LESSON 3 Cinema or theatre?
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W o r k in p a ir s . R e a d a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s tio n s .
What is Theatre? Why has it lasted so long? What does it mean to us?
Is there something special to itself that it offers us?
J.B. Priestley
1) Why did the English writer John Boynton Priestley '
write ‘Theatre’ with a capital letter?
2) What is your answer to the w riter’s questions?
2 a W o rk in p a irs. Say w h a t you th in k a b o u t th e id ea s in
th e te x ts . Do you a g re e /n o t agree?
a) Real life.
d) In the theatre, you decide what to watch.
b) Theatre is a source of knowledge.
e) Real conversations.
c) Best entertainment for tourists.
f) Live performance is better than a picture.
1) The theatre is more powerful than
the cinema because the picture cannot be
matched with a “ live” actor playing. The
ballet and opera, comedy and musicals
can mix all the feelings. Each theatre is
unusual because of its emotions, actors
and history.
2) A theatre will always be an important
tourist attraction of every city. Its architec
ture, actors and plays will always be amaz
ing for each visitor. Going to the theatre is
the best way to spend a very interesting
evening full of emotions. You will enjoy the
plays it performs. You will remember this
life experience for a long time.
3) Live theatre and film are very different
media. In a film, the camera makes a lot
of decisions for you: what direction to look,
where to focus and what to listen to. In
a live performance, your brain changes
its attention from one thing to another.
Think of the “ party event” . When you are
among a lot of people, you can focus on
one voice in a noisy room. The film makes
these decisions for you.
4) In the theater, it is a real live person
directly in front of you. It is the reason why
people prefer original paintings to copies
and that is why they pay more money for
the theatre.
5) There is a kind of conversation bet
ween performers and audience during a
live show that simply cannot be there
when you are watching a film. While I love
the cinema technology that allows me to
have “ conversations” like this one, they
are not as real as a talk with a human
being in the same room. You can watch
a film alone on TV but in the theatre with
other people, you feel more emotions.
2 b W o rk in p a irs. Say w h a t you th in k a b o u t id e a s in th e te x ts .
Do you a g re e /n o t ag ree ?
e .g . I agree. You can watch a movie or read a book
but going to the theatre is something special.
At the theatre the actors can see you and it
makes you a part of the play. It gives you
different feelings, energy and emotions.
e .g . I don’t agree. The theatre
is boring. I don’t like to
be with a lot of people
in one room. I prefer
watching TV at home.
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