Завдання для самостійної роботи ііі. Вправи на формування навичок та вмінь читання

Вправа 1 Прочитайте слова та словосполучення, знайдіть їх у тексті «Early Oriental Music» та використайте у створенні власних діалогів і розповідей.

Oriental music – східна музика, to possess – володіти, extensive – обширний, to concern – торкатися, to adopt – прийняти, to improve – покращувати, observance – обряд, scale – гамма, complicated – складний, tune – мелодія,

to be content with – бути задоволеним, viz. (videlicet – лат.) – тобто, to simplify – спрощуати, available – доступний, придатний, folk – народний, choir – хор, to give forth (a rhythm) – відбивати (ритм).

Вправа 2 Перш, ніж прочитати текст, погляньте на заголовок і скажіть, про що йдеться мова в цьому тексті, що вам відомо з цієї теми. Прочитавши текст, скажіть, чи правильно ви здогадалися про його зміст.

EARLY ORIENTAL MUSIC

The information we possess about the actual music of the Assyrians and Babylonians is not more extensive than that concerning Egyptian music. These peoples seem to have adopted and improved upon the ancient Egyptian instruments, which appear to have been constantly in use in ceremonial observances.

The musical system of the Hindoos and Arabians is very complicated and, like that of the Chinese, has changed little in the course of centuries. Both of these races possess a very elaborate series of scale from which their tunes are made; while we are content with two for general use, viz. the major and minor, the Hindoos have well over fifty and the Arabians even more. These are obtained by elaborate methods of tuning the instruments. Naturally the performance of music based on such complicated principles is only possible for the most accomplished native musicians; but simplified versions of the tunes are available for the ordinary folk. When a modern Hindoo or Bengali choir performs vocal music, all the singers sing the melody, most of the time very loudly, not to say roughly. The instrumentalists play the same melody – sometimes in octaves – but with "runs and trills", while the drums and other instruments of percussion give forth a rhythm that corresponds more or less to the rhythm of the melody. Harmony is not employed.

Вправа 3 Утворіть речення, використовуючи подані слова і словосполучення (письмово).

Choir, to perform, scale, to sing the melody, to tune the instrument, major, minor, to improve, modern, drum, instruments of percussion.

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Вправа 4 Знайдіть відповіді на запитання в прочитаному тексті.

1. What instruments have been adopted and improved by the Assyrians and Babylonians?

2. The musical system of the Hindoos and Arabians is very simple, isn't it?

3. Has the musical system of the Hindoos and Arabians changed much in the course of centuries?

4. How many scales have the Hindoos and Arabians?

5. What kind of music is available for the ordinary folk?

6. How does a modern Hindoo or Bengali choir perform vocal music?

7. What melody do the musicians play?

8. What is the role of the instruments of percussion?