Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 3. Find in the dialogues English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.

1. 
   имеется несколько мест в партере. 2. в середине второго ряда. 3. на­чинается новый театральный сезон. 4. Композитор сам принимал актив­ное участие в ее постановке. 5. Я бы сказала, что это почти невозможно. 6. Не забывайте, что в мое время я играл с... 7. и всего прочего. 8. И в этом не слабость, а сила театра. 9. Насколько я знаю.
   

Exercise 4. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used in the dialogues and translate them.
circle seats, theatre-goer, to set up, classical, repertoire, to sell out, as far as I know, to be a success, to forget, the rest of, to prove, humanity, to convince Exercise 5. Make the necessary substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.
1. A: Have you got two seats for tomorrow'sperformance?

8. 
   clerk: I’ve got a few stalls and two circle seats.
   

(A: tonight’s performance, the matinee; B.c.: two, four; three, six) 2. A: Where are the seats?

9. 
   clerk: They’re in the middle of the third row.
   

(B. clerk: fourth, seventh, eighth)

3. 
   A: What plays does the theatre stage?
   

8. 
   Both classical and modem.
   

(A: operas, ballets)

3. 
   A: For what purpose was the new theatre set up?
   

8. 
   For the purpose of producing plays by modern playwrights.
   

(B: operas, composers; ballets, composers)

3. 
   A: How did the British audience like the performance?
   

B: As far as 1 know it was a great success.
(A: American, French, Canadian)