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1 Unit 9: Five young actors
Vocabulary exercise Reading exercise Translation exercise Speaking exercise Grammar exercise: Additional material (Reported Speech and a crossword)

2 Summary Five young actors is a newspaper article about five actors at the beginning of their careers. The advantages and disadvantages of working as an actor will be discussed, as well as the feelings felt while performing in public. The names of the actors are: Scott, Kim, Allan, Romana and Neil. They are in their twenties and they are Edibunburgh-based group of actors.

3 Vocabulary acting,n. the job of performing in films or plays
to be a step ahead-to have an advantage performance-the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting or playing music a step forward-an improvement or development a step backwards-going back to a worse or less developed state contract,n. a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself.

4 Five young actors nerve-wracking, adj. making you feel nervous and worried, stressful, irritating, disagreeable, not to your liking ballet, n. a style of dancing with music buut no talking or singing balletic, adj. ballet dancer,n. ballerina,n. prima ballerina,n.

5 Vocabulary to be hooked on-enjoying sth very much, so that you want to do it as much as possible exhilirating, adj. very exciting and enjoyable keen, adj. eager and enthusiastic to show off-try to impress others by talking about your abilities brutal, adj. direct and clear about sth, not considering one’s feelings

6 Vocabulary outlet, n. a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings taste, n. a short experience of sth invaluable, adj. extreemely useful to strip away, v. to gradually reduce sth important to turn sth down-to refuse an offer or request to reject, v. to refuse to accept sb for a job or course

7 Vocabulary To be on the stage-to be an actor
To go on the stage-to become an actor A hummy performance-unnatural performance Greasepaint-make-up that is used by actors in the theatre To have stage fright-to be nervous before performance

8 Vocabulary Thespian,n. Actor, connected with acting and theatre
Troupe,n. A group of performers, singers, dancers who work and travel together Spear carrier-sb who has a small part in the theatre, usually without any words to say Starlet,n.a young female actor who hopes to be famous

9 Different types of TV programmes
Documentaries Dramas Cartoons The news Chat shows Quiz shows Reality shows Soap operas Comedies Films

10 Saying what you like: matching exercise
I am not keen go to the cinema than the theatre I do not mind in watching films on TV I would rather watching quiz programmes bec. I like answering the questions I really enjoy watching horror films because I can’t sleep afterwards I can’t stand on going to the cinema in the afternoon I am not interested to watch films without subtitles I prefer staying at home on Friday evenings bec. there are some good programmes on TV

11 Vocabulary:acting, p84 Acting Audience Performance Play Scene
Spectator Stage The public


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