10. A letter to a friend

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Kate who writes:

… My friend and I got the special prize for our Russian folk dance at the Arts festival this week. We owe this success to your advice and the music you’ve sent to me. What kind of art festivals and contests do you have in your school? Do you take part in them or do you prefer sports competitions? I’ve heard of Foreign Language Olympiads in Russian schools- what are these?

I want to continue my dance lessons…

Write a letter to Kate. In your letter:

-answer her questions

-ask 3 questions about her dance lessons.

Write 100- 140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

3 Electronic Presentation

-The Renaissance music;

-Hector Berlioz. His life and works;

-Richard Wagner and his influence on music;

-Bell Laboratories. Discoveries and developments;

-Walt Disney’s Fantasia;

-The International Telecommunications Union;

-Development and usage of digital audio systems;

-High Definition Television (HDTV);

-Home theater (home cinema). History and later development;

-DVD format in the past and today;

-Analog audio noise reduction: Dolby A/B/C/S-Type NR; Dolby FM; Dolby HX Pro;

-Audio encoding/ compression: Dolby Digital (AC-3); Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3); Dolby Digital Live; Dolby E; Dolby Stereo (Dolby Analog); Dolby TrueHD; AAC; aacPlus; Dolby Pulse;

-Audio Processing: Dolby Headphone; Dolby Virtual Speaker; Dolby Surround; Dolby Pro Logic; Dolby Pro Logic II; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Dolby Pro Logic IIz; Audistry, Dolby Volume; Dolby Mobile;

-Video Processing: Dolby Contrast; Dolby Vision;

-Digital Cinema: Dolby Digital Cinema; Dolby 3D; Dolby Atmos;

-Live Sound: Dolby Lake Processor;

-Karl Stockhausen, one of the most important, but controversial composers of the 20^th- early 21^st centuries;

-Electronic music: origins and expansion;

-Edgar Varese, Father of Electronic music;

-The Blade Runner soundtrack and its cultural influence;

-Walter Scott Murch, an American film editor and sound designer: his innovations and awards;

-Conventional examples of the discrete system: DVD- Video, DVD- Audio, the Dolby Digital (AC-3), SA-CD, DTS, MLP and DST. Channel characteristics;

-Matrixed surround configurations: Dolby Surround Pro Logic, SRS Labs Circle Surround, DTS Neo: 6 and others. Technical -Analog audio noise reduction: Dolby A/B/C/S-Type NR; Dolby FM; Dolby HX Pro;

-Audio encoding/ compression: Dolby Digital (AC-3); Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3); Dolby Digital Live; Dolby E; Dolby Stereo (Dolby Analog); Dolby TrueHD; AAC; aacPlus; Dolby Pulse;

-Audio Processing: Dolby Headphone; Dolby Virtual Speaker; Dolby Surround; Dolby Pro Logic; Dolby Pro Logic II; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Dolby Pro Logic IIz; Audistry, Dolby Volume; Dolby Mobile;

-Video Processing: Dolby Contrast; Dolby Vision;

-Digital Cinema: Dolby Digital Cinema; Dolby 3D; Dolby Atmos;

-Live Sound: Dolby Lake Processor;

-Karl Stockhausen, one of the most important, but controversial composers of the 20^th- early 21^st centuries;

-Electronic music: origins and expansion;

-Edgar Varese, Father of Electronic music;

-The Blade Runner soundtrack and its cultural influence;

-Walter Scott Murch, an American film editor and sound designer: his innovations and awards;

-Conventional examples of the discrete system: DVD- Video, DVD- Audio, the Dolby Digital (AC-3), SA-CD, DTS, MLP and DST. Channel characteristics;

-Matrixed surround configurations: Dolby Surround Pro Logic, SRS Labs Circle Surround, DTS Neo: 6 and others. Technical details.

details.

-Or choose any other theme on your specialization you are interested in.

(Each presentation counts as two written works)