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
ü 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.