What is art?/ Что является искусством?

What is art?/ Что является искусством?

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What is art? The most simple answer is music, cinema, theatre, literature and architecture. They are the result of man’s activity. Many years ago different kinds of culture were available mostly to wealthy people. Nowadays modern technologies made culture available to all citizens of the world. The Chelyabinsk region is a theatrical region with great traditions, with its own theater school. South Ural residents appreciate and love their theaters, understand the professional work of actors.

Magnitogorsk is a small provincial town, but its cultural life is really great. One cannot imagine cultural life without theatre. Though theatre isn’t as popular as it was many years ago, it still has its fans. There are 3 theatres and a big choice of plays in Magnitogorsk, so that different tastes can be catered for. They are Magnitogorsk Opera and Ballet House, Pushkin’s Drama Theatre, staging both classical and modern plays and of course, the Puppet Theatre for children “Buratino”. The Annual Stage Festival, the festival of professional theaters in the Chelyabinsk Region is usually held in Magnitogorsk. Besides, the festival "Theater without Borders" is held in Magnitogorsk each odd calendar year on the basis of the "Pushkin’s Drama Theater". It lasts for ten days, from the first of October up to the tenth of October. So, the nation's leading companies come on tour to Magnitogorsk and give spectators an opportunity to see their favourite actors and new plays.

The Magnitogorsk Concert Association occupies an important place in the cultural life of the city. It organizes concerts of professional musical groups, vocalists and instrumentalists, holds city events. Musical projects created by the artists of the association are in demand among the public in Magnitogorsk.

The inhabitants of Magnitogorsk honour the literary heritage of the writers and poets whose life and creative work were closely connected with our town: Ruchyov B.A., Kondratkovskaya N.G, Mashkovtsev V.I. To pay tribute to their valuable contribution to literature we can find information about them in the Museum. The Boris Ruchyov Apartment Museum is a memorial museum of this poet, which is the literary department of the Magnitogorsk Museum of Local Lore. It contains expositions dedicated to the life and work of Boris Ruchiev, as well as the history and present day of the literary life of Magnitogorsk. In the Museum you can see the writers' photographs, documents, and learn about the most significant episodes of their lives.

It is very important to study and to preserve monuments of art culture, to keep the great world of the beauty which makes people's lives rich and exciting.

1. True/False

1. Art is music, cinema, theatre, literature and architecture.

2. The Chelyabinsk region is a theatrical region with great traditions, with its own theater school.

3. Magnitogorsk is a small city with no cultural life at all.

4. There are 5 theatres and a big choice of plays in Magnitogorsk

5. The Annual Stage Festival is usually held in Chelyabinsk.

6. "Theater without Borders" is held in Magnitogorsk each year in November.

7. The Magnitogorsk Concert Association organizes concerts of professional musical groups, vocalists and instrumentalists, holds city events.

8. The inhabitants of Magnitogorsk honour the literary heritage of the writers and poets whose life and creative work were closely connected with this town.

9. The Boris Ruchyov Apartment Museum is a memorial museum contains expositions dedicated to the life and work of Boris Ruchiev, as well as the history and present day of the literary life of Magnitogorsk.

10. In the Museum you can see antiques that tell us about the life and traditions of the past.

KEY:

1-T

2-T

3-F

4-F

5-F

6-F

7-T

8-T

9-T

10-F

2. Finish the text with the words from the table.

What is art? The most simple answer is music, cinema, theatre, literature and ________. They are the result of man’s activity. Many years ago different kinds of culture were __________mostly to wealthy people. Nowadays modern technologies made culture available to all citizens of the world. The Chelyabinsk region is a __________region with great traditions, with its own theater school. South Ural residents appreciate and love their theaters, understand the professional work of_________.

Magnitogorsk is a small provincial town, but its cultural life is really great. One cannot imagine _______life without theatre. Though theatre isn’t as popular as it was many years ago, it still has its________. There are 3 theatres and a big ______of plays in Magnitogorsk, so that different tastes can be catered for. They are Magnitogorsk Opera and Ballet House, Pushkin’s Drama Theatre, staging both _________and modern plays and of course, the Puppet Theatre for children “Buratino”. The Annual Stage Festival, the festival of professional theaters in the Chelyabinsk Region is usually held in Magnitogorsk. Besides, the __________"Theater without Borders" is held in Magnitogorsk each odd calendar year on the basis of the "Pushkin’s Drama Theater". It ________for ten days, from the first of October up to the tenth of October. So, the nation's leading companies come on tour to Magnitogorsk and give ____________an opportunity to see their favourite actors and new plays.

The Magnitogorsk Concert Association occupies an important place in the cultural life of the city. It organizes ___________of professional musical groups, vocalists and instrumentalists, holds city events. Musical projects created by the artists of the association are in demand among the public in Magnitogorsk.

The inhabitants of Magnitogorsk honour the literary ______of the writers and poets whose life and creative work were closely connected with our town: Ruchyov B.A., Kondratkovskaya N.G, Mashkovtsev V.I. To pay tribute to their valuable contribution to __________we can find information about them in the Museum. The Boris Ruchyov Apartment Museum is a memorial museum of this poet, which is the literary department of the Magnitogorsk Museum of Local Lore. It contains _________dedicated to the life and work of Boris Ruchiev, as well as the history and present day of the literary life of Magnitogorsk. In the Museum you can see the writers' __________, documents, and learn about the most significant episodes of their lives.

It is very important to study and to________ monuments of art culture, to keep the great world of the beauty which makes people's lives rich and exciting.

3. Use of English.

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