UJCV 03-2022

Basic 3 Unit 8

Unit 8
Tickets, Please!

The Audition
a. Answer the following questions about the computer lesson.

1. What does Michael do for a living?

Acting
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2. What is “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”?

A theater
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3. Why is Barry meeting with Michael?

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because he is manager

4. Why is Michael excited to meet with Barry?

because he love it.
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b. Do you remember Michael and his agent, Barry, from the video? Later the same
day, Barry left Michael a voice mail message. Read what Barry said and answer the
question that follows.

Hi, Michael.

It’s Barry here. I spoke again to the director of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. He said
they want to finish all the auditions today. I know you have plans for today, but
they may not have any more auditions tomorrow.

Let me know what you want to do.

Bye for now!

c. Imagine you are Michael. You want to call Barry and leave him a voice mail message.
Write the message you are going to leave him. Write about what you decided to do.

Hey barry, its me Michael, Im so sorry but ill not go today, sorry If I fall you but the
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meeting I have today is too important so Im sorry about that.

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Tickets, Please!
a. Mark the correct boxes in the table below.

The Usher The Audience

1. sees performances for free.

2. sits during the performance.

3. waits in line for tickets.

4. can be fired if he/she sits in the aisle.

5. usually stands at the entrance to the auditorium.

6. tells people to be quiet during a performance.

b. Samantha Page isn’t an usher anymore. Complete what she says about her life today
with the words below.

actress • auditorium • curtain • famous • intermission • performances

program • quiet • stand • usher

“People often ask me what it’s like to be an (1) __________________.

actress I tell them it’s
not such an easy job. You have to work very hard and most (2) ________________
perfomances
are in the evening so you have to work very late hours. If you have a big part, you
have to (3) __________________
stand most of the time and you can only rest during the
(4) __________________.
intermission Also, I hate it when people talk during a performance.
I remember when I was an (5) __________________
usher I had to keep the audience
(6) __________________,
quiet but usually there isn’t anything you can do.
Of course, when the (7) __________________
curtain goes up and you see the audience
sitting in the (8) __________________,
auditorium it’s a very special feeling. It’s fun seeing my
name in the theater (9) ______________
program and being recognized by people in the
street. Still, I’ll always remember beginning my career as an usher, before I was (10)
___________________!”
famous

c. Compare your answers with your partner’s.

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Excuse Me
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Excuse Me”? Rewrite the dialogue by putting the
following words in the correct order.

1. see / and / please? / May / your / I / passport / ticket,

May I see your passpor and ticket please?
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2. Ah... / me? / Excuse
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Ah... excuse me?
3. please. / need / passport, / your / ticket / and / I / your
______________________________________________________________
I need your passport and your ticket please.
4. are. / they / Oh, / didn’t / I / sorry. / understand. / Here / you
______________________________________________________________
Oh, I didnt understand, here they are, sorry.

b. Imagine that you have come from very far to see a football game. At the gate, you
discover there is a problem: You have left the tickets at home. Write a dialogue
between you and the ticket clerk using the phrases below. Try to convince him to let
you in.

It’s not my fault...

Someone made a terrible mistake.
I’ve come from very far.
You have to help me.
I’m sorry, but I’m afraid...
I understand, but...

Ticket clerk: ______________________________________________________

Its nor my fault.
You: ______________________________________________________
I've come form very far, you have to help me
Ticket clerk: ______________________________________________________
I understand but without tickets you cant get in
You: ______________________________________________________
I understand but isn't there something that you can do for me?
Ticket clerk: ______________________________________________________
I'm sorry, but Im afraid I cant help you

c. Practice the dialogue with your partner.

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Adverbs: Frequency
Impersonal Statements: Empty Subject
a. How often do you do the activities in the table below? Complete the table.

How often do you… Never Rarely Sometimes Often

1. go to a tennis match?

2. go to the theater?

3. travel abroad?

4. go to see an art exhibition?

5. go to a museum?

6. go to the movies?

7. go to see a football game?

b. Compare your answers with a partner’s. Who does the most leisure activities?

c. Match the statements or questions in column B to the situations in column A.

A B
1. You can’t hear what your friend is
a. Do you know how long it takes to get to
saying because the noise at the
London by train?
airport is too loud. ______
c

2. Your friend wants to know how long b. It doesn’t matter, we can always catch
a train trip to London will take. ______
a the next bus. It leaves in half an hour.

3. You are at the tourist information

c. I’m sorry, but I can’t hear a word you’re
center. You want to know how the
saying. It’s far too noisy in here.
weather will be today. ______
d

4. You want to catch the bus to

d. Excuse me, I was wondering if you
Liverpool, but as you are running you
could tell me, is it going to rain today,
see the bus leave. Your friend tries to
or will it be sunny?
comfort you. ______
b

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