Verbs and Verbal Phrases

execute		исполнять
expand		расширять, развивать
perform		играть, исполнять (роль)
provide (with)		обеспечивать, снабжать, давать
publish		издавать, опубликовывать
reflect		отражать, изображать

Adjectives

accessible		достижимый, доступный
ambitious		честолюбивый
astonishing		удивительный, изумительный
contemporary		современный
remarkable		замечательный, выдающийся
spectacular		эффектный, захватывающий
outstanding		выдающийся

Passive Vocabulary

depict		v рисовать, изображать, описывать
embroidery		n вышивка
endeavor		n попытка, старание, стремление
gaze		n пристальный взгляд
immediacy		n непосредственность, незамедлительность
impede		v препятствовать, мешать, задерживать
pernicious		a пагубный, вредный
pervade		v распространяться, охватывать
promote		v выдвигать, продвигать, содействовать, поощрять
sinister		a зловещая
soft		a мягкий, нежный, ласковый
usherette		n билетерша

I.1. Look through the quotations and try to outline the problems to be discussed.

1. “All Art is but imitation of nature” (Seneca).

2. “A picture is a poem without words” (Horatio).

3. “Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, writing an exact man” (Bacon).

4. “Music is the universal language of mankind” (Longfellow).

People spend their leisure time in a variety of ways. The Arts provide outlets for hobbyists with special interest in such performing art forms as theatre, dance, cinema, ballet, opera and concerts.

2. The theatre is one of the most complex of the arts. Complete the list of specialists required for its creation .Using the words from the box:

Sculpture playwright lawyer performer composers hairdresser librarian

Scene designer firefighter musicians architect police officer

3. Some people are speaking about their visit to a theatre performance. Look up and say which theatre they’ve visited. Why do you think s ? Which theatres have you ever visited?

The Puppet Theatre The Musical Comedy Theatre The Opera House

The Art Theatre The Drama Theatre The Philharmonic Society

Robert Miller: “Even in these days of sophisticated film animation and special effects, these theatres still have a special place in many cultures and no doubt people will be able to see the traditional characters for many more years. Although some of us think of these objects as children’s entertainment, they were – and often still are – used to tell serious stories to adult audiences.”

Mike Smith: “ the way they see the dance is based on the classical understanding of plasticity mixed with gymnastics, acrobatics, folk choreography, drama pantomime….”

John Norman: “There isn’t a single spare seat in the house and elegant music lovers are packed in the hall, listening attentively. As for the Evgeny Kissin piano recital, whatever one’s assessment of his sensitivity in Schumann or Beethoven, his technique and physical strength at the keyboard are beyond question. ”

Olga Gromova: “The performance is almost too perfect – resembling a polished masterpiece rather than a slice of real life.”

Martha Herbert: “It was a spectacular hit, a warm wonderful and welcoming show, full of great songs. I gasped, laughed and cried.”