EXErCISE 37. talk on one of these topics. Can you keep talking for one minute?

1. Theatre in your Life.

2. Different Kinds of Theatres.

3. Music in your Life.

4. Different Kinds of Music.

 

EXErCISE 38. Discuss the following proverb together with your friend and say if you agree with it.

Art is long, life is short.

EXErCISE 39. Enjoy Yourself!

а) отгадайте слова в лайнворде.

1. A feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder

2. The set of connected events of a story, play, film

3. Raised floor on which plays are per- formed

4. A written form of a play

5. An art

b) отгадайте слова в чайнворде.

TESt 8

Choose the proper words and fill in the blanks.

1. In a broad sense theatre includes the script, the performing com- pany,..., the audience.

A. drama      В. melodrama с. comedy    D. the stage

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2. Drama comprises serious drama, melodrama,..., comedy.

A. tragedies          В. performance

с. playwright        D. performers

3. For all the performances a playwright, performers, a director, a scene designer,... are needed.

A. dancers            В. a costumier с. a choreographer D. a writer

4. There are different kinds of theatres, such as drama theatres, puppet theatres,... theatres.

A. ballet  В. musical  с. central  D. dancing

5. Some theatres have a... company.

A. regular В. successful с. enjoyable D. repertory

6. Many... people used music in religious ceremonies.

A. Chinese  В. ancient    с. Indian   D. Russian

7. Classical music... symphonies, operas and ballets.

A. refers  В. takes      с. plays    D. includes

8. Opera combines... and orchestral music with drama.

A. dancing  В. scenery    с. singing  D. lighting

9. TV dramas use music to... mood.

A. set      В. help       с. need     D. play

10. Singing in a... can be very enjoyable.

A. opera  В. choir     с. ballet    D. stage

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the Subjunctive Mood.

1. It... interesting to see this performance.

A. would be  В. were     с. was          D. been

2. I ʼll tell you some more information so that you.. better understand

the plot.

A. should     В. might   с. would       D. could

3. Without you, there... no fun.

A. been        В. were     с. would be   D. have been

4. It is necessary that we.... the script.

A. should read В. have read с. were reading D. will read

5. It is desirable that he... this musical disc.

A. buys        В. buy      с. bought      D. have bought

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6. We wish they... here.

A. be           В. were  с. will be      D. was

7. I wish you... about it.

A. will know В. know с. knew        D. have known

8. If you were there, you... it.

A. could do  В. do      с. did           D. could have done

9. If you had been there, you... it.

A. could have done В. could do с. do D. did

10. If I... you, I should take part in this performance.

A. be           В. were  с. have been  D. was

The text contains different mistakes: 4 — in spelling, 5 — in grammar. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text.

Like drama and dance, music are a performing art. It differ from such arts as paintin and poetry, in which artists creates works and then displays or publishes them. Musikal komposers need musishians to interpret and perform their works, just as playwrights need actors to perform their plays.