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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 12.5 - Video: Park Theatre for the textbook Navigate Elementary A2 - Coursebook with authors Jake Hughes and Katie Wood from Oxford University Press

Question

Watch the video and answer the questions.

  1. How has theatre changed since Shakespeare's day? Is this a positive or negative change? Why/Why not?
  2. How is Park Theatre changing modern theatre? Is this a positive or negative change? Why/Why not?

Answer

  1. Negative. Only rich can go now. In Shakespeare’s day rich and poor watched the same play. Nowadays, many young people have never been to the theatre.
  2. Positive. Park Theatre has different bigger and smaller spaces for plays. Keeps prices low. More variety of plays for different kinds of people.