Английский язык: Практические пособие (Thomas Alva Edison. My Working Day. Sport in Our Republic. Our University), страница 15

1.Pronounce the following words:

[:э:]               [а:]               [Э:]                   [el] performance           drama            circus             ballet stalls                  art                were              state audience               cartoon           third              favourite talk                   cast               curtain            playing orchestra              repertoire         first-night         stage more                  large              rehearsal          tale storm                  advance           superb            matinee applause               dance             heard             fascinated hall                   laugh             circle             famous

2-Pronounce the following words. Pay attention to the sounds [t I],[I],[da] :

[tJ]                    [I]              [d3] picture                collection         stage feature                show             enjoy adventure              traditional         large charming              exhibition         technology

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which                production        tragedy culture                admiration        agency

3-Pronounce the following words. Pay attention to the ending ,,-er":

ballet-dancer           producer          spectator conductor              thriller            theatre-goer director                prompter          usher

4.Read the following words. Pay attention to the stress._______

Ударение падает на слог

первый___второй_____третий____ prompter        conductor       auditorium curtain          director         documentary orchestra        producer        international theatre          spectator        exhibition repertoire        refreshment     individual news-reel        variety          admiration matinee         applause        represented interval          rehearsal        continental symphony       success programme      attraction foyer            exciting audience___   performance__________

5.Repeat the following words and word-combinations after the teacher:

movie, feature film, news-reel, theatre-goer, row, matinee show, release, charming, superb, ballet, spectator, auditorium, dress-circle, tier, curtain, choir, cast, applause, audience, performance, repertoire, rehearsal.

6. A. Practice pronouncing the ending ,,-s":

/s/ actress, success, tickets, concerts, release, seats /z/ news, shows, bills, halls, cinemas, applause, stalls /iz/ actresses, box-offices, boxes, stages, pieces

B. Divide the following words into three groups according to the

pronunciation of the ending ,,-s". Read them. Tiers, curtains, sceneries, wings, orchestras, theatres, opera-houses, varieties, repertoires, rehearsals, scenes, plays, programmes, instruments.

7.Practice pronouncing the ending ,,-ed":

/t/ impressed, looked, liked, asked, danced, discussed, booked /d/ admired, called, trained, remembered, performed

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/id/ wanted, started, applauded, represented, visited, presented, ended

8.                        Vocabulary Study the meaning and use of the new words:

l.beon - идти (о фильме)

What is on at this cinema? There is a new film on at our club today. 2-cinema - 1)кинотеатр; 2)кино syn.pictures, movies

cinema-goer [ 'gou5 ] - любитель кино, (кино)зритель

I go to the cinema once a week. I'm a great cinema-goer.

3.adventurefilm - приключенческий фильм

I like adventure films very much.

4-cartoon [ka: 'tu:n](film) - мультипликационный

There are many interesting cartoon films for children.

5.documentarv [d 3kju: 'mentft-ij - документальный

What sort of film is that? - It's a new documentary film.

6.feature - художественный

They make feature films, documentaries, and popular science films.

7.release - выпускать

Film studios release many new films every year, S.news-reel - киножурнал

He doesn't like news-reels. There is always a news-reel before the main film. 9-actor - актер

This man is a well-known Russian actor. IQ.actress - актриса

My favourite actress is taking part in the performance today.

11 -applaud [ p'lr» :dj - аплодировать