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ARTICLES PRACTICE

Q. Fill in the gaps in the text below using “a”, “the” or “0”. The first one has been done for you.

1. The stories in the book One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) have been translated into many languages and made into theatre, television and musical productions. 2. _A___ traditional UAE-based Arabic storytelling group, Al Hakawati (the Storyteller), performed one of the book's familiar tales, Al Tanboori's Luck, at 3. __0___ last year's Abu Dhabi Festival.

Al Tanboori's story is about 4.__a___rich trader from Baghdad and shows how 5.___the___ decisions he makes affect his life in a very bad way

6. _The_production is separated into three short stories that lead up to 7. _a___main tale. 8._The___main cast has 11 actors from all over 9. The world, including Egypt, Russia, Morocco, Syria and Ukraine. Ahmed Yousef is Egyptian and started Al Hakawati. He wrote, directed and stars as 10. the main character, Al Tanboori. He thinks you must be able to act if you want to be 11. ____successful storyteller because every character needs 12. a different voice. He believes 13. the actors own personal experiences in 14._0__ life affect the storytelling. Yousef started 15 the group 13 years ago. At first it was 16 a one-man show, but quickly became popular with 17 the local community. “Traditional storytelling is part of our heritage so I decided to write a modern version of 17. the old stories. I started by reading Arabian Nights, and historical stories," Yousef said. "I added music and we often wear 18. 0 traditional costumes.”

A UAE-based storytelling group breathes life into traditional Arabian stories.

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