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The decorations were
rich and the famous actors played very well. There was a storm of applause after the performance.
Nowadays theatres are becoming less and less popular, and cinema has got big popularity instead. There are a lot of cinemas in Moscow: modern and old-fash
ioned, cheap and expensive. Modern films are full of audio and computer special effects and people go to the cinema to enjoy them. The so-called home cinemas have appeared lately. More and more people buy modern TV-sets with large flat screens and special
sound equipment and watch films at home.
My favourite art is painting. I enjoy going to art galleries to look at paintings. I think that this type of art will exist forever. Artists express their feelings and emotions in their paintings. There are a lot
of art galleries in Moscow, but the most famous one is me Tretyakov Gallery. It has large collections of paintings by Russian and foreign painters. My favourite painting is landscape. I think that Russian landscapists are the best in the world. I love go
ing to this gallery when I have free time. One of my friends draws very well She is going to enter the University of Arts
to become a professional artist. But I think that amateurs are the best artists.
Unfortunately I do not have any talent for this or that art
. I used to sing in childhood, but then I gave it up. I think that arts are not for me.
Music ( Музыка)
Music plays a big role in our life. Can you think of a day without it? We hear music
everywhere: in the street in shops, in parks and at home. Music
follows us from childhood and we can't live without it. We listen to music when we are happy or sad, we dance to it and we learn to play
music , too. Music
is not a combination of sounds, it is art. There are a lot of kinds of music : classical music, jazz, popular music or pop-
music , rock and club music
. They are all different, but still people listen to them and enjoy. Music reflects our life, our feelings and emotions.
I prefer Russian pop- music . I have no favourite pop group. I just liste
n to the songs and melodies I like. My brother loves rock music . His favourite rock groups are Aria and Rammstein. Sometimes he turns the
music up and enjoys it.
My father likes classical music
. His favourite composer is Mozart. Sometimes he listens to Vivaldi or Tchaikovsky. When I am in a bad mood I can listen to classical music
, too. It calms me and I start feeling better.
As for my mother, she is fond of Elvis Presley. She can listen to his songs all day. She says that be is great and his voice m
akes her forget about everyday problems. I like to go to clubs and discos. Most of them play club music : trance or techno.
I like to dance to sue music
, but I can't listen to it alone. The beats and sounds are too aggressive sometimes and I usually have a headache later.
My friend studies in a musical college. She likes folk music
. Students of this college usually sing and dance to it. I have been to the concerts where they performed and I enjoyed it a lot.
Nobody knows when music appeared, but I think that if there were no
music , our life would be very boring and sad.
Museums and Art Galleries
(Музеи и ху
дожественные галереи)
Every country has museums and art galleries. Some of them are world famous. A museum is a place where various col
lections of works of art are displayed. There are different kinds of museums: history museums, museums of art, archaeological museums, science museums and others. I would like to tell you about some of the most famous museums in the world.
I live in Mos
cow, the capital of Russia and there are a lot of large museums in the city. One of the biggest museums is the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts which houses one of the world's largest collections of the ancient, oriental and classical art. You can see sculptur
es, paintings and other works of art by world-famous artists. The museum holds one of the biggest collections of Ancient Egyptian Art.
The Tretyakov Gallery is one of the biggest art galleries in the world. It was founded by a Russian merchant, Tretyakov
, who gave his private collection of paintings to Moscow. The Gallery has a great collection of works by Russian famous painters. It consists of seven departments. You can see portraits, seascapes, landscapes and other genres of painting there.
St. Pet
ersburg, which once was the capital of Russia, is famous for its museums, too. The Hermitage is one of the biggest museums in the world. A lot of permanent and temporary exhibitions are displayed there. The museum consists of six buildings. The most famou
s are: Winter Palace and the Hermitage. You can see portraits of Russian tsars, Roman statues, works of Western European Art, Egyptian Art and Oriental Art there.
If you go to Great Britain you should definitely visit the British Museum in London. The mu
seum is very big and you can see works of art in glass, stone, gold and also a few collections on natural history there.
The Tower of London is another big museum in London. It used to be a treasury, a prison, an observatory and even a zoo. The Tower of London hosts a big collection of arms and jewels.
The United States of America is famous for its museums and galleries, too. There is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. It consists of several museums and art galleries that are free and op
en to the public. The National Portrait Gallery has a big collection of those who played an important role in the history and culture of the USA. The National Museum of Natural History is popular with children. The museum contains one of the world's large
st scientific collection: exhibits on human culture, evolution, dinosaurs, birds, animals, sea life, meteorites, plants, rocks and minerals.
Another famous museum is the National Air and Space Museum. It houses the world's most expensive collection of ai
rcrafts and spacecrafts. Visitors can see exhibits on the history of air crafting and watch documentaries in the IMAX movie theatre that is situated inside the building. The National Museum of American History explores America's scientific, cultural and p
olitical history. It also houses the first American flag.
All museums are very interesting to visit. Museums and art galleries give us an opportunity to learn facts about art, history and culture of different peoples and countries.
Books ( Книги
)
I think it is impossible to live without reading. Books
I appeared long time ago in ancient times. It became easier to publish books when the printing was invented.
Books can be divided into two large groups: fiction and non-fiction books
. Fiction books are most popular with readers. Such
books include stories, novels and poetry. As for non-fiction books
, they are dictionaries, biographies, historical books , encyclopedias and others.
When I was a child, my parents read different books 1 to me
. I learned a lot from them. When I learnt to read, 1 I liked reading fairy tales and adventure stories. I loved novels about pirates and brave knights. I like reading books
a lot. I read non-fiction books when I prepare for my studies. But in general I li
ke fiction books . My favourite genres of books
are fantasy and horror; I think it is very popular with young people nowadays. My favourite author of fantasy books
is J. Rowling. I like her books
about Harry Potter. I reread them and watched j films, too. My favourite author of horror stories is Stephen King. Actually I do not like books
about monsters and ghosts a lot. I prefer King's psychological novels. My favourite novel is Dolores Claiborne. This is a story about a woman who had a hard life. My family likes to read, too. We have a big library full of
books of different genres.
My brother is interested in science-fiction. He likes reading novels about aliens and future. As for my father, he reads detective stories. I think that this genre of
books is really very popular with older people. His favourite authors are Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Boris Akunin.
My mother likes historical novels and love stories. Her favourite author is Sidney Sheldon. She also reads classical novels by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.
I can say that reading is my hobby. When I have time I prefer reading to watching TV Sometimes a book is so interesting that I cannot stop reading it.
I think that books help us solve some problems, too. Every person can find a
book which will accompany him or her for the whole life. I have such a book
, too. It is The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger. It reminds me of my own life somehow and it really helped me with some problems.
Nowadays we have television and the In
ternet; so many people prefer getting information from these sources. Some people think that in the world of information we do not need books at all. But I think that we should not forget about them.
Books contain a lot of useful information and give pleasure.
Youth Problems ( Проблемы молодежи)
There are a lot of problems in our world that people have to face and try to cope with. But I would like to talk about youth problems.
Adults think that it is very easy to be a teenager but this is not true. Nowadays there are a lo
t of different things that young people want to try.
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rich and the famous actors played very well. There was a storm of applause after the performance.
Nowadays theatres are becoming less and less popular, and cinema has got big popularity instead. There are a lot of cinemas in Moscow: modern and old-fash
ioned, cheap and expensive. Modern films are full of audio and computer special effects and people go to the cinema to enjoy them. The so-called home cinemas have appeared lately. More and more people buy modern TV-sets with large flat screens and special
sound equipment and watch films at home.
My favourite art is painting. I enjoy going to art galleries to look at paintings. I think that this type of art will exist forever. Artists express their feelings and emotions in their paintings. There are a lot
of art galleries in Moscow, but the most famous one is me Tretyakov Gallery. It has large collections of paintings by Russian and foreign painters. My favourite painting is landscape. I think that Russian landscapists are the best in the world. I love go
ing to this gallery when I have free time. One of my friends draws very well She is going to enter the University of Arts
to become a professional artist. But I think that amateurs are the best artists.
Unfortunately I do not have any talent for this or that art
. I used to sing in childhood, but then I gave it up. I think that arts are not for me.
Music ( Музыка)
Music plays a big role in our life. Can you think of a day without it? We hear music
everywhere: in the street in shops, in parks and at home. Music
follows us from childhood and we can't live without it. We listen to music when we are happy or sad, we dance to it and we learn to play
music , too. Music
is not a combination of sounds, it is art. There are a lot of kinds of music : classical music, jazz, popular music or pop-
music , rock and club music
. They are all different, but still people listen to them and enjoy. Music reflects our life, our feelings and emotions.
I prefer Russian pop- music . I have no favourite pop group. I just liste
n to the songs and melodies I like. My brother loves rock music . His favourite rock groups are Aria and Rammstein. Sometimes he turns the
music up and enjoys it.
My father likes classical music
. His favourite composer is Mozart. Sometimes he listens to Vivaldi or Tchaikovsky. When I am in a bad mood I can listen to classical music
, too. It calms me and I start feeling better.
As for my mother, she is fond of Elvis Presley. She can listen to his songs all day. She says that be is great and his voice m
akes her forget about everyday problems. I like to go to clubs and discos. Most of them play club music : trance or techno.
I like to dance to sue music
, but I can't listen to it alone. The beats and sounds are too aggressive sometimes and I usually have a headache later.
My friend studies in a musical college. She likes folk music
. Students of this college usually sing and dance to it. I have been to the concerts where they performed and I enjoyed it a lot.
Nobody knows when music appeared, but I think that if there were no
music , our life would be very boring and sad.
Museums and Art Galleries
(Музеи и ху
дожественные галереи)
Every country has museums and art galleries. Some of them are world famous. A museum is a place where various col
lections of works of art are displayed. There are different kinds of museums: history museums, museums of art, archaeological museums, science museums and others. I would like to tell you about some of the most famous museums in the world.
I live in Mos
cow, the capital of Russia and there are a lot of large museums in the city. One of the biggest museums is the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts which houses one of the world's largest collections of the ancient, oriental and classical art. You can see sculptur
es, paintings and other works of art by world-famous artists. The museum holds one of the biggest collections of Ancient Egyptian Art.
The Tretyakov Gallery is one of the biggest art galleries in the world. It was founded by a Russian merchant, Tretyakov
, who gave his private collection of paintings to Moscow. The Gallery has a great collection of works by Russian famous painters. It consists of seven departments. You can see portraits, seascapes, landscapes and other genres of painting there.
St. Pet
ersburg, which once was the capital of Russia, is famous for its museums, too. The Hermitage is one of the biggest museums in the world. A lot of permanent and temporary exhibitions are displayed there. The museum consists of six buildings. The most famou
s are: Winter Palace and the Hermitage. You can see portraits of Russian tsars, Roman statues, works of Western European Art, Egyptian Art and Oriental Art there.
If you go to Great Britain you should definitely visit the British Museum in London. The mu
seum is very big and you can see works of art in glass, stone, gold and also a few collections on natural history there.
The Tower of London is another big museum in London. It used to be a treasury, a prison, an observatory and even a zoo. The Tower of London hosts a big collection of arms and jewels.
The United States of America is famous for its museums and galleries, too. There is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. It consists of several museums and art galleries that are free and op
en to the public. The National Portrait Gallery has a big collection of those who played an important role in the history and culture of the USA. The National Museum of Natural History is popular with children. The museum contains one of the world's large
st scientific collection: exhibits on human culture, evolution, dinosaurs, birds, animals, sea life, meteorites, plants, rocks and minerals.
Another famous museum is the National Air and Space Museum. It houses the world's most expensive collection of ai
rcrafts and spacecrafts. Visitors can see exhibits on the history of air crafting and watch documentaries in the IMAX movie theatre that is situated inside the building. The National Museum of American History explores America's scientific, cultural and p
olitical history. It also houses the first American flag.
All museums are very interesting to visit. Museums and art galleries give us an opportunity to learn facts about art, history and culture of different peoples and countries.
Books ( Книги
)
I think it is impossible to live without reading. Books
I appeared long time ago in ancient times. It became easier to publish books when the printing was invented.
Books can be divided into two large groups: fiction and non-fiction books
. Fiction books are most popular with readers. Such
books include stories, novels and poetry. As for non-fiction books
, they are dictionaries, biographies, historical books , encyclopedias and others.
When I was a child, my parents read different books 1 to me
. I learned a lot from them. When I learnt to read, 1 I liked reading fairy tales and adventure stories. I loved novels about pirates and brave knights. I like reading books
a lot. I read non-fiction books when I prepare for my studies. But in general I li
ke fiction books . My favourite genres of books
are fantasy and horror; I think it is very popular with young people nowadays. My favourite author of fantasy books
is J. Rowling. I like her books
about Harry Potter. I reread them and watched j films, too. My favourite author of horror stories is Stephen King. Actually I do not like books
about monsters and ghosts a lot. I prefer King's psychological novels. My favourite novel is Dolores Claiborne. This is a story about a woman who had a hard life. My family likes to read, too. We have a big library full of
books of different genres.
My brother is interested in science-fiction. He likes reading novels about aliens and future. As for my father, he reads detective stories. I think that this genre of
books is really very popular with older people. His favourite authors are Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Boris Akunin.
My mother likes historical novels and love stories. Her favourite author is Sidney Sheldon. She also reads classical novels by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.
I can say that reading is my hobby. When I have time I prefer reading to watching TV Sometimes a book is so interesting that I cannot stop reading it.
I think that books help us solve some problems, too. Every person can find a
book which will accompany him or her for the whole life. I have such a book
, too. It is The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger. It reminds me of my own life somehow and it really helped me with some problems.
Nowadays we have television and the In
ternet; so many people prefer getting information from these sources. Some people think that in the world of information we do not need books at all. But I think that we should not forget about them.
Books contain a lot of useful information and give pleasure.
Youth Problems ( Проблемы молодежи)
There are a lot of problems in our world that people have to face and try to cope with. But I would like to talk about youth problems.
Adults think that it is very easy to be a teenager but this is not true. Nowadays there are a lo
t of different things that young people want to try.
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