Reading - The Faces of Theater: Comedy and Tragedy

Read the text and complete the activities below.

Have you ever seen the symbol of theater? It is two masks. One mask has a big smile; this is Comedy. The other mask is crying; this is Tragedy. These masks are very old. They come from Ancient Greece, more than 2,000 years ago!

In Ancient Greece, theater was a big competition. All the actors were men. They wore these masks so the audience in the back of the theater could see the character's emotions. If the mask was happy, the story was funny. If the mask was sad, the story was a tragedy. Today, we use these masks to represent all types of drama.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Fill in the Blanks

1. The theater masks come from Ancient .

2. The mask with a smile represents .

3. The crying mask represents .

4. In the past, all the actors were .

5. The masks help the audience see the of the characters.

Activity 2: Vocabulary Hunt

Find words in the text that mean:

1. A type of face cover:

2. A person who acts:

3. A contest between people:

4. Very, very old: