1) At the theatre 2) Last visit to the theatre Theater differs from other kinds of art in that it has its own peculiarities. Here center of all that happens is an actor. An actor expresses the dramatic nature of the performance. It is necessary to show to the audience what essential problems we have in our life. Because of that I like to go to the theater. And I will never forget my first visit. My family and I wanted to see “Master and Margarita” by Michael Bulgakov. The play was pretty good, but some actors didn’t fit the description presented in the book. From the first minute I was deeply impressed by everything. The costumes were highly effective. When the curtain fell at the end of performance, there came a storm of applause. Nowadays teenagers don’t like to go to the theater, because theatre in their eyes is elitist, whilst they may not use this terminology in their everyday language their reasons for not attending theatre lies with this word and perspective. Theatre is ultimately elitist because it is expensive. Young people do not have vast amounts of money, they are in education, they might have a small part time job or in most cases rely upon their parents for a monthly allowance. 3) London theatres Theater differs from other kinds of art in that it has its own peculiarities. Here center of all that happens is an actor. An actor expresses the dramatic nature of the performance. It is necessary to show to the audience what essential problems we have in our life. SO that we have many theaters in our world. And I would like to tell about theatres in London. Many of theaters have colorful histories. The interiors are often highly decorated with painting ceilings and wooden carvings. The most famous theater of all is Theater Royal. The Globe theater is a famous theater which built in 1599 on the south bank of river Thames. In this theater Shakespeare’s greatest play was firstly performed. It was burnt in 1613 and rebuilt in 1614. The National Theater has three separate theatres under one roof in this building by Waterloo Bridge: the Oliver, the Lyttleton and the Cottesloe. The largest auditorium, the Olive theater, is named in honour of Laurence Oliver. The National Theater stages both classical and modern plays. The Royal Opera House is situated near the former site of the Covent Garden Market in central London. The theatre presents spectacular productions with international house. To sum it up I should say that the richly varied world of London’s theatreland includes the bright light of West End as well as the studios and ceilars of the fringe. You can find whatever you taste in theater. 4) Theatres in Minsk A cultural life is highly developed in Belarus, especially in Minsk. Theatres in Minsk are differ from one another. And each of them has its own history, style, atmosphere. The most famous theaters in Minsk are the Opera and Ballet House, the Yanka Kupala theater and the Gorky Russian Drama Theatre. The Opera and Ballet House was founded in Belarus in 1933 on the basis of the Belarussian opera and ballet school. During several years the troupe had been growing and was increased by several high professionals and soloists. The Yanka Kupala theater is the oldest theater in Belarus. It was founded in September 1920. It’s repertoire includes about 25 performances. The theatre speaks to the audience in the Belarussian language, it expresses thoughts and feelings of the nation though the works of its literature. National Academic Drama Theatre includes 28 performances. The theater has its own artistic appearance. This theater is one of the centers of theatrical art, an integral part of cultural life of the country. Theatres in Minsk are rather various and they continue to thieve, because Belarussian nation are theatrical nation. 5) Last visit to the cinema 6) Film review Cinema plays an important role in the life of any society. It is an available popular form of art. Lots of people find going to the cinema one of the best ways of spending their leisure time. The movie audience is predominantly a young one. Due to numerous video facilities, cinema attendances have declined sharply. But there is no denying the fact that the cinema-going habit is still a strong one. No matter how large the place you live in is (whether it's a big city or a small provincial town, or even a settlement) there's most likely to be a cinema there. As for me, I'm fond of going to the cinema. It's a pity, I don't always have time for it. It's an open secret that we live in a very difficult time now. But people do need something amusing and pleasant, something to laugh at. That's why I give my preference to comedies. The last time I was on film “Christmas trees”. This film is about five small stories. In The Brothers, the inseparable friends, Borya and Zhenya, will once again be on the verge of breaking up, because Zhenya is going to return to Yakutsk. The skier and snowboarder turned the whole city over for the sake of the smile of one beauty in the short story “Restaurant of quick acquaintance”. “The Station for Three” will tell the story of a simple girl from Voronezh who went in pursuit of her happiness - the capital actor Komarovsky, and in the novel “Bad Grandpa” the Snow Maiden will go to save a lonely, but very grumbling grandpa 7) My favourite actor Who is a great actor? An actor who must be convincing in his role and accurately portray elements such as time and emotion to the audience. To be a successful in front of the camera or on stage, one must possess certain skills. The qualities needed to be a great actor: 1. Is Captivating: A great actor is so convincing in a role that he can hold an audience captive and make them feel as if there is nothing but the story at hand. 2. Has a True Commitment: A great actor is committed to becoming the best actor he can be, as well as to working hard and preserving through rejection to find the best roles. 3. Shows Confidence: A great actor is confident in his work and portrays that confidence both during a performance as well as in public to help create a rapport with the public. 4. Has Insight: A great actor has keen insight into human behavior and can effectively convey the emotion that influences one's actions. 5. Is Able to Use His/Her Intelligence for Role Creation: A great actor uses intelligence to research roles and impart that knowledge into their acting to develop more convincing attributes of the character. Great actors generally also have excellent reading and interpretation skills. My favorite who I like and admire is Jonny Depp. John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. Depp is regarded as one of the world's biggest film stars. 8) Ecological problems (Greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, global warming) Pollution is one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, as it tends to be a typical byproduct of modern life. Greenhouse Effect is the process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere. By burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, we increase the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A greenhouse is a glass house in which plants grow. The glass lets light in and at the same time keeps heat from getting out. This heat keeps the plants warm, even when it is cold outside. The same happens to the Earth's atmosphere. It lets sunlight in and keeps carbon dioxide and other gases from getting out. We need these gases but too much of them trap more heat. Ozone depletion. Ozone is a colorless gas that contains the same atoms as oxygen. Although it makes up less than a million of the atmosphere, it forms a protective shield around the earth that is vital to many forms of life. Some countries have banned the use of ozone-layer-damaging chemicals. Global warming is a long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system, an aspect of climate changeshown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming. Scientists made an alarming discovery in the 1980s. They found out that the average temperature of the Earth's surface was slowly rising. Today we know that global warming is increasing because more and more gases get into the atmosphere. 9) Pollution and its aftermath. (Air pollution, water pollution, endangered species) 10) Global environmental problems Nowadays nature of the earth is strongly influenced by people. Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problem in the world. There are a lot of different types of pollution: air pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution, water pollution. Millions of people nowadays in the areas where the air is extremely polluted and dangerous to be breathed. Needless to say, that in most cases air pollution is causes by people. Numerous factories every day release into the atmosphere tons of chemicals and even heavy metals. This not only effects the atmosphere, but influences man’s health as well. As a result, people suffer from astma, caught and lung diseases. We use water every day and we don’t live without it. We drink water, wash everything with it and produce many goods on the base of water. In addition, other inhabitants of our planet need it not less than we do. Animals and plants drink it as well and some of them also live in the water. However, the water has been polluted disastrously. Seas, oceans, rivers and lakes have become a place into which factories pour poisonous chemicals and waste. After that water becomes polluted and dangerous to live in it. Polluted soil is the low quality soil by various actions of man and natural processes which make soil unfit for the crop product. Main causes of soil pollution are forest fires, use of chemicals fertilizers to improve crop production. Noise may not seem as harmful as contamination of air or water, but it is a pollution problem that affects human health and can contribute to a general deterioration of environmental quality. 11) The Chernobyl catastrophe On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history took place at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near Pripyat, Ukraine. A large cloud of poisonous radioactive elements was released into the air when one of the plant’s nuclear reactors exploded and started a huge fire. The plant was only 2 miles away from Pripyat never to return. Today, it is a ghost town that is being taken over by surrounding forests. Another 85,000 people living within 18 miles of Chernobyl were relocated in the next month. Over the years, as many as 350.000 people have left their homes due to high radiation levels. Over 55,000 square miles were contaminated, but 70% of the radiation settled on nearby Belarus Some scientists estimate that more than 200,000 people have died since 1986 as a result of the accident, and another 100,000 deaths from cancer may occur in the coming years. Others think that these numbers are much smaller. Over 5 million people still live in contaminated areas, and their health may be at risk from eating contaminated food, such as fish from the rivers, mushrooms and berries from the forests, and meat or milk from cattle and sheep that graze on the land. Several European countries will not accept food products grown in these areas. Many workers have moved away, and life is difficult for those left behind. Some even believe that the accident contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. One positive outcome is that the safety of nuclear power plants has vastly improved since the accident. However, the safety of nuclear plants around the world still varies, depending on what safeguards and codes countries have implemented. 12) International ecological organizations Environmental protection is of a universal concern. Some progress has been already made in this direction. As many as 159 countries — members of the UNO — have set up environmental protection agencies. There are many organizations in the world, which work and cooperate together in dealing with international problems. Some of them are official, the other are public. Among them are the United Nations Organization, The Red Cross League, Greenpeace and many others. Let's take, for example, the United Nations. It is an organization to which nearly all the countries of the world belong. It's headquarters are situated in New York. Its central aim is to maintain peace and security in the world, to develop friendly relations among nations. Greenpeace is an international organization, which deals with ecological and environmental problems. It was formed in 1971. Now it is a powerful organization, which works all over the word. There are many serious actions in the list of Greenpeace activities. The national offices exist in 27 countries of the world. In Russia Greenpeace was formed in 1992. It works here on four directions: Wood Campaign, Antinuclear Campaign, and Campaign for preservation Lake Baikal. Greenpeace tries to attract public attention to different problems in the world and find out who is guilty. It is financed by personal voluntary donations of its supporters. One more organization I'd like to speak about is the World Wildlife Fund. It was formed in 1961 by a small group of people. Now it is a large organization. The aim of it is to sake animals and plants of the world. As for me, I'd like to join Greenpeace organization. I am extremely concerned in ecological problems in our country, especially in our region. It is very important what water we drink, what food we eat. Besides, it is the place where I live. We must save our land for future generations. 13) Greenpeace Greenpeace is an international organization, which deals with ecological and environmental problems. It was formed in 1971. Now it is a powerful organization, which works all over the word. There are many serious actions in the list of Greenpeace activities. The national offices exist in 27 countries of the world. In Russia Greenpeace was formed in 1992. It works here on four directions: Wood Campaign, Antinuclear Campaign, and Campaign for preservation Lake Baikal. Greenpeace tries to attract public attention to different problems in the world and find out who is guilty. It is financed by personal voluntary donations of its supporters. One more organization I'd like to speak about is the World Wildlife Fund. It was formed in 1961 by a small group of people. Now it is a large organization. The aim of it is to sake animals and plants of the world. It has raised over 35 million pounds for conversation projects and given support to National parks in five continents. As for me, I'd like to join Greenpeace organization. I am extremely concerned in ecological problems in our country, especially in our region. It is very important what water we drink, what food we eat. Besides, it is the place where I live. We must save our land for future generations. 14) Most common diseases Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. For a healthy life cycle, a person needs to have a balanced diet and has to regularly exercise. One must also live in a proper shelter, take enough sleep and have good hygiene habits.The health of all organisms depends on their surrounding or their environment. llergy occurs when a person's immune system reacts to substances in the environment that are harmless for most people. These substances are known as allergens and are found in dust mites, pets, ticks, moulds, foods and some medicines. The most common allergens: * Pollen from trees, grass, weeds (allergies that occur in the spring) * Animal dander (proteins, that are found in the skin and saliva of furry pets such as especially cats and dogs) A cough may be acute, subacute, or chronic depending on how long it lasts. Acute coughs last less than three weeks and usually are caused by the common cold or other infections such as sinusitis or pneumonia. Subacute coughs last three to eight weeks and remain after the initial cold or respiratory infection is over. Chronic coughs last more than eight weeks and can be caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). AIDS is a sickness that attacks the body's natural system against disease. AIDS itself doesn't kill, but because the body's defense system is damaged, the patient has a reduced ability to fight off many other diseases, including flu or the common cold. It has been reported that about 10 million people worldwide may have been infected by the virus that causes AIDS. It is estimated that about 350 thousand people have the disease and that another million (!) may get it within the next five years. So far there is no cure for AIDS. The AIDS virus can be passed on sexually or by sharing needles used to inject drugs. It also can be passed in blood products or from a pregnant woman with AIDS to her baby. 15) At the doctor`s 16) How I`ve been taken ill Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. "Health is the greatest wealth," wise people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. If you have a headache, heartache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a sore throat or a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold in your head, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should consult a doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will prescribe some treatment, pills, tablets or some other medicine which we can buy at the chemist's. He will recommend you to stay in bed for some time, because there might be serious complications. The only thing you have to do is to follow his recommendations.When a patient is completely cured, he is discharged from the hospital. There are different departments in the hospital. They are: a surgical department, therapy, and the department of infectious diseases. I can't say I get sick often. When I was a kid, I had a sore throat every spring.One day I woke up in the morning and could not walk to the bath because I felt terrible, I had a high temperature and a strong runny nose. My mom said to stay home and stay in bed until the doctor arrives.She made me hot coffee and brought me pills. The doctor measured the temperature and pressure and prescribed the necessary medications. I followed the recommendations and soon returned to College 18) At the dentist’s At the dentist's office all the necessary instruments-dental mirrors, pliers, explorers, excavators, forceps-are sterilized and ready for use. When a patient enters the room, he is comfortably seated in the dental chair and the dentist asks what is troubling him. If a patient complains of a mild toothache the dentist asks him to open the mouth, takes the dental mirror and an explorer and begins probing for cavities. When there is a cavity in the tooth it means the tooth is carious. Then, the specialist removers the debris and the decaying dentine with an excavator, cleans and forms the cavity with the drilling machine using special drills. If the cavity is not large, the tooth can be stopped with a permanent filling. If a patient suffers from acute toothache and severe pain irradiates to his right eye, the temple and the ear, the pulp has to be devitalized and extirpated. Then, the dentist may act in two different ways. Either he puts some arsenic paste on an opened pulp and stops the tooth with a temporary filling. In this case the patient has to visit the doctor in two days to complete the treatment. Or the dentist can give the patient an anaesthetic injection, carry out ail the necessary procedures and stop the teeth with the permanent filling. This method is convenient, but rather expensive too. In all cases the patient is recommended to clean his teeth twice a day, to avoid certain food, to rinse his mouth after every meal, to visit a dentist once a year. If a person follows these rules of mouth hygiene he'll have his teeth intact 17) Annual medical examination Certain headaches, muscle pains or simple flu are often neglected especially if you are too busy dealing with more important things in life. However, experts say that these petty things could be indications of a more serious health condition. Thus, an annual medical examination is necessary. The general medical examination is a common form of preventive medicine involving visits to a general practitioner by well feeling adults on a regular basis. This is generally yearly or less frequently. It is known under various non-specific names, such as the periodic health evaluation, annual physical, comprehensive medical exam, general health check, preventive health examination, medical check-up, or simply medical. The term is generally not meant to include visits for the purpose of newborn checks, Pap smears for cervical cancer, or regular visits for people with certain chronic medical disorders (for example, diabetes).The general medical examination generally involves a medical history, a (brief or complete) physical examination and sometimes laboratory tests. Some more advanced tests include ultrasound and mammography. If necessary, the patient may be sent to a medical specialist for further, more detailed examinations.further, more detailed examinations. 19) At the hospital Hospitals are one of the most important pillars of any society. They are the physical execution of an important part of the infrastructure of a nation: healthcare. Hospitals play an important role in people’s lives; with the great pollution levels and changing lifestyles, more and more people are failing prey to diseases and requiring adequate medical care. A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. In our country the hospital is a single building or a number of buildings on a campus. It has ambulance service and trauma center. Hospital include a dispensary or pharmacy, pathology, and radiology, and on the non-medical side, there often are medical records departments and/or a release of information department. Hospitals usually distinguished from other types of medical facilities. For example from policlinic. Policlinic generally provide only outpatient services. If a person fall ill, they will ring up their local policlinic and call in a doctor. At the local policlinic patient has their own patient’s card which is filled in by the physician. Everything about the patient – the diagnosis, the changes in the patient’s condition after the treatment- are written down in the card. If it is necessary, a nurse will come to the patient’s house to give him or her injections or carry out any of doctor’s administrations. All our people receive the treatment free of charge. 20) First aid First aid is the help that you give someone quickly after they have hurt themselves or have had an accident . It can stop a person from becoming more ill. In some cases, it can even save a person’s life. Only someone who knows first aid well should try to treat an injured or sick person. Usually, you give first aid until a doctor or an ambulance arrives. Never try to give someone first aid unless you know what to do. The wrong actions can do more harm than good. Sometimes you cannot wait until help arrives. You must begin helping a person at once, especially if the victim is bleeding strongly, has been poisoned or if breathing has stopped. Even if you wait for a short time this can be fatal . Here are some important rules forimmediate help • Do not move a person who may have a broken bone , internal injuries or an injured spine unless you really have to. • If the victim is lying down, keep the person in that position. Do not allow them to walk or stand up. • Never give food or liquid to a person who may need an operation. Never give water to a person who is unconscious . It is a good idea to have a kit with first aid supplies at home or in your car when you travel. It should include bandages , tissue , something to write on, a flashlight , scissors , safety pins , a spray or a lotion that kills germs . Always have a blanket ready to cover a person. 21) Illnesses provoked by the ecological conditions Illnesses and conditions caused by factors in the environment are collectively called environmental diseases. Pesticides, chemicals, radiation, air pollution, and water pollution, are some of the manmade hazards that are believed to contribute to human illnesses. Potential illness-causing agents are everywhere: at home, at work, and at play. However, the likelihood of an individual developing a specific disease depends on the hazards present in their particular environment and their genetic susceptibility to a specific hazard. For example, x-ray technicians are at risk for radiationinduced illnesses, whereas coal miners are prone to lung diseases caused by inhalation of dust. Proper use of safeguards can prevent these and other environmental diseases. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. For a healthy life cycle, a person needs to have a balanced diet and has to regularly exercise. One must also live in a proper shelter, take enough sleep and have good hygiene habits. The health of all organisms depends on their surrounding or their environment. We need to be happy in order to be truly healthy. Regular medical checkups are important, however, many of us do not realise how beneficial checking in with the doctor can be. Spending a little time, every 12 months, checking your health could save you a lot of pain. Many diseases, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, do not have obvious symptoms at first; other diseases (i.e. cancer) may only produce common flu like symptoms in early stages. It has been said ‘prevention is better than cure’ and when it comes to your health this saying rings loud and true 22) Maladies of the XXI century 23) Social maladies We entered the 21st century with such maladies as heart and vascular system diseases, environmental diseases, cancer, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The risk factors causing these diseases are poor environment (especially after Chernobyl disaster), constant stress and bad habits. We witness more and more cases when people suffer from such environmental diseases as food allergies, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, thyroid gland. They all have a huge impact on the quality of life, darken our prospects for future. Alcohol, drugs, smoking, AIDS have also become the reality of our life, especially among young and middle-aged people. Smoking is very dangerous. Most young people smoke because their friends pressure them to do so. They may be copying their parents who smoke, or other adults they respect. Smoking is now banned in many places so that other people don't have to breathe in smokers' shocking tobacco smoke.Passive smoking, when you are breathing someone else smoke, can damage your health just like smoking can. Smoking becomes addictive very quickly, and it's one of the hardest habits to break. Cigarette smoke also contains tar - a major factor for causing cancer. Another poison of many young people is alcohol. It can make you sick, and you can become addicted to it. It's a very common form of drug abuse among teenagers. Don't let anyone at a party pressure you into drinking if you don't want to, especially if you're legally under age because it is weakens our sense and clouds our judgment. Once inside the body it passes through the bloodstream to the liver, where poisons are digested. When alcohol reaches your brain, you may immediately feel more relaxed and light-hearted. You may feel you can do crazy things. But after two or three drinks, your actions are clumsy and your speech is slurred. 24) Artistic genres Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression, helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind. Nowadays we have many genres of art as romanticism, classicism, cubism, realism, impressionism, surrealism and others. And I would like to tell about some of my favorite genres of art. Romanticism began in the late 18 century as a reaction against the rules and nouns of classicism and ended in the middle of 19 century. The romantic style is full of imagination, wild natural beauty, emotions and feelings which are portrayed in a mysterious and dramatic manner. Romantic artists often use melancholic themes and dramatic tradegy. Impressionism originated in France at the end of the 19 century. Impressionists broke from traditional European painting techniques. They created paintings that were suddenly different in how they looked because they used paint in small touches of unmixed primary colors rather than broad mixed brush strokes. Surrealism is a style in art in which ideas, images and objects are combined in a strange way like in a dream. This art movement was dedicated to expressing the imaginations in a method that was free from control, convention and reason. Unusual and fantastic images from subconscious mind are represented without any attempt to make them logically comprehensible. The aim of the movement was an attempt to discover superreality by interpreting dream and reality together. 25) British pictorial art. Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression. Art helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind. Painting in England in the 17-19 th centuries is represented by a number of great artists and during that period it was greatly influenced by foreign painters. The Flemish painter Van Dyck was a really the father of English portrait school. Van Dyck created the impressive, formal type of portrait and such masters as Reynolds and Gainsborough owed much to their study of his works. He created a genre of aristocratic and intellectual portrait which influenced much the development of English painting. Thomas Gainsborough one of the greatest masters of the English school, was a portraitist and a landscape painter. His portraits are painted in clear tones. Blue and green are predominated colors. One of the mostr famous works is the portrait of the Duchess of Beufort. He was the first English artist to pain his native countryside so sincerely. Joseph Turner was an outstanding painter whose most favorite topic was to paint sea. He painted waves and storms, clouds and mists with a great skill. Although his talent was recognized immediately he deliberately turned his back to the glittering social world of London. 26) Belarusian fine arts. Belarusian artists have made an enormous contribution to the development of Slav culture. In the 12-18 th centuries the most popular genres of the fine arts in Belarus were frescos, icon, portrait painting. The 16 th century portraits created in Belarus were influenced by the Italian and German Renaissance. Secular painting in Belarus took the form mainly of portraiture, much of which was anonymous before the 18 th century. An important role in the formation of young artists in Belarus was played by the opening of Art schools in Vitebsk and Minsk. A lot of water colors were lost during the war. In war-time the topics of the day were the focus of all art. The water colors of those days are permeated with excitement and people’s unbending spirit and readiness to fight against the invaders. The artists tried to come in closer contact with the heroes, to mingle with the subjects and contemporary life. Water-color landscapes are particular phenomenon in Belarussian art. Here we should mention Tsvirko, one of the leading Belarussian artist. His pictures to life. The most famous Belarussian artists are Mark Chagall, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky, Napoleon Orda, Leonid Shchemilyov. Mark Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk. Mark took the violin and singing lessons, began to draw and spoke Russian rather than Yiddish. In the winter of 1906 he moved to the St.Petersburg for a thorough artistic training in the cultural heart of Russia. At the time he became acquainted with Bella Rosenfield. Many of his painting were dedicated to her. Russian artists were better received in Paris then in their own country. That is why the only place for Mark Chagall to go was Paris. His work was called “Surreal”. In 1914 the painter got a chance to show his pictures to the world. His major solo exhibition was arranged in Berlin. For the next 25 years lived in France and America. His monumental works include the windows in the UN building in NY. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky is known for his still lifes and portraits. He was in a family that descended from Polish gentry in the village of Ula, near Vitebsk. In 1827, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky came to Petersburg and in 1830 entered in the Imperial Academy of Arts. His first known works are dated 1832. In 1836, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was awarded The `Major silver medal of the academy of his still-lifes. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky painted nice genre pictures and portraits. In 1840 he left Petersburg forever and settled in the family estate Zakharenichi, Polotsk region. 27) Famous artists of England and Belarus Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression. Art helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind . Thomas Gainsborough one of the greatest masters of the English school, was a portraitist and a landscape painter. His portraits are painted in clear tones. Blue and green are predominated colors. One of the mostr famous works is the portrait of the Duchess of Beufort. He was the first English artist to pain his native countryside so sincerely. Joseph Turner was an outstanding painter whose most favorite topic was to paint sea. He painted waves and storms, clouds and mists with a great skill. Although his talent was recognized immediately he deliberately turned his back to the glittering social world of London. Mark Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk. Mark took the violin and singing lessons, began to draw and spoke Russian rather than Yiddish. In the winter of 1906 he moved to the St.Petersburg for a thorough artistic training in the cultural heart of Russia. At the time he became acquainted with Bella Rosenfield. Many of his painting were dedicated to her. Russian artists were better received in Paris then in their own country. That is why the only place for Mark Chagall to go was Paris. His work was called “Surreal”. In 1914 the painter got a chance to show his pictures to the world. His major solo exhibition was arranged in Berlin. For the next 25 years lived in France and America. His monumental works include the windows in the UN building in NY. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky is known for his still lifes and portraits. He was in a family that descended from Polish gentry in the village of Ula, near Vitebsk. In 1827, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky came to Petersburg and in 1830 entered in the Imperial Academy of Arts. His first known works are dated 1832. In 1836, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was awarded The `Major silver medal of the academy of his still-lifes. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky painted nice genre pictures and portraits. In 1840 he left Petersburg forever and settled in the family estate Zakharenichi, Polotsk region. 28) Favourite artists and their works Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression. Art helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky is known for his still lifes and portraits. He was in a family that descended from Polish gentry in the village of Ula, near Vitebsk. In 1827, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky came to Petersburg and in 1830 entered in the Imperial Academy of Arts. His first known works are dated 1832. In 1836, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was awarded The `Major silver medal of the academy of his still-lifes. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky painted nice genre pictures and portraits. In 1840 he left Petersburg forever and settled in the family estate Zakharenichi, Polotsk region. Joseph Turner was an outstanding painter whose most favorite topic was to paint sea. He painted waves and storms, clouds and mists with a great skill. Although his talent was recognized immediately he deliberately turned his back to the glittering social world of London. Mark Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk. Mark took the violin and singing lessons, began to draw and spoke Russian rather than Yiddish. In the winter of 1906 he moved to the St.Petersburg for a thorough artistic training in the cultural heart of Russia. At the time he became acquainted with Bella Rosenfield. Many of his painting were dedicated to her. Russian artists were better received in Paris then in their own country. That is why the only place for Mark Chagall to go was Paris. His work was called “Surreal”. In 1914 the painter got a chance to show his pictures to the world. His major solo exhibition was arranged in Berlin. For the next 25 years lived in France and America. His monumental works include the windows in the UN building in NY. 29) World’s biggest museums and galleries If you really want to know what someone is like as a person, mention the term, "art gallery" to them and see how they respond. People tend to have strong feelings about art galleries. Many people who've never even visited a gallery tend to think that they're "fancy," and exclusive places where they're not welcome. Contemporary art dealers and gallerists are busy people who are juggling many things most of the time. Given the lack of arts education in schools, informing the public can be exhausting and it's not always on the top of the lists of galleries that are trying to stay afloat. I love art galleries. Mark Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk. Mark took the violin and singing lessons, began to draw and spoke Russian rather than Yiddish. In the winter of 1906 he moved to the St.Petersburg for a thorough artistic training in the cultural heart of Russia. At the time he became acquainted with Bella Rosenfield. Many of his painting were dedicated to her. Russian artists were better received in Paris then in their own country. That is why the only place for Mark Chagall to go was Paris. His work was called “Surreal”. In 1914 the painter got a chance to show his pictures to the world. His major solo exhibition was arranged in Berlin. For the next 25 years lived in France and America. His monumental works include the windows in the UN building in NY. The Hermitage is the largest public museum and art gallery in Russia and one of the most important in the world. It takes its name from a pleasure pavilion adjoining the winter palace, build to the order of Catherine the Grate in 1764/67 for the display of her treasures. It was opened to the public by Nikolas 1 in 1852. The collection also include much in addition to painting, notably extensive holdings of Central Asian and Oriental Art. The Louvre in Paris is the national museum and art gallery of France, and epitome of the nation’s history and culture. The first building on the site, begun 1190 by Philip Augustus as a fortress and arsenal, held the royal treasures of jewels, armour, illuminated manuscripts. In addition to one of the world’s greatest collection of paintings, The LOUVRE houses many other treasures, including large holdings of Greek and Roman antiquities. 30) Museums and galleries in Belarus Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression. Art helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky is known for his still lifes and portraits. He was in a family that descended from Polish gentry in the village of Ula, near Vitebsk. In 1827, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky came to Petersburg and in 1830 entered in the Imperial Academy of Arts. His first known works are dated 1832. In 1836, Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was awarded The `Major silver medal of the academy of his still-lifes. Ivan Fomich Khrutsky painted nice genre pictures and portraits. In 1840 he left Petersburg forever and settled in the family estate Zakharenichi, Polotsk region. Mark Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk. Mark took the violin and singing lessons, began to draw and spoke Russian rather than Yiddish. In the winter of 1906 he moved to the St.Petersburg for a thorough artistic training in the cultural heart of Russia. At the time he became acquainted with Bella Rosenfield. Many of his painting were dedicated to her. Russian artists were better received in Paris then in their own country. That is why the only place for Mark Chagall to go was Paris. His work was called “Surreal”. In 1914 the painter got a chance to show his pictures to the world. His major solo exhibition was arranged in Berlin. For the next 25 years lived in France and America. His monumental works include the windows in the UN building in NY. The National Art Museum is a cultural house of Belarus. Its holdings are considered one of the biggest in Eastern Europe. Today it is not only a museum/art gallery but also a modern scientific and educational center and an art platform. The diverse collections of the National Art Museum include over 30,000 items of Belarusian and foreign art. The State Art Gallery opened in Minsk in 1939. The collection featured works of art taken from the history museums of Minsk, Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel, and paintings donated by the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and the State Hermitage Museum. In 1957 the State Art Museum of the BSSRmoved into a new magnificent building designed by Mikhail Baklanov. The building was decorated with allegorical sculptures named Art, Sculpture and Fame. By the end of the 20th century, the holdings of the museum grew so big that only a small portion of the collection could be displayed. The new halls display masterpieces of art of ancient and modern Belarus, Western Europe, the East, and Russia. The unique collection of the Belarusian artincludes works of ancient icon painting, sculpture, woodcarving, textile, paintings from the 19th century, works of decorative and applied arts, and works of arts from the 20th century. 31) Museums and galleries in London Art is an embracing notion (music, painting, theatre, literature and so on). Art had the most important role in the development of the mankind. The first were found on walls of ancient caves. So we can guess that painting was the first way of art. Painting is the most understandable way of art, because it gives us the most full and vivid impression. Art helps people to understand outside world and each other. Art develops our good qualities. Art has a great educational significance. Art brings people up – makes them more humane and kind. Thomas Gainsborough one of the greatest masters of the English school, was a portraitist and a landscape painter. His portraits are painted in clear tones. Blue and green are predominated colors. One of the most famous works is the portrait of the Duchess of Beufort. He was the first English artist to pain his native countryside so sincerely. Joseph Turner was an outstanding painter whose most favorite topic was to paint sea. He painted waves and storms, clouds and mists with a great skill. Although his talent was recognized immediately he deliberately turned his back to the glittering social world of London. The National Gallery contains the national collection of Europian paintings from 1300-1900. It was founded in 1824 when the government purchased 38 paintings from the collection of John Julius Angerstein. They were first displayed in his former house at 100 Pall Mall. Further bequests soon necessitated larger premises at the present building in the Trafalgar Square, designed by William Wilkins, was opened in 1838. The collection as a whole now has about 2000 pictures. The National Portrait Gallery contains tha national collection of portrait of eminent British men and women. It was founded in 1856 at the urging of the historian and politician Philip Henry Stanhope, 5 th Earl Stanhope, who was the first chairman of the trustees. Recently The National Portrait Gallery has began to commission portraits of living sitters, and since 1980 it has organized a series of annual portrait awards for artists under 40 years old.
