Практическая работа №15

Практическая работа №15

Отечественная литература

В результате проделанной работы вы:

• повторите биографию известных русских писателей;

• вспомните различные части речи в английском языке;

• вспомните порядок слов в английских утвердительных предложениях.

Задание 1: Письменно переведите тексты об известных русских писателях.

Образец оформления: (пишется только перевод)

Александр Пушкин один из …..

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin is one of the most outstanding Russians. He was the greatest Russian poet and writer. Pushkin devoted his life to writing poems. The young Alexander's first poems appeared when he was fifteen, and by the time he left school he was regarded as a rival by the literary leaders of that time. Pushkin was the first poet who touched problems that were important for Russia and its people. Because of that he was sent to exile a few times.

Pushkin wrote a lot of poems and novels. Among his famous ones are: Eugenij Onegin, Russian and Lyudmila and others. Children like to read his fairy tales and watch wonderful cartoons based on them. When I was a child I read all the fairy tales by this talented poet. First my grandmother read them for me, but then when 1 learnt to read, I read his tales myself. Most of Pushkin's best works are studied at school. There is a statue to Pushkin in Moscow at Pushkin Square Young and old people gather by the statue, read poems and just meet friends.

Pushkin is respected not only in Russia, but all over the world. His novels and poems have been translated into many languages and arc enjoyed by foreigners.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The world is rich in remarkable authors, but I think that Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was one of the greatest authorities. He is my favourite writer. In my opinion, he is the greatest Russian dramatist and short-story writer. I’m never tired of reading and rereading his plays and humorous stories.

Chekhov was born in 1860 in Taganrog. In 1879 he went to Moscow, where he studied medicine. Though he practiced little as a doctor in his lifetime, he was more proud of his medical knowledge than of his writing talent.

While at college, Chekhov wrote humorous sketches for comic papers to support his family. He collected the best ones into a volume, Motley Stories, in 1886. The book attracted the attention of the publisher of the Novoje Vremja, Russia’s largest paper, and Chekhov was asked to contribute stories regularly.

Chekhov, as an established writer, was able to develop a style of his own. Though he never gave up writing comic stories, he began working in a more serious vein. In 1887 his first play, established Chekhov as a dramatist. From then on, he concentrated on writing plays, as well as short stories.

Chekhov was seriously ill. He had tuberculosis and knew what it meant. By 1892 his health had become so bad that he was afraid to spend another winter in Moscow. He bought a small estate near a village Melikhovo, 50 miles from Moscow. He spent 5 years there, and those were happy years in spite of the illness. He wrote some of his best stories there, including “Ward No.6”, several well-known one-act comedies and two of his serious dramatic masterpieces, “The Seagull” and “Uncle Vanya”.

“The Seagull” was first staged in the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petersburg. It was a complete failure because of the dull and clumsy production. It was a cruel blow to Chekhov. However, the play was successfully performed as the first production of the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898. From then on, Chekhov was closely connected with this theatre and with its founder, K.S. Stanislavsky. In 1901 he married an Art Theatre actress, Olga Knipper, who acted in his play “The Three Sisters” the same year.

Chekhov’s health went from bad to worse and he had to spend the remaining years in the Crimea and other health spas.

The “Cherry Orchard”, his last play, was produced in 1904. Soon after the first night Chekhov died. He was 44.

Chekhov had an immense influence on the 20th century drama. Besides, several generations of writers both in Russia and abroad studied and imitated Chekhov to perfect their own literary style.

Задание 2. Поставьте следующие слова в нужном месте в тексте:

Fine, bookworm, browse, bibliography, footnotes, reviews, illustrations, borrow, glossary, published.

I love books. I love to read. I’m a real (a) … , and I love to (b) … in

bookshops, just looking briefly at one book after another. I look at the (c) … , the

photos or drawings. If there are foreign or technical words in the book, I look at the

(d) … at the back for their meanings (unless they are explained in (e) … at the

bottom of the pages) and I look at the (f) … also at the back, which is a list of other

books on the same subject. And I use the library a lot, I (g) … 2 or 3 books a week,

and I have to pay a (h) … if I return them late.

Friends often recommend books to me, and I also read book (i) … in the

newspapers. I don’t always agree with them, but anyway they let me know what

new books are being (j) … .

Задание 2. Ответьте на вопросы:

Образец оформления: пишется только ответ

1. When and where was Chekhov born?

2. When did he begin to write his first sketches?

3. What helped Chekhov in his writing career?

4. Why did Chekhov move to Melikhovo?

5. What was the first staged play? Was it a success?

6. What was Chekhov's last play?

7. What writers were influenced by Chekhov?

8. Did Chekhov have a family?

9. What are your favourite Chekhov's plays and stories and why?

Критерии оценивания практической работы №15:

Успешность выполнения работы определяется исходя из следующего соответствия:

100 – 90 процентов    -  «5» (отлично)

89 – 80 процентов      -   «4» (хорошо)

79 – 50 процентов    -  «3» (удовлетворительно)

49 – 0 процентов    -  «2» (неудовлетворительно)

Вопросы для самопроверки:

1. Какой порядок слов в английских утвердительных предложениях?

2. Приведите примеры различных частей речи на английском языке.