2. The main topic of paragraph 6 is _______________ .
a. how Beethoven's loss of hearing affected him emotionally
b. why Beethoven developed his talent as a composer
с. that Beethoven couldn't hear the audience
3. Paragraph 9 is mostly about _____________ .
a. the fact that Beethoven didn't have many friends
b. the strange way Beethoven lived
c. Beethoven's messy room
4. The main topic of the last paragraph is that ______________ .
a. people have always appreciated Beethoven's music
b. Beethoven died in Vienna in 1827
с. many people came to Beethoven's funeral
Ex. 5. Choose the best answer:
1. The famous musician who first noticed Beethoven in Vienna was ______.
a. Haydn
b. Mozart
с. Beethoven's father
2. Haydn taught Beethoven for just a short while because Beethoven _____.
a. was so talented he didn't need lessons
b. was too wild and independent
с. had to go to work to support his family
3. Beethoven was the first great composer to __________ .
a. work for himself
b. work for a wealthy family
c. live outside of Vienna
4. Beethoven's loss of hearing _____________ .
a. made him a better concert performer
b. ended his career
c. caused him to concentrate on composing music
5. Beethoven was very _____________ .
a. kind to his friends
b. bad-mannered
с. shy and quiet
6. To stay awake while he composed at night, Beethoven ___________ .
a. cleaned up his room
b. poured water over his head
с. invited friends to visit
Ex. 6. Put the sentences in the correct order:
Beethoven decided to live in Vienna.
Beethoven gave his last public performance.
Beethoven took piano lessons from his father.
Beethoven's hearing began to get worse.
Beethoven studied with Joseph Haydn.
Beethoven worked as an assistant organist for the king.
Ex. 7. Choose the main idea of the text:
1. The passage concludes that Beethoven's father ______________ .
a. had no interest in his son at all
b. loved and respected his son very much
c. cared mostly about his son's career
2. The passage suggests that _______________ .
a. Beethoven was unsuccessful because of his difficult personality
b. Beethoven really wanted to work for a wealthy family
c. Beethoven's independent and rebellious personality was good for his career
3. The passage implies that Beethoven ______________ .
a. was so unpleasant that very few people went to his concerts
b. was very unpleasant, but people still loved his great talent
c. was very unpleasant, but his friends loved his kindness and generosity
Ex. 8. Write the correct words in the blanks:
landlord bad-tempered applaud rebellious insulting
selfish torture incredible independent patience
1. Something that is _______________ is unbelievable.
2. To is to hit your open hands together to show that you enjoyed a show or performance.
3. A person who owns a building and rents it to other people is a ________ .
4. Being able to wait for things and deal with problems without getting angry or upset is having ______________ .
5. To _______________ is to cause severe pain or suffering.
6. If someone is ___________ he or she is angry or unhappy.
7. People are _____________ when they hurt people's feelings by saying unkind things.
8. _____________ people can take care of themselves without needing others.
9. People who care only about themselves and not others are ________ .
10. A ________________ person goes against rules and is very hard to control.
Ex. 9. Answer the questions:
When bad-tempered people are upset, what do they do?
What does a landlord do?
When do people applaud!
What incredible thing have you seen or heard about recently?
What are some things that a rebellious person does?
When do you need to have patience?
Ex. 10. Translate the following words and phrases into Russian and learn them by heart:
landlord, n – applaud, v – insulting, adj – selfish, adj – torture, n – incredible, adj – independent, adj – bad-tempered, adj – rebellious, adj – patience, n – determine, v – support, v –
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overweight, adj – praise, v – attractive ,adj – mess, n – dirty, adj – to stay awake – notice, v – respect, v – funeral, n – include, v – independent, adj – audience, n – |
Ex. 11. Complete any of the “Character Maps” (see p. ) and retell the story.