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1. Анна – типичный шопоголик. Для нее это терапевтическое занятие. Как только у нее возникают проблемы на работе или в личной жизни, она идет по магазинам.

2. Бекки заканчивает школу и еще не знает, кем хочет стать в будущем. За что бы она не бралась, она не может сидеть долго за одним занятием, потому что ей быстро всё надоедает.

3. Волонтерская работа в «Гринпис» отнимает много времени, так как приходится организовывать различные акции в защиту животных и окружающей среды и участвовать в митингах, но эта работа стоящая.

4. Он просто помешен на видеоиграх и иногда бывает так увлечен ими, что забывает обо всех делах.

5. Чтобы отвлечься от рутинных трудовых будней, многие психологи рекомендуют посещать занятия йогой, которые помогают расслабиться.

6. Раньше она была помешена на искусстве: постоянно посещала выставки современного искусства, ходила в театры, интересовалась живописью, но, после того как вышла замуж, потеряла интерес ко всему и стала проводить часы перед телевизором.

7. Плодотворный период в карьере этого музыканта был именно в молодости, тогда он записал четыре альбома и получил много наград.

8. Этот человек настоящий культурный деятель, он увлекается посещением любого рода выставок, музеев или театров, он считает это по-настоящему стоящим делом.

9. Ученые доказали, что йога оказывает оздоравливающий эффект не только на тело, но и на разум, и часто является хорошим помощником людям с активной деловой жизнью.

10. Аманда никогда не может делать что-то одно долгое время, поэтому она не может найти удовлетворяющую ее работу.

11. Что ты будешь делать, если придется бросить спорт?

12. Некоторые люди считают, что работа садовником успокаивает, но в действительности это не так.

13. Мэгги давно увлекается вышивкой и радует творчеством своих друзей и близких, но сейчас осознает, что это не прибыльное дело и ей нужно подумать о новом занятии, которое будет приносить доход.

2. Films and performances

1. Read the text, translate the collocations in bold and retell the text using new expressions.

I've never had any desire to go on the stage myself but I’d love to produce a film. I think historical dramas work particularly well on the big screen and I’d love to make a film about Vikings in Britain. There'd be plenty of opportunities to use special effects during battle scenes. I’d want the male lead to be played by Hugh Grant, while Nicole Kidman could have the female lead. Sean Penn could play the role of a Viking warrior and I’d like Judi Dench to take on a cameo role. I’m sure that, as always, she would give an excellent performance. My dream is to make a film that would be nominated for an Oscar. Of course, I’d also like it to be an immediate box-office hit, playing to full houses worldwide.

Other strong collocations are cast a film [select the actors for a film], star in a film, shoot a film, make a film.

An actor’s career

Portia Cole had always dreamt of having her name in lights1. At school she was a leading light2 of the drama club, and she spent all her free time treading the boards3. Portia’s tendency to play to the gallery4 meant she was quickly noticed when she started acting professionally. When she got the opportunity to take over the leading role in a popular new crowd-puller5 in a major London theatre, she was waiting in the wings6, ready and eager to take centre stage7. She was surprised to feel very nervous before her opening night. However, all her friends and relatives assured her that it would be all right on the night8, and it was! The audience and the critics loved her, and her career was well and truly launched.

1. being famous

2. an important member

3. acting on stage (in the theatre)

4. behave in a way to make people admire or support her

5. smth attracting a lot of attention and interest

6. ready to become important

7. become the most important person in the play

8. without problems on the day of the actual performance

2. Fill in with the words in brackets.

1 A film's …. tells the actors how to play their parts while the ………deals with the financial side of the film, (producer, director).

2. When a book is made into a film, the original work by the ……is transformed into a script by the.................................................................... (author, screenwriter)

3. She was the first person to appear in the opening….. so she felt quite nervous as she stepped onto the …....................................... (scene, stage).

4. In the variety show, a comedian told a few …. followed by a magician who performed some great magic …............................... (tricks, jokes).

5. Hundreds of........ watched the circus parade through the streets in the morning, and as a result there was a huge …. at the show in the evening, (audience, spectators).

6. At the circus we laughed at …. the with their silly clothes and make-up and gasped in amazement as the……..performed on the flying trapeze, (acrobats, clowns).

7. The museum's....... is the person who is in charge of the place whereas the …looks after the building, (curator, caretaker).

8. At the concert the..... led the couple to their seats. Moments later the …appeared on his podium and the choir began to sing, (usher/conductor)

9.Yesterday morning we went to the zoo where we saw the animals in
their........... and the fish in the....... (aquarium/cages).

10. The.......... played some soft music while the …were backstage getting ready for the play, (orchestra, cast).

3.Fill in the correct word from the list.

setting script scene cast plot characters

· The stars in the film's.... ….included Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

· The.................... in the story were all based on real people.

· Copies of the................ were given to all actors so that they could learn their parts.

· The.................... for the film was a traditional Italian village.

· The film's.......... was so complicated that I was totally con­fused by the time it ended.

· The final.......... when the boy released the lion cub into the wild, was really moving.

4. Read and translate useful adjectives for describing works and performances

adjective meaning example
overrated not as good as people say It's an overrated film/play.
hackneyed done so often it is boring The plot was so hackneyed!
impenetrable complex and impossible to understand His films are impenetrable.
disjointed unconnected and not in a clear order The play was disjointed and difficult to follow.
far-fetched impossible to believe The film Green Aliens from Marswas a bit far-fetched.
risque /ri'skei/ slightly immoral and likely to shock some people The play was a bit risque, and some religious leaders criticised it.
gripping exciting and keeping your attention the whole time It was a gripping film from start to finish.
harrowing extremely upsetting It was a harrowing documentary about war and refugee camps.
moving making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness It's a moving story about a child whose mother dies.
memorable you remember it long after That was a memorable performance.
understated done or expressed in a simple but attractive style The whole ballet is really understated.

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