Part 2. Nature Sang in Painting
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 389.
Study the list of vocabulary and pronounce the words after the teacher:
Vocabulary:
painter ['peintə] – õóäîæíèê, æèâîïèñåö
scenery ['sinəri] – îáñòàíîâêà, îêðóæåíèå, ïåéçàæ
to reveal [tə ri'vi:l] – ïîêàçûâàòü, îòêðûâàòü
countryside ['këntrisaid] – ñåëüñêàÿ ìåñòíîñòü
poetry ['pəuitri] – ïîýçèÿ
daily life ['deili laif] – ïîâñåäíåâíàÿ æèçíü
to reflect [tə riflekt] – îòðàæàòü
mood [mu:d] – íàñòðîåíèå
to depict [tə di'pikt] – ðèñîâàòü, èçîáðàæàòü
to transfer [tə træns'fə:] – ïåðåíîñèòü, ïåðåìåùàòü
feeling ['fi:liŋ] – ÷óâñòâî
canvas ['kænvəs] – õîëñò, ïîëîòíî
to introduce [tə ‚intrə'dju:s] – ââîäèòü, ïîìåùàòü
remote [ri'məut] – îòäàë¸ííûé, äàëüíèé
indifferent [in'difər(ə)nt] – ðàâíîäóøíûé
path [pa:θ] – òðîïèíêà
loneliness ['ləunlinis] – îäèíî÷åñòâî
to influence [tə 'influəns] – îêàçûâàòü âëèÿíèå
picturesque [‚pikt∫ə'resk] – æèâîïèñíûé
subtle ['sʌtl] – íåæíûé; óòîí÷¸ííûé, èçûñêàííûé
residence ['rezidəns] – ïðîæèâàíèå, ìåñòîæèòåëüñòâî
tenderness ['tendənis] – íåæíîñòü
to re-estimate [tə ri:'estimeit] – ïåðåîöåíèòü
gratitude ['grætitju:d] – áëàãîäàðíîñòü, ïðèçíàòåëüíîñòü
at last [ət la:st] – íàêîíåö-òî
although [ɔ:l'ðəu] – õîòÿ
radiant blue ['reidiənt blu:] – ëó÷åçàðíî ñèíèé
to float [tə fləut] – ïëûòü
the author of the canvas [ði 'ɔ:θə əv ðə 'kænvəs] – àâòîð ýòîãî ïîëîòíà
the awakening of nature [ði ə'weikəniŋ əv 'neit∫ə] – ïðîáóæäåíèå ïðèðîäû
clean and limpid [kli:n ənd 'limpid] – ÷èñòûé è ïðîçðà÷íûé
the azure expanse of the sky [ði 'æჳə iks'pæns əv ðə skai] – ëàçóðíîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî íåáà
the smooth body of the river [ðə smu:ð 'bɔdi əv ðə 'rivə] – çåðêàëüíàÿ ãëàäü ðåêè
the thin trunks of the birch-trees [ðə θin trëŋks əv ðə 'bə:t∫tri:z] – òîíåíüêèå ñòâîëû áåð¸çîê
in the distance [in ðə 'dist(ə)ns] – âäàëåêå
to be penetrated with something [tə bi: 'penitreitid wið 'sëmθiŋ] – áûòü ïðîíèçàííûì ÷åì-ëèáî
the birds' babbling [ðə bə:dz'bæbliŋ] – ùåáåòàíèå ïòèö
the lapping [ðə 'læpiŋ] – ïëåñê
widely flooded ['waidli 'flëdid] – øèðîêî ðàçëèâøèéñÿ
to cover with [tə 'këvə wið] – ïîêðûâàòü
the green foliage [ðə gri:n 'fəuliidჳ] – çåë¸íàÿ ëèñòâà
to be full with the forest sounds [tə bi: ful wið ðə 'fɔrist saundz] – áûòü íàïîëíåííûì çâóêàìè ëåñà
to give somebody the opportunity [tə giv 'sëmbɔdi ðə ‚ɔpə'tju:niti] – äàâàòü êîìó-ëèáî âîçìîæíîñòü
Exercise 1. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right:
1. painter a. a track for walking
2. scenery b. an emotional state or reaction
3. poetry c. a person who draws pictures, an artist
4. mood d. a state of being alone
5. feeling e. an art of writing poems
6. canvas f. a home or a house
7. path g. a temporary state of mind behavior
8. loneliness h. a landscape
9. residence i. a feeling of being thankful
10. gratitude j. a heavy coarse cloth used for painting
Exercise 2. Discuss vocabulary of the previous exercise using the following models:
Model 1:
- – Andrew, explain me the meaning of the word scenery, please?
B. – Oh, it is so simple. It means a landscape.
A.– Oh, does it? That's really simple. Thank you.
B. – Glad to help you.
Model 2:
- – Andrew, tell me please what does the word residence mean?
B. – Sorry will you repeat it again? Which word?
- – Perhaps, I've made a mistake in my pronunciation. I've said residence.
- – Ah,residence. No, you haven't made a mistake. This is my fault. I haven't listened to you attentively. Sorry. It means a home or a house.
A. – OK, now I understand it. I'm very much obliged to you, Andrew.
B. – No, problem. Ask any time you need.
Exercise 3. Listen to the text “Isak Ilych Levitan” twiceand decide true or false are the following statements:
Statements:
- Isak Ilych Levitan was the Great Russian portrait painter.
- He painted Russian scenery revealing all its beauty.
- He deeply felt what he wanted to depict.
- He was a master of painting people's figures.
- A woman's figure in the picture “The Autumn Day in Sokolniki” looks very lonely.
- “The Autumn Day in Sokolniki” wasn't painted by Levitan.
- Levitan hadn't ever been on the Volga.
- His canvases are full of sentimentality.
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He painted many of his landscapes abroad. - His paintings of the Russian countryside have won the love and gratitude of people.
Exercise 4. According to the Russian version of the Levitan's picture description copy the version in English in the proper order and read it perfectly paying attention to new vocabulary:
“The Spring. Big Water.”
Íàêîíåö-òî ïðèøëà âåñíà. Âñ¸ åù¸ õîëîäíî, õîòÿ è íåáî óæå ëó÷åçàðíî ñèíåå è áåëîñíåæíûå îáëàêà ïëûâóò âûñîêî äâèæèìûå ë¸ãêèì ñâåæèì âåòðîì. Àâòîð ýòîãî ïîëîòíà èçîáðàçèë óäèâèòåëüíîå âðåìÿ â ãîäó – ïðîáóæäåíèå ïðèðîäû. Âîçäóõ ÷èñò è ïðîçðà÷åí. Âñ¸: ëàçóðíîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî íåáà, çåðêàëüíàÿ ãëàäü ðåêè, òîíåíüêèå ñòâîëû áåð¸çîê è äåðåâåíñêèå äîìèêè âäàëåêå ïðîíèçàíû ëó÷àìè âåñåííåãî ñîëíöà. Ñëûøíî ùåáåòàíèå ïòèö è ïëåñê øèðîêî ðàçëèâøåéñÿ ðåêè. Î÷åíü ñêîðî ãîëûå âåòâè äåðåâüåâ ïîêðîþòñÿ çåë¸íîé ëèñòâîé, è äðóãèìè çâóêàìè íàïîëíèòñÿ ëåñ. Íî çåë¸íàÿ âåñíà, íàïîëíåííàÿ ëåñíûìè çâóêàìè, ëþáèìà âñåìè. À Ëåâèòàí äàë íàì âîçìîæíîñòü óâèäåòü êàê êðàñèâ ñåðûé ïåéçàæ â ïðåêðàñíûé àïðåëüñêèé äåíü.
I.I. Levitan's Picture “The Spring. Big Water.”
1. be covered with the green foliage and some
2. At last the spring came.
3. high moved lightly by a breath of fresh air.
4. the smooth body of the river, the thin trunks
5. time of a year – the awakening of nature.
6. in the fine April day.
7. Everything: the azure expanse of the sky,
8. of the birch-trees and the village houses
9. The author of the canvas depicted a wonderful
10. the spring sun's rays.
11. And Levitan gave us opportunity to see
12. You can hear the birds' babbling and the
13. and the snow-white clouds are floating very
14. lapping of widely flooded river.
15. The air is clean and limpid.
16. how beautiful this grayish landscape is
17. Very soon the bare branches of the trees will
18. other sounds could be heard in the wood.
19. It is still cold although the sky is radiant blue
20. But the green spring which is full with the
21. in the distance are penetrated with
22. forest sounds is loved by everybody.
Exercise 5. Copy the English version of the text and then read it paying attention to the new vocabulary (See Student's Individual Task: Unit 5., Part 2., Ex.1.)
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