III. Ответьте на вопросы, используя информацию из текста «From St. Sergius of Radonezh Life Story»:

1. When and where was St. Sergius born? 2. Was he born in a town or in a village? 3. What family was he born into? 4. Did he spend his childhood in Rostov? 5. Did he have three brothers? 6. How many brothers did he have? 7. What was his name before consecration? 8. When did he enter school? 9. Where did his parents live at that time? 10. Did Bartholomew study well? 11. How did he learn to read and write well? 12. When did his parents move to Radonezh? 13. Where is Radonezh situated? 14. When did his parents die? 15. Where were they buried? 16. Were his brothers married? 17. When did Bartholomew take monastic vows? 18. What did Bartholomew's elder brother Stephen do at that time? 19. When and where did St.Sergius found a cloister? 20. Did he come to the Makovets hill alone? 21. What were his ascetic feats? 22. When did St. Sergius become the monastic Father Superior? 23. How did Paul Florensky call Reverend Sergius? 24. When did Venerable Sergius die? 25. When was he canonized? 26. Where do his non-decayed relics repose?

IV. Как бы Вы сказали, если бы действие происходило в прошлом:

1. My brother lives in Samara. 2. He is a student of the theological seminary. 3. He studies many subjects at the seminary. 4. He has many friends. 5. His best friend is a subdeacon. 6. He serves in the church of St. Nicholas. 7. This church has five side-altars. 8. The priests of the church celebrate the Divine Liturgy every day. 9. My brother spends much time in the church. 10. He has a large family. 11. The family consists of 5 persons. 12. His parents are Orthodox.

V. Переспросите по-английски:

1. St. Sergius was the founder of the Holy Trinity monastery. 2. He was born in 1314. 3. His father was a boyar. 4. He was born in the village of Varnitsy. 5. His name was Bartholomew before consecration. 6. His parents were servants of God. 7. His brothers were married. 8. St. Sergius was an ordained monk and priest. 9. His ascetic feats were constant vigil and prayer. 10. Reverend Sergius was a prominent public figure of his time.

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1. Venerable Nestor, the Chronicler (Летописец), lived and worked in the XI-XIIth centuries. 2. Venerable Nestor came to Kievo-Pecherskiy monastery in 1073. 3. In the monastery, he took monastic vows. 4. He became a deacon. 5. Nestor’s main work of penance (послушание) was writing. 6. His Chronicles began from ancient times. 7. He finished his work in 1112. 8. Venerable Nestor died in 1114. 9. Venerable Nestor recorded hagiography of Saint Princes Boris and Gleb. 10. He also wrote hagiography of Venerable Theodosius.

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1. Reverend Triphon of Vyatka was a son of a rich peasant (крестьянин). 2. He entered the monastery at the age of 22. 3. There he took monastic vows and assumed the name of Triphon. 4. For his ascetic feats Venerable Triphon got the gift of wondermaking. 5. Many pilgrims came to him. 6. But he hated popularity and fame. 7. So, he secretly left the monastery. 8. He came to Vyatka and founded a monastery there. 9. The monastery was founded in honour of Dormition of the Most Pure Theotokos. 10. Reverend Triphon was the first monastic Father Superior. 11. Venerable Triphon converted pagans (язычники) to Christianity. 12. He died in 1612.