I. Performance

24. Match the idioms dealing with the topic "Theatre" with their definitions in English and give their Ukrainian variants. Make up the sentences of your own using them:

1. A black comedy 2. A comic opera 3. A kitchen-sink drama (play) 4. A (one-) night stand 5. A slice of life 6. A song-and-dance act 7. A tea-cup-and-saucer comedy 8. A stock play 9. To pack the house 10. A flea pit (informal) 11.To be chock-a-block (full) with spectators (informal) Synonym: To be full up to the doors.

a.a cheap theatre or cinema. b. a play or a film that portrays aspects of people's lives realistically c. the style of a play in which comic elements are combined with more tragic elements, macabre, or absurdly evil ones d. to be filled to capacity with a number of spectators e. a perfectly decent comedy f. a farce or comedy set in operatic form g. an item in a variety show, usually involving one or two performers h. a play coming into repertoire i. a single performance of a play, concert, etc., especially one of a series of performances in different places j. to attract a full audience, fill a theatre, concert hall, etc. k. a play about family life in the working and lower middle classes which is intended to be realistic

25. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian (Russian):

1. I am told it was the French who first introduced black comedies into the theatre. 2. Yesterday I saw a nice comic opera. I can hardly put into the words what I think of it. It was too funny for words, I got a big laugh from it. 3. It was a kitchen-sink drama. I enjoyed the biting satire of the play, but it was rather boring towards the end. 4. One-night stands of this superb performance were warmly received by the audience. Curtain call followed curtain call, some pieces were encored by the most enthusiastic audience. 5. It was one of the most moving scenes in the play I had ever seen, a remarkable slice of real life. Everyone cheered the actors when they appeared after the final scene of a song-and-dance act. 6. That tea-cup-and-saucer comedy is more laughable than sad. The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter time from time, and there was no end to the applause when it was over. 7. ''Much Ado About Nothing" is a stock play performed at Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The season of Shakespeare's plays is held annually in this town, it has become so established that it now carries the reputation of an English tradition. 8. The band still plays to packed houses. 9. The theatre was chock-a-block, full up to the doors. The house had been sold out long in advance.

READING 5

Pre-reading

26. Answer the questions:

1. Is a puppet-theatre traditional in our country?

2. What are the puppets made of in our country? Are they used to tell special stories?

27. Read the text below and name some of the puppets described in the text.

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