4. Match the events in the order they happened:

1. T.Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814. A. He enrolled in the Academy of fine Arts.

2. Taras was orphaned in his early teens. B. Two months afterwards his remains were

transferred to Kaniv.

3. As a serf of Engelhardt, he travelled a lot. C. In 1847 he was arrested and sent as a private to

Orenburg.

4. In 1838, Shevchenko became free. D. He was an artist and poet of Ukraine.

5. In 1840, Shevchenki published his first E. He came to live in St. Petersburg.

Collection of poems ‘Kobzar’.

6. In 1846, Shevchenko joined the secret F. It was followed by the ‘Haidamaky’ and

Cyril and Methodius brotherhood. ‘Hamalia’.

7. He was released in 1857. G. He grew up in poverty.

8. Shevchenko was buried in St. Petersburg. H. He was not allowed to live in Ukraine.

Childhood and youth

5. Use the given words to complete the text, learn them:

Freedom talent

Academy painter

Lottery portrait

Serf houseboy

Poverty owner

compatriots poet

1. National Bard of Ukraine Tars Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814 in the family of________.

2. Born a serf, Shevchenko was orphaned in his early teens and grew up in _______ and misery.

3. He was often beaten for ‘wasting time’ on drawing, for which he had ____________.

4. At the age of 14 he was taken by his owner, P. Engelhardt, to serve as ___________.

5. He traveled extensively with his ________-- first to Volno and then to St. Petersburg.

6. In Vilno he learnt to speak Polish and met the famous Polish _______ Adam Mickiewich.

7. During that period he met his _________ I. Soshenko, Ye. Hrebinka, V. Hryhorovych, and O. Venitsianov.

8. Through them he met the Russian __________ K. Briullov.

9. K. Briullov painted the portrait of he Russian poet V. Zhukovskyi to be disposed of in a _______.

10. The _________ was bought by the Tsarina because V. Zhukovskyi was the teacher of her children.

11. The proceeds from the lottery, 2500 Ruble were used to buy Shevchenko’s ________ from Engelhardt in 1838.

12. T. Shevchenko enrolled in the _______ of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.

Kobzar

6. Complete the text with the given words:

Academy collection

Program arrest

Satirical Brotherhood

Impact poem

Picture drama

literature private

1. In 1840 he published his first ________ of poems, Kobzar.

2. It was followed by the epic ________ Haidamaky (Rebels) and the ballad Hamaliia (1844).

3. In 1840s T. Shevchenko visited Ukraine three times. Those visits made a profound _______ on him.

4. In 1842 he painted the _______’Katherine’, his protest against the tragic fate of the serf woman.

5. In 1843 T. Shevchenko wrote his __________ - ‘Nazar Stodolia’.

6. After graduating from the ________ in 1845 he became a member of the Archeographic Commission.

7. It was in this time that he wrote his most _____ poems ‘Dreams’ (1844) and ‘Cauacasus’ (1845).

8. In 1845 he wrote his famous ___________ verse ‘Testament’.

9. In the poem ‘Charwoman’ he depicted the fate of mother, one of the best images in the world ______.

10. In 1846 T. Shevchenko came to Kyiv and joined the secret Cyril and Methodius ________.

11. A denunciation resulted in the _________ of the members of the Brotherhood.

12. In 1847 T. Shevchenko was arrested and sent as a _________ to the Orenburg special corps.