Franko Theater and Shevchenko Museum.
5. Complete the text with the words below:
Collections attic
Poet theater
Monument mastery
Landscapes museum
1. Ivan Franko Drama ___________was built in the 19th century by architect T. Shleifer.
2. In front of the theater there is the _________ to Ivan Franko (1857-1916).
3. In Khreshchatyk there is the site of the literary ___________ of Taras Shevchenko.
4. In 1846 Taras Shevchenko rented a small _________ here being one of the boarders.
5. The museum contains vast _______ of items on ‘Shevchenko and Kyiv’.
6. The _________ wrote many of his works during his stay in Kyiv, including The Mermaid and Lileya.
7. He painted here his beautiful _____. Many of these works are now displayed in the Museum.
8. His landscapes of Kyiv shows exceptional _______ and depth of feeling.
9.
Ukrainian parliament and Council of Ministers.
Use the given words to complete the text below.
Classical interior
Built parliament
Style modern
Building wing
Architecture dome
1. The building of Ukrainian _________. Verkhovna Rada, was erected in 1936-1938.
2. The ceiling of the conference hall is a huge glass _________, from which the State flag of Ukraine flies.
3. The _________ -is decorated with ornaments in the style of Ukrainian décor.
4. The building was ruined during the war, but it was reconstructed in 1949 in the same _____.
5. A new _______ was added on the side facing the park.
6. Opposite the Supreme Rada there is the _________ of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine.
7. It is one of the largest buildings in Kyiv. It was __________ in 1953-38.
8. The architects I. Formin and P. Abrosimov have blended _______ and ________ architectural forms.
9. The building is one of the dominant notes in the Kyiv’s _____________.
Mariinsky Palace
7. Complete the text using the words:
Palace Supreme
Empress reconstructed
Visit residence
Parks
1. Mariinsky Palace is near the premises of the ________ Rada.
2. Mariinsky Palace is the official __________ of the President of Ukraine.
3. The _______(originally Tsarist Palace) was designed by V.V. Rastrelli (1700-1771) in the rococo style.
4. It was built in 1750-1755 for __________ Elizabeth (1709-1762).
5. It was renovated in1870 for the _______ of Oleksandr 2 and Maria Oleksandrivna.
6. Destroyed during the Second World War, the palace was _________ in 1945-49 by P. Aleshin.
7. In front of the palace there is one of the oldest and most attractive ________ of the city.
Saint Sophia’s
8. Complete the text using the words:
Legend baroque
Cathedral church
Victory majestic
Highlight reign
National museum
1. Saint Sophia’s is a _________ treasure of Ukraine.
2. St. Sophia’s Cathedral is the Kyiv’s oldest surviving________. Today it is a museum.
3. The exhibits of the _______ include models of ancient Kyivan Rus’ towns.
4. Saint Sophia’s is the __________ of many visitors’s stay in Kyiv.
5. The _______ 130domed church was named after the Constantinople’s Saint Sophia’s.
6. St. Sophia’s Cathedral was built in 1037 during the ________ of Yaroslav the Wise.
7. It was built to commemorate the ______ over the Pechenegs and to glorify Christianity.
8. _________ has it that this was the site where Yaroslav the Wise defeated the horders of Pechenegs.
9. The ________ is 37 meters long, 35 meters wide and 29 meters high.
10. In1707 the Cathedral was rebuilt in the style of Ukrainian ________(sky-blue and white colors).
Holy place
9. Complete the text using the words:
Frescoes Queen
Sarcophagus worship
Center Princes
Mosaic manuscripts
Portrait library
1. Saint Sophia’s became a holy place of _________ for ancient Kyivities.
2. It was a major cultural and political ________ of Kyivan Rus.
3. The first _________ and school were situated in the Cathedral.
4. It was the center for the writing of _________.
5. Sophia’s has rich __________ and mosaics, many of them still are intact (260 sq.m.)
6. The ________ of the Goddess Oranta is 5.45 meters high.
7. The fresco paining represents the group ______ of Yaroslav’s family.
8. It includes Anna, the future _________ of France and Elizabeth- the future Queen of Norway.
9. There is a burial vault of Grand ________ Yaroslav the Wise, Volodymyr Monomakh and others.
10. The marble__________ of Yaroslav the Wise with fine ornamentation is of unique value.
The Golden Gates
10. Complete the text using the words:
Fortified entry
Monuments gate
Remains watchtower
Construction
1. The Golden Gate, built in 1037 under Yaroslav the Wise, was the main ________ of the Kyivan Rus.
2. The _________ of the Golden Gates can be seen at the corner of Volodymyrska and Pidvalna streets.
3. The gate was a complicated _________ of a stone wall with an entrance arch.
4. On top of the wall was the small Annunciation Church which also served as a ________.
5. The Golden Gate was heavily _______, even Mongol-Tatars hordes could not break through it.
6. In 1648 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi made his triumphant ________ through the Golden Gate into Kyiv.
7. Today the Golden gate is one of the oldest historical ________ of Kyiv and Kyivan State.
LESSON 18
Famous Ukrainians
Taras Shevchenko
1. Find the words, connected with:
-literature and literary activity;
-art and painting;
-political activity and write them down into your vocabularies:
Literary output, creativity, artist, novelettes, portrait, drama, landscapes, collection of poems, watercolor, inspirer, ballad, aquatint, National Bard, drawing, epic poem, verse, story, novel, poetry, dramatic fragments, etching, diary, autobiography, letters, arrest, illustration, sketch, picture, prisoner, paint, artist, painter, democratic, policy, statehood.
2. Read the proper names:
P. Engelhardt, V.V. Shyriaiev, I. Soshenko, Ye. Hrebinka, V. Hryhorovych, O. Venitsianov, K. Briullov, V. Zhukovskyi, A. Herzen, Marko Vovchok, E.F. Aldridge, O.Pushkin, M. Gogol, W. Shakespeare, Adam Mickiewich.
3. Read the text, translate it, write down the new words into your vocabularies:
Taras Shevchenko
A National Bard of Ukraine and noted artist Taras Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814 in the village of Moryntsi, Kyiv gubernia in the family of serf. Born a serf, Shevchenko was orphaned in his early years and grew up in poverty and misery. He was often beaten for ‘wasting time’ on drawing, for which he had innate talent. At the age of 14 he was taken by his owner, P. Engelhardt, to serve as a houseboy. He traveled with his owner, first to Vilno and then to St. Petersburg. Engelhardt noticed Shevchenko’s artistic talent and apprenticed him to the painter V.V. Shyriaev for 4 years. He met the Russian painter K. Brillov, who painted the portrait of the Russian poet V. Zhukovskyi to be disposed in the lottery. The portrait was bought by the Tsarivna because V. Zhukovskyi was the teacher of her children. 2 500 rubles were used to buy Shevchenko’s freedom from Engelhardt in 1838. T. Shevchenko enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in St.Petersburg and pursued his art studies and general education. In 1840, he published his first collection of poems, ‘Kobzar’. In 1846, Shevchenko came to Kyiv and joined the secret Cril and Methodius Brotherhood. In 1847 T. Shevchenko was arrested. Tsar Mykola 1 himself initiated the sentencing order preventing the prisoner from writing and painting. But T. Shevchenko managed to continue both. In 1857 he was released but he was not allowed to live in Ukraine. On July 15, 1859, T. Shevchenko was arrested and convoyed to Kyiv. On August 14 he was released on bail. In 1860 Shevchenko decided to become a family man but his plans were ruined. He lived alone in a small room in the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He died on Sunday, March 10, 1861, in his room. Taras Shevchenko was buried in St. Petersburg but two months afterwards his remains were transferred to Chernecha Hill near Kaniv, in Ukraine.
Taras Shevchenko occupies a uniquely important place in Ukrainian history. He created the conditions that allowed the transformation of Ukrainian literature into a fully functional modern literature. T.Shevchenko literary output consists of one collection of poetry Kobzar (Ukrainian Bard), the drama Nazar Stodolia; two dramatic fragments, nine novelettes; and over 250 letters.
T.Shevchenko was also a noted artist. There are 835 extant works, another 270 are known but have been lost. He painted over 150 portraits, 43 of them-selfportraits. T. Shevchenko also painted numerous landscapes which recorded the architectural monuments of Ukraine. He was also very proficient in watercolors, aquatint, and etching.
He is famous for his illustrations to the books by O. Pushkin, M. Gogol, M. Lermontov and
W. Shakespeare. It is difficult to find another example of an individual, whose poetry and personality so completely embodied national ethos.
4. Match the events in the order they happened:
1. T.Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814. A. He enrolled in the Academy of fine Arts.
2. Taras was orphaned in his early teens. B. Two months afterwards his remains were
transferred to Kaniv.
3. As a serf of Engelhardt, he travelled a lot. C. In 1847 he was arrested and sent as a private to
Orenburg.
4. In 1838, Shevchenko became free. D. He was an artist and poet of Ukraine.
5. In 1840, Shevchenki published his first E. He came to live in St. Petersburg.
Collection of poems ‘Kobzar’.
6. In 1846, Shevchenko joined the secret F. It was followed by the ‘Haidamaky’ and
Cyril and Methodius brotherhood. ‘Hamalia’.
7. He was released in 1857. G. He grew up in poverty.
8. Shevchenko was buried in St. Petersburg. H. He was not allowed to live in Ukraine.
Childhood and youth
5. Use the given words to complete the text, learn them:
Freedom talent
Academy painter
Lottery portrait
Serf houseboy
Poverty owner
Compatriots poet
1. National Bard of Ukraine Tars Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814 in the family of________.
2. Born a serf, Shevchenko was orphaned in his early teens and grew up in _______ and misery.
3. He was often beaten for ‘wasting time’ on drawing, for which he had ____________.
4. At the age of 14 he was taken by his owner, P. Engelhardt, to serve as ___________.
5. He traveled extensively with his ________-- first to Volno and then to St. Petersburg.
6. In Vilno he learnt to speak Polish and met the famous Polish _______ Adam Mickiewich.
7. During that period he met his _________ I. Soshenko, Ye. Hrebinka, V. Hryhorovych, and O. Venitsianov.
8. Through them he met the Russian __________ K. Briullov.
9. K. Briullov painted the portrait of he Russian poet V. Zhukovskyi to be disposed of in a _______.
10. The _________ was bought by the Tsarina because V. Zhukovskyi was the teacher of her children.
11. The proceeds from the lottery, 2500 Ruble were used to buy Shevchenko’s ________ from Engelhardt in 1838.
12. T. Shevchenko enrolled in the _______ of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.
Kobzar
6. Complete the text with the given words:
Academy collection
Program arrest
Satirical Brotherhood
Impact poem
Picture drama
Literature private
1. In 1840 he published his first ________ of poems, Kobzar.
2. It was followed by the epic ________ Haidamaky (Rebels) and the ballad Hamaliia (1844).
3. In 1840s T. Shevchenko visited Ukraine three times. Those visits made a profound _______ on him.
4. In 1842 he painted the _______’Katherine’, his protest against the tragic fate of the serf woman.
5. In 1843 T. Shevchenko wrote his __________ - ‘Nazar Stodolia’.
6. After graduating from the ________ in 1845 he became a member of the Archeographic Commission.
7. It was in this time that he wrote his most _____ poems ‘Dreams’ (1844) and ‘Cauacasus’ (1845).
8. In 1845 he wrote his famous ___________ verse ‘Testament’.
9. In the poem ‘Charwoman’ he depicted the fate of mother, one of the best images in the world ______.
10. In 1846 T. Shevchenko came to Kyiv and joined the secret Cyril and Methodius ________.
11. A denunciation resulted in the _________ of the members of the Brotherhood.
12. In 1847 T. Shevchenko was arrested and sent as a _________ to the Orenburg special corps.
7. Learn one of the poems by heart:
Testament
Translated by E.L. Voinich (1846-1960)
Dig my grave and raise my barrow Bury me; be done with me,
By the Dnieper-side Rise and break your chain,
In Ukraine, my old land, Water your new liberty
A fair land and wide. With blood for rain.
I will lie and watch the cornfields Then in the mighty family
Listen through the ears Of all men that are free,
To the river voices roaring May be, sometimes, very softly
Roaring in my ears. You will speak of me?
I Was Thirteen
I was thirteen. I herded lambs The sun’s rays warmed but did not sear!
Beyond the village on the lea. But not for long the sun stayed kind,
The magic of the sun, perhaps, Not long in bliss I rayed…
Or what was it affected me? It turned into a ball of fire
I felt with joy all overcome, And set the world ablaze.
As though with God… As though just wakened up, I gaze:
The time for lunch had long passed by, The hamlet’s drab and poor,
And still among the weeds I lay And God’s blue heavens-even they
And prayed to God… I know not why Are glorious no more.
It was so pleasant then to pray I look upon the lambs I tend-
For me, an orphan peasant boy, Those lambs are not my own!
Or why such bliss so filled me there? I eye the hut where in I dwell-
The sky seemed bright, the village fair, I do not have a home.
The very lambs seemed to rejoice!
LESSON 19