (грязный, запущенный) | 12) объемное изображение 13) разбрасывать |
| 7) плохая слава (дурная |
9. Fill in the blanks with the words from ex. 8:
1) Their behaviour has brought ____________ on English football.
2) We admired the ____________ of the mountain scenery.
3) The house was ____________ by a tall chimney.
4) As a nurse in the war she was ____________ to many dangers.
5) The two companies have embarked on a joint ____________ to produce cars in America.
6) The walls of the banqueting hall were hung with ____________.
7) Our research has been ____________ by lack of cash.
8) How can they live in such ____________ conditions?
9) There were papers ____________ all over the floor.