Theatre Web Treasure Hunt

By Kate Bychkova

TOP RUSSIAN CAST FOR CHEKHOV CLASSICS

Reporter: Kate Stanbury, first published Fri 07 Feb 2014 16:00

A cast of top Russian performers will star in the upcoming foreign language productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters, which open at the Wyndham’s Theatre in April.

Directed by acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, the productions of Chekhov’s classics will take up residence in the West End from 23 April to 3 May following a successful run at Moscow’s Mossovet State Academic Theatre.

The all-Russian cast will comprise Aleksandr Domogarov, Julia Vysotskaya, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Filippenko, Vladas Bagdonas, Natalia Vdovina, Alksandr Bobrovsky, Larisa Kuznetsova, Galina Bob, Aleksey Grishin and Vitaly Kishchenko.

The same 13 performers will appear in both plays, which are staged on the same set in order to draw attention to the similarities that emerge within the two stories.

The productions will open at the Wyndham’s Theatre following the current run of Conor McPherson’s Olivier Award-winning play The Weir. The Irish-pub set tale about a group of locals sharing supernatural stories will close on 19 April.

1.     Can English children study the Russian language through dancing, singing and acting? Do you think it is important to share Russian culture with foreigners?

http://realadvert.com.ua/russian-theatre-school-for-children-in-london/aln651948.html

2.     What is the name of the organization which brings professional actors from Britain to stage contemporary British and American drama in Moscow? Which play is going to be shown? Give information about it. 

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/article/english-language-theater-to-start-in-moscow/476814.html

3.     Look at the list of popular American and British Theatre Magazines and Newspapers.  Which one is the most helpful in learning news about theatres? Why do you think so?

http://www.world-newspapers.com/theatre.html

4.     Where can tourists seek for world-class entertainment? How can you buy theatre tickets in London? Is buying online available on this site?

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/london-theatre-tickets/

5.     What are the Box Office Opening hours of the National Theatre? Are the children under the age of four permitted to enter the auditoriums of the Theatre?

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/booking-information

6.     Are the school visits to the National Theatre available? What are the rules of behaving in the auditorium of the National Theatre?

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/planning-a-visit-to-the-national-theatre

7.     Watch the trailers of National Theatre’s plays. Which one would you like to see? What does ‘National Theatre Live’ mean? What plays does the anniversary NT performance consist of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3YWQMDrq04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_UDVeU7iT0&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL7F039CB513487A1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VA3ZSaC2nU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us__c_2bAUM&list=PLBEDCEBA00E7D1C9D

Education Abroad Web Treasure Hunt

By Ann Saakyan

1)   Read the article from Study Abroad.com by Nate Nault about studying abroad and answer the questions that follow it.

http://www.studyabroad.com/student-guide/why-study-abroad.aspx

1. What does the author say about student's claims that studying abroad isn't for them?

2. What does Nate Nault think about the situation when a student can't last the semester and comes home?

3. What was the author’s biggest fear when he decided to go abroad? What solutions does he offer?

4. What do most parents think about studying abroad according to the author?

5. What does he advise to say to the parents?

6. What other advantages of studying abroad does the author mention?

7. What is the best way to experience culture?  

2) Read about 10 reasons why you should study abroad and speak about three of them in more detail.

http://www.vistawide.com/studyabroad/why_study_abroad.htm

3) Read about education in Australia, New Zealand and say where you would like to go to. You can speak about any country you like.  

http://www.educationabroadnetwork.org/australia-degree-programs.html

http://www.educationabroadnetwork.org/new-zealand-degree-programs.html   

4) Listen to the student talking about studying abroad in Mexico and speak about his impressions of Mexico. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDPx3FboBmI

5) Say what you think about studying abroad and if you would take the plunge if you have the opportunity.

Scorpions: Maybe I, Maybe You

Maybe I, maybe you 
Can make a change to the world 
We're reaching out for a soul 
That's kind of lost in the dark 

Maybe I maybe you 
Can find the key to the stars 
To catch the spirit of hope 
To save one hopeless heart 

You look up to the sky 
With all those questions in mind 
All you need is to hear 
The voice of your heart 
In a world full of pain 
Someone's calling your name 
Why don't we make it true 
Maybe I, maybe you 

Maybe I, maybe you 
Are just dreaming sometimes 
But the world would be cold 
Without dreamers like you 

Maybe I, maybe you 
Are just soldiers of love 
Born to carry the flame 
Bringin' light to the dark 

You look up to the sky 
With all those questions in mind 
All you need is to hear 
The voice of your heart 
In a world full of pain 
Someone's calling your name 
Why don't we make it true 
Maybe I, maybe you

A NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phase-in plan that would be known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the"k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be ekspekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away. By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer.

From the history of regular and irregular verbs

On this site you will learn some facts about the history of regular and irregular verbs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ptop/A1061407

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

The Sounds of English

Visiting this site you will have a chance to learn more about English standard variant of pronunciation; practise your pronunciation by listening, repeating, doing exercises and quizes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/