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1. British Painters – Британские художники Joseph Turner Joseph Turner, the greatest English romantic landscape painter, was born in Covent Garden, London, on the 23rd of April in 1775. He was the son of a fashionable barber. He started drawing and painting as a small boy. His father used to sell the boy’s drawings to his customers. In such a way […]...
2. Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough was a master of English school of painting. He was a portraitist and a landscape painter. He was born in Sudbury in 1727 and was the son of a merchant. His father sent him to London to study arts. He spent 8 years working and studying in London. There he got acquainted with […]...
3. John Constable John Constable, one of the greatest landscape painters, was born in Sufford, on June 11, 1776. He was the son of a wealthy miller. He began to take interest in landscape painting while he was at grammar school. His father did not favour art as a profession. As a boy Constable worked almost secretly, painting […]...
4. Ilia Repin Ilia Repin was born on the 5th of August in 1844 in Chuhuiv, Zmiiv County, Kharkiv gubernia and died on the 29th of September in 1930 in Kuokkala, Finland. Repin, an outstanding painter, a full member of the St Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1893, started his career under I. Kramskoi at the Drawing School […]...
5. Перевод слова royal Royal – королевский, царственный, величественный Перевод слова Royal ceremonial – королевский церемониал royal Demesne – земельная собственность королевской семьи his bearing is royal – у него величественная осанка He has glaumed at our Royal crown. Он совершил покушение на члена нашей королевской семьи. The Royal house was not yet extinct. Королевская династия еще не пресеклась. […]...
6. Художники/ Artists На английском языке Перевод на русский язык Artists Художники Art is one of the best ways to express what we see around us. People have always tried to express themselves in different ways: through writing novels, poems and songs, through creating hand-made items and paintings. There are many art works by famous artists which are […]...
7. Isaac Levitan Isaac Ilyich Levitan, the great Russian artist, became the first painter of the Russian scenery, who revealed all its beauty. He is a real poet of the Russian countryside. He continued and developed the traditions of painters of the Russian realistic school – Savrasov, Polenov, Serov. Levitan found significant meaning and poetry in what would […]...
8. Museums and art galleries of London Топик Музеи и художественные галереи Лондона рассказывает о культурном достоянии столицы Великобритании: музеях и художественных галереях. Например, Британская галерея Тейт, открытая в 1897 году богатым промышленником сэром Генри Тейтом, сейчас уже является только частью группы музеев Тейт. Лондонская национальная галерея – музей в Лондоне на Трафальгарской площади, содержащий более 2000 образцов западноевропейской живописи XIII – […]...
9. Перевод слова landscape Landscape – ландшафт, пейзаж Перевод слова To admire the landscape – любоваться видом a blot on the landscape – ложка дегтя в бочке меда cultivated landscape – культурный ландшафт I was seduced by the beauty of the Landscape. Я был покорен красотой пейзажа. He received a commission to paint a Landscape. Он получил заказ на […]...
10. “Мой любимый художник” (My favourite painter) Thomas Gainsborough is definitely one of my favourite Western painters. His individual poetic and romantic style in painting enraptures me. The world-famous artist was born in 1727 in a British town of Sudbury. He studied art in London and got fascinated by Jan van Eyck’s portraits representing graceful poses and silver tones. Although Gainsborough always […]...
11. Биография Пабло Пикассо на английском языке. Biography of Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He experimented in many different styles and changed the world of art during his time. Early life Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. His father was a drawing teacher. At 10 Pablo became his father’s pupil and at the age […]...
12. Биография Исаака Левитана на английском языке. Biography of Isaac Levitan Isaac Ilyich Levitan, the great Russian artist, was one of the first painters of the Russian scenery to reveal its beauty. He is a real poet of the Russian countryside. Levitan developed the traditions of painters of the Russian realistic landscape school – Savrasov, Polenov, Serov and others. He found poetry in what would seem […]...
13. Биография Эндрю Уайета на английском языке. Biography of Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth, one of the prominent American painters, was born in 1917. The son of illustrator N. C. Wyeth, Andrew is the leading member of the dynasty of painters that included his sisters, their husband and his own two sons. He won fame at the age of 12 for his illustrations of “Robin Hood”. He […]...
14. Vincent Van Gogh Топик Винсент ван Гог познакомит вас с некоторыми фактами из жизни великого голландского художника-постимпрессиониста 19-го века, картины которого в настоящее время почти бесценны. Но слава и известность пришли к Винсенту ван Гогу только после его трагической гибели, а при жизни он был несчастен, нищ и болен психически. Несмотря на это, его полотна полны ярких красок […]...
15. Перевод слова painter Painter – художник, маляр Перевод слова A portrait painter – портретист landscape painter – пейзажист an unskilful painter – плохой живописец Here are two exemplary drawings of this Painter. Вот два типичных рисунка этого художника The apartment’s previous occupant was a Painter. Предыдущий квартиросъемщик был художником. He was a journeyman Painter, not one of the […]...
16. Moscow (5) Moscow is the capital of Russia, its administrative, economic, political and educational center. It is one of Russia’s major cities with the population of about 10 million people. Its total area is about 900 thousand (nine hundred thousand) square kilometers. The city was founded by prince Jury Dolgorukiy and was first mentioned in the chronicles […]...
17. Alexei Savrasov Alexei Savrasov was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style. Savrasov was born into the family of a merchant. He began to draw early and in 1838 he entered the Moscow School of painting, sculpturing and architecture. He graduated from it in 1850, and immediately began to specialize in landscape painting. […]...
18. Значение идиомы water [water] See: BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, DEEP WATER, FISH OUT OF WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HEADABOVE WATER, HOLD WATER, HELL AND HIGH WATER, HOT WATER, LIKE WATER, LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK’S BACK, MAKE ONE’S MOUTH WATER, OF THE FIRSTWATER, POUR OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS, THROW […]...
19. Mikhail Lomonosov (2) Mikhail Lomonosov was born in 1711 in Archangelsk province. His father was a fisher and young Mikhail liked to help him. He always strove for knowledge and liked reading books. As he was 19 years old, he decided to study in Moscow. He went there on foot. In Moscow he entered the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. After […]...
20. My Family. (var. 2) There are 4 of us in our family: my mother, father, my elder brother and me. I think our family is friendly and united. We spend much time together, hike, visit theaters, museums, go to the cinema. My mother’s name is Luidmila Mikhailovna. She is an engineer, she works in an office. She is a […]...
21. The last request Father O’Grady was saying his goodbyes to the parishioners after his Sunday morning service as he always does when Mary Clancey came up to him in tears. “What’s bothering you so, dear?” inquired Farther O’Grady. “Oh, father, I’ve got terrible news.” Replied Mary. “Well what is it, Mary?” “Well, my husband, passed away last night, […]...
22. Значение идиомы throw cold water on [throw cold water on] also [dash cold water on] or [pour cold wateron] {v. phr.} To discourage; say or do something to discourage. Wehad high hopes of victory but our opponents soon threw cold water onthem. Henry’s father threw cold water on his plans to go tocollege by saying he could not afford it....
23. Значение идиомы hell and high water [hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of anykind. After John’s father died he went through hell and high water, but he managed to keep the family together. Compare: COME HELL ORHIGH WATER....
24. Paintings and painters – Картины и художники Art has always been a way of understanding the world and expressing feelings and emotions. There are many different forms of art and painting is only one of them. Horace said that a “picture is a poem without words” and indeed it is so. Throughout centuries many techniques have developed to allow artists to transform […]...
25. Значение идиомы royal road [royal road] {n. phr.} A quick means of accomplishment; an easypath. There is no royal road to learning in order to obtain auniversity degree....
26. The fruit cake recipie You’ll need the following: a cup of water, a cup of sugar, four large eggs, two cups of dried fruit, a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of salt, a cup of brown sugar, lemon juice, nuts, and a bottle of whisky. Sample the whisky to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the […]...
27. Mrs. Jones is having her house painted Mrs. Jones is having her house painted, and her husband comes home from work and leans against the freshly painted wall. The next day, she says to the painter, “You wanna see where my husband put his hand last night?” He sighs and says, “Look, lady, I got a tough day’s work ahead of me. […]...
28. Art schools – Школы искусств The Metropolitan School of Art began as an academy esta – blished in 1746 by the Royal Dublin Society, for the promotion of drawing and painting. During the first hundred years of the School’s existence, instruction was free of charge; and the four departments of figure drawing, landscape and ornament, architec – ture, and modeling, […]...
29. Перевод слова morning Morning – утро Перевод слова In the morning – утром on the morning of the first of June – утром первого июня late morning – позднее утро from morning to night – с утра до вечера Good Morning! Доброе утро! He lay in bed all Morning. Он лежал в постели все утро. It was two […]...
30. Father! Father! An old man on crutches walked up “Father! Father! An old man on crutches walked up to the holy water a minute ago, and he splashed some on his right leg and then he threw away his right crutch! Then he splashed some more on the other leg and threw away his left crutch!” “My boy, you’ve witnessed a miracle! What happened […]...
31. Christmas Cookie Ingredients 1 cup water 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 cup brown sugar lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts 2 cups dried fruit 1 bottle Absolute vodka Sample the Absolute to check quality. Take a large bowl. Check the Absolute again, to be sure it is of the highest […]...
32. Water pollution Water pollution is one of the famous and one of the largest problems in our world. People in Africa cannot drink clean water; their children die because a big part of our water has been polluted. Children in Kenya often have to go many kilometers to collect drinking water. At all over 2 million people […]...
33. British Museums Топик Британские музеи рассказывает о самых знаменитых музеях Лондона. Например, Британская галерея Тейт – это художественный музей и самое крупное в мире собрание британского искусства с 1500 года до наших дней. В мае 2000 года на южном берегу Темзы, напротив собора св. Павла, открылась “Современная галерея Тейт” и после этого “материнская” галерея была переименована в […]...
34. Military traditions Top Holiday Traditions In The Military 9. Gluing Santa beard to your gas mask 8. Roasting chestnuts with an M4-A3 flamethrower 7. Draw up list of who’s naughty, who’s nice and who can’t run their 2 miles without wheezing like an infant 6. Christmas morning, getting to sleep in till 0530 5. You open a […]...
35. Locations of deserts Most deserts lie between 15° and 35° north and south of the equator. They were created by air that rises over the equator and comes down over the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. All over the world many deserts lie in these regions. Land over the equator becomes very hot. The hot […]...
36. London (7) London has been home of many famous Englishmen. Some were born there. Some lived there all their lives. Others lived in London only for a short time but all gave something to this great city One of the first names of importance is that of Geoffrey Chaucer, the poet. He lived most of his life […]...
37. Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov is the father of the Russian sciences and outstanding poet, the founder of Russian literature. Lomonosov was born in 1711 in Arhangelsk province. He liked to spend his time fishing with his father. He began to read himself then he was a little boy. He wanted to study and when he was 19 […]...
38. Resembling One’s Parents Khaled: Hi, what are you looking at? Susanna: Your Photo albums. Your roommate let me in and said I could make myself comfortable while I waited for you. Khaled: There are some really Incriminating pictures in there. You’d better give those back to me. Susanna: Not yet! I’m looking at your Baby pictures and your […]...
39. The Cesium song 10 Cesium (All through the Night) (Tune, Fever) (1) Never know how much I need you, Never know how much I’d dare, When I mix you up with water, I get a heat that’s hard to bear. I need my Cesium! Burnin’ brightly, Cesium to give me light. Cesium – In the morning, Cesium all through […]...
40. Leonardo da Vinci – Леонардо да Винчи Leonardo da Vinci Everyone agrees that Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the greatest of all painters. His painting “The Last Supper” is probably the. most famous painting in the world. But Leonardo would be famous if he had never painted a stroke. For he was also a great inventor. He invented the wheelbarrow, […]...