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Have you ever been to thetl'reaffe? If so, rvhat have youseen?

lVhat do you think is tiredifference tretween theatre andcinem*?

Reading

Jn, Remember thot when you need

tsxt, yoa dan't have to read all ofit. $con the text (look thraugh itto find the relevont ports, with the

in{ormatian you need).

2 S."n the leaflet, Complete thesefttencei.

I The name of the play is2

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is the director.3 The play is on *t the

in Birrningham.The eheapest matinde ticket isc&tf 1'ou g'o on a school trip, youonlv uav S for somcperformances,

3 No*, raad the information insidethe leaflet. Answer the queetions.

I Horv did the German criticsreact to Ot esteiaT

2 Do British audiences knowPurcarete's wclrk?

3 What was his adaptation ofPhaedrs.like?

4 When was les l)anaidesperforn ed in Dublini

5 When clid British audiences see

his Tinx And,ronimx?

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Positlon of adverbials

I Wherel Adverbials of place

Llswally ut tfu end: Purcarete's haunting theatrical style is welll*rown in the UK and lreland.

2 When! Adverbials of timerl"t the fuginruing The followingyearr nudiences in Dublinwere enthralled by'Les Danaicles'"

At tlx cnd: His controversi*l oll-itus Anelronicus' atnazedaucliences in 1997,The new or imp*rtant inftirrnation usually goes *t the endofthe sentence.

3 How? Mverbi*ls of mannerUsually afttr tbe uerb lthr*se: Aeschylus' draurt explores theconflict l:etween duty and mr:rality passionately.$$are the m,*in uerb if therc is *n uaxiliaty; 'Phneclra'wasbeautifuily adapted in 1995.

4 Whnt order?Urually how + whcre + wb*ru: Th,e critics praised Pucarete'.s

adaptation highly in the German press in the sufiuner.

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4 Unr.r"*ble the sentences to find out the plot ofHeia. Careful!There may be more than one

pocsibility for some sentences.

::L+IPLE: Befire tbe trilogt begins, KingAgarnemnon

:;.rifices his d,artgbter ta sorJe his fleet,

- King Agamemnon/before the trilogy begins/to

sare his fleet/sacrifices his daughterI rhe King/after the Tiojan N'ar/to Argos/rerurns

-: .ooking for revenge/Queen Clyternnestra/birterly/is

: and her lover Aegisthus/she/at the end of the firstplar-/kill Agamemnon

: ri aits/for her brother Orestes to return/rn-xiouslv/Agamemnon's daughter Electra

: ro revenge her father's deathlshe/wants him/immediately

- Clrtemnestra and Aegisdrus/iust insicle the palace

doors/kills/Orestes! at the Acropolis in

Athens/is/rried/Orestes/formally: rhoughtfully/casts her vote/Athena, goddess of

nisdom,

- -,Orestes/from the ancient blood I'engeance/

quicklv/is/released

Have you got acting talent? Get into grouPs of 4-5'

Choose one of the adverbs of manner below'

Write it down but don't let anybody see it.b) Take turns to mime actions your group asks you

to in the manner of the adverb you have chosen'

c) Can the rest of the group guess the adverb?

EXr{MPLE:

F-M]L: Cornb i,ou,r hair in tbe rnanner of the aduerb,

Adriana.\,:LAD: You'r'e combing yoztr bair delicately.

ADxlru.*A: No, not delicatelY'

ALExANDRA: Haae a ntp of cffie in the manner of the

aduerb.

CATALINA: .I know!Yau.'re d,'inking a rup af caffee

gYacefu'ily"

ADRL{NA: Yes,I am.

Get talking6 l,a Listen to the three dialogues. Which play:

t has been on for more than 50 Years?

2 is going to be performed in a month's time?

3 has a secret ending?4 is hilarious?5 is a text studied at school?

6 is an example of the'theatre of the absurd'?

7 Lirt"n again. Write down the phrases used to:

1 invite someone (3 Phrases)'2 accept an invitation.3 refuse an invitation'4 express uncertainqY.

Add at least one more phrase to l-4 above' Hark the

expressions F (formal) or I (informal).

I Wn"t* would you like to go? Who willyou invite?

a) Make a list of three eYents you would like to go to'

b) In pairs, take turns to invite and respond to ycurparurer's invitations to these events.

The person inviting chooses a formal or an informal

way. The person responding has to use a similar

level of formaliqv.

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carelessly delicately dramatically

fiercely gracefullY hurriedlY

tenderly thoughtfullY vigorouslv

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;lr* Listening to conversotions seems less di$?cult if yau remember

1$ thst people:

. talk in silort sentences which cre not alwoys grommatically complete.

. repeot *ings, interrult ane another or pcuse in rnid-sentence.

. sornetirnes stort soying something then chonge their rninds ond

soy somethin g different.r sometimes change the topic suddenly.. use 'fllers' ('well','er'), attention getters ('laok'), expressions of

surprise ('oh no').

' use diflerent intonotian pofterns to canvey meaning.

9 = Listen to Jamie, his Aunt Kitty and Uncle Tony talking afterthey saw Oresteio. Put your hand up as you hear:

. a sudden change of topic

. a faise start

. an attention getter

I I Listen to the completedialogue again. Hark the sentencesT {true) or F {false}. Correct thefalse sentences.

1 Jarnie enjcyed watching thescenes he'd read.

2 Aunt Kitty likes looking at themasks.

3 Uncle Tony prefers havingwomen play female roles.

4 -Jamie would like to see menplayrng wcmen's roles.

5 W'hen he started reading thebook he thought it ri,ould be

boring.6 !tr'hen his teacher began to

explailr he understood it bretter7 Aunt Kitry didn't mind not

understanding the Romanian.8 She didn't mind having to read

the surtitles.

Grammar

Verbs followed by gerundI Verb [ (* not) + uerb -ing

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I enioyed watching the scenes

I'd read.I didn't mind not under-standing the Romanian.I'd imagined the actorswearing masks.

Otber aer*s: appreciate, avoid.consider, ccntemplate, deiay,

deny, detest, dislike, enjo-l',

excllse, forgive, can't help,imagine, mention, (don't) mind,miss, postpone, practise, resent,resist, risk, cant stand

I Wrl: (+ nat) + aer* -ins,0raed infinitive

It is mare co??xwtz1t to u.se their$initive zishtn referrittg to ane

ptr?ticultff aunsiott.I like looking at the faces.

I'd like to see the plav again.I hate having to read surtitles.I hate to break things up ...Ath er aer"&s.' Iove, pref'er, start

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1 Did you like it,Jamie?2 Purcarete! done it in a very modern wav, aimost like a film.3 How much har.e you snrdied the classics?

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chaning to nry fr.iends.STEE{N: I don,t mind.

I'our mother cha$ t() your frient_tsyou read a book for schoolvou run into a teacher in a shopvour,best friend gem angryyou don't get homework

I 3 Wrti.t two things do you:i detesr your besr friencl doing?I avoid doing?-i imagine doing r+.hen you are

older?-l postpone doing?--\ resent doingi

Y:tu:cbaracterc of the playThe Profes tor, bri,rr,, 61iiand sirty yeart old

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Story sofar: k thebegiwzing af the ph1,, thepupil is u brigltt girl t,-hott'unts k) u.orkfor her

10 'D.oct<tr's Degrec, which wiiltake place ,in

three *,eekJ,.Then slze star$ cailxplainingabyw ktothache, but theproJbssor shotv,r na

lg s1rmpail1,*. As the plal,goesorz, she ,will

become morcand ntore tired ancl s{eepy,,'ntore and nrcrc passit,e,.

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-i Wrnen ai@ilotru mpt b

Ihe speoker ri indicsted ot rhebeginn:ng of each speech (usuaily iny!:olleners/, followed by o coton 0.

1.4 n".a the scene from lonesco!play ltre Lesson in the ,theatre of theabsurd' tradition, How does theauthor convey and exaggerate thecharacteristics of spoken language?Answer the questions.

\d/hat examples are there of3yt'den -changes of topic?Whar'filler'is used?lfow are pauses indicatedlWhat examples are rhere of falsestarmiWhy are things repeared?ls the lesson a Iogical one)Do.you find the icene funnyJ

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puplr_: Toothache! Toothachel Toothache!

-, ;::ff?T#f;; arong now' tr'uiaJo,'t srop vou saying it!pRoFEssoR: In English.

"r';*;*J;:.::J::" ro say in Engrish: rhe roses of my

uu t*"ft;:I.'.'.' as yellow as my grandfather who was bornpupr: Wbll then, one would say, in English, I think: the roses ...of my ... How,do ytl. ruv e*roi;;er in English?::::rrj?o, rn English? Gr#;;;;;.^".puprt-: The roses of my grun,I*o,h*i.'. . ,40 roy y*rro*i yellow, in English, youpRotxssoR: yes, of, course!pLrpJL: Are as yellow es my grandfather vpRoFEssoR: Not Wtro was bom ...

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