1. Разрабатываемый текст   Children's theatres

In the early years of Soviet power a new type of theatre was born in the country: the children's theatre. At present over twenty million school-children attend performances at children's theatres annually.

The theatres play an important role in the ideological and aesthetic education of children. Their productions touch upon the most burning problems of today; they present a truthful and realistic picture of the life in modern times, they stage plays about the heroic past, shaping the child's aesthetic tastes, establishing norms of communist morality and a high spirit of patriotism and internationalism.

The theatres are most influential in helping the schools to instill in the pupils an interest in and appreciation of literature's classical heritage. The theatres have a definite tradition in staging classical plays. There are special means of helping the school in the study of these plays after the children have attended a performance Each theatre has its own thematic plan. Thus the Saratov Children's Theatre builds its classical repertoire according to a main theme: young people of times now past. Its classical repertoire includes The Insulted and Humiliated by Dostoevsky, A Profitable Position by Ostrovsky, Three Sisters by Chekhov and Shakespeare's Hamlet. The Moscow Central Children's Theatre's repertoire includes Dead Souls by Gogol, Boris Godunov by Pushkin and a stage version of Dickens' Oliver Twist.

Younger children prefer puppet shows. Here they are introduced to the treasures of folk and fairy tales of the peoples of the Soviet Union and the world. The State Puppet Theatre is actually an artistic and methodological centre for all of the country's puppet theatres.

The work of the children's theatres is closely linked to the schools. Every theatre has an educational section staffed by pedagogues. They take part in organizing school theatricals, drama clubs and special theatrical concerts; in a word, they help to bring the theatres directly to the school.

Questions

1) What role does the children's theatre play in the ideological education of children?

The theatres play an important role in the ideological and aesthetic education of children. Their productions touch upon the most burning problems of today; they present a truthful and realistic picture of the life in modern times, they stage plays about the heroic past, shaping the child's aesthetic tastes, establishing norms of communist morality and a high spirit of patriotism and internationalism.

2) How do theatres help the schools to instill in children an interest in literature's classical heritage?

The theatres are most influential in helping the schools to instill in the pupils an interest in and appreciation of literature's classical heritage. The theatres have a definite tradition in staging classical plays.

3) Why is the State Puppet Theatre an artistic and methodological centre for all other puppet theatres?

The State Puppet Theatre is actually an artistic and methodological centre for all of the country's puppet theatres, because younger children prefer puppet shows, where they are introduced to the treasures of folk and fairy tales of the peoples of the Soviet Union and the world.

4) In what way is the work of the children's theatres linked to the schools?

The work of the children's theatres is closely linked to the schools. Every theatre has an educational section staffed by pedagogues.

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Soviet - Soviets

power – powers

type – types

theatre - theatres

country - countries

role – roles

education - educations

picture - pictures

life – lives

past – pasts

morality – moralities

spirit – spirits

patriotism – patriotisms

internationalism – internationalism

appreciation - appreciations

heritage - heritages

tradition - traditions

school – schools

study – studies

performance - performances

plan – plans

repertoire - repertoires

theme – themes

repertoire - repertoires

version - versions

world - worlds

centre - centre

work – works

section - section

part - parts

drama - dramas

word – words

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early years of Soviet power - ранние годы Советской власти

a new type of theatre - новый тип театра

aesthetic education of children - эстетическое образование детей

problems of today - проблемы сегодняшнего дня

appreciation of literature's classical heritage - оценку классического наследия

special means of helping the school - специальные средства помощи школе

the study of these plays - изучение этих пьес

young people of times now past - молодежь разных времен должна знать прошлое

a stage version of Dickens' Oliver Twist - сценарная постановка Оливер Твист Диккенса

the treasures of folk and fairy tales of the peoples - сокровища народов и сказок народов

methodological centre for all of the country's puppet theatres - методологическим центром театров марионеток

the work of the children's theatres - работа детских театров

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early – earlier – the earliest – ранний

new – newer – the newest – новый

important – more important – the most important – важный

ideological – more ideological – the most ideological - идеологический

aesthetic – more aesthetic – the most aesthetic - эстетический

truthful – more truthful – the most truthful - правдивый

realistic – more realistic – the most realistic – реалистичный

heroic – more heroic – the most heroic - героический

high – higher – the highest - высокий

influential – more influential – the most influential

classical – more classical – the most classical

special – more special – the most special

thematic – more thematic – the most thematic

young – younger – the youngest

artistic – more artistic – the most artistic

methodological – more methodological – the most methodological

educational – more educational – the most educational

theatrical – more theatrical – the most theatrical

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