1. Прочтите текст и письменно
ответьте по-английски на вопросы, следующие за текстом.

AT THE THEATRE

1. I’ll never forget my first visit to the Belarusian Opera and Ballet Theatre.
My friend and I wanted to see the famous ballet Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky. We
knew the plot very well. We also knew some pieces of music from this ballet
(Small Swans’ Dance) and decided to see the whole performance.

2. We bought the tickets in advance and came to the theatre half an hour before
the show. In the foyer we bought the programme. Such famous dancers as T.
Yershova – international Competition Laureate, People’s Artist of the Republic
of Belarus (as Zigfrid) were costarring in this ballet. The ballet is about the
great love of Prince Zigfrid and a beautiful young girl Odetta by name.

3. At 7 sharp the performance began. From the very first minute I was deeply
impressed by everything I saw on the stage. The setting and the dancing were
superb and exciting. The costumes were fine, the music was thrilling. The
ballet seemed to me a fairy-tale. I had never seen anything more wonderful
before. My friend also enjoyed every minute of it.

4. After the first act we went to look over the theatre. We saw the boxes, the
pit, the dress-circle and the gallery. There were many portraits of famous
opera-singers, ballet-dancers, musicians and producers on the walls of the
foyer. Among them we could see the portraits of A. Savchenko, R. Petrov, M.
Gulegina, etc.

5. When the curtains fell at the end of the performance there came a storm of
applause. It seemed that it would never end. The dancers received call after
call. They were presented with large bouquets of flowers. We also applauded
enthusiastically. The performance was a success.



1. What did they want to see?

2. Did they buy tickets in advance?

3. What is the ballet about?

4. When did the performance begin?

5. Where did they go after the first act?

6. Whose portraits did they see on the walls of the foyer?

7. Did there come a storm of applause when the curtains fell?



2. Выпишите из текста все существительные во множественом числе и
поставьте их в единственное число.

Например: tickets – ticket.



3. Письменно переведите 2, 4, 5-й абзацы текста.



4. Выпишите все прилагательные и наречия из текста. Переведите их на русский язык и образуйте степени сравнения.

Например:

• big – bigger – the biggest;

• beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful;

• often – more often – most often;

• slowly – more slowly – most slowly.



5. Выпишите из текста все неправильные глаголы, образуйте их основные
формы. Переведите на русский язык.

Например: see – saw – seen – видеть.



6. Выпишите из текста 5 предложений в Present Indefinite и переведите их на
русский язык. Поставьте эти предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы.



7. Выпишите из текста 5 предложений в Past Indefinite и переведите их на
русский язык. Поставьте эти предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы.

8. Выпишите из текста все местоимения, определите их форму.

Например: she – личное местоимение, именительный падеж.



9. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами.

1. My friend and I wanted to see the famous … Swan
Lake by …

2. The ballet is about the love of … and a beautiful young girl … by name.

3. I was impressed by everything I saw on the …

4. The ballet seemed to me a …

5. On the walls of the foyer there were many … of famous opera-singers, …
musicians and producers.

6. The dancers were presented with large … of flowers.



10. Установите соответствие:

1) to look over;

2) the first act;

3) exciting;

4) in advance;

5) enjoy. a) известный;

b) первое действие;

c) наслаждаться;

d) волнующий;

e) забывать;

f) осматривать;

g) заранее.



11. Установите последовательность утвердительного предложения:

□ was

□ performance

□ great

□ the

□ a

□ success