TASK 1
Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.
1.
Tourists from all over the world will enjoy their time in London il tiiсу plan a visit to one or the capital's famous
musicals or plays as an inbuilt part of their holiday in England. The London stage scene has been a big success story
for over a hundred years and visitors will appreciate the programme in London theatres, which has not changed for
years.
2.
Robert Sims is the brilliant new author of the comedy play about student life in Scotland at the Round House
Theatre in Glasgow. Robert, who is only twenty four, started to write the play immediately after leaving university.
He told our reporter that he couldn't write the play while he was at university, because many of the characters in it
were his fellow students or university lecturers. The play is also partly a musical with some very funny songs.
3.
The new programme of plays at the Eastbourne Winter Garden Theatre contains a very varied and interesting variety
of productions. The summer holiday programme starts with a French comedy, continues with the play "The Three
Sisters" by Chekhov and ends with the "Rocky Horror Movie Show". I wonder how the conservative Eastbourne
audiences will cope with this surprising mix.
4.
The new winter season at the Hippodrome Theatre is a big break with tradition. There are no musicals, no comedies
and no Agatha Chistie's thrillers. The new management is staging three Shakespeare plays and two plays by the
German playwright Bertolt Brecht, in addition to a very modem pantomime, which doesn't have either a Prince
Charming or two ugly sisters. We wish the Hippodrome every success in its efforts to bring culture to the masses.
5.
Our winter programme of plays and musicals starts on the first of December. We offer special rates to all students
and senior citizens and there are also very good reductions for all theatregoers, who join our theatre club and buy
tickets for three or more performances in advance. Theatre programmes with details of each performance and the
actors are also free for all members of the theatre club, which is another big saving. Support your local theatre again
this season.
A.
Touring the Country
B.
New Management
C.
Satisfying Different Tastes -3
D.
Pleasure of the Holiday -1
E.
Beginning of the Career -2
F.
Great Changes -4
G.
Loss or Interest
H.
Financial Policy-5
