Final Test – Summer Semester, 2020

                              English For Theatre managers, 1st year


Name:

Date:                                    NOTE! Any exam sent to us after 8 pm will receive an F ☹


FUTURE TENSE
 1. Write a short phrase using will, be going to or present simple on the line to complete each
sentence. If more than one form is correct, write all possibilities.

a)    (I / come) into the office on Saturday morning if you like, Pete.




b)    What (wear / you) at the party tonight?


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c)    From the look of things, (it / snow) later today.


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d)   (Jenny / find) a job easily when she graduates?


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e)    It looks like (some people / make) redundant quite soon.


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f)     What time (the train / leave) on Saturday?


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g)    Look out! (You/crash) into that car.



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h)   A: Where (we/spend) the night? B: Cardiff. I´ve already booked a hotel room.


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i)     We´re lost. (I/stop) and ask the way.


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j)      What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying several metres in front of her? –
Oh, dear! I (slip)!




READING COMPREHENSION

Sick Cities

1.    What helps a disease to spread in a city nowadays?

(l. 25-43, 1st page of the text)




2.    What does the number 788 refer to? According to the text. (pg.1)



3.    What is legionnaires' disease? (1st paragraph, pg.3)



4.    Find a word in the text for:


-          “a person or a thing responsible for a problem or crime.“ (l. 30 – 42, pg. 3) =
____________


-          “likely to be affected by something“(l. 10 – 20, pg. 1) = _________



-          “an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as
in a town or city.“ (l. 0-10, pg. 4) = __________



The Production Week

1.    What is the purpose of a costume parade? (pg. 1 of Production Week)




2.    What is the stage manager responsible for during the technical rehearsal? (pg. 1 of
Production Week)



3.    Why is it important to take regular breaks? (pg. 2 of Production Week)




4.    Find a word in the text for:


“someone held ready to serve as a substitute; ready for emergency use“ - __________

(pg. 1 of Production Week – first paragraph)

“an item placed on a stage or set to create a scene in which actors perform.“ - ___________

(pg. 1 of Production Week, l. 35-50)

“a cue given to a performer - usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken“ - ___________

(pg. 2 of Production Week)


Finances and Budgeting

1.    Why is there a danger if you finish drawing up your budget too early? (pg. 2 – The budget)



2.    Which ones are more flexible? Production costs or administration and venue costs? (pg. 3 –
Expenditure)



3.    What does the author of the text mean by the co-operative approach? (pg. 1 – first half of
the text)






4.    Find a word in the text for:


“an approximate judgment or calculation“ (l. 23-33, pg. 2) - _________

“the act of assuming, or taking to or upon one´ s self“ (l. 10 – 20, pg. 4) - __________

“ deficit; the quantity or extend by which something falls short“ (l. 20-30, pg. 4)  -
____________