I. Match the phrases in the dialogue.
|
1 |
Let’s go to a
cricket match tomorrow. |
a) |
It is a
pantomime “Sleeping Beauty”. |
|
2 |
There is a new
opera on at the Royal National Theatre. Will you go to see it with me? |
b) |
I am impressed
by the films with special computer effects. |
|
3 |
Do you know
who’s acting Hamlet in this play? |
c) |
Well, it
sounds boring. You told me the game lasted five days. |
|
4 |
What kind of
movies do you prefer? |
d) |
Comfortable! I
remember what you said about them – hard wooden benches! |
|
5 |
They are very
comfortable. Really? |
e) |
It’s a pity, I
don’t. |
|
6 |
What is your
favorite film? |
f) |
I’d love to! |
II. (a) Read the sory about A. Dovzhenko
A. Dovzhenko is the famous Ukrainian writer, the
director of silent films. He is one of the founders of Ukrainian cinematography. He is considered by many to have been one
of the world's greatest film directors.
He was
born in 1894 in Chernigivskaya region. His parents had many children--fourteen in
all, two survived, Alexandr and his sister Polina,
who became a doctor. The other children died at
different times, hardly any of them reaching working age.
Because of political
problems, he was able to complete only seven feature-length films; these include his major works,
"Zvenihora, Arsenal, " and "Earth." They were about
contemporary life, with the common man
at its centre. They were named among the best films of all
times. He travelled
around Europe showing his best films to Europeans.
He also visited Great Britain
once. He studied the possibilities of sound films there.
He was a correspondent in World War II and sketched for films, stories, plays, and novels.
He
worked for the Odesa and Kyiv studios. Apart from a number of feature films he
made documentaries. Besides he wrote script-like stories and plays. Since 1946
he stayed to work at the Mosfilm Studio. He died in Moscow in 1956.
O. Dovzhenko became an important figure
in national and world cinematography.
The
Kyiv Studio bears his name nowadays. The Dovzhenko prize was instituted in
1983.
II (b). Fill in the gaps in the sentences with necessary words:
a) cinematography b) nowadays c)
documentaries d) of sound films e) Europe
f) in 1894 g) silent films h) children
1. A. Dovzhenko is the famous Ukrainian writer, the
director of ….
2. He was born
… in Chernigivskaya region.
3. There
were fourteen … in the Dovzhenkos family.
4. O. Dovzhenko became an important figure in national and world ….
5. He travelled
around …
showing his best films to Europeans .
6. He studied the possibilities …. in Great Britain.
7. He made
feature films and …. .
8. The Kyiv Studio
bears his name … .
III. Write the sentences using the verbs in brackets in Past Simple,
Past Continuous or Past Perfect.
1. John _________ (to read)
a newspaper at 10 o’clock in the morning
yesterday.
2. Sam _________ (drink) his
milk and ____________ (to go) to bed.
3. When the teacher
___________ (to come) into the classroom, all the pupils _________
(to stand up) and __________ (to greet) him.
4. He -------(to catch) a bird before we
came to see him. 5. I -----------
(to do) it before she came. 6. They ------------(to finish) their work by 7 o’clock last night.
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