Exercises to Card 18
CARD №18
Reading “THE MOST MYSTIQUE PICTURE””
I. Find in the text English equivalents:
Самая таинственная, большинство посетителей, около трех минут, брал ее везде с собой, три или четыре года спустя, кто когда-либо видел картину, другие великие картины, по этой причине, оценить картину, те кто видел ее, мы можем испытать, певцы и музыканты, шедевр, звучит довольно таинственно, кажется меняется, кажется живой и настоящей, печаль в ее улыбке, в рекламе, одна особенная картина, разместили картину, как живая.
II. Translate into Russian:
Specific intention, before they walk, was originally ordered by, to keep the painting himself, fascinated everyone, to keep her happy, avoid the sadness, as a result, were amazed, how alive and real it appeared, art historian, before our eyes, we can detect, a magnificent work of art, rather than, perhaps, mouse pads, specially built area, have a better chance, a tourist attraction.
III. Say if sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
- The Louvre Museum is a famous museum in London.
- Every year about 1.500 people visit the Louvre Museum.
- People visit the museum with the intention to see the Mona Lisa.
- The Mona Lisa was painted by Van Gogh.
- The painting was originally ordered by a rich businessman in Florence.
- Leonardo began the painting in 1513.
- Mona Lisa’s happy face has fascinated everyone who has ever seen the painting.
- While painting Mona Lisa Leonardo employed singers and musicians.
- Mona Lisa doesn’t seem to change before our eyes.
- The Mona Lisa is certainly a masterpiece, a magnificent work of art.
IV.Answer the questions according to the text:
- Why do people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris?
- Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- Who originally ordered this painting?
- How long did it take Leonardo to paint the Mona Lisa?
- Why did Leonardo take the Mona Lisa everywhere with him?
- Did Leonardo employ dancers and acrobats while painting?
- Why is Mona Lisa smiling?
- She seems to change before our eyes, doesn’t she?
- Is the Mona Lisa a part of modern art or architecture?
- Why isn’t the painting displayed in a separate room?
V.Match the words of the two columns to make up the word combinations used in the text and translate them into Russian:
1. work | a. picture |
2. art | b. culture |
3.a portrait | c. effect |
4. tourist | d. hour |
5. mystique | e. of art |
6. a rich | f. smile |
7. strange | g. buses |
8. popular | h. of his wife |
9. every | i. businessman |
10. mysterious | j. critics |
VI. Give the equivalents from the text that mean the same:
HELP BOX |
fascinate real detect museum visit |
alive portrait paint mystique divine |
- connected with God or like a God;
- existing in fact and not imaginary;
- to go to a place in order to look at it or to a person in order to spend time with them;
- a quality of being special in a mysterious and attractive way;
- living, not dead;
- a building where objects of historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept;
- to interest someone a lot;
- to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something especially using a special method;
- to make a picture using paints;
- a painting, photograph, drawing etc., of a person or a group of people.
II. Listening
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.
I. Choose the right answer:
1.Kate is learning ………now.
a) German
b) English
c) French
2. Christian attends……
a) special courses
b) additional classes
c) lectures
3. Kate’s ambition is to be a ………
a) doctor
b) engineer
c) tourist manager
4. Christian wants to be a ……
a) driver
b) businessman
c) carpenter
5. Christian will visit different countiries to ……………..
a) talk to different people
b) practise English
c) see interesting places
II. TRUE or FALSE:
- Kate learned German two years ago.
- It is impossible to become a successful businessman in Norway if you know English.
- French is an international language today.
- Kate hasn’t been to any English-speaking country yet.
- If you want to speak English well you must read English books.
III. Fill in the missing words
- Kate needs _______ for her future _____.
- I’m learning English _____ now and I _____ special courses.
- I’ll visit different ________ and talk to different _______.
- Your English _______ _________.
- When you _______. try to speak English as _____ as _______.
IV. Answer the questions:
- What does Christian want to become?
- What is an international language nowadays?
- Why does Kate need to learn English?
- How long has Christian been learning English?
- What piece of advice does Christian give to his friend?