BBC Learning English Quiznet Theatre In theatres in Stratford you can see the _ of William Shakespeare a) films b) plays c) acts d) books London theatre - _ love to watch shows in the West End a) seeers b) watchers c) goers d) stayers Famous actors appear _ stage in dozens of theatres a) in b) on c) at d) on top of the If you like singing and dancing then you should see a _ a) sing-song b) musical c) musico d) lovely All the actors in a show are called the _ a) group b) cast c) actees d) band A performance usually has an _ when the audience can have refreshments a) interruption b) interval c) interminable d) intermolecular Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: In theatres in Stratford you can see the _ of William Shakespeare a) films - You would normally see a film in a British cinema, not a theatre b) plays – This is the correct word! c) acts - An act is a section of a performance Often there are three acts d) books - Perhaps there are books in the theatre as well, but this isn’t the best answer London theatre - _ love to watch shows in the West End a) seeers – This isn’t a word in English b) watchers - This isn’t the best answer for this question c) goers – Correct They go to the theatre, so they are theatre-goers! d) stayers – This is not the right word here Famous actors appear _ stage in dozens of theatres b) on – This is the correct preposition If you like singing and dancing then you should see a b) musical – this is the correct word All the performers in a show are called the _ a) group – This is not the right answer b) cast – This is the correct word c) actees – This is not an English word d) band - A band is only a group of musicians, not actors and dancers A performance usually has an _when the audience can have refreshments b) interval – Correct (In North America this break would be called an intermission.) You can try this quiz online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=918_theatre Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... this quiz online at: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=918_theatre Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com