Work in pairs. Match the definitions of functions below with the artistic staff professionals in exercise 15.

A.responsible for actors' clothes	B. in charge of finding actors	C. interprets the play	D. writes plays	E. responsible for sound effects	F. in charge of the light on the stage
G. responsible for scenery, furniture etc used on a stage	H. writes stories and words for a performance	I. in charge of technical aspects of a performance	J. responsible for technical aspects of the production process	K. gives instructions to actors and others working on a play

18. Work in pairs. Discuss the artistic staff and technical theatre personnel needed to produce and stage a play. What kind of responsibilities do each of the production team members have?

Match the words in column A with their equivalents in column B. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following words.

A	B
1. performing arts	a. belief
2. spectacle	b. fundamental
3. mummer	c. whole
4. paramount	d. matter
5. entire	e. harlequin
6. creed (n)	f. theatre plus music etc
7. enormous	g. image
8. concern (n)	h. preeminent
9. seminal	i. tremendous
10. act out	j. story line
11. narrative (adj)	k. modern
12. root	l. study
13. routine	m. affection
14. contemporary	n. agitator
15. passion	o. play
16. plot	p. pattern
17. catalyst	q. storylike
18. critique	r. stem

A. Useful adjectives for describing works and performances

adjective	Meaning	Example
overrated	Not as good as people say	It’s an overrated play.
hackneyed	done so often it is boring	The plot was so hackneyed!
impenetrable	complex and impossible to understand	His films are impenetrable.
disjointed	unconnected and not in a clear order	The play was disjointed and difficult to follow.
far-fetched	impossible to believe	The film Green Aliens from Mars was a bit far-fetched.
risqué	slightly immoral and likely to shock some people	The play was a bit risqué, and some religious leaders criticized it.
gripping	exciting and keeping your attention the whole time	It was a gripping film from start to finish.
harrowing	extremely upsetting	It was a harrowing documentary about war and refugee camps.
moving	making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness	It’s a moving story about a child whose mother dies.
memorable	you remember it long after	That was a memorable performance.
understated	done or expressed in a simple but attractive style	The whole ballet is really understated.

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