Entertainment

I. Theatro
1. At the theatro: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 2. To look at the posters To find out about the dirctor and the cast To get tickets at the booking office To have a season ticket To enter the foyer To leave ones coat in the cloak-room To hire opera glasses To show ones ticket to the usherette To go into the auditorium To sit in the first / back row of the stalls / boxes / dress circle / gallery To see the lights go out / the curtain rise To follow the play with great interest To be completely carried away by the acting To go out to the buffet in the interval To chat about the first act To hear the bell ring To resume ones seat To applaud the player To give catcalls to the actors To hiss and boot he actors off the stage

People working on a production Producer: To stage a play / to make a film of sg, to present it to the public To act as manager / to finance the venture To interfere in the choice and interpretation of the scenario / in selecting the actors / in supervising the work of the director Director o o o To instruct the actors and actresses in a play or film To interpret the scenario To be responsible for the production o o o

Stage manager o To look after everything on stage during the performance

Choreographer o To be responsible for dances an the stage / in a film

Editor o o To work in a cutting room To edit a film

Set designer, costume designer, make-up artist Cameraman: o o To operate the video camera To shoot the scenes of a film

Stagehand o o To help the stage manager To move scenery

Prompter: o To tell the actors their lines when they forget

3. Actors at the theatre, in a film o o o o To be an actor / singer / ballet dancer or ballerina / comedian/ understury / extra or stand-in To be cast as/ to take or play the role of/ to do To take the leading / a minor role To have stage fright

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To be at the peak of ones career To be an accomlished / versatile actor To play to a full house To give / dancer / play / sign an encore To bring the house down To be in the limelight To act in an artificial / stilted way To start in a film To catch the character To act true to life

. Instrumental and vocal music: The o o o o sections o! an orchestra: Woodwind oboe-oboist, flute-flautist! Strings violin-violinist, violocello- violin!cellist cello-cellist, harp-harpist! Brass Trumpet-trumpeter, bugle-bugler! Precussion piano-pianist, drumm-drummer!

Instruments usua""# !ound in a modern $and: o o o o o o "uitar #ynthesier $rums %ymbals #axophone &iano

%oca" music o o o o o o 'll men / all women choir or chorus / childrens choir / mixed choir To sing a duet To read music To have an acute ear To sing in tune / out of tune To play music by ear

II. &o$$ies
'. Hobbies: o o o o o o Indoor To take up / to give up a hobby To have / pusue a hobby To spend a lot of time on hobbies To have many other matters to attend to To have an expresive / dangerous hobby To buy the basic tools / e(uipment

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&ainting, drawing, collecting, reading &laying card games, board games, chess )eeping pets, di-it-yourself #ewing, knitting, crochetting, cooking &laying musical instruments, learning languages, listening to records $oing embroidery / crossword pu**les

(utdoor o o o +ishing, angling, gardening driving, pot-holing, hiking $oing sports, playing games

). ultural life o o o o o o o o o o o o o o *. !he importance of learning languages o o o o o o o o o To talk freely to each other about husiness, politics, culture, hobbies, sport To promote friendship and understanding among people To establish ties with other nations To make friends To corrsepond To learn about other peoples culture, way of life To read authors in the original To understand foreign T- channels To be better informed about the world To exhibit works of contemporary art To hold scientific lectures on sg, To arrange meetings with leading personalities of political life / with men prominent in arts, svience or culture To provide facilities for amateur activities To organise hobby groups To provide entertainment To arrange concerts / theatricals /outings, day trips and tours To show video films To give lectures on music, literature and visual arts To discuss tracel experiences To run / take part in activity circles int he evenings To take part in theatrical productions To have a folk ensemble / a pop group / an orchestra / a choir To provide sports facilities

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To make oneself understood while travelling To have more chances to travel on business To get a scholarship To go abroad to study To read scientific articles To keep abreast of the latest discoveries and inventions To have an all-round education

III. Te"e+ision
,. Watching !" o o o o o o o o o o o o o o To choose the programme from the T- Times To push the power button To use the remote control panel for changing channels Tol isten to the announcer There is a crime story on To sit glued to the set To watch a live broadcast / a soap opera / an episode of a serial / a series / a talent spotting programme / a language teaching programme / a (ui* To get distracted from ones work / studies To become a couch potato To see a lot of commercials / cartoons / political talk shows To relax in a passive way To have a colour T- with a big screen To receive the satellite programmes To (uarrel over which channels to watch

!elevision o o o o o To spoil family life To ruin ones eye-sight To be a good medium for instruction To inform one about the world To be a cheap form of entertainment

I%. -adio
.. #istening to the radio o o To turn / switch on the radio To tune in to a station

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To switch over to another waveband To have a portable / mains / battery set with / without an aerial To have a personal stereo / walkman To use earphones To listen to a re(uest programme / music (ui* / programme guide / hit parade / news broadcast / variety show To get good reception To turn the sound up / down To switch the set off

%. /e0spapers
11. People emplo$ed in producing newspapers o o o o o o o 11. !he mass media in Hungar$ 6ad points o o o o o o o o o o o o o o To deceive the public To bias public opinion To lack basic organisation principles To fabricate stories To be centred around scandals / sensations To be full of commercials To be democratic To write freely about everything To show everything in a realistic light To cover a wide range of events To report about importalnt political changes / scientific discoveries To be versatile / To offer a choice To keep abreast o time To keep the public informed Proprietor 2 o0ner Editor Correspondent Critic exhibitions 3ossip co"umnist people Cartoonist 4ree"ance 5ourna"ist -. -. -. To own the newspaper To edit articles sent in by reporters To comment on new books / films /

-. To be sent to report events

-. To write about the social life of well-known -. To do humoorous drawings -. To submit articles to different papers

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To be entertaining

%. 6ooks
12. In the librar$ o o o o o o o o 13. !$pes of literature and the la$%out of a book o 4iction novels, short stories, poetry, dramas! o 0omance, crime, sci-fi, auto / biographies, adventure / romantic / detective / historical stories, travelogues, memoirs, diariesetc To fill in the lending card To use the reference library / reading room To browse among the shelves To use the sub/ect catalogue and the catalogue of authors To borrow the books for a three-week period To renew the books whose lending time has expired To return the books to the library To pay a fine por books thet are overdue

/on-4iction #pecialised literature! 1ooks on biology / history / geography, textbooks, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps guide booksetc

7a#-out o! a $ook %over, binding, paperback, hardback, leather-bound 2ines, pafes, episodes, chapters 1lurb, acknowledgement, foreword, footnotes, epilogue

%I. Internet
1 . Internet 3ood points o o o o o o o &lenty of information The world is within easy reach e-mails To dowland music, films To listen to foreign radio stations To perfect a language To play games

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To be up-to-date To purchase various products To order food To transfer money 3nreliable information 4ackers To become addicted To have your money stolen from your bank account To forget about autdoor activities 5o real personal contact

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