Answer the questions. 1. When did James Burbage decide to erect a playhouse?

1. When did James Burbage decide to erect a playhouse? Why?

2. What was the name of the first playhouse?

3. Was the experiment successful?

4. Where were Elizabethan players accustomed to act?

5. When was the Fortune Theatre built?

6. How did the first theatres look?

7. How did the actors play on the stage at that time?

8. What do you know about the fellowship of players?

9. Were women allowed to appear on the stage?

10.Did the stage resemble the present day one?

Language focus

Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them in the situations of your own.

• to be at variance

• to hinder

• outside measurement

• outside the jurisdiction

• to be a small and intimate affair

• rival

• octagonal

• to jut out

• to come forward into the midst of their audience

• to conceal

• to distract

• subtlety

• to be appreciated

• to be sufficient

• to distinguish oneself as

• to be succeeded by

Translate the following words and word combinations into English.

Постійно діючий театр, споруджувати/зводити театр, увесь час сваритися/сперечатися, поза сферою впливу мера/ що не входить до повноважень мера, заважати/перешкоджати чомусь, звикнути грати на різноманітних сценах, таємниче дійство, конкурувати, яруси балконів, амфітеатр, сцена, виступати вперед (про сцену), виходити всередину глядацького залу, дійові особи, глядачі, гримувальна, відкривати сцену, закривати сцену, декорації, трагедія, визначати сцену в діалозі, вбрання, відволікатися, зміна або витонченість голосу, відзначитися/ прославитися завдяки ролі, блазень, клоун, приходити на зміну комусь.

Match the words to form word combinations.

1. intimate a. the stage

2. tiers b. garment

3. the back of c. at variance

4. fellowship d. house

5. sufficient e. measurement

6. subtlety f. the jurisdiction

7. to reveal g. into the yard

8. tiring h. of galleries

9. tragic i. of voice

10. outside j. stage

11. outside k. the inner stage

12. upper l. of players

13. to be constantly m. parts

14. to come forward n. affair

15. to jut out o.into the midst of the audience

Find meaningful words.

Foenybhinderkudbegcjurisdictionvcepfjbaccustomedpenhgnoblemanbsymvjplayhouseadvoiynmoctagonalnerlkgesceneplihgesturerbeopedistractednpokesubtletylokedappreciatednutedsucceededtl

Fill in the missing letters.

er-ct, var--nce, au---rities, in--mate, af---r, gal---ies, meas---ment,

re---l, au---nce, conc--l, e—t, suff----nt, simpl---ty, adv---age,

spect---or, se---ng, g--ture, disti----sh, g—ment, v--se, prop--ty