Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 4. Read and translate the text.
Exercise 5. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations and sen­
tences.

1. 
   Я не колебалась ни минуты. 2. По всей вероятности, спектакль про­изведет сенсацию. 3. как только у нас появилась возможность сделать пе­рерыв. 4. который шел уже около двух лет. 5. Жаль, что я не смогу играть в обоих спектаклях. 6. зрители проявляли нетерпение. 7. они приветство­вали. 8. Актеры, стоящие вокруг меня, аплодировали мне.
   

Exercise 6. Give Russian equivalents for these sentences.
1. It was announced that “The Pajama Game,” a musical based on R. Bissel’s novel, was to be staged. 2. When the show was being rehearsed my husband encouraged me to audition for a part. 3. The show was a great success. 4. He offered me a job. 5. The producer said that nothing would ever keep Carol from going on in “The Pajama Game.” 6.1 asked the producer to let me think it over. 7. He suggested that 1 should leave “The Pajama Game” immediately. 8. The curtain had not gone up yet, and the audience were impatient. 9. They cheered and threw kisses.
Exercise 7. Answer these questions.
1. Who encouraged Shirley MacLaine to audition for a part in “The Pajama Game”? 2. Did Shirley have any hope of playing the main part instead of Carol? 3. Why do you think Steve suggested that Shirley should accept the offer of the “Can-Can” producer? 4. Do you think Hal Prince was sure Shirley would be a success? Would you have asked the understudy who hadn’t had a single rehears­al to play the main part if you had been in Hal Prince's place? 5. Do you know of other examples when an actor (an actress) became famous overnight?* Exercise 8, Explain or comment on these statements.
I. The show was likely to become a hit and give Broadway a new star. 2. “There is no chance for you," Hal Prince said. 3. “I wish 1 could keep both jobs.” said Shirley. 4. Many people got up and made straight for the box-office. 5. Suddenly the flow of communication appeared to be there. 6. But you still have a long way to go.