Make your own dialogue using the following expressions

Activity 2

Abroad.

Read the dialogue and guess the meaning of the words in bold. Make your own one and act out it.

Activity 1

Topic 12 AT THE THEATER

— Good evening, John!

— Good evening, Peter! This is a small world! How are you?

— Fine, thanks. How are you?

— Life is going its usual way. Thanks.

— Pleased to hear it. Incidentally, where do you have a seat?

— In the stalls, row C. And where is your seat?

— In the box, close to the stage.

— So you don't have to use opera glasses.

— That's right. What do you think of the play?

— The action develops slowly. Some scenes are dull. The cast is not very good. Do

you share my opinion?

— Frankly speaking I do. That happens to be a rather poor performance. Have

you been to this theater before?

— Haven't had a chance, you know. I am here for the first time. I like the hall. It is

beautifully decorated. The chairs are comfortable and the chandelier is wonderful.

To put it in a nutshell everything here is magnificent but the performance.

— I advise you to see “Othello“ by Shakespeare at this theater. You will be

impressed.

— I have been dreaming of seeing any play by Shakespeare in this country. I'll do my

best to see “Othello".

— I want to inform you that the best actors are engaged in the performance. The

leading man is the famous actor. His name is well-known both in this country and

— I hope I'll enjoy the performance. The lights are going down.

— We must hurry to the hall. In a minute the curtain will be up.

— Be seeing you later.

Word list:

1. This is a small world - Світ тісний

2. incidentally - до речі

3. seat - місце

4. the stalls - партер

5. row - ряд

6. box - ложа

7. performance - представлення

8. stage - сцена

9. to put it in a nutshell - коротше кажучи

10. curtain - завіса

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