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Going to the cinema, theatre, concerts, exhibitions
Introduction
Theatre is a part of people’s lives since antiquity. When people are free they want to do something, see or learn
something new. When they go to the theatre or concert they can relax, meet friends, learn anything new. Some
people are bored, want to escape from normal life. They can smile or cry if they want. It quite a problem to get to
the theatre sometimes because the tickets are more and more expensive. Some performances of exhibitions take
place only in big cities or in Prague.
Theatre
stage
curtain
actor
actress
director
programme
ticket
usher
spectator
scenery
wing
jeviště
závěs
herec
herečka
režisér
program
lístek
uvaděčka
divák
scéna
křídlo
footlight
spotlight
orchestra pit
stalls
balcony
box
gallery
row
audience
acrobat
juggler
rampová světla
reflektor
orchestřiště
přízemí
balkón
lože
balkón
řada
publikum
akrobat
kejklíř
box office
cloakroom
attendant
foyer
forestage
backdropt, set
auditorium
sololist
conductor
chorus
pokladna
šatna
obsluhující
bufet
předscéna
scéna
hlediště
solista
dirigent
sbor
Going to the theatre
You can buy tickets at the box stall, ticket office, through school or work, you can have a reservation.
Men should put on a suit or diner jacket, shirt, shoes, tie or bow tie, they can have scarf or hat.
Women can wear dress, costume, skirt, blouse, shoes.
If you do for example to a small theatre (Arena), you don’t have to wear anything special.
Performance I’ve seen
I saw the play Polská Krev written by Oscar Nedbal. It was a musical. I liked it. It was quite fun, actors had nice
costumes, the music also wasn’t bad.
Hair – in Prague, musical
Theatres in our country and in England
CZ – Prague – National, Stavovske, Spiral, Pyramid, Lucerna, Husa na Provázku, Tyl t, Vinohrady t, Semafor,
Divadlo na Zábradlí, Viola…)
Ostrava – Moravskoslezské d, Dvořákovo d, Myronovo d, Petr Bezruč t, Aréna…
GB – National t, Globe, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Old Vic, The Royal Albert Hall
Going to the cinema
Films: comedy, black comedy, romantic, adventure, thriller, horror, detective story, catastrophic, fairy tale,
animated, sitcom, action, sci-fi
What I saw
Mr. Bean is one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a brilliant comedy full of a special king of humour. Some
people don’t like this sort of humour but I love it. I’ve forgotten who was it directed by but in the lead you could
see excellent Rowan Atkinson with his excellent grins. As I said it’s a comedy and it takes place in New York.
Mr. Bean is sent to America (As an art specialist but he knows nothing about it. He had just worked as a
watchman in one gallery in Great Britain). His opinions are very strange but people admire him because they
think he is the best artist in the world. He lives by one man in Los Angeles and during a few days he is
destroying his house and work as well as whole his family. Fortunately everything will fall out well. This film
was such a big fun and I really enjoyed a song written by Beatles –Yesterday. The man sang it when his life was
totally destroyed. I liked the film very much so I am going to see it once more next week. If you don’t see it you
should go too.
Film on TV x Cinema
In the cinema, the screen is a little bit bigger, the sound is better. There are a lot of people, it‘s not comfortable.
TV – more comfortable, you can sit, lie, eat, do what you want, the screen is small, you are alone.
Favourite actor
Rowan Atkinson or Jim Carrie. They play in quite mad films, comedies, I like comedies, They have such a
stupid grins, but they are great. I don‘t like action heroes with big muscles. Their films are still the same. They
are alone but kill hundreds of people.
Claudia Scheefer, Pamela Anderson – nice face, body, the films are sometimes stupid
Going to the concerts
I have never been to a concert of classical music. I don‘t hear this kind of music but it doesn‘t have to be bat. It
can be good for relax. This kind or concerts takes place in special concert halls, opera houses, with special
background. You have to wear dinner jacket or suit, tie, shoes… I visited some rock concert and it was perfect.
You can say no! The music is too loud, there is smell too much people, but when you listen to the music you like
you don‘t mind it. This concert takes place in some halls, stadiums or just open air, the tickets cost the same as
the tickets for theatre for example.
Musical instruments
Guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, clarinet, violin, piano, organ (varhany), trumpet, contrabass, drums,
whistle, flute, violoncello, harmonica, saxophone…
Kinds of music
Classical, opera, folk, jazz, orchestral, country, chamber (komorní), pop, rock, pank, hip-hop, disco, house,
heavy, hard rock, metal…
Art – galleries, exhibitions, museums
Good for seeing anything different, learn anything new, found sth. interesting, feel the history, colours, impress
Learn : history, habits, way of life, clothes, moral laws, different feeling, new impress