We go to the theatre to see a play, that is to say, a performance given by actors and actresses. A play of a serious character, dealing with important human problems is called a tragedy. A play of a humorous, lighter character is a comedy (or a farce). Dramatists are called playwrights nowadays and there are no longer such great dramatists as Shakespeare or G. B. Show.
If we want to go to a theatre we buy tickets at the box-office and show them to the attendant at the entrance. In the building there is a hall, a large foyer and a cloak-room where we leave our overcoats, hats, etc. The audience can walk in the foyer in the intervals. Many doors lead to the auditorium consisting of stalls, boxes and balconies. In front of the auditorium there is a curtain separating it from the stage. The curtain rises when the play begins and falls at the end of each act.
1. I am very tired. I (will go) to bed early tonight.
2. My English classes (start) at 7 p.m.
3. Mike (will become) a pop singer one day.
4. This time next week I (shall be flying) to Spain.
5. By 8 o’clock he (will have been studying) for four hours.
6. It is very cloudy today. It (is going to rain).
7. Ann (is seeing) Jack at the office today.
8. Will you ( help) your father tomorrow?
9. I think we ... (shall win) this game!
10. Look at the road! It ... (is going to be) an accident.
11. Sorry, I am busy. I (will call) you back.
12. Are you in a hurry? – Yes, I (am meeting) my sister.
13. I’m too tired to walk home. I think I (will take) a taxi.
14. We (shall have packed) our luggage by the time the taxi comes.
15. They (will have worked) for this company for 10 years next September.
We go to the theatre to see a play, that is to say, a performance given by actors and actresses. A play of a serious character, dealing with important human problems is called a tragedy. A play of a humorous, lighter character is a comedy (or a farce). Dramatists are called playwrights nowadays and there are no longer such great dramatists as Shakespeare or G. B. Show.
If we want to go to a theatre we buy tickets at the box-office and show them to the attendant at the entrance. In the building there is a hall, a large foyer and a cloak-room where we leave our overcoats, hats, etc. The audience can walk in the foyer in the intervals. Many doors lead to the auditorium consisting of stalls, boxes and balconies. In front of the auditorium there is a curtain separating it from the stage. The curtain rises when the play begins and falls at the end of each act.