Reading Task 1 Read the text and do the task below

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.

Mark the sentences True (T) or False (F).
1. We go to the theater to see a play. [1]
2. A play of a humorous, lighter character is not a comedy. [1]
3. Dramatists are called playwrights nowadays [1]
4. We don`t buy tickets at the box-office [1]
5.The audience can walk in the foyer in the intervals. [1]
6. The curtain doesn`t rise when the play begins [1]
7. There is a curtain separating the auditorium from the stage [1]
[7]

Task 2. Writing Topic Drama and comedy
Think about your genre preferences and write some information about your experience, you can answer the questions.
Do you like watching films? Why?
How often do you go to the cinema?
Can you name your favourite cinema?
What is your favourite movie/film? Why?
What is your favorite genre of film? Why?
Who are your favourite film stars?
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Total: [13]

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The United States of America is a very diverse country. Its nature, climate, population varies from the East Coast to the west, from the northern border to the southern.Climate is mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the Great Plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the southwest.Natural resources include coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, and timber.Natural hazards are a great deal of problems for the USA. Every year, they loose hundred millions of dollars, because of natural hazards. The USA is famous for hurricanes along the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico coasts and tornadoes in the Midwest and southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding.Sometimes there are tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes happen. Earthquakes are very often in California.Talking about environment, one should add that air pollution results in acid rains in both the US and Canada. The US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.Water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers takes place here.Climate and Natural Resources.
Климат и природные ресурсы.
Соединенные Штаты — это страна контрастов. Природа, климат, население страны изменяются с восточного побережья на западное, с северной границы на южную.Климат на большей части умеренный, тропический на Гавайях и в штате Флорида, арктический на Аляске, полузасушливый на великих западных равнинах реки Миссисипи и полупустынный на юго-западе.Природные ресурсы включают: уголь, медь, свинец, молибден, фосфаты, уран, бокситы, золото, железо, ртуть, никель, серебро, вольфрам, цинк, нефть, природный газ и древесину.Природные катаклизмы представляют огромную проблему для США. Каждый год страна теряет сотни миллионов долларов из-за природных катаклизмов. США известны своими ураганами вдоль атлантического побережья и побережья Мексиканского залива, торнадо на среднем западе и юго-востоке, грязевыми оползнями в Калифорнии, лесными пожарами на западе, наводнениями.Иногда наблюдаются цунами, вулканы и землетрясения. Очень часты землетрясения в Калифорнии.Говоря об окружающей среде, необходимо добавить, что загрязнение воздуха выливается в кислотные дожди как в США, так и в Канаде. США — самый крупный «производитель» двуокиси углерода от сжигания ископаемого топлива.Имеет место и загрязнение воды из-за сброса пестицидов и удобрений.

1. Yes, she is the most interesting person I have ever met. 
2. Yes, its the longest book I have ever read. 
3. Yes, its the best opera I have ever heard.
4. Yes its the most difficult article I have translated.
5. Yes, its the funniest film I have ever seen. 
6. Yes, Uncle Jack its the kindest man I have ever known.
7. Yes, its the most exciting trip I have ever had.
8. Yes, its the most expensivest record I have ever bought.
9. Yes, Mary is the tallest girl I have ever met.
10. Yes, its the hardest test I have ever done.