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Grade 3, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema. Television. Radio

Reading. Writing. Free Speech

1. Cinema

     Cinema came into our life at the beginning of the XX century and like theatre brought tragedies, comedies, operas and ballets into it.
     Going to the cinema has always been a happy part of our life. Some people  go to the cinema when they want to see a super new film which is much talked about. Other people go to the cinema when they want to have a change.  Sometimes students prefer watching films to reading books, though it is not so valuable. Through films one can vividly see the events of history or the contemporary countries, cultural and wild life of those.

2. Radio and Its Advantages

     Radio is one of the most wonderful discoveries made by human beings. It came into our life in the 19th century. Priority in the invention of radio belongs to the Russian scientist Popov.
     One of the advantages of the radio is that it can be enjoyed anywhere: at home, in the office, or in the car. The biggest advantage is the following: you can listen to it while doing other activities like driving or household(s) tasks. One of the most  useful functions of radio is introducing people to the best literary works. It is especially important for those who are slow readers.
     There are many radio channels, and people have their favourite ones. They listen to them regularly. Some radio programs are especially interesting for the young who choose those through internet. Sometimes radio listeners send emails (or even write letters) to the radio-studios and express their viewpoints.

3. Television

     When television came into our life some people thought that theater was not needed  any more. At home one can enjoy a theater performance, a film produced a hundred years ago or a modern talk show. The success of such shows depends very much on the personalities of the talk show hosts. For many tv-viewers the attraction of TV is the possibility to watch the  events online  especially the sport ones. In fact television brought the world into our homes.
     In many cases preferences of people depend on the age. Elder generation often enjoy the films of their youth time, psychological dramas or comedies. Younger ones prefer adventures, horror or detective films. Nearly all people watch news regularly.

4. Modern Technologies in My Family

     My Grandpa is fond of radio and listens to it from early in the morning till late at night. He says that he is always in need of information.
     My Dad is a computer lover. He started to deal with the computer in his early childhood and he has been using it since that time.
     My Grandma enjoys television. Someone  told  her  that it had brought the world into our homes and she still believes it. She watches television between meals and during the meals, between numerous telephone calls and stops watching it only when I start doing my homework. She is sure she must always help me because I am not ready for  the   complicated modern life.

 

5. My Mom is a Theatre Goer

      My Mom is a theatre goer. She knows all the theatres in Moscow: from the Bolshoi theatre to the new one in the basement of our house. She watches everything - tragedies, comedies, ballets, musicals and operettas. Furthermore, she listens to operas and knows not only the names of the composers, but the most talented actors. She likes to have her seats in the stalls. Actually, she does not care where to sit, because it is not so important for her as to attend the theater. If there are no tickets for the stalls she buys tickets for the dress circle, box and the balcony. She says she is thankful to my grandma who used to take her to the theater when she was a preschooler.

[InkJoy]

Grade 2, Unit 4. Holidays. Day Off

Grade 3, Unit 4. Theatre. Cinema. Television. Radio

Grammar Exercises

X. Translate the following sentences.
    1. Моя мама - театрал.
    2. Вчера мы ходили в театр Табакова и смотрели там новую постановку "Моя прекрасная леди" ("My Fairy Lady").
    3. А я ходил в МХАТ и смотрел "Чайку" ("Seagull").
    4. Ты сказал, что ходил в МХАТ и смотрел "Чайку". Кто написал эту пьесу?
    5. Эту знаменитую пьесу написал Чехов.

XI. Make up sentences using Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. Use the following words and word combinations:
     Past Simple: yesterday, to go to the theatre, to see "Seagull" by Chekhov in MHAT.
     Past Continuous: yesterday at 5 o'clock, to talk over the telephone, to discuss a new film.
     Past Perfect: my Mom said that:
                   - to do everything
                   - to take/get tickets for
                   - to invite our grandmother

XII. Make up a story using Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect and the Active Vocabulary. Write it down.
      - To go to the theatre, to see a tragedy (comedy, ballet), to listen to an opera;
      - To have seats (in the stalls, balcony, dress circle);
      - To enjoy a performance;
      - To discuss a performance.

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XIII. Describe the pictures using Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect.

XIV. Make up a monologue using Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. Be ready to reproduce it in one minute time.
      "A visit to the theatre"

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Some corrections of the last post

 

Grade 4, Unit 4. Modern Technologies

Active Vocabulary

1. Modern technologies	современные технологии
2. At the beginning of	в начале
3. An invention	изобретение
4. An event	событие
5. A connecting	связь, подключение
6. Online shopping	покупки в интернете
7. Distance learning	дистанционное обучение
8. Сonvenient	удобный
9.  To move away	уходить
10. To imagine	представлять, воображать
11. To realize	осознавать, понимать
12. Dangerous	опасный
13. To depend on	зависеть от (чего-л., кого-л.)
14. A privacy	приватность, конфиденциальность
15. It is difficult	трудно, тяжело
16. A life	жизнь

I. Vocabulary Activisation and Speech Exercises

I. Warming up exercise. Listen to the text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation.

II. Complete the sentences by quoting the text.
 1. Modern technologies are ... 2. Cinema came into the? life ... 3. Electricity, radio and television were considered ...  4.  The invention of ... 5. Now our homes and offices are ... 6. New technologies are ... 7.  The things we can do on the internet nowadays are: …

 8. However, we should realize ... 9. I know the people ... 10. People are stopping to ... 11. They are becoming ... 12. Some of my friends ... 13. There are many people nowadays ... 14. It is difficult to ...

III. Fill in the missing words.
 1. Modern technologies are simply an ... of old technologies. 2. ... , ... and ... were considered to be modern technologies, too. 3. The invention of  ... 4. Now our homes and offices are fully equipped with ... and we can not imagine our life without the internet. 5. New technologies are making things ... 6. Connecting with friends ... . 7. Could people ... in the XX-th century?

 8. However we should ...  that digital and electronic inventions have both ... and ... on our daily life. 9. People are stopping to talk ... in reality. 10. They are becoming ... and starting to ... 11. They may have ... with their ... 12.  It is difficult to imagine our life without ... today . 13. There are ... both ... and ... the use of them in our life.

IV. Answer the questions by quoting the text.
 1. What are modern technologies?
 2. When did cinema come into life?
 3. What was considered to be modern technologies?
 4. What was a very important event?
 5. What are our homes and offices equipped with?
 6. What are things we can do on the internet?

 7. What should we realize?
 8. What do people start to depend on?
 9. How do some of my friends spend time?
 10. What is difficult to imagine?
 11. What kind of arguments are there?

V. Translate the following sentences. Consult the main text.
 1. Современные технологии это просто развитие старых. 2. Кино пришло в нашу жизнь в начале 20 века. 3. Электричество, радио и телевидение также считались современными технологиями. 4. Изобретение компьютера было очень важным событием. 5. Мы не можем представить себе жизнь без интернета. 6. Новые технологии делают жизнь проще, быстрее, комфортнее и интереснее. 7. Работать из дома и дистанционное обучение.

 8. Цифровые и электронные изобретения имеют как положительное, так и отрицательное влияние на нашу обычную жизнь. 9. Я знаю людей, которые считают это удобно, но очень опасно. 10. Люди перестают общаться друг с другом в реальной жизни. 11. Они становятся анти-социальными и начинают зависеть от их гаджетов. 12. Некоторые мои друзья проводят половину своего времени в гаджетах, даже когда выходят гулять. 13. Многие люди, использующие социальные сети, не понимают, что однажды у них будут проблемы с приватностью (конфиденциальностью). 14. Существуют серьезные аргументы за и против их использования в нашей жизни.

VI. Copy the text.

VII. Reproduce the text.

VIII. Read, look up and say.

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IX. Listen to the text and say what the text is about.

X. Make up sentences (in writing) using the Active Vocabulary.

XI. Make up a story (based on the text, in writing). Consult the teacher. Reproduce the story in one minute time.

[InkJoy]

Grade 4, Unit 4. Modern Technologies

Active Vocabulary

1. Modern technologies	современные технологии
2. At the beginning of	в начале
3. An invention	изобретение
4. An event	событие
5. A connecting	связь, подключение
6. Online shopping	покупки в интернете
7. Distance learning	дистанционное обучение
8. Сonvenient	удобный
9.  To move away	уходить
10. To imagine	представлять, воображать
11. To realize	осознавать, понимать
12. Dangerous	опасный
13. To depend on	зависеть от (чего-л., кого-л.)
14. A privacy	приватность, конфиденциальность
15. It is difficult	трудно, тяжело
16. A life	жизнь

I. Vocabulary Activisation and Speech Exercises

I. Warming up exercise. Listen to the text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation.

II. Complete the sentences by quoting the text.
 1. Modern technologies are ... 2. Cinema came into life ... 3. Electricity, radio and television were considered ...  4.  The invention of ... 5. Now our homes and offices are ... 6. New technologies are ... 7.  The things we can do on the internet nowadays are: …

 8. However we should realize ... 9. I know the people ... 10. People are stopping to ... 11. They are becoming ... 12. Some of my friends ... 13. There are many people nowadays ... 14. It is difficult to ...

III. Fill in the missing words.
 1. Modern technologies are simply an ... of old technologies. 2. ... , ... and ... were considered to be modern technologies, too. 3. The invention of  ... 4. Now our homes and offices are fully equipped with ... and we can not imagine our life without internet. 5. New technologies are making things ... 6. Connecting with friends ... . 7. Could people ... in the XX century?

 8. However we should ...  that digital and electronic inventions have both ... and ... on our daily life. 9. People are stopping to talk ... in reality. 10. They are becoming ... and start to ... 11. They may have ... with their ... 12.  It is difficult to imagine our life without ... today . 13. there are ... both ... and ... the use of them in our life.

IV. Answer the questions by quoting the text.
 1. What are modern technologies?
 2. When did cinema come into life?
 3. What was considered to be modern technologies?
 4. What was a very important event?
 5. What are our homes and offices equipped with?
 6. What are things we can do on the internet?

 7. What should we realize?
 8. What do people start to depend on?
 9. How do some of my friends spend time?
 10. What is difficult to imagine?
 11. What kind of arguments are there?

V. Translate the following sentences. Consult the main text.
 1. Современные технологии это просто развитие старых. 2. Кино пришло в нашу жизнь в начале 20 века. 3. Электричество, радио и телевидение также считались современными технологиями. 4. Изобретение компьютера было очень важным событием. 5. Мы не можем представить себе жизнь без интернета. 6. Новые технологии делают жизнь проще, быстрее, комфортнее и интереснее. 7. Работать из дома и дистанционное обучение.

 8. Цифровые и электронные изобретения имеют как положительное, так и отрицательное влияние на нашу обычную жизнь. 9. Я знаю людей, которые считают это удобно, но очень опасно. 10. Люди перестают общаться друг с другом в реальной жизни. 11. Они становятся анти-социальными и начинают зависеть от их гаджетов. 12. Некоторые мои друзья проводят половину своего времени в гаджетах, даже когда выходят гулять. 13. Многие люди, использующие социальные сети, не понимают, что однажды у них будут проблемы с приватностью (конфиденциальностью). 14. Существуют серьезные аргументы за и против их использования в нашей жизни.

VI. Copy the text.

VII. Reproduce the text.

VIII. Read, look up and say.

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IX. Listen to the text and say what the text is about.

X. Make up sentences (in writing) using the Active Vocabulary.

XI. Make up a story (based on the text, in writing). Consult the teacher. Reproduce the story in one minute time.

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Grade 4, Unit 4. Modern Technologies

Read, look up and say

1. "Radio, cinema and television are modern technologies."
    "I'm afraid I can't agree with you. They came into life long ago, in the XX century".
    "The computer and the internet came into life in the XX century, too. Aren't they modern technologies?"
    "Certainly, they are."
    "Then, what's the difference?"
    "Well... I don't know. Let's ask Alexander, our IT specialist."
   
2. "They say, that the invention of the computer was a very important event."
    "And what about it?"
    "They say, it's difficult to imagine our life without it..."
    "I couldn't agree more."
    "They say, we may have problems with our privacy because of the computer."
    "I'd like to say yes, but it's just not possible."

3. "Do you have a computer of your own?"
    "Oh, yes! I do."
    "They say it's convenient but dangerous at the same time."
    "Dangerous? How come? I have been using my computer since my early childhood and I can't imagine my life without it."
    "Just wait and see!"
 
4. "My Mom is a theatre goer. She says no computer can be compared with a real performance."
    "Do you agree with her?"
    "Yes, certainly. She took me to the Bolshoi theatre to see the Swan Lake. I enjoyed everything: the performance,
     the  actors... We had our seats in the dress circle. A beautiful girl was sitting near me..."
    "Now, I agree with you. No computer can be compared with real life."

5. "Could you possibly help me?"
    "Yes, certainly. What can I do for you?"
    "I don't know where I can find audio materials to do my home work."
    "Look it up in the school's forum in the Homework section."


 

[Artem Sergeevich]

 

Планы уроков

Group:7-9 B
Тема: Geography
Цель: введение грамматического материала,работа над лексикой урока

1.Организация урока(ученики пришли,сели,надели наушники): 3'
2. Warming up (listen to the main text,repeat):10'
3.Контрольное чтение на оценку:10'
4.Работа над лексикой:(Ex.1 P.22):5'
5.Проверка домашнего задания:5'
6. Подведение итогов( выставление оценок за каждый пункт и объявление домашнего задания-Ex.1 P.6 in writing,Ex 1 P 23): 7'

Group:7-9 B
Тема: Geography
Цель: введение грамматического материала,работа над лексикой урока

1.Организация урока(ученики пришли,сели,надели наушники): 3'
2. Warming up (listen to the main text,repeat):10'
3.Контрольное чтение на оценку:10'
4.Работа над лексикой:(Ex.2 P.22):5'
5.Проверка домашнего задания:5'
6. Подведение итогов(выставление оценок за каждый пункт и объявление домашнего задания-Ex.2P.6 письменно,Ex 2 P 24 устно): 7'

Group:7-9 B
Тема: Geography
Цель: введение грамматического материала,работа над лексикой урока

1.Организация урока(ученики пришли,сели,надели наушники): 3'
2. Warming up (listen to the main text,repeat):10'
3.Контрольное чтение на оценку:10'
4.Работа над лексикой:(Ex.P23):5'
5.Проверка домашнего задания:5'
6. Подведение итогов( выставление оценок за каждый пункт и объявление домашнего задания:Ex.3 P.7 письменно,Ex 3 P.24 устно): 7'

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Grade 4, Unit 4. Modern Technologies

I. Vocabulary and Speech

Modern Technologies

     Modern technologies are simply an advancement of old technologies. Cinema came into life at the beginning of the XX century and was a modern technology of that time. Electricity, radio and television were considered to be modern technologies, too.
     The invention of the computer was a very important event. Now our homes and offices are fully equipped with computers, printers, scanners,  and we can not imagine our life without the internet.
     New technologies are making life faster, easier, more comfortable and interesting. The things we can do on the internet nowadays are: connecting with friends all over the world, online shopping, banking, working from home and distance learning. Isn't that convenient? Could people imagine that in the XX century?

     However we should realize, that digital and electronic inventions have both positive and negative impacts on our daily life.
     I know that people think it is convenient], but also very dangerous. People are stopping to talk to each other face to face in real life. They are becoming anti-social and starting to depend more and more on their gadgets. Some of my friends spend most of their time occupying their gadgets (smartphones or i-pads) even when we go out together. There are many people nowadays who use social networks (such as Facebook or Instagram) and don't understand that one day they may have problems with their privacy.
     It is difficult to imagine our life without new technologies today. However, there are serious arguments both for and against the use of them in our life.

Speech Patterns. Agreement and Disagreement

Translate the following
     English people use a rather elaborate roundabout way of asking for things. And when they refuse, they try to do it very politely.

     Do you agree with me? Could you possibly do it? Would you do it?
     I agree with you. I couldn't agree more. (Oh, yes), certainly.
     I'm afraid I can't agree with you. I'd like to say yes, but it's just not possible.

III. Reading. Writing. Free Speech

1. Distance Learning

     One of the advantages of modern technologies is the possibility for humans to find any information they want in no time.
     Furthermore, you can get education with their help. Just stay at home, get out of your bed in the morning, make yourself comfortable in front of the computer and get connected with the teacher. And here you are! You are having a lesson without going out, taking a bus or the underground and even without any extra trouble like putting on yourself decent clothes. Isn't that convenient?
     It's more than convenient. It's wonderful!

2. Our Comfortable Life and Health Problems

     Nobody would deny the importance of modern technologies. Smartphones, i-phones, digital cameras, headphones, printers, scanners have made our life easier, quicker and more comfortable.
     However, it's not always healthy to use them for a long time. Sitting long hours in front of the computer leads to eyesight and back problems. Cell phones contain negative vibes that affect human organism.
     Many health specialists are against the excessive use of cell phones and other means of modern technology.

3. No Action - No Health

     We have stopped washing clothes by hand. We have stopped washing the dishes after meals, because the dishwasher can do it for us. Very few people use the brooms - there are vacuum cleaners for cleaning up. We don't go on foot any more - there are cars and buses for this. We can do a lot of things on the internet nowadays without even going out: connecting with friends, doing online shopping, banking, working from home and even distance learning.
     However, cars, household appliances and the internet  that make people's life easier often lead to idleness and obesity. No action - no health.

4. Addiction to Technology

     We should realize that people can be addicted to technology. And in our technological world more and more people start to depend on their gadgets.
     In a restaurant, on a bus and in a taxi you can see people busy using their mobile phones. They sit silently one near another without seeing each other and looking like strange creatures from another world.
     It's common knowledge, that the extensive usage of mobile phones leads to different kinds of diseases. One of them is depression.

5. When Technology Fails

     The human society is growing. Every person wants to make everything automatic, and it is difficult to imagine our life without new technologies today. They are very convenient and we all use them every day. However, the problem with technology is that it sometimes fails and doesn't work properly. Then it may take a lot of time and money for recovery.
     The more technology you use, the more time, money and nerve you spend and lose. One of the most important losses is your privacy and independence.
     




 

[InkJoy]

Audio/Visual Aids for the fourth Unit (3,4 grades)

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNWrOuwzax8&ab_channel=CrashCourse - What Is Theater? Crash Course Theater #1

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhpe02nrnb4&ab_channel=TCCConnectCampusFaculty - Theater • What is Theater?

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPK8RSKqrw&ab_channel=MichelaRomoli - Short History of Theatre

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Grade 3, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema. Television. Radio

II. Grammar. Pronunciation

Past Simple. Past Continuous. Past Perfect

     Past Simple (простое прошедшее)  используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло в определенное время в прошлом и время которого истекло (произошло и закончилось).
      I did my homework yesterday – Вчера я сделал домашнее задание.
      Слова – указатели: yesterday, two days ago, a long time ago, last week (month, year), in 1980.
     Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное)используется для обозначения действия, которое происходило в определенное время в прошлом.
      I was doing my homework when you called me yesterday. – Я делал домашнее задание, когда ты позвонил мне вчера.
      Слова – указатели: yesterday at 7 a.m., yesterday night, when you called me, …
    Past Perfect (прошедшее совершенное) используется для обозначения действия, которое завершилось до определенного момента в прошлом. Употребляется также для согласования времён.
     Boris said, he had already done his homework. - Борис сказал, что уже сделал домашнее задание.

Grammar Exercises

I.  Read the following sentences, translate them into Russian and see how Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect 
    are used in them
    1. Boris came to Moscow to celebrate New Year.
    2. He said that they had already celebrated Christmas in London
    3. He said that they had decorated the Christmas tree and had gone to the center of London on the Christmas Eve.
    4. Mary and John were listening to Boris while Boris was showing them pictures of the Christmas celebration.
    5. Mary and John told Boris that Ded Moroz had given them many gifts.

II.  Copy the sentences of Ex. I.

III. Find the sentences in the text in which Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect are used and copy them

IV. Open the parenthesis in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect
     1. We (celebrate) our traditional 4-times holiday on the 30th of December.
     2. The winter holidays of the 2020-2021 school year (start) on the 31st of December, 2020 and (be over) on the 10th of
         January, 2021.
     3. We (come back) to school on the 11th of January, 2021.
     4. Mary:"Excuse me, Peter! When did you say you came back to school after your winter holidays? I (read) the main text when you (do) this exercise."
     5. I said that we (come back) to school on the 11th of January.

V.  Copy the sentences of Ex. IV and be ready to answer the following questions
     1. When did you celebrate the school's traditional 4-times holiday?
     2. When did the winter holidays start? When were they over?
     3. When did you come back to school after the winter holidays?
     4. What was Mary doing when the class was working on exercise IV?   
     5. What did Peter say?

VI.  Open the parenthesis in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect
      1. Yesterday my parents and I (go) to the theatre.
      2. We (see) an interesting comedy.
      3. I (have) my seat in the balcony, my Mom (have) her seat in the box and my Dad (have) his seat in the stalls.
      4. When I (sit) in the balcony I (listen) to other people talking about the performance.
      5. One of them said that he (see) this comedy in another theatre. He said that he (like) it better.

VII.  Copy the sentences of Ex. VI and be ready to answer the following questions
      1. Where did I go with my parents yesterday?
      2. What did we see?
      3. My parents and I had our seats in different places. Where?
      4. When I was sitting in the balcony I was listening to other people talking. What were they talking about?
      5. What did they say about the performance we were watching.

VIII. Answer the following questions. Mind the tenses
      1. When did you get up yesterday?
      2. When did you have breakfast?
      3. When did you come to school?
      4. Did you come in time?
      5. What subjects did you have yesterday?
      6. What were your friends doing when you came into the classroom?
      7. What was the teacher doing when you came into the classroom?
      8. Did you tell the teacher that you had done (had not done) all the homework?
      9. What did the teacher say?
       

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Instructions:

1. - Translate the following sentences, mind the Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. (V.I.)
    - Read the following sentences, translate them into Russian and see how Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect are used in them.

2. - Open the parenthesis in Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. (V.I.)
    - Choose between Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect.

3. - Answer the following questions, mind the tenses. (V.I.)
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4. - Conjugate the following verbs in Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. (V.I.)
    - Write the three forms of the following verbs. Learn them by heart.

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Post 1030 GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Grade 3, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema. Television. Radio

Grammar Exercises

I.   Read the following sentences, translate them into Russian and see how Past Simple and Past Perfect are used in them.
    1.  You said you had enjoyed all the performances.
    2.  Mary said she had enjoyed all of them.
    3.  John agreed to go to the cinema with Boris even though he had seen that film before.
    4.  She said that she had read the main text about theatre, cinema, television, radio.
    5.  Nataliya was very upset because her son Boris had forgotten about her birthday.

II.  Copy the sentences of Ex. I.

III. Find the sentences in the text in which Present Simple and Present Perfect are used and copy them

IV. Open the parenthesis in Past Simple.
     1.   They (to bring) the world into our homes.
     2.   We (to enjoy) all the performances.
     3.   We (to see) the Swan Lake, then we ( to listen to) "Rigoletto".
     4.   I (to think) you had called Mary to invite her to my birthday party.
     5.   We (to have) our seats in the stalls, another time in the balcony and the latest time in the dress circle.

V. Open the parenthesis in Past Continuous. (см пост 1032)

VI. Open the parenthesis in Past Perfect.
     1. 
     2.   You said you (to be) to the Bolshoi Theatre three times, didn't you?
     3.   You said you (to enjoy) all the performances. Did you really?
     4.   I thought you (to call) Boris to invite him to my birthday party.
     5.   I (to learn) German before I visited Berlin.

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V. Open the parenthesis in Past Continuous:
1. We (to sit) in the dress circle as the third bell rang.
2. When Mary (to ask) me "Have you ever been in the Bolshoi Theatre?", I didn't listen to her.
3. John (to discuss) the perfomance when all the actors came.
4. She (to listen to) to the radio as she came home.
5. It (to rain) when Boris listened to an opera.

VII. Choose between Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect.
1. John and Mary (to see) the Swan Lake yesterday.
2. Cinema, television and radio (to come) into our life much later.
3. We (to have our seats) as the ballet started.
4. You said you (enjoy) all the performances, didn't you?
5. They (to bring) the world into our homes.

VIII. Translate the following into English:
1. Кино, телевидение и радио вошли в нашу жизнь.
2. Какой спектакль вы смотрели?
3. Мы сидели на балконе, когда прозвенел второй звонок.
4. Борис сказал, что сделал свою домашнюю работу.
5. Они наслаждались всеми видами искусств.

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Active Vocabulary

1.   Art	искусство, творчество
Kinds of arts	виды искусства
2.   Tragedy	драма, трагедия
3.   Сomedy	комедия
Musical comedy	музыкальная комедия, мюзикл
4.   Ballet	балет
5.   To listen to	слушать
To listen to opera	слушать оперу
To listen to music	слушать музыку
6.   To come (came, come) into someone's life	войти в чью-то жизнь
7.   To bring (brought, brought)	приносить
To bring the world into our home	принести мир в наш дом
8.   Dress circle	бельэтаж
9.   To move away	уходить
10. Theatre-goers	посетители театра (любители посещать театр)
11. Famous	знаменитый
12. To have a seat	занять место
To have seats in the stalls	занять места в партере
To have seats in the balcony	занять места на балконе
13.  Balcony	балкон
14.  Swan Lake	Лебединное озеро
15.  To enjoy	наслаждаться
16.  Perfomance	представление

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К посту 1030:

II. Grammar. Pronunciation
Past Simple. Past Continuous. Past Perfect.

     Past Perfect используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом. Употребляется для согласования времён.

     В английском языке существует два вида глаголов: правильные и неправильные. Правильные глаголы в Past Simple и Past Perfect принимают окончание -ed. На неправильные глаголы это правило не распространяется, их формы необходимо выучить наизусть.

"You said you had been to the Bolshoi Theatre three times, didn't you? So when was the latest time?"
"Oh, I was there last week and it was great!"

"You said you had enjoyed all the performances. Did you really?"
"Oh, yes I did!

Active Vocabulary

1. (An) Art                                                             искусство, творчество
     Kinds of arts                                                     виды искусств
2. (A) Tragedy                                                        драма, трагедия
3. (A) Сomedy                                                       комедия
4. (A) Ballet                                                           балет
5. (An) Opera                                                         опера
6. To come (came, come) into someone's life            войти в чью-то жизнь
7. To bring (brought, brought)                                 приносить
    To bring the world into our home                          весь мир у нас дома
8. To move away                                                     уходить, убирать в сторону
9. Theatre-goers                                                     люди, регулярно посещающие театры
10. Famous                                                            знаменитый
11. To have a seat                                                  занять место
      To have seats in the stalls/balcony/ dress cirlce   занять места в партере, на балконе, в бельэтаже
12. Swan Lake                                                       Лебединое озеро
13. To enjoy                                                           наслаждаться
14. (A) Perfomance                                                 представление

Grammar Exercises

V. Open the parenthesis in Past Continuous:
1. We (to sit) in the dress circle as the third bell rang.
2. When Mary (to ask) me "Have you ever been in the Bolshoi Theatre?", I didn't listen to her.
3. John (to discuss) the perfomance when all the actors came.
4. She (to listen to) to the radio as she came home.
5. It (to rain) when Boris listened to an opera.

VII. Choose between Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect.
1. John and Mary (to see) the Swan Lake yesterday.
2. Cinema, television and radio (to come) into our life much later.
3. We (to have our seats) as the ballet started.
4. You said you (enjoy) all the performances, didn't you?
5. They (to bring) the world into our homes.

VIII. Translate the following into English:
1. Кино, телевидение и радио вошли в нашу жизнь.
2. Какой спектакль вы смотрели?
3. Мы сидели на балконе, когда прозвенел второй звонок.
4. Борис сказал, что сделал свою домашнюю работу.
5. Они наслаждались всеми видами искусств.

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Posts 1026-1028 by asdfg:

Grade 4, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema.Television. Internet Radio

 

Cinema

     Cinema plays a very important role in our life. It is a popular form of art. Lots of people find going to the cinema one of the best ways of spending their leisure time.
     In 1895 the Lumiere brothers gave the world's first real cinema show in Paris to an audience of 33 spectators. The first film they showed was "The Arrival of a train at a Station". Moving pictures seemed so real that the audience was frightened to death by the train rushing at them from the screen.
     There are such genres of feature films as the western, the thriller, the musical, the drama and the comedy. The performance lasts from two or three hours and most cinemas have at least 4 performances a day. Of late cinema screens in our country have been dominated by films produced in the USA. And this tendency is growing.

Theatre

      Theatre is a place where you can see a play staged. It is also one of entertainments.
      A theatre consists of two parts: the stage and the hall. They are separated by a curtain and the orchestra. Actors and actresses perform on the stage and public occupes the hall, the pit, and the gallery. If we made up our mind to go to the theatre we should go to the box-office to buy tickets. Seats can be reserved beforehand.

TV

     We can't imagine our everyday life without TV. Every day, every single evening most of people are watching TV. You can watch whatever you like: news, show, films or anything else. There are so many different channels: news, discovery, sport, music, fashion and others.

Cinema and Theatre

     Cinema plays a very important role in our life. It is a popular form of art. Lots of people find going to the cinema one of the best ways of spending their leisure time.
     There are such genres of feature films as the western, the thriller, the musical, the drama and the comedy. The performance lasts from two or three hours and most cinemas have at least 4 performances a day. Of late cinema screens in our country have been dominated by films produced in the USA. And this tendency is growing. As for me, I’m fond of going to the cinema. It’s a pity, I don’t always have time for it.


      Theatre is a place where you can see a play staged. It is also one of entertainments.
      A theatre consists of two parts: the stage and the hall. They are separated by a curtain and the orchestra. Actors and actresses perform on the stage and public occupes the hall, the pit, the boxes and the gallery.
      If we made up our mind to go to the theatre we should go to the box-office to buy tickets. Seats can be reserved beforehand.

Theatre (My Dad says...)

     My Dad says that with our TV sets at home we no longer need the Theatre and do not care whether it lives of dies. I absolutely disagree with him. Theatre is one of the oldest kinds of arts. People used to come to the theatre. During the last fifty years the theatre has had to meet three challenges — from cinema, radio, and television. Cinema, television and internet came into our life much later. All three produce drama of a sort; all possess important advantages.  But without a living theatre movies and television plays would be very crude.
   The main reasons why you need to go to the theatre are:
   You can see how perfect the actors are while performing the shows on the stage. You can get the best feelings ever when they want to show you about the story. You can get sad, happy, joy, or many feelings because the actors can bring the audience to feel what they feel and it will feel more alive than you just watch the movie.

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Radio

     Radio is one of the most wonderful discoveries made by human beings. It is the wireless transmission of sounds. This invention was the discovery of the 19th century. Priority in the invention of radio belongs to the Russian scientist Popov. On the 7th of May we celebrate Radio Day.
     The advantage of the radio is a low price. It is cheaper to buy a radio-receiver than PC or TV-set. Radio has some obvious disadvantages. The information couldn’t be supported by the picture. Pictures help us to percept information more intensive. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words.
     We use radio to listen to the music on the way. It is not popular anymore, because radio is replaced by the Internet nowadays.
     But radio is still one of the most powerful parts of mass media systems.