Anxiety attendance audience imitate wings wipe
Anxious entertaining hold eager
A. To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic.
B. serving to entertain or give pleasure; diverting; amusing.
C. To maintain a grasp or grip on something.
D. A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties.
E. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
F. The unseen backstage area on either side of the stage of a proscenium theater. 
G. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.).
H. (in film editing) an effect causing the transition from one scene to the next in which the image of the first scene appears to be wiped off the screen by that of the second.
I. worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc.; uneasy
J. The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.
Task 7. Strain your imagination. Develop the idea of the sentences, be sure to use at least one or more words from the tasks above or other items from essential vocabulary.
1. ……………………………….. and the next day it was very slack and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.
2. In order to rise to stardom …
3. An eminent film director …
4. A prominent actor …
5. In spite of the fabulous scenery …
6. To produce an engrossing and intriguing film …
7. Behind the scenes …
8. Out of the orchestra pit …
9. To write a review about a film for an entertainment magazine …
10. Though the script is well written and the starring role is played by …
11. ………………………….. and the special effects are impressive.
12. A strong cast including …
13. Pleasant appearance and distinguished talent …
TEXTWORK. ‘Rose at the Music Hall’ (exercises)
Task 1. Write the endings of the sentences from the text ‘Rose at the Music-Hall’ (p. 310, Arakin’s book).
1. The audience made …
2. It was a nice friendly little place, this music-hall, …
3. So were the members of the orchestra, who …
4. Very few of the turns were young; they themselves, their creased and fading scenery, …
5. And the loudest applause always came when a performer said he would …
6. Youth had fled from it. There was no …
7. One turn was an eccentric fellow with a grotesque …
8. She was sitting near enough to see …
9. And from where she sat, she could see into the wings and…
10. And then Rose wanted…
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Task 2. Look through the text, try to perceive and formulate the author’s message. What was the main thing the writer wanted to express? All the linguistic devices in a poetic work serve to convey the message to the reader, to make him think the same thoughts, feel those feelings which the author did composing the text.
Task 3. Now when you’ve got the main idea you can translate the above-given sentences in a proper way. Be careful to convey in your translation the author’s message in every sentence, every linguistic means. Remember that production of a literary translation is the process of creating as well as writing a piece of poetry or poetic prose.
Task 4. Compare some of the variants made by your groupmates and choose the best one, write it down.
Task 5. Now you’re ready to produce the literary translation of the whole extract ‘Rose at the Music-Hall’. Write it into your exercise-book, polish every phrase. When all is ready read the original in English and your creation in Ukrainian. Compare your thoughts and feelings provoked by both. Are they alike? Asses your work yourself. But don’t forget: ‘Discontent is the first step in progress’ (English proverb).
“They Walk in the City” (exercises)
Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 322-323 in Arakin’s book (extract from “They Walk in the City” by J. B. Priestley). Give the literary translation of the following phrases:
’superfine’, ‘gigantic’, ‘the most splendid and exciting place’, ‘dozens of’, ‘the lights died away’, ‘illuminate the curtain so beautifully’, ‘to instantly forget one’s existence’, ‘be carried away’, ‘half drowned by the colossal waves of sound’, ‘overwhelmed by’, ‘the curtain was magically swept away’, ‘the stage blazed’, the great wave of music’, ‘flung smb. over the boundaries of this world’, ‘energy and grace’, ‘ a world all of music and colour’.
Task 2. Have you perceived the feelings and emotions of Rose Salter provoked by the music at the Coliseum? Can you define exactly what she felt and why? Discuss your views with your partner first, write down the list of emotions Rose felt. Then compare the list with the groupmates’, see whether opinions coincide. Write on the blackboard only those that all the groupmates agree upon.
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Task 3. Go over the fragment once again and find the numerous literary devices, that the author used to create a vivid and emotionally charged picture of a ballet performance, write them down in the table below and define the effect and purpose of each.
Note! Do you remember the course of literary studies? Here are some names of stylistic devices for you to recall them: alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, meiosis (opposite to hyperbole), litotes, metonymy, synecdoche, periphrasis, euphemism, metaphor, epithet, antonomasia, personification, allegory, irony, simile, synonyms, oxymoron, paradox, antithesis, climax (gradation), anticlimax, zeugma, pun, ellipsis, repetition, tautology, polysyndeton, parallelism, inversion.
| Examples | The name of a stylistic device, its function, the effect achieved, purpose of the author |
| e.g. ‘enormous, absurd hat’ ‘not unlike’ Francis Woburn … | Epithet – to make the portrait of the character more expressive, to show author’s evaluation. Litotes here extenuates positive qualities of the ‘superfine’ persons in the theatre, expresses irony. |
Task 4. Have you ever been to a theater, have you seen any absorbing performances (drama plays, comedies or tragedies, opera or ballet, or, maybe, operetta)? Are you a sensitive person? Recall your feelings at the moment and put them on the paper. Were they ambiguous, so that you couldn’t make your way about them? Think of the title for your composition. Actually it will be a piece of independent writing (3 -5 pages in length). You are free to select the subject, to decide on the pattern of writing and to choose writing technique. (See more about a free composition on p.340 in Arakin’s book). The only obligatory condition is to use in your writing as many stylistic devices as possible (see the names of these in the previous task). You may also imitate the style and manner of the fragment spoken of above (from ‘They Walk in the City’) and borrow some phrases from it.
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Essential Vocabulary II
Study some information about collective nouns.
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People involved in the same job/activity
A team of surgeons/doctors/experts/reporters/scientists/rescue-workers/detectives arrived the scene of the disaster. These nouns are used with singular or plural verbs, depending on your point of view.
The crew was/were saved when the ship sank, [workers on a ship/ambulance/plane, also a crew of stagehands.]
The company is/are rehearsing a new production, [group of actors]
The cast is/are all amateurs, [the actors in a film or theatre production collectively]
The public has/have a right to know the truth, [the people as a whole]
The staff are on strike, [normally used with a plural verb; general word for groups who share a place of work, e.g. teachers in a school, people in an office]
The audience(house) applauded [The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program].
Task1. Fill each gap with a suitable collective noun.
1 There was a ................ of youths standing on the corner; they didn't look very friendly.
2 A ................. of biologists is studying marine life in this area.
3 These vessels carry small …………. of around twenty men.
4 He was a notable young actor in a …………… of rising stars.
5 The show is very amusing and the …………. are excellent.
Task 2. In each case, one of the examples is wrong. Which one?
1 Company is often used for actors / opera singers / swimmers
2 Cast is often used for people in a play / a book / a film
3 Crew is often used for the staff of an ambulance / a plane / a hospital
4 Pack is often used for cats / dogs / wolves
5 Flock is often used for sheep / pigeons / pigs
Task 3. Rewrite these sentences using collective words. Don't forget to change the verb to singular or plural where necessary.
1 One of the most challenging things a director can face is to pick the actors for a play.
2 From a rehearsal room in Sydney through to opening night in New York, a group of actors reveals the magic and struggle of creating theatre.
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3 The people who work there are very well-paid.
4 People who gathered at the performance applauded.
Task 4. Comment on the proverb: "The audience is the reward of the speaker"
¨Study the information about different kinds of art below.
The arts
Things which generally come under the heading of ‘the arts’
The arts (plural) covers everything in the network. Art [singular, uncountable] usually means fine art, but can also refer to technique and creativity.
Have you read the arts page in the paper today? [that part of the newspaper that deals with all the things in the network]
She's a great art lover. [loves painting and sculpture]
Shakespeare was skilled in the art of poetry. [creative ability]
Dance usually refers to modern artistic dance forms: ballet usually has a more traditional feel, unless we say modern ballet. Remember: a novel is a long story, e.g. 200-300 pages; a piece of short prose fiction, e.g. 10 pages, is a short story.
¨Study the use of the definite article
When we refer to a performing art in general, we can leave out the definite article.
Are you interested in (the) cinema/ballet/opera/theatre?
But: Would you like to come to the cinema/ballet/opera/theatre with us next week? [particular performance]
¨Study words and expressions connected with arts.
Describing a performance
We went to see a new production of Hamlet last night. The sets(1) were incredibly realistic and the costumes(2) were wonderful. It was a good cast(3) and I thought the direction(4) was excellent. Anthony O'Donnell gave a marvellous performance(5). It got rave reviews (6) in the papers today.
(1)scenery, buildings, furniture on the stage or in a studio; (2)clothes the actors wear on stage; (3) all the actors in it; (4)the way the director had organised the performance; (5)and (6) note these typical collocations; (6)means 'got enthusiastic comments'
¨Words connected with events in the arts
There's an exhibition of paintings by Manet on in London.
They' re going to publish a new edition of the works of Cervantes next year.
The Opera Society are doing a performance of Don Giovanni.
Our local cinema's showing Titanic next week.
Note: What's on at the cinema/theatre, etc. next week? (note the two prepositions).
Task 1. Which branch of the arts do you think these people are talking about?
Example. It was a strong cast but the play itself is weak. Theatre
1 It's called Peace. It stands in the main square.
2 Animation doesn't have to be just Disney, you know.
3 It was just pure movement, with very exciting rhythms.
4 It doesn't have to rhyme to be good.
5 Oils to me don't have the delicacy of water-colours.
6 Her design for the new city hall won an award.
7 I like to read them and imagine what they'd be like on stage.
8 The first chapter was boring but it got better later.
9 I was falling asleep by the second act.
10 Overall, the performance was good, though the tenor wasn't at his best.
Task 2. Definite article or not? Fill the gap with the if necessary.
1 The government doesn't give enough money to ……… arts.
2 She's got a diploma in ..... …… dance from the Performing Arts Academy.
3 I've got some tickets for ..... ….. ballet. Interested?
4 .. art of writing a short story is to interest the reader from the very first line.
5 I can't stand …... …. modern poetry; it's so pretentious.
6 I was no good at ...... .. art at school. What about you?
Task 3. Ask questions for which these remarks would be suitable answers.
Example: It's an oil on canvas. What sort of painting is it?
1 Yes, it got rave reviews.
2 No, I'm not really a concert-goer, but thanks anyway.
3 Oh, there are some beautiful old buildings and some ugly new ones.
4 The cast were fine, but the direction was weak.
5 A new Hungarian film; fancy going to see it?
Follow-up: Comment on the quotation by Bernard Berenson about arts:
“All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and together create the most comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its masterpiece, free man”
Additional Vocabulary
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