1.Read and translate the text
In Britain, though, cinemas sell crisps and candy in plastic wrappings. Little is more frustrating than trying to concentrate on the screen when you are sitting next to Mr and Mrs Greedy with Junior Greedies stuffing their faces with crunchy food from crinkly wrappes. The theatre is little better. Although Britain has a theatrical tradition that is richer and more varied than almost any country in the world (this is, after all, the nation that has produced Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier and a sector of London - the West End - packed with a lot of theatres and original productions), British audiences can be interminably irritating with their frequently snobby and smug attitudes. Worst of all are the regulars of the Royal Shakespeare Company who derive immense pleasure from spotting - or pretending to spot - the most of intellectual puns (plays on words) or witty quips. They then laugh ostentatiously in a theatrical manner to show the surrounding audience that they, and they only, have the intelligence to understand the true meaning of the play that they are watching.
2.Make 10 wh-questions to the text
3. Match the words connected with the theatre to their definitions:
1) Musical a) the planning of the dance moves in a show
2) Script b) when a show begins in a theatre
3) box office c) the spoken dialogue in a show
4) to open d) when a show lasts for a time in a theatre
5) to run e) an afternoon performance of a show
6) special effects f) all the performers in a show
7) choreography g) the background and scenery for a show
8) matinee h) a show with singing and dancing
9) set i) technical illusions
10) cast j) a theatre’s ticket-selling service.
4.Using the word combination to make a dialoge
- Lets go to the cinema
- What’s on?
-Do you have any tickets?
-Two tickets ,please
-Do they sell popcorn?
- I would like a Coke, please
Kate was the most practical of the family.
Greg felt worse yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the best I’ve ever tasted.
Jack was the tallest of the two.
Jack is the cleverest of the three brothers.
If you need any further information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of most famous shipwreck stories of all time.
Please, send the books back without further delay.
The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the richest in the world.
Could you come a bit earlier tomorrow?
I like this song is better than the previous one.
Which of these two performances did you enjoy most?
The fire was put out more quickly than we expected.
People are more intelligent than monkeys.
Summer holidays are more splendid than winter holidays.
Maths is more important than English.
Books are less interesting than films.
Writing in English is less difficult than speaking.
Parents are less helpful than teachers.
Reading is more useful than watching TV.
Food is less expensive than clothes.
Weather in autumn is not as pleasant as weather in summer.
A bike is not as comfortable as a motor-bike
A snake is as dangerous as a crocodile
Shoes are as expensive as coats.
Holidays are as wonderful as week-ends.
Ann is as beautiful as Nell.
1. Two heads are better than one.
Две головы лучше чем одна.
2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
Это самая интересная книга, которую я когда-либо читал.
3. Concorde is the fastest plane in the world.
Конкорд - самый быстрый самолет в мире.
4. Mike is taller than Nick.
Майк выше Ника.
5. Harrods is the most expensive shop in London.
Харродс - самый дорогой магазин в Лондоне.
6. This is the cheapest hotel in our city.
Это самый дешёвый отель в городе.
7. We discuss the latest news.
Мы обсуждаем последние новости.
8. My elder brother is five years my senior.
Мой старший брат на пять лет старше меня.
9. The first exercise is more difficult than the second.
Первое упражнение сложнее чем второе.
10. The weather has become worse. It looks like raining.
Погода ухудшилась. Похоже будет дождь .