- •Memorize the following words and word-combinations from the text:
- •Supplementary words and phrases to the topic:
- •Interval- антракт
- •Exercises:
- •15 Grivnyas,more expensive,stalls,each,to prefer,seats,40 grivnyas,to want, two tickets,10th row,in the middle, you,are,here,thank,you.
- •Learn the words from the text:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Supplemenary words and phrases to the topic:
- •Exercises:
- •Exercise №2. Translate Ukrainian sentences into English:
- •Exercise №3. Compose your own dialogues with the following words and phrases and be ready to act them out:
- •It’s common knowledge that there are various kinds of music.Classical music, jazz,rock and pop- music are only some of its kinds.
- •Answer the following guestions:
- •Exercise № 1. Translate the next sentences into English:
- •In 1883 she was undergone the operation.At that time she was plunged in reading, studying literature,art,geography as well as foreign languages.
- •Exercise №1. Translate the next sentences into English:
- •Learn the following vocabulary items:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •In all his works Leonardo used the most characteristic device of almost all High Renaissance artists-fitting the figures into a specific geometric pattern.
- •Learn presumably unfamiliar words:
- •Thomas gainsborough
- •William hogarth (1697-1764)
- •Is expatiating about his family tree, to which he proposes to add the
In 1883 she was undergone the operation.At that time she was plunged in reading, studying literature,art,geography as well as foreign languages.
Due to her books of verse “On Wings of Songs”, “Responses”, “Thoughts and dreams”, Lesya Ukrainka became one of the leading poets of the 19th century.Alongside with writing poems, she turned to playwriting.When at school we admired reading her “Forest Song” and “ Stone Host”.
Taking into account the fact that Lesya had a good command of at least 5 foreign languages, she wrote both poetry and prose in these languages.
She was fond of the revolutionary ideas of Shevchenko’s poems and continued developing them in her poetry.Lesya Ukrainka wanted to express in bright images the idea and main tendencies of her time.
The illness progressed, she spent most of her time in hospitals and on August 1,1913 Lesya Ukrainka died.But she will stay immortal in the hearts of the Ukrainian people, the belonging to whom she showed in her works.
Unfamiliar words:
to overvalue- переоцінювати
luminary- корифей
to aware –знати, бути обізнаним
public figure-громадський діяч
significant- важливий, значущий
playwright- драматург
to contribute- сприяти
apt-здібний
marked inclination- помітна схильність
to obtain-отримувати
to coincide-співпадати
to undergo- зазнавати
to be plunged- занурюватися
playwriting- драматургія
immortal-безсмертний, невмирущий
Answer the following questions:
Where and when was Lesya Ukrainka born?
What did her parents do?
Who influenced her formation as a poet?
She wrote her first poem at the age of 5, didn’t she?
What is the title of her first published poem?
Why didn’t Lesya go to school?
What disease did she suffer from? Was it curable or not?
Where did Lesya travel when she was ill?
Did the operation help her to get rid of the illness?
What are Ukrainka’s most known books of verse?
Did she write any plays?
Who was an example for her to follow in poetry?
When did Lesya Ukrainka die?
Do you agree to the thought that Lesya Ukrainka and Charlotte Bronte have much in co
Exercise №1. Translate the next sentences into English:
Леся Українка народилася в сім”ї освічених людей.
На становлення Лесі Українки як поетеси вплинуло багато відомих людей того часу та середовище, в якому вона росла.
Значну роль в її житті відіграв Драгоманов.
Леся була надзвичайно обдарованою дитиною та не ходила до школи через хворобу та відсутність викладання українською мовою.
Справжнє ім”я Лесі Українки- Лариса Косач.
Дівчина писала твори під псевдонімом Леся Українка,щоб показати свою приналежність до українського народу.
Першим віршем, якого Леся написала в 9 років був вірш „ Надія”.
Вірш „Конвалія” був надрукований в львівській газеті „Зоря”, коли Лесі було тільки 13 років.
Через свою хворобу Леся побувала в багатьох місцях: в Криму, Грузії,Італії,Австрії.
Леся Українка займалася не тільки поезією, а й драматургією.
Її „ Лісову пісню” знають всі.
Леся Українка була багатогранною особистістю-писала літературні твори, займалася музикою, була поліглотом.
Exercise №2. Put questions to the following sentences:
1.Drahomanov, Staritsky,Lysenko,Franko contributed a lot to Ukrainka’s formation as a poet.
2.Her most popular books of verse are “ Thoughts and dreams”, “ On wings of songs”, “ Responses”.
3.Lesya suffered from an incurable disease- tuberculosis of bones.
4.She knew Spanish,Enlish,German,Italian,French and wrote literary works
in these languages.
5.In many of her verses she went on describing the revolutionary ideas of Shevchenko.
Exercise №3. Make up a summary of the topic(in 5 sentences) in a written form.
REMBRANDT ( 1608-1669)
Rembrandt was born in Leiden in 1608. He was the Netherlands’ greatest artist. Rembrand’s output of works of art was tremendous. Some scholars credit him with about 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 1400 drawings. His masterpieces are kept in all the big museums of the world. There are 26 paintings of his at the Hermitage too.
When talking about his early works, they are small pictures of Biblical and historical subjects. In general, the range of Rembrandt’s subjects is extraordinary.His works depict stories inspired not only by the Bible and mythology(“ Holy family”, “Abraham’s sacrifice”, “John the Baptist preaching”,”Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen”), but he also painted portraits, landscapes, nudes and scenes of everyday life. Throughout his career, Rembrandt made about 100 known self-portraits,where he portrayed himself in various roles and contexts.
In 1632 he moved to Amsterdam, where he painted portraits of wealthy middle-class patrons.He started painting in the baroque style.He was influenced by Caravaggio’s contrasts of light and dark and by Rubens’s compositions.
In 1634 he married Saskia van Uylenburgh.In these years Rembrandt got a reputation as the most fashionable portrait-painter in Amsterdam. He became wealthy and collected works of art.
One of his most famous pictures is “ The Return of the Prodigal Son”. In this canvas the artist used the subject of an ancient legend.The picture portrays the meeting of an old father with his son, who has been away for a long period of time. Rembrandt uses the light so skilfully that he manages to emphasize the old man’s face.The father is touching his son, who is kneeling before him.His son has just returned home and is asking his father for help.Judging by the clothes, the son is dressed in, his appearance, one may see that he has survived a lot of troubles. He has lost faith in life and future, but his father is ready to help him.
This painting was produced at the peak of Christian spirituality and reflects the relationship of the Self to the Eternity.
No doubt, in this painting Rembrandt emphasized the humanistic idea of closeness of people, their readiness to help in time of need.The picture was painted at the end of great master’s life and summed up all his creative life.Besides, it remains a brilliant example of Baroque painting.
The mature Rembrandt didn’t enjoy the wide popularity he had as a young painter, especially after his wife’s death. Though he ranked as one of the country’s leading artists, he ran short of money. During his last years he painted more and more for himself. Light seemed to glow from within his works.The shadows became more intense and vibrant.Remrandt reduced his pallete to warm colours such as brown and orange.
When a great master of art died in 1669, he left his relatives a fairly large inheritance.