English for musical theatre actors 60211100 Study manual for students of musical theatre actor

Task 1. Read the text. Answer the questions.
1. Describe the challenges and comforts of acting.
2. What is required to study in acting Institutes?
3. What is the origin of acting and literary meaning of it?
4. Speak about the dependence of theatre to acting.
5. How will you express the term “ Theatre” if you have a chance?
6. Which one is better actor or actress for you?
Task 2.What Were They Wearing?
This exercise is aimed at developing attention. Attention is very important for an actor as well, as you have to pay attention to every detail of other people. Also, it is very difficult for a beginner to play an emotion or a state that he/she has never experienced. But if your attention is well developed, you can always recall the observations about the people who have experienced the desired state or emotion. Description of the exercise: This exercise can also be done both individually and in a group. In a group: People sit in a circle and they are given 5 minutes to remember who was wearing what. It’s important to remember all the details of clothing, accessories, hairstyle, etc. After 5 minutes, they turn, and the host of the game begins to ask questing like these: “Anna, tell me, please, what was Helen wearing?.”, “John, what was the color of Anna’s shoes?”, etc. At the end, everyone turns back and checks the answers. If you are doing it individually, then just do it with your family members or strangers. Just close your eyes and try to remember every detail.
Grammar: Adverb
Adverb is one of the part of speech; denotes the sign of action and state, as well as the sign of a character. There are the following types of adverb:
adverb of state (fast, slow);
adverbs of place (far, near);
adverbs of time (now, yesterday, today);
quantitative adverbs ( a lot, a little);