Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Cats

Do you know what have been the longest-running musicals on Broadway?

1)
The Phantom of the Opera - since 1988, over 12,000 shows










2) Chicago - since 19996, over 9,000 shows

3) The Lion King - since 1997 - around 8,000 shows











4) The Cats - since 1982, over 7,000 performances

5) Les Miserables - since 1987, over 6,000











Listen to a famous song from the Cats: CLICK HERE

Cockney English

Match the words with the rhyming words

Word bank:
believe, boots,  cousin, daughter, dead, eyes, hair, head, 
money (2), mate, mouth, phone, queen, rent, stairs, sneeze, 
sister, telly (TV), tea, walk, word, wife

1.     Adam and Eve – 2.     apples and pears – 3.     Baked Bean – 4.     Baker’s Dozen – 5.     Ball and Chalk – 6.     Barnet Fair – 7.      bees and honey – 8.      Bread and Cheese – 9.      Bread and Honey – 10.  bricks and mortar – 11.  brown bread – 12.  China plate – 13.  custard and jelly – 14.  Daisy Roots –  15.  Dicky bird – 16.  dog and bone – 17.  Duke of Kent – 18.  l oaf of bread – 19.  Mince Pies – 20.  north and south –   21.  Rosy Lee – 22.  Skin and Blister – 23.  Trouble and strife -

Royal Ascot

http://www.thinkhotels.com/blog/royal-ascot-2013/

Overview: Watch this short video

About the dress code: Watch the video

Cockney English

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/4/17/966457/-

About Cockney accent: Watch a video

About Cockney rhyming: Watch a video

100 Cockney rhyming slang

CLICK HERE: An exercise

Entertainment

Word bank: Spotify, Youtube, open-air concerts, reality show, music festivals, cinema, cooking show, news, breakfast programmes, opera, soap opera, quiz show, ballet, comedy, drama, 

Task 1: Complete the sentences

1) _____ is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action". 

2)  _____ is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia.

3) In a modern sense, ________ refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, and stand up ______ . The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece. 

4) _______ are watched in the mornings on TV. They contain a mixture of breaking news, news, sport, weather, business and feature items. 

5) A _______ is a serial drama on television or radio that examines the lives of many characters, usually focusing on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama. The term ______  originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.

6) _______ is a Swedish music, podcast, and video streaming service, launched in October 2008.  As of June 2016,_________ has 100 million monthly active users, and as of September 2016, it has 40 million paying subscribers.

7) A _______ is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate. The focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers. 

8) A _______ is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, TV personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.

9) __________ are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art, and social activities. Many of them are annual, or repeat at some other interval. 

10) _______ is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (called libretto) and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. The performance is typically given in an ________ house, accompanied by an orchestra, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. It started in Italy at the end of the 16th century. 

11) _______ is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The service was created in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by Google. The site allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to favorites, report and comment on videos. 

12) ________ is a television genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen studio set. Typically the show's host, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of an episode, taking the viewing audience through the food's inspiration, preparation, and stages of cooking. 

13) _____ is information about current events. Journalists provide _______ through many different media, based on word of mouth, printing, postal systems,broadcasting, and electronic communication. 

14) __________ can range from small, acoustic gatherings taking place in a park, to large multi-day music festivals, involving some of the most famous music acts in the world. 

15) A ________ is a venue, usually a building that contains an auditorium for viewing films for entertainment. Most of them, but not all, are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket.  

Task 2: True or false ?

1) The true first motion film was shot in 1894. 
2) The oldest still-active cinema in the world is in Denmark. It has operated since 1905. 
3) Drive-in movie theaters are mainly found in the United States, where they were especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
4) Some examples of classical operas are: Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. 
5) Aida, Otello, La Traviata, Rigoletto and 33 more are operas by Giuseppe Verdi. 
6) Broadway in New York and West End in London release the biggest number of musicals than any other places in the world. 
7) YouTube has featured an April Fools prank on the site on April 1 of every year since 2008. 
8) The largest music festival in Northern Europe is Roskilde, in Denmark. 
9) Eurovision Song Contest has been held since 1956. 
10) In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set.