Miaskovsky and prokofiev

Nikolai Miaskovsky entered the St. Petersburg Con­servatoire at the age of 25. There he met a fifteen-year-old student, who was to become his devoted friend. That student very often asked questions such as: "How many t-s should I write in the word symphonieta? I write one, but I think I ought to write two." Or: "What Beethoven's sonata should I choose for study?" Nikolai answered: "If you are writing a symphonietta, you ought to write two t-s; and you ought not to ask me what sonata you should choose, take any, they are all wonderful." When Miaskovsky at the age of 30 finished the class in composition nobody thought that he was to become not only the first-class composer but the first-class teacher at the Moscow Conservatoire. Sergei Prokofiev, that very student who wrote one t in the word symphonietta, finished his class at the age of 18, but he had to stay at the Conservatoire for another 5 years to study conducting and piano-playing. When he got the first prize-for piano-playing at the final exam nobody thought that he was to become a world famous composer.

Вопросы к тексту:

1. Where did Miaskovsky and Prokofiev become devoted friends?

2. How old where they at that time?

3. Was Miaskovsky the first-class composer or the first-class teacher?

4. For how many years was Prokofiev studying conducting and piano-playing?

5. Was Prokofiev only a world famous pianist?

Контрольная работа №4 для студентов специальности зонп/ зртк

Task 1. Напишите на английском языке, когда родились эти люди:

Beethoven, Galileo, Elvis Presley, Agatha Christie, Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespear and you.

Task 2. Задайте вопросы в действительном и страдательном залогах к данным ответам во втором столбике. Ключевые слова вам помогут.

where/ live	In Manchester
born there	No, I was born in London
Married	Yes
how long/ married	17 yeas
have/ children	Yes, 2 boys
how old/ they	12 and 15
what/ do	I’m a journalist
what/ wife/ do	She’s a doctor

Task 3. Напишите предложения в страдательном залоге и переведите их.

1. I took him for a walk.

2. We shall book tickets tomorrow.

3. We discuss such problems at our meetings.

4. Someone wants you on the phone.

5. They didn’t give me any information.

6. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.

Task 4. Перепишите предложения выбрав нужную форму глагола в действительном или страдательном залоге. Переведите предложения.

1. Water (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

2. The park gates (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.

3. The letter (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday.

4. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.

5. While I was on holiday, my camera (disappear) from my hotel room.

6. The boat hit a rock and (sink) quickly

Task 5. Прочитайте текст, письменно переведите 1, 3, 4 и 5 абзацы.