8. Find the best variant of the words in the text.

1. ... to reestablish the _________ image of the fronts

first	initial
opening	primary

2. ... the monogram of the sovereign is _____________ on the frontons

shown	demonstrated
inscribed	painted

3. Among the artists who did the work was the ____________ master of those times Alexey Antropov.

best	forward
main	leading

9. Find the mistakes.

On a morning he said to him followers...
An ideal to construct the church originated with the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.
But Curch of Saint Andrew with its modern proportions are perhaps the most harmonious and picturesque work he leave behind.
The roof of this build act as a terrace near the church.
This plant was carry out during the retoration in the 1970s (architect-restorer V. Korniiva).

10. Say true or false.

The Apostle Saint Andrew raised the church that was called after him.
The Empress Elizabeth Petrovna laid the first foundation stone of the future church on Andriivskyi Hill.
Rastrelli was dispatched from Moscow to take direct charge of the construction of the Church of Saint Andrew. He coped with the task.
There weren’t any problems about construction.
In 1963 Rastrelli’s original drafts were found in Vienna. This made it possible to reestablish the initial image of the fronts.

11. Imagine that you are a teacher of art history: tell your pupils about St. Andre’s Church as one of the outstanding examples (monuments) of architectural art in Ukraine.

12. Imagine that you are a guide and must answer the foreign guests’ questions on the excursion.

1) Who was the church called after?

______________________________________________________________

2) Who and when originated the idea of construction?

______________________________________________________________

3) What style is the church close to?

______________________________________________________________

4) Was the church at last consecrated? When?

______________________________________________________________

5) Were there any reconstruction works?

______________________________________________________________

6) Does it look today like the author’s plan?

______________________________________________________________

7) Where were the drafts found?

______________________________________________________________

13. Imagine that your friend read some information about St. Andrew’s Church yesterday, discuss it with him.

Topic 7

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