Контрольная работа по английскому языку

Работа состоит из шести заданий.

Exercise 1. Read and translate the dialogue from English into Russian, answer the following question: What Moscow sights were mentioned in the dialogue?

Elena: Tomorrow is a big day. It’s the day of the city.

Vladimir: Oh, yes. You’re right; there will be lots of celebrations in the streets and squares of Moscow.

Elena: Do you like this city?

Vladimir: Of course, I do. It’s the place where I was born and raised. Moreover, I know that many people dream of living in Moscow. So, we can say that we are lucky.

Elena: I know, but sometimes I get tired of this big and noisy megapolis. When I stay here too long, I start looking forward to weekends or holidays at my grandmother’s country house.

Vladimir: What do you mean by getting tired of the city? I never get tired of being in Moscow.

Elena: I mean, it can get stressful to spend long hours in transport. For example, I spend two hours every day to get to my school. When my father drives me, we usually get stuck in the morning traffic. When I take a bus or a metro, I get stuck for hours in big human crowds. At such moments I wish I were at the quiet and peaceful village, where there are no buses, not trams and minimum of cars.

Vladimir: I see. Well, it is a negative side of living in megapolis. However, there are many positive sides of being a Moscow citizen. They say, it’s one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world. And, I tend to believe that it’s true.

Elena: I can’t deny that Moscow is an attractive city, especially for tourists. There are so many sights to see and places to visit.

Vladimir: That’s the point. I also like visiting Moscow sights with my parents or friends.

Elena: What’s your favourite place in the city?

Elena: It’s the Tretyakov Gallery. I’ve been there twice or three times, but it never seems to be enough. There are so many pictures and expositions there that I don’t manage to cover it in one visit.

Vladimir: I’ve never been in any of art galleries.

Elena: You should go there sometimes. I’m sure, you’ll like it. There is also the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.

Vladimir: Are there only pictures of famous artists?

Elena: No, you can also see some sculptures and other works of art there. Speaking about famous artists, their works mostly occupy the regular expositions. The temporary ones can feature the works of new and unknown artists.

Vladimir: I see. What about Moscow architecture? Do you like it or not?

Elena: I really do. I like the St. Basil’s Cathedral with its elegant onion-shaped domes, the Triumphal Arch, Ostankino Palace, the building of GUM.

Vladimir: And, my favourite building is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was rebuilt in 1990s.

Elena: Moscow parks are also worth visiting. Last summer we went to Tsaritsino and I took plenty of pictures there. The park and the palace are simply magnificent.

Vladimir: I know, I’ve also been there with my parents. However, my favourite park is the Gorky Park, because there are many entertainment facilities there.

Elena: After all, you are right. Moscow is beautiful indeed. I’m proud to be living here.

Exercise 2. Look at this dialogue. Put the sentences in the correct order.

A.      I see. I’d like to visit it.

B.      Yes, it’s really beautiful. Could you tell me which the most interesting places to visit are?

C.      Have you ever been to Moscow?

D.      With pleasure. I would advise you to see some of the buildings of modern constructions which are centered in the neighbouring district, ancient monuments and our stadium. Much has been written about it in the press.

E.       Was it built long ago?

F.       No, it’s my first time in Moscow.

G.      Do you like this city?

H.      Why, its construction had been completed before the beginning of the Festival.

Exercise 3. Make up your own dialogue about the sights of Moscow in English. ( 5 REe

Exercise 4. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Arthur. Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100-120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

Dear friend,

Thanks for your letter! It was great to hear from you so soon.

You asked me to tell you about Moscow. Well, it is a very beautiful city especially in autumn when all trees are of different colors. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin. It's an ancient fortress with beautiful churches inside.

Moscow is a unique city, where history and modern life are brought together. On the one hand, you can enjoy traditional Russian festivals such as Maslenitsa. On the other hand, Moscow is a modern 24-hour city where you can visit different theaters, cinemas and exhibitions.

By the way, when are you going to visit Moscow? What sights would you like to visit in our capital? What is the best place to have a rest in a big city in your opinion?

Please write back.

I look forward to your reply.

Yours,

Arthur

Read and translate the text from English into Russian.

Text 1. The Tretyakov Gallery

Moscow is replete with art galleries and museums. Yet there is one gallery that remains a symbol of Russian art. It is the world-famous Tretyakov Gallery.

The founder of the gallery was the entrepreneur Pavel Tretyakov (1832-1898), who was from the merchant class. Beginning in 1856, Tretyakov had a hobby of collecting works by the Russian artists of his time. He was a famous patron of the arts who helped to support the "peredvizhniki" (a movement consisting of realistic painters in the second half of the 19th century). Toward this goal, he intended to purchase a collection from a St. Petersburg collector, Fyodor Pryanishnikov, and, having added his own collection, created a museum. The government bought Pryanishnikov's gallery in 1867, but Tretyakov gradually acquired an excellent collection, exceeding all other collections in Russia in its volume and quality.

In 1892, Pavel Tretyakov donated his entire collection to Moscow. His brother Sergey Tretyakov (1834-1892) was also a collector, but only of Western European paintings.

The brothers' collections were at the core of the Moscow Municipal Art Gallery, which opened on August 15,1893. At first, it contained 1,287 paintings and 518 pieces of graphic art by Russian artists, as well as 75 paintings by Western European artists.

Later, the Western European paintings in the Tretyakov Gallery were transferred to the Hermitage and the A. S. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and the Tretyakov Gallery began to specialize exclusively in Russian art.

After 1918, the Tretyakov collection grew many times with the inclusion of the collection of Ilya Ostroukhov (1858-1929), an artist, paintings of the Russian school from the Moscow Rumyantsev Museum, and many private collections. Presently, the gallery is being improved by carefully planned purchases. Already more than 55 thousand works are kept there. There is the rich collection of ancient Russian icon painting of the 12th-17th centuries including Andrei Rublyov's famous "Trinity", as well as significant works of painting and sculpture of the 18th - 19th centuries - paintings by Dmitriy Levitskiy, Fyodor Rokotov, Karl Bryullov, Orest Kiprenskiy, Alexander Ivanov (including his wellknown canvas "The Appearance of Christ Before the People"), Ivan Kramskoy, and sculptures by Fedot Shubin.

The gallery has an excellent selection of the best works by the "peredvizhniki": Ilya Repin (including "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan"), Victor Vasnetsov, Ivan Shishkin, Vasiliy Surikov ("The Morning of the Strelets Execution"), Vasiliy Vereshchagin and others.

The blossoming of many areas of Russian art at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries is also well represented.

Suffice it to name such artists of the period as Mikhail Vrubel, Isaak Levitan, Nicholas Rerikh, Alexander Benua, Mikhail Nesterov, Konstantin Korovin, Mstislav Dobuzhinskiy, Konstantin Somov, Valentin Serov, Boris Kustodiev and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. After the relatively short period of the 1910's- 1920's, new movements in art - futurism, cubism, etc. - were quickly developed.

Such an artistic movement as socialist realism also produced a number of talented and original artists. This trend is represented by works of Alexander Deineka, Arkadiy Plastov, Yuri Pimenov, Dmitriy Nalbandyan, and others.

The main building of the gallery includes the renovated Tretyakov home and several buildings that were attached to it at various times. The main facade of the building was erected in 1902 according to plans by the artist Victor Vasnetsov. In 1994, the Tretyakov Gallery opened after 10 years of restoration. This was not just a facelift to the building; the interior and technical equipment were brought up to the highest standards of quality, which is as it should be, since it contains so many treasures of Russian art.

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions in a written form, write full answers:

1.           What gallery in Moscow is a symbol of Russian art?

2.           What did P. Tretyakov intend to do?

3.           Who bought Pryanishnikov's gallery in 1867?

4.           When was the Moscow Municipal Art Gallery opened?

5.           Who was the founder of the gallery?

6.           What did he make his hobby?

7.           Whom did he support?

8.           His brother Sergey Tretyakov was a collector of Western European paintings, wasn't he?

9.           What did it contain at first?

10.       How many works are kept there now?

11.       What did P. Tretyakov do with his collection in 1892?

12.       Where were the Western European paintings transferred?

13.       What collections are extremely rich and beautiful in the gallery?

14.       Are new art movements of the 1910's-1920's represented in the gallery?

15.       The Tretyakov collection grew many times after 1918, didn't it?

16.       How is the gallery being improved now?

17.       When was the main facade of the gallery erected? According to whose plans was it erected?

18.       When was the Tretyakov Gallery opened after 10 years of restoration? What does its interior look like after the restoration?