2 ** Complete the dialogue about arrangements for a school trip. Use the present
simple or the present continuous form of the
verbs.
you/ go / on that school trip / on Monday /?
Ben Are you going on that school trip on Monday?
1 yes/what time /the bus / leave /?
Charlie
2 it/ leave / at six o'clock in the morning
Ben
3 how long/be/ the journey/?
Charlie
4 it/take / four hours
Ben
5 oh no/!/what/you/take / with you/?
Charlie
61/take / my mp3 player / and a lot of sweets
Ben
7 fantastic/!/// definitely / sit / next to / you
Charlie

At the Theatre.

The 20th century brought great changes into the theatre. Cinema, radio, television, video altered the course of the major performing arts and created the new ones. But still there are hundreds of puppet theatres, conservatoires and philharmonics, musical comedy theatres, drama theatres and opera houses where the audiences are excited at the prospect of seeing a play and the actors are most encouraged by the warm reception. But before going to a theatre you should book a ticket at a box-office.

The most expensive seats are in the stalls, boxes and dress-circle. The seats in the balcony, pit and the upper circle are less expensive, they are cheap. Then at the entrance to the theatre the attendant tears your theatre ticket in half. He gives you your half back so that you can find your seat by its number. Another attendant shows you to your seat and sells a programme that will tell you which parts the actors are playing and how many acts there are in the play. Then you take your seat and may enjoy the play.

I have always envied the dwellers of large cities. They have so many opportunities to enjoy themselves. Theatres, cinemas, variety shows, circus, conservatoire, concert halls, etc. are at their desposal. In provincial towns like mine is we have only amateur dramatics. That's why I always take the smallest chance to go to a theatre when in a city.

I love New Year. And all because of a snow day, we sit in a cozy home and watching TV peal of bells. Vladimir Putin again praises our United Russia for the fact that this year we will try to improve the result, at least in Moscow. Mom Pizza and Olivier. Oh! It seems from the bottle flew foam from champagne! But it's so fun! We are preparing for the new year from November, once on TV went Christmas advertisement for Coca Cola. And also because the doorbell to ring. It seems to come my relatives! We sit on a cozy sofa and watched an old photo album. It is interesting! And how do you celebrate New Year?