- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Choose the correct preposition:
- •V. Choose the correct form of the verb:
- •VI. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text:
- •VII. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:
- •VIII. Translate from English into Russian:
- •IX. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the suitable verbs from the text and translate the sentences:
- •V. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and words combinations:
- •VI. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •Prombank
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the suitable adjectives and participles from the text:
- •VI. Prove the following using the information from the text:
- •VII. Match the words and their definitions:
- •VIII. Retell the text.
- •(Regional administration)
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Choose the correct preposition:
- •V. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •VI. Complete the following sentences:
- •VII. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Russian:
- •VIII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •IX. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •VI. Say in connection with what, these dates are given:
- •VII. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •VIII. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words and word combinations:
- •IX. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb:
- •V. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •VI. Match the words and their definitions:
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •VIII. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Try to translate the following words without using a dictionary:
- •II. Define the part of speech of the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Find the false sentences and correct them:
- •VI. Translate the following expressions from Russian into English:
- •VII. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:
- •VIII. Retell the text. House of culture and science (Opera and Ballet Theatre)
- •Vocabulary
- •VI. Choose the correct preposition.
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •VIII. Retell the text.
IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb:
1. The building of Sibrevcom … in the shortest possible time.
a) is built
b) was build
c) was built
2. The symmetrical façade of the building … with two-storied pilasters fixed in the rusticated ground floor.
a) is decorated
b) are decorated
c) was decorated
3. The façade … with a cupola, motivated only in terms of composition.
a) has crowned
b) is crowned
c) was crowned
4. The front entrance … with two protruding portions topped with the statues of a worker and a peasant by the Altai sculptor Stepan R.Nadolsky.
a) was set off
b) were set off
c) is set off
5. The statues… on pediments.
a) were placed
b) are placed
c) is place
6. The color scheme … by Kryachkov has justified itself in the course of time as the most practical and expressive in the severe Siberian climate.
a) is advocated
b) advocated
c) was advocated
7. In 1930 the newspaper «Sovetskaya Sibir» strictly … Kryachkov for the non-proletarian character of architecture of the Sibrevkom building.
a) criticized
b) was criticized
c) are criticized
V. Find the false sentences and correct them:
1. In 1925 the All-Union Central Executive Committee made a resolution to form the Siberian region with the centre in Omsk.
2. The building of Sibrevcom was built within nine months.
3. The symmetrical façade of the building is decorated with three-storied pilasters fixed in the rusticated second floor.
4. The front entrance is set off by a way with two «Roman » columns.
5. The front entrance is flanked with two protruding portions topped with the statues of a soldier and a sailor by the Altai sculptor Stepan R.Nadolsky.
6. Kryachkov gave special attention to the design of side façades, topped with stepped parapets with rectangular windows in the centre.
7. Eclectic decoration of the Sibrevcom building contains both neoclassical decorative devices and some ornamental motifs of Post Modernism.
8. It is a restrained white color scheme of the plastered walls of the construction.
9. In 1930 the newspaper «Komsomolskaya Pravda» strictly criticized Kryachkov for the proletarian character of architecture of the Sibrevkom building.
VI. Match the words and their definitions:
1. Resolution; a) a rectangular column that projects
partially from the wall to which it attached.
2. Pilaster; b) a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
3. Pediment; c) a formal statement adopted by an assembly.
4. Cupola; d) a foundation.
5. Porch; e) a part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
6. Ramp; f) a covered and enclosed entrance to a building.
7. Parapet; g) an inclined surface that connects two levels.
VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
1.Симметричный фасад здания, украшенный двухэтажными пилястрами, установлен на рустованный первый этаж.
2. Фасад увенчан куполом, чье наличие обусловлено только композиционным замыслом.
3.Главный вход выделен нишей с двумя Египетскими колоннами, несущими антаблемент-балкон второго этажа слегка выгнутый из фасада.
4.Главный вход фланкируют два ризалита увенчанные статуями рабочего и крестьянина работы алтайского скульптора Степана Надольского.
5.В эклектичном оформлении здания Сибревкома присутствуют как неоклассические приемы украшения, так и мотивы Арт-Нуво.