World achievements in art (music, dances, painting, theater, cinema, architecture)

Key Vocabulary:

Do you like music? – Вам нравится музыка?

What styles of music do you know? – Какая музыка Вам нравится?

Have you ever been to a concert of classical music? – Вы были на концерте классической музыки?

Yes, many times.- Да, много раз.

Do you play any musical instruments? – Вы играете на каком-нибудь музыкальном инстременте?

Do you prefer opera to ballet? – Вам нравится опера или балет?

Are you interested in painting? – Вам нравится живопись?

Well, I like some paintings and painters. – Мне нравятся некоторые картины и художники.

Who is your favourite painter? – Кто Ваш любимый художник?

What art museums in London do you know? – Какие художественные музеи Лондона Вы знаете?

What genre of films do you prefer? – Какие фильмы Вам нравятся?

Have you ever watched a film in English? – Вы смотрели фильм на английском языке?

1. What is art's purpose?
-Most people believe that art is an attempt to understand and analyse life.
-What arts are most popular?
-I think those arts are popular the works of which are easy to understand and which are true to life. Well, I think the most popular are music, theatre, painting and cinema.
-Where can you enjoy pieces of art?
-Well, we enjoy music at concerts in the Philharmonic, the Conservatoire and the Chapel. We also enjoy music while watching a ballet or listening to an opera at an opera house. One can enjoy films at a cinema-hall.
-Do you like music?
-Yes, I do.
-What styles of music do you know?
-There are many styles. Speaking about classical music, I like pieces by Mozart, Chaikovsky, Glinka.
-What other styles do you know?
-Jazz, techno and rock are popular with the young people.
-Do you know many songs?
-Just a few.
-Do you know any American or British painters?
-I know Gainsborough (portraitist and landscape painter), Constable (a famous landscape painter, close to impressionism).
-Do you have a favourite actor?
-I like Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a self-made man.

2. -What people are outstanding to your opinion?
-I think this word means unusual level. Outstanding people can be sportsmen, politicians, artists, military men etc.
-What outstanding people from Britain (the USA) do you know?
-There are many outstanding people, for example, sir Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, writers Shakespeare, Swift, Doyle and many others.
-Do you think it is important to learn about outstanding people of Russia?
-Yes, I do. First of all, it is very interesting to learn their biographies, because sometimes it seems that it is very simple to become an outstanding person. But such biographies teach us that talent is only 1% and hard work is 99% of success.

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