Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.

to conceal	to hinder	subtlety	jurisdiction
sufficient	to reveal	to be accustomed	simplicity
rival	to distinguish	variance	to get distracted

1. Customs officers found a kilogram of cocaine that Smith _____ inside his suitcase.

2. A little ______________ in forecast numbers may be anticipated as a consequence.

3. A medical examination may___________________ evidence of dietary deficiencies.

4. It became clear that the relevant government ministers ______________ deliberately ____________ the progress of the necessary bill.

5. Some of the ___________________________of the language are lost in translation.

6. It was decided that there was_____________________ evidence to convict Marconi.

7. It's not within our_________________ to tell people what to do in the privacy of their own homes.

8. We____ _________________to using audio to present examples of language in use.

9. The new aeroplane would____________ its competitors in terms of noise, range and versatility.

10. I'd love to tell you what he did with it but I must not _______________ from the task.

11. Mona wrote with a beautiful ______________________________________ of style.

12. The factor that _____________________ this company from the competition is customer service.

? 17. Give English equivalents for the following word combinations:

ми вже другий рік перемагаємо команду супротивника; вони відставали від своїх суперників; насміхатися над невдачливим суперником; залишити далеко своїх суперників; розрахуватися з суперником; позбутися соперника; його суперники не можуть із ним зрівнятися; ліквідувати суперників з інших банд; його переманила конкуруюча фірма; вирішувати суперечку між соперниками; у нього була велика перевага перед соперниками не робити переваги жодному із двох суперників; він випередив інші газети з опублікуванням цього повідомлення; опублікувати яке-небудь сенсаційне повідомлення першим, обставити конкуруючі газети; недооцінювати супротивника; його ставили вище суперників; ї я переконаний, що в нього немає гідного супротивника; незручний (небезпечний) соперник; дружнє суперництво; боротьба між політичними партіями, що суперничають;

дитячі ревнощі, суперництво між дітьми (одних батьків); підніматися ярусами.

A Visit to the Theatre

— Speaking

What role does theatre play in your life?

& 1. Read the text and describe the theatre building.

THEATRE BUILDING

A theatre is a building where plays, operas or ballets are performed. It has a stage for the actors and an auditorium for the audience. Thus the auditorium is the part of a theatre where the audience sits.

The stage is raised several feet above the floor of the auditorium. At the sides of the stage are wings. The curtain separates the stage from the auditorium. The curtain is dropped or lowered between the scenes or arts of a play (an opera). While the curtain is down, the workers on the stage (called "stage hands") can change the scenery and prepare the stage for the next part of the performance. Several doors separate the foyer from the seating area.

Each person in a large audience can see the actors on the stage without discomfort as the back of the auditorium is several feet higher than the front part, so that the seats are on slope.

Above the ground floor there are generally several curved balconies with even steeper slopes of seats.

Seats in the stalls are those near the stage on the ground floor.

Seats in the first rows of the stalls are called orchestra stalls.

Seats behind the stalls are known as the pit. This is the worst part of the English theatre.

Next comes the dress circle, i.e. rows of seats higher up above the stalls and further back in the theatre.

Above the dress circle, a little higher up, there is the balcony or upper circle, as it is often called. Highest of all is the gallery.

Then there are also boxes in each tier of the theatre.

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