- •Culture and art speech patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Phonetic exercises
- •Lexical exercises
- •What is art?
- •Text 2 the concept of culture
- •Text 3 fine arts
- •Text 4 the history of cinema
- •Text 5 music
- •Text 6 a few words about an orchestra
- •Text 7 the development of rock and roll
- •The tretyakov gallery
- •Text 10
- •Text 11 famous men of arts.
- •Text 12
- •Speech exercises
- •Written tasks
- •Optional Task
Culture and art speech patterns
The show is likely to become a hit. По всей вероятности (очевидно), спектакль будет иметь большой успех (станет сенсацией).
How do you account for the success of this play? Как вы объясните успех этой пьесы?
As far as I know it was a great success. Насколько я знаю, он (спектакль) имел большой успех
Let’s go to the cinema/theatre on Sunday! =
Do you fancy going to the cinema/theatre on Sunday? Давай пойдем в кино/театр в воскресенье
Exercise 1. Make up sentences using the table and translate them.
He is to agree with us.
likely to read the novel.
They are to compete in track and field events
to make a tour of Siberia next year
Exercise 2. Transform these sentences according to the model.
Model: I think he will become a famous painter. - He is likely to become a famous painter.
1. She thinks they will change their minds. 2. He believes they will take strong measures. 3. I think she will apologize to them. 4. He believes they will play a game of chess after lunch.
Exercise 3. Make up sentences using the table and translate them.
do you the success of his first novel?
How does he account for Mary's absence?
did he your being late?
Exercise 4. Make up sentences using the table and translate them:
I know the performance was a great success,
As far as he remembers she was a talented actress
everyone liked his painting
I can remember, we all agreed to join them.
Exercise 5. Transform the following sentences according to the example.
Example: Let’s go to the cinema/theatre on Sunday! = Do you fancy going to the cinema/theatre on Sunday?
1. Let’s book the seats beforehand.
2. Let’s take opera-glasses.
3. Let’s meet outside the theatre.
4. Let’s ask the usher to show us to our seats.
Vocabulary
FINE ARTS
CINEMA
LITERATURE
MUSIC
THEATRE
GENERAL WORDS
Nouns
audience – аудитория, публика
Baroque – барокко
collaboration - сотрудничество, совместная работа
craft - ремесло, ручной [кустарный] труд
creation – творение, создание
creativity - творчество
critics - критика
elite /eı`lı:t/ - элита
ensemble /ənsɔmb(ə)bl/ /a:nsa:mb(ə)l/ -- ансамбль (муз., арх.)
founder - основатель
genre /`ʒɔηrə/ /ʒa:ηrə/- жанр
marble - мрамор
medium - средство
perception - восприятие
performance – представление, выступление, игра
performer - исполнитель
plastic arts – пластическое искусство
Renaissance /rə`neısəns/ – эпоха возрождения
repertoire /`repətwα:/ - репертуар
sequel – продолжение (книги, фильма)
social impact – социальное воздействие
studio – студия, мастерская
surrealist /sə`rıəlıst/ - сюрреалист
synthesis - синтез
technique - техника
tool - инструмент
Verbs
to cast – зд. лить, отливать (сталь)
to evolve - эволюционировать, развиваться
to fire – зд. обжигать (керамику, глину)
to impress – произвести впечатление
to influence - влиять
to mold – зд. прессовать, формовать, отливать в форму (гипс)
to score – иметь успех, добиться успеха, муз. оркестровать
to showcase - выставлять, демонстрировать, показывать (в наиболее выгодном свете; с наилучшей стороны)
to stage – ставить (пьесу, спектакль)
to weld – сваривать
Adjectives
aesthetic - эстетический
artistic - художественный
chamber (theatre, orchestra) - камерный
collaborative - совместный
humanistic - гуманистический
iconic - культовый
repulsive – отталкивающий, вызывающий отвращение
sophisticated – утонченный, предназначенный для людей с тонким вкусом, сложный для понимания