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Read the following utterances. Do you agree or disagree with the statements? Give your reasons.
A: You ask me if I love theatre. Oh no, I am not interested in it at all. Theatre is our past and now is a time of television and video. I think that young people don’t like going to the theatre.
B: What do I think of theatre? I can’t say that I am a theatre-goer; but sometimes when I have free time, I go to the theatre with my friends, but only to our musical theatre, as I am sure that theatre is for our amusement and entertainment. When I am at the theatre I don’t want to think much, I only want to rest, to laugh and enjoy myself.
C: I love theatre very much, and my friends consider me to be a theatre-fan. I am fond of watching comedies, dramas and even tragedies; but I also watch ballets and listen to operas occasionally. They are difficult for me. I understand that this is bad, but in our town there is no opera-house and children are not taught to understand this art. It’s a pity.
D: My thoughts about theatre? Well, I think that this kind of art is dying now, because nobody is interested in the fact that young people don’t like it. Though in our town there are some theatres, it is difficult for teenagers to see a play. Such plays are not staged in our theatres. This is bad. I think that something should be done to change the situation. Each town should have a theatre.
Vocabulary
| cast (n, v) | repertory company/theatre |
| cast list | types of theatres |
| casting | civic theatre |
| company | commercial theatre |
| do/put on/produce (a play) | private theatre |
| drama | regional theatre |
| drama class/course/club | subsidized theatre |
| drama critic | types of play |
| drama school | comedy |
| drama student | farce |
| dramatic art | historicalplay/drama |
| dramatist | musical comedy |
| first night/first performance | musical |
| go to the theatre | straight play |
| matinee | thriller |
| playwright | tragedy |
| repertory, repertoire | tragic-comedy |
| in repertory/repertoire | variety show |
| the stage version | The Bolshoi Theatre |
| on the stage | The Children’s Theatre |
| performance | The Drama Theatre |
| morningperformance | The Mariinsky Theatre |
| afternoonperformance | The Moscow Art Theatre |
| eveningperformance | The Musical Comedy Theatre |
| premiere | The Puppet Theatre |
| production | The Opera House |
| theatre | The Opera and Ballet Theatre |
| theatre party | The Variety Theatre |
| theatregoer | The Young people’s Theatre |
1. Give your associations with the word “Theatre”.
T roupe, H ouse full, E ncore, A …, T …, R …, E …
2.What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘theatre’?Fill in the mind map.
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