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Unit thirty two

Entertainments


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London is wonderful for theatres, but the popular shows especially the big musicals are usually fully booked months in advance. Sometimes one may be lucky to get rickets on the day from the thea-tie or booking agency. It is usually much easier to buy tickets for matinees (afternoon performances).

One day one of the participants bought a weekly entertainment guide Time Out for information about theatres, cinemas, concerts and other entertainments. One of the ads attracted his attention. It said:

PRINCE EDWARD. Tel. 01- 4376877

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's

EVITA

THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSICAL

Dir. by Hal Prince Evgs 8.0

Low price Mats. Thurs. and Sat. 3.0

Evg. perfs. end 10.15

Grp sales 01—3796061

He and his friend decided to go to the box office and try their luck.

Participant: Excuse me, what's on tonight?

Ticket officer: It's Evita, sir.

Participant: Have you got any tickets by any chance?

Ticket officer: You are lucky. There are still a few, at 20 and 15 pounds.

Participant: And where are the 20 pounds seats?

Ticket officer: In the upper circle. You may see it in the map on the wall, over there.

Participant: ... Then may we have two seats in the upper circle.

Ticket officer: Yes, certainly. Forty pounds, please.

Participant: Here you are.

Ticket officer: Thank you... Here are the tickets. Row K, seats 24 and 25

Participant: Excuse me, and when does the performance finish?

Ticket officer: It starts at 3.00 and finishes at 5.15.

Participant: Thank you very much.

Words and expressions

entertainment

[,ent'tenmnt]

развлечение

wonderful

['wndful]

удивительный, замеча­тельный

theatre




театр

show




шоу

musical




мюзикл

to book




заказывать

month




месяц

in advance




заранее

matinee=mat.

['mtne]

дневной спектакль

performance




спектакль

to buy (bought, bought)




покупать

weekly




еженедельник

concert




концерт

ad (advertisement)




реклама

to attract




привлекать

attention




внимание

to attract somebody's




привлечь чье-либо вни­

attraction




мание

It said: ...




В нем говорилось: ...

world




мир

greatest




величайший

to direct

[d'rekt]

ставить (о режиссере)

to be directed




поставленный режиссером

evg = evening




вечер

low




низкий

low price




низкая цена

to end




заканчивать (ся)

Grp. = Group




группа

sales




продажа (и)

box office




касса (театральная)

to try




пытаться

luck




удача

to try one's luck




попытать счастье

lucky




удачливый

to be lucky




повезти

What's on tonight?




Что сегодня идет7

upper circle

['р'skl]

балкон (в театре, но в доме — balcony)

in the upper circle




на балконе


Exercises

1. Translate into Russian:

• ticket officer

• musical

to book a ticket

opera

booking agency

ballet

booking office of the theatre

concert

entertainment

cinema

an entertainment guide

to go to the cinema

to go to the theatre

advertisement


2. Complete as in the text:

London is for theatres, but the popular shows especially... are usually fully... advance. Sometimes one may be lucky to get... agency. It is usually ... matinee.

One day one of the participants... "Time out"... and other enter­tainments. One of the ads..

3. Match full and contracted words:

tel.

Thursday

dir.

Saturday

evgs.

directed

mats.

evenings

Thurs.

evening performances

Sat.

group

evg. perfs.

matinee

grp.

telephone

  • contracted — сокращенный


4. Answer the following questions:

What musical did it advertise?

Is the name of Andrew Lloyd Webber, a famous English composer, familiar to you?

Is Tim Rice scenario writer of Evita?

Who is director of Evita?

At what theatre was Evita performed?

How was Evita described?

At what time do evening performances begin and end?

On what days and at what time do matinees of Evita start?

For what performances are prices lower?

What telephone number is given for booking group tickets?

What is the telephone number for other bookings and information?

5. Read the following:

There are still a few tickets.

Where are the seats?

Here are the tickets.

Row К.

very much

6. Say in what way the following questions are formed:

Have you got any tickets for this afternoon?

What's on tonight?

Where are the 20 pounds seats?

When does the performance finish?

May we have two seats?

7. Make sentences:

• Have you got any tickets for

this afternoon



tomorrow matinee



this evening performance



Evita



Phantom of the Opera



Sunset Boulevard

• We were lucky

to get tickets



to see this musical



to see this performance



to get to the theatre in time

• You should go and see

Evita



this wonderful musical



this performance


8. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:

— Excuse me, what's...

— It's Evita, sir.

— Have you got any...

— You were lucky. There are still... 15 pounds.

— And where... seats?

— In the upper... You may see... over there.

— Then, may we have... circle?

— Yes... Forty...

— Here...

— Thank you. Here... tickets. Row... seats...

— Excuse me,... finish?

— It starts...

9. Agree or disagree:

• The name of Andrew Lloyd Webber is familiar to every Russian.

• Evita was performed in Moscow one day too.

• London is the most wonderful city for theatres.

• Theatrical performances are the most popular entertainments in every country.

• All the entertainments are very expensive every where.

10. Role play.

Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman. Discuss your ap­proaches to entertainments.

  • approaches — отношение
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