Thomas Gainsborough (to be) born in Suffolk. He (to be) the youngest of nine children in the family. He (to go) to school in his native town.
When he (to be) a boy, he (to be ) very good at drawing, and according to the story about him, he (to make) such a good portrait from memory of the thief whom he had seen robbing the garden, that the thief was caught.
Thomas (to succeed) as a portrait-painter. Among his most famous portraits (to be) the portrait of
Mrs. Siddons, the famous actress in a blue dress, and the portrait of his daughters. In his portrait of Mrs. Sheridan we (can) see a woman in a light blue. The definite artificiality in the Gainsborough’s painting constitutes his own style.
Gainsborough (to be) fond of painting landscapes. Even in the portrait painting he is an out-of-door painter. The famous ‘Blue Boy’ is placed against the open sky and the background of brown and green landscape. In Mrs. Sheridan’s portrait, the background is a wide sky and broad view into the valley.
He (to love) the countryside of his childhood and often (to say) that the Suffolk countryside had made him a painter.
Gainsborough (to live) in that period when landscape painting (to be) not in fashion. Rich people (to spend) not money on landscapes. So, it’s really remarkable that there (to be) more than 40 unsold landscapes in his studio at the time of his death.
The portraits (to be) painted in clear tones. His colour (to be) always tender and soft. Light tone scheme and use of light blues and yellows (to belong) essentially to his earlier period.
Later Gainsborough (to enrich) his palette, but he always (to tend) to cool scheme and his blues (to predominate) in his paintings.
Третье упр.
3) Find synonyms in the text.
1. home, domestic
2. well-known
3. create, establish
4. unusual, extraordinary
5. basically, importantly
6. improve, develop
7. scenery, surrounding
8. robber, pickpocket, cheat
9. infancy, immaturity
лиса и журавль
это было , давно, когда лиса и журавль были близкими друзьями. в один прекрасный день лиса пригласила журавля на ужин и сказала ему: :
«пойдем, приятель! пойдем, моя дорогая! я буду относиться к тебе сердечно! ”
а так журавль пришел к лисе на обед. лиса приготовила манку на обед и намазала ею тарелку. затем она подала его и угостила гостя.
“угощайся вкусным обедом, мой дорогой крестный. это я его приготовила! ”
журавль клюнул клювом, стучал и стучал, но не мог подобрать даже кусочка платы за проезд. лиса продолжала лизать хлопья, пока не съела все.
когда нет каши на всех, сказал лисенок,
«не обижайся, приятель. больше нечем тебя лечить”.
«и тебе, дорогая,” сказал журавль, “теперь твоя очередь навестить меня.
на другой день пришла лиса, и журавль сделал окрошку и налил в высокий кувшин с узкой шейкой и угостил лису.
“угощайся вкусным обедом, моя дорогая крестная. честно говоря, развлекать вас больше нечем”.
лиса обошла кувшин, облизала его и понюхала, но не смогла извлечь ни капли супа. ее голова вообще не подошла бы к кувшину.
тем временем журавль сосал суп своим длинным клювом. когда все было съедено, он сказал лису,
«не обижайся, дорогая. больше нечем тебя лечить”.
лиса разозлилась, так как надеялась, что будет сыта всю неделю. поэтому она ушла с пустыми руками.
и это была титька для тату! значит, с тех пор лиса и журавль больше не были друзьями.
spring is a beatiful season. even though there are four seasons a year, i prefer spring time. and, whenever i'm asked what my favourite season is, i instantly answer: "spring".
it's not only because my birthday is in spring, but also because it's the most precious season for me. i think that nothing can be more beautiful than awakening of nature after long winter sleep. that's exactly what happens during this time of the year.
first month is still a bit cold. in my region it snows and rains a lot in march. however, gradually we see the first spring flowers appearing on the surface, among them snowdrops, lily of the valley, daffodils, violets. the grass becomes greener and the nights become shorter.
march is also marked by the celebration of the international women’s day. on this day women don’t do any housework, they simply relax and enjoy the holiday. their husbands, sons, fathers and brothers give them nice presents and do everything for them.
april is a warm month. although, it often rains, the weather is not cold anymore. on the first day of april we have the fools’ day. it’s a funny holiday, when your friends can play different tricks on you or tell jokes. easter also falls on april. it’s one of my favorite holidays. i associate this day with tasty cakes and colorful eggs.
may starts with the labor day or may day. it’s an international workers’ day in many countries. on this day people hold ceremonial parades. the 9th of may is another remarkable day. it’s a victory day, which is celebrated to commemorate the second world war victims and veterans. the weather in may is fantastic. although, it sometimes rains, most of the time it is warm and sunny.