Номер 2, страница 55 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Unit six.

Track forty-three.

Kelly: Okay, what shall we do tonight?

Brendan: Don't know, Kelly. What's on?

Kelly: Anything you want, Brendan. We're in London, remember?

Sebastian: How about going to the opera? Madam Butterfly is on and that's really...

Brendan: The opera? You must be joking, Sebastian. Nobody goes to the opera these days.

Sebastian: What do you mean nobody goes to the opera? Come off it, Brendan. Are you saying that every time there's an opera, the theater is empty?

Brendan: No, of course not. Let me put it another way. Nobody under the age of twenty-five goes to the opera.

Sebastian: That's not true. I go to the opera. I love it.

Brendan: Well, you do, Sebastian. But you're the exception that proves the rule. What do you think, Kelly?

Kelly: Sorry, Brendan, I wasn't listening. Do you think you could repeat that?

Brendan: Sure. Do you think that young people go to the opera?

Kelly: Well, yes and no.

Brendan: I'm not sure what you mean.

Kelly: The thing is that some young people go, but it's not as popular as clubbing or concerts or the cinema, or even the theater, is it?

Brendan: Well, no, that's a good point, Kelly. But if young people knew how good it was, they would go more often. The problem is...

Sebastian: Okay, Sebastian, but just a second, Brendan, I haven't finished. The problem is that schools don't do enough to teach young people about opera. And another thing...

Kelly: Okay, but I think the main problem with the opera is that it's too expensive. Have you seen how much these seats cost?

Brendan: Yeah, okay, Kelly, you're right. But there are student discounts, you know.

Sebastian: Excuse me. Can I say something?

Brendan: Yeah, sorry. Why don't you tell us what you think, Brendan?

Sebastian: Thank you, Sebastian. I don't think that money is the main problem. I think it's that operas are boring. They're too...

Brendan: Oh, come on! Have you ever actually seen...

Sebastian: Hold on, Sebastian. Let me finish. Operas are too long. Some of them last more than four hours.

Brendan: Do you mean that young people are stupid?

Sebastian: No. What I mean is that most young people today want instant fun. They don't want to wait four hours for anything. We're talking about the MTV generation here. Do you see what I mean?

Brendan: Yes, okay, Brendan, you've got a point.

Kelly: Do you know what I find strange about operas?

Brendan: No, what?

Kelly: It's that people burst into song all the time.

Sebastian: Sorry, Kelly, I, I didn't get that. Could you say it again?

Kelly: Yeah. Operas are like musicals in the cinema. People sing to each other instead of talking. It's very odd. I mean, can you imagine if we did that all the time?

Sebastian: Let's see a film. I'll see you at nine!

Brendan: And then we can have a pizza at mine!