Unit 13 : Theater and movies

EXERCISE:Work with a partner to put the names of the people in the pictures into two groups... Reading TextRead the following text and do the tasks that follow... What are the causes of

WELCOME TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ATTENDING AN ENGLISH LESSON

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Reading Before you read

a Shakespeare b Charlie Chaplin c J.B.P Moliere

d Audrey Hepburn e Bernard Shaw f Tom Hanks

EXERCISE:

Work with a partner to put the names of the people in

the pictures into two groups.

a Shakespeare b Charlie Chaplin c J.B.P Moliere

d Audrey Hepburn e Bernard Shaw f Tom Hanks

Playwrights Actors / Actresses

b Charlie Chaplin

c J.B.P Moliere

e Bernard Shaw

b Charlie Chaplin

d Audrey Hepburn

f Tom Hanks

c J.B.P Moliere

a Shakespeare

EXERCISE:

List several well-known works written by one of the playwrights above.

Playwrights Works

Shakespeare

( 1564 – 1616 )

Hamlet, Othello King Lear,

Romeo and Juliet

Charlie Chaplin

( 1889 – 1977 )

Modern Times, City Lights Limelight

J.B.P Moliere

( 1622 – 1673 )

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Tartuffe, Scapin’s Instrigues

Bernard Shaw

( 1856 – 1950 )

Pygmalion, Fanny’s First Play

Reading Text

Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.

NEW WORDS

- Source [sɔ:s] (n) = cause [kɔ:z] (n)

- Dramatic [drə'mætik] (adj) :

- To extend [iks'tend] (v) : -> extension [iks'ten∫n] (n)

- Spiritual ['spirit∫uəl] (adj) : -> spirit ['spirit] (n)

- Character ['kæriktə] (n) :

- Perception [pə'sep∫n] (n) :

Ex: He extended his visit from one week to three weeks

EXERCISE:

Answer the following questions.

1 What are the causes of the appeal of the

theater ?

stories ?

of human beings is in ?

extend people beyond the narrow circle of

everyday life ?

theatergoers ?

between tragedy and comedy ?

1 What are the causes of the appeal of the

theater ?

2 Did ancient people use to enjoy hearing

stories ?

-> A It offers an effective means of telling a story

B The audience finds pleasure in the skill of execution

C It offers an opportunity for us to gain fresh perceptions

D It can give us a spiritual experience

4 In what way is the theater an excellent way to extend people beyond the narrow circle of

everyday life ?

3 What did Aristotle think the greatest pleasure

of human beings is in ?

cultures quite foreign to us.

5 What about the theater may be amazing to theatergoers ?

6 What, according to Aristotle, is the

difference between tragedy and comedy ?

-> They may be amazed at the painter’s

brushwork, the musician’s control of a voice or

instrument, the dancer’s use of space, and the

director’s management of the creative aspects of

the play

-> Tragedy shows us to be better than we are, but comedy shows us to be worse

1 Read the text again and learn the

new words by heart.

2 Prepare the exercises B, C and D of

the text for the next period.