Match the word (1-8) with its definition (a-h).

1.fidget 2.slump 3.take the weight or bear the weight 4.ergonomic 5.fatigue 6.bolt upright 7.legroom 8.elbowroom	a)sitting or standing very straight;
b)the space in front of a seat for your legs;
c)to keep moving your hands or feet, or changing position slightly (because you are nervous or bored);
d)the space available in the surrounding area to move your arms.; also a generic word to describe the amount of space somewhere (i.e. in a room);
e)here, to sit heavily with a curved spine (not in an upright position), perhaps because you are tired;
f)tiredness or weakness;
g)to support or hold something up;
h)designed to support the human body more and improve health and posture.

In what respect were the following names mentioned in the audio?

- The Ambassador Theatre Group

- The Theatre Royal

- The Fortune Theatre

- David Sillitto

- Ian Moore

- NuBax Seats

15. Answer the following questions with your partner:

1) Why are the seats in most London’s theatres uncomfortable?

2) What are the advantages of ergonomically designed chairs?

AUDIO 6. TICKET STOUTS

 

16. Read the following information before listening to Audio 6. What will the text be about?

Theatres and concert venues are struggling to stop people selling tickets illegally – often at higher prices. The people who do this are called ticket touts – they buy up lots of cheap tickets and sell them for a higher price.

 

Match the word (1-13) with its definition (a-m).

1.ticket touts 2.face value 3.dodgy 4.legitimately 5.transactions 6.venue 7.cheapskate8.inflated prices 9. fake 10. out-of-pocket 11. silver bullet 12. reputable 13. void	a)not valid; cancelled;
b)buying or selling things;
c)one simple solution to solve a problem;
d)the price shown on the ticket;
e)done properly according to the rules or the law;
f)(informal) someone who doesn’t like spending money;
g)building where large or important events take place;
h)prices that are higher than they should be; i)not real; j)dishonest, unreliable, (sometimes) illegal; k)honest, reliable and trustworthy; l)people who buy tickets for an event in order to resell them at a higher price; m)losing money in a transaction.

18. Fill in the gaps with the words or word combinations from the video. Read the sentences beforehand!

1) … means to sell tickets for an event such as a sports match or concert for more money than their real price – or ________________________.

2) Well, I’ve never been that ____________ to see a show that I’ve needed to buy a ticket from a tout.

3) I’m going to ____________ ____________Justin Timberlake, c).

4) Tickets can be bought honestly – or ____________ – through an official agent, sometimes on a website.

5) That’s right, but sometimes agents add ________________________.

6) … that’s where you can get a bargain – even if you get a ____________ view and you can’t see that well!

7) Sometimes they ____________ inflated prices – or high prices for the basic ticket for the sort of seats that I sit in.

8) … because they are reputable, they will charge a ____________price and won’t be effectively ____________ tickets.

9) You won’t be – as we sometimes say – ________________________.

10) Well, luckily for me, I couldn’t afford that kind of price so I would wait for a ____________ cheaper ticket to become available.

Ask and answer the following questions with your partner?

1) Are there ticket touts in Russia?

2) Have you ever bought a ticket from a tout?

3) If you couldn’t afford a ticket for the performance you were desperate to see, what would you do?

Writing

20. Imagine that you are going to open a new theatre in your city. Describe the project in detail. Include the following information: the official name, the emblem, the exterior and interior, the seating plan, the types and list of productions that will run at the theatre, the zest of the theatre.

LESSON 3. MEMBERS OF A COMPANY AND THEIR WORK

Brainstorming

Discuss the following questions with your partner:

1) Do you have any friends/acquaintances who work at the theatre? What do they do?

2) What questions would you ask an eminent theatre director?

3) Would you like to perform on stage at the theatre? Or would you choose to do something else?

Vocabulary

artistic director	lighting designer
backstage crew/running crew	music director
ballet master/mistress	producer
box-office manager	production team/staff
choreographer	prompter
compere/master of ceremony	sound board operator/sound
conductor costume designer	operator sound designer
costume director	stage crew
fight director	stage/scenery designer
fly man	stage manager
front of house staff	technical director
house manager	technical stage manager
light board operator