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My favourite group

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I like pop-music. My favourite group is the Beatles.

My favourite group

On the 24-th of October 1962,’ Love Me Do’, entered the British top thirty. It was the first single by an unknown gro from Liverpool called the Beatles. It was the first of a number of big hits that would make John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr the most successful group the world has ever known.

During the 1960s, the Beatles were always in the news, headlines, films, world tours and sometimes scandal. After a decade of successful music and films, the Beatles finally decided to break up in the early seventies, after public disagreements about money and personalities. Although many fans hoped there would be a reunion throughout the 1970s this became impossible with the tragic murder of John Lennon in New York in 1980. The surviving Beatles are still deeply involved in musical and film projects, but many fans still long for the music of the 60s.

  • What kind of music do you like?
  • I like pop-music.
  • What is your favourite group?
  • My favourite group is the ‘Beatles’.
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My favourite painter

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My favourite painter is Isaak Levitan (1860-1900). Levitan was born in the small Lithuanian town of Kibarty. His family was large and poor. That’s why the father took it to Moscow to improve matters.

My favourite painter

When he was thirteen Levitan entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. At a student exhibition of 1880 Pavel Tretyakov bought the nineteen- year old artist’s painting ‘Autumn Day at Sokolniky’ This was «the first recognition of his talent. The work attemps to recreate the mood people have on a dismal wet autumn day.

In 1880-1884 Levitan lived in Ostankino and painted a lot from nature. He painted such pictures as ‘Oak Grove in Autumn’ (1880), ‘Oak- Tree’ (1880), ‘Pines’ (1880). In 1886 Levitan met the writer Anton Chekhov with whom he remained friends for the rest of his life. Among his wonderful works are: ‘Spring. Last Snow’ (1895), ‘Apple-Trees in Blossom’ (1896), ‘Golden Autumn’ (1895), ‘Autumn’ (1895) and others. All of them reflect lyrical beauty of nature. In 1898 Levitan was awarded the title of academician of landscape painting. His landscapes were exhibited at All-Russian Exhibitions and in Munich and Paris. ‘The Lake’ (1899-1900) was the last picture he painted. He did not complete the picture as he wanted to.

On the 22-nd of July 1990 Levitan passed away.

  • Who is Your favourite painter?
  • My favourite painter is Levitan.
  • What pictures by Levitan do You like most of all?
  • Most of all I like his pictures ‘Golden Autumn’ and ‘After Rain’.
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My favourite film

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My favourite film is ‘Repentence’ by Abuladze. "Repentence" is a skilful and beautifully filmed allegory.

My favourite film

The story is simple enough. Varlaam Aravidze, a renowned local leader, dies and is buried amid general mourning. But the coffin is later dug up and the body propped up against a tree. This incident is repeated several times until the person responsible is brought to trial. The film is her story, of why she refused to Set Varlaam Aravidze rest in peace. And her story is horrible. Once the local cultural figures, the artist among them, come to Varlaam to plead for the town’s temple to be saved. Soon after the artist and then his wife are taken away by Varlaam’s secret police.

This incident, like all others in the film, is based on fact.

Tragic, yet optimistic, with elements of the surrealistic the film is more powerful than any documentary historical narration could possibly have been.

As Abuladze says: ‘The action of the film takes place in all times and everywhere. But .it is no secret that we have a dark page in our history’.

  • Who is Your favourite actor?
  • My favourite actor is Mikhail Ulyanov.
  • What is Your favourite film?
  • My favourite film is ‘My Fair Lady’.
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The newspaper I read

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Every day millions of people read newspapers. Many of them read two or three different newspapers. Each person buys the newspaper most suited to his particular interests. Because of this, different newspapers present their news and features in different ways to suit the types of reader they are trying to attract.

The newspaper I read

I subscribe to ‘Koza’. It is a daily youth newspaper. It publishes many interesting articles on economy, science, art, culture, music and sport. This newspaper gives a wide coverage of both domestic and international news. Many professional journalists work in it. Readers often send letters to the editorial board. Some letters are published, others are used for articles and interviews. This newsparer is very popular among the youth.

  • When do You usually read periodicals?
  • I usually read periodicals in the evening.
  • What is the circulation of ‘Koza’?
  • The circulation of ‘Koza’ is more than 1 million copies.
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My favourite TV-programme

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My favourite TV-programme

Many people watch TV at leisure. One can choose the programme one likes best.

Those who like music can listen to various concerts. Sport fans can watch football or hockey matches. Television extends our knowledge about the world in which we live. Millions of people can see different lands, new plants, unusual animals and birds, mountains and valleys.

My favourite TV programme is ‘Travellers’ Club’. It is a weekly programme. It is broadcast on Sundays. This programme is very popular in our country. They show many historical places,tell interesting facts about different countries and cities, broadcast interviews with famous travellers, scientists and journalists. I like this programme and try not to miss it.

  • How often do You watch TV?
  • I watch TV every day.
  • What kind of programmes do You like?
  • I like musical programmes.
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Victory day

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May 9, 1945 entered the history of mankind as the day of the Great Victory over fascist Germany.

During the war the Soviet people mobilized all the forces for the struggle against the enemy. The country lived in accordance with the appeal: ‘Everything for the front, everything for the victory’. Operations at the front were supported by the partisan movement.

Victory day

More than one million people took part in the partisan movement. The victorious march of the Soviet troops began in Stalingrad where in winter of 1942-1943 an enemy grouping was surrounded and destroyed. That was a crucial turning point in the war. In the summer of 1943 tank and armour divisions of the nazis were routed near Kursk.

Then victorious battles on the Dnieper, in Byelorussia, Moldavia, Ukraine and the Baltic republics followed. In 1944 the Red Army reached the Soviet border in the west.

The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet people against fascist Germany ended in Berlin on May 9, 1945.

  • When do we celebrate Victory Day?
  • Our country celeblates Victory Day on the 9-th of May.
  • Did Your grandfather take part in the Great Patriotic War?
  • Yes, my grandfather took part in the war.
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Outstanding people of Great Britian

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Great Britian is famous for its poets, writers, scientists. Among them are Shakespeare, D. Defoe, Johathan Swift, R. Burns, George Gordon Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelly, Walter Scott, Henry Bessemer (1813-1898), James Cook (1728-1727) and many others.

The name of William Shakespeare, a great English poet, dramatist and philosopher, is known in the whole world. His works are truly immortal. His popularity all over the world grows from year to year. Daniel Defoe, the founder of the early bourgeois realistic novel, is also well-known. His novel ‘Robinson Grusoe’ is a glorification of human labour, a triumph of man over nature. Robert Burns was the most democratic poet of the 18-th century. His birthday is celebrated in Scotland as a national holiday. Henry Bessemer is one of the greatest inventors of the 19-th century. He invented the new process of steel production, the so-called Bessemer process. James Cook is a famous English navigator and discover of new lands. Charles Darwin is a well-known English scientist. He was the author of the theory of the origin and development of life on the Earth. Another great English scientist Isaac Newton was the discoverer of the Law of Gravitation. These and many other English writers, scientists, travellers and inventors made great contribution to world literature and science.

  • When was ‘Robinson Crusoe’ written?
  • ‘Robinson Crusoe’ was written in 1719.
  • Who is justly called the father of the historical novel?
  • Walter Scott is justly called the father of the historical novel.
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My favourite book

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I’ll tell you a few words about my favourite play by Shakespeare. It is ‘Hamlet’.

My favourite book

‘Hamlet’ is one of Shakespeare’s greatest creations. It is also considered the hardest of his works to understand. Some critics call it obscure and even mysterious. Many different interpretations of this play exist. The source of the plot can be found in a Danish chronicle written about 1200. When we first see Hamlet he is grieved by the death of his father and shocked for Claudius. Hamlet sincerely wants to kill Claudius. This is a natural course of action for a tragic hero. But Hamlet delays. He slew Claudius only when he was poisoned himself. The name of Hamlet is often used to describe contradictory and indecisive people.

  • When was ‘Hamlet’ written?
  • It was written in 1600.
  • Which actors played the part of Hamlet?
  • Many actors played the part of Hamlet. Among them are John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Vladimir Visotsky and others.
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My favourite author

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My favourite author is William Shakespeare. He was born in 1564 in Straiford-upon-Avon. His parents did not guess that their son was going to be such an important figure in English poetry and drama and that his plays would still be acted four hundred years later — not only in England, but all over the world.

My favourite author

In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London. He soon began to act and to write plays. He was an important member of a well-known acting company. In 1599 the famous Globe Theatre was built on the south bank of the river Thames. It was in this theatre that most of his plays were performed. In 1613 Shakespeare finally stopped writing and went to live in Stratford where he died in 1616.

He is buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.

  • What plays by Shakespeare have You read?
  • I have read such plays by Shakespeare as ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing, ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘Hamlet’, ‘Othello’, ‘King Lear’, ‘Macbeth’.
  • Have You read them in the original or in translation?
  • I have read them in translation.
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Space exploration

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Every year, on the 12-th of April, all the countries celebrate World Aeronautics and Astronautics Day. This holiday is marked by all the world as the holiday of space exploration and space peaceful research.

Space exploration

The Soviet Union was the initiator of international cooperation in the peaceful exploration of outer space. The first joint flight was performed in July 1975 by the spaceships Soyuz (USSR) and Apollo (USA). The countries of the world share space experience with each other. We have witnessed unique space achievements. They include prolonged flights on orbital stations, the Soviet Moon vehicles and the landing of the firat man on the Moon, the study of Mars and Venus. At present cosmonautics is quickly developing.

  • When did the era of space exploration start?
  • The era cf space exploration began on October 4, 1957, when the first artificial e4rth satellite was launched into orbit in the USSR.
  • Who performed the first manned flight?
  • On April 12, 1961 Jury Gagarin performed the first manned flight on board the spaceship Vostok-1.
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