The Theatre in Britain

1. P UT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT FORM. TRANSLATE THE TEXT INTO RUSSIAN

The Theatre in Britain

The British people are proud of their theatres. The British theatre is one of the _______. Every city and ______ town in the country has its theatre. Even ____ towns often have repertory theatres, where different plays are performed for the short period by groups of professional actors. London is the centre of theatrical life ______, plays can run there for many years. Britain has a one of the ___ dramatic tradition and about 300 theatres. There are several thousand amateur dramatic societies in Britain. The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Globe are very ___________. Except for the ______, theatrical actors have little public recognition. The performances start at about eight and finish at about eleven. Seats are _____ and a night out at a theatre is quite a luxury for Londoners. Seats in the stalls are ______, the seats in the gallery are _____. Most theatres and musical halls have ____ orchestras, with popular conductors. Theatre organization in England differs greatly from that in Russia. Only a few theatres have their own permanent companies. Troupes are formed for a season, sometimes even for a single play. Some of the most known theatres in England are Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Old Vic and others.

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2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

How many theatres are there in Britain?
What are the most known theatres in Britain?
Which are the most expensive seats, and which are the least expensive?
Are you theatre-goer?
Do you often go to the theatre?
W hat British theatres do you know?
Are tickets very expensive?

3. FIND THE CORRECT WORDS FOR:

1) a building for the performance of plays;

2) a dramatic composition with music in which the words are sung;

3) a man who acts on the stage or for cinema films;

4) a well-known modern composer, the author of rock operas;

5) a group of people trained to sing together;

6) the main character of one of Shakespeare’s plays;

8) a person who performs music for the love of it, not for money.

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