Page 15 - American English File Student Book 3B

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CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
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PEOPLE?
a Read the text. D o you know o f any sim ilar theatrical
superstitions in your country? W hat are they?
3 49))) O n th e s tr e e t W atch or listen to five people and
answ er the questions.
b Read the text again and choose a, b, or c.
1 Before a performance, actors often...
a wish each other good luck
b wish each other bad luck
c touch each others’ legs.
2 W histling in a theater is considered unlucky because... Andrew Adrian Ryder Helen Rebekah
a it used to cause problems for the scene changers 1 Andrew ____ .
b it was associated with being out o f work a prefers watching sports to playing sports

c it confused the actors b plays at least five sports
3 It is bad luck to... c thinks basketball and lacrosse are interesting
a rehearse any part o f a play without an audience team sports
b rehearse a play in front o f family members 2 An old friend o f Adrian’s who was using online
dating____ .
c get to the end o f a play when nobody is watching
a thought the person looked less attractive in real life
c C hoose five new words or phrases from the text. Check b thought the person looked younger on the Internet
their m eaning and pronunciation and try to learn them. c married the person they met on the Internet

3 Ryder hasn’t cheated b y ____ .
a using his phone
Ii i i j B M n k * 1 ■ & m^bT! b bringing a book to an exam
i i i i i n i i i i i r M r c looking at another student’s exam

4 Helen likes Dirty Dancing because____ .
a she loves the soundtrack
Along with sports players, theater professior
b some o f the actors in it are attractive
are considered some of the mostsuperstitioi
c it makes her laugh
people around. These are some of their more
5 Rebekah chose her profile picture because she and her
common beliefs and practices.
siblings look____ in it.
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“
NOT WISHING GOOD UCK” a young b funny c dressed up
Generally, it is considered bad luck to wish someone “good
luck” in a theater. Before a performance, it is traditional for CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
the cast to get together and prevent bad luck by wishing each
other bad luck. English actors used to say to each other “I hope D o the tasks with a partner. C heck (/ ) the box if you can
you break a leg,” and even today actors and musicians often do them.
say "break a leg” to each other instead of “good luck" before
C an y o u ...?
they go on stage.
1 ŋ tell an anecdote about something that happened
WHISTLING to you using the simple past, past continuous,
It is considered bad luck for an actor to whistle on or off and past perfect
stage. Original stage crews were often hired from ships 2 ! I talk about three past and three
that were in port, and whose sailors were temporarily present habits o f yours
unemployed. These sailors, as they did on ships, often used
3 EH describe a movie, saying where is was set,
special whistles to communicate scene changes to each
what it is based on, who it was directed by,
other. If an actor whistled, this could confuse the sailors into
and what you though t o f it
changing the set or scenery at the wrong time.
4 EH make deductions about a famous person
NOT WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE using might he, must be, and can’t be
it is considered bad luck to complete a performance of a play ___________________ Ll__
when there is no audience. For this reason actors never say Short movies Iconic movie locations
the last line of a play during rehearsals, or some production v id e o w a t c h a n d enjoy th e movie.
companies allow a limited number of people (usually friends,
family, and reviewers) to attend the dress rehearsals.