"Covent Garden" became exclusively devoted to opera.
Now "Covent Garden" in busier than ever, it is one of the few
well-known opera houses open for 11 months of the year and it employs
over 600 people both of the Opera company and the Royal Ballet.
My favorite painter
One of my favorite artists is Rembrant is the greatest Dutch
master, one of the supreme geneuses in the history of art. To
this day the art of Rembrant remains one of the most profound
witness of the progress of the soul in it's earthly pilgrimage
towards the realisation of higher destiny. The son of the
prosperous miller, Rembrant was born in Leiden in 1608. He
studied at Leiden University, but his real vocation was painting.
His rapid sugsess promoted him to move to the Amsterdam in 1631.
In 1632 Rembrant bought a splendid house, started a collection
of paintings and rarities. The universal artist dealt with many
world subjects. Rembrant created a number of portraits and some
group portraits which were traditional to the Dutch art. The best
of them are "Anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp" and "The night watch".
In 1655 Rembrant found himself in the midst of several
financial troubles. At that period he painted "The Polish Rider",
which is an allegory of the man's earthly journey.
Probably in 1669, the year of his own death, Rembrant
painted his famous "Return of the Prological son", which stands
at the ultimate peak of Cristian spirituality, illuminating the
relationship of the self to the eternity.
The biblical theme was very important to Rembrant. He painted
"Artakserks, Oman and Eshpir", "The Saint Family".
Rembrant was not understood when he was alive. He died in
poverty. But it is the spirituality of his art that distinguishes
Rembrant from his Dutch contemporaries making him the greatest
artist of the world.
THE PROBLEMS OF TEEN-AGES.
There are many young people in our country. Each of them has one's
own view point on their life and their future. There are many problems
which are common for all young people.For Example: how to spend their
free time, what to do after school, choosing a profession, how to deal
with girl and boy-friends and so on.
The problem number one of most of the young people is the problem of
fathers and sons. All young people want to be independent, they want
their parents to listen to their opinion, not to interfere in their
private life. Some parents neglect their children, because they cant
find a common language with each other.
Many problems were hushed up, but now we can speak openly about them.
I think that the most difficult and sirious problem of modern teen-ages
is drug-habit. Some young man use drugs, because they think that will be
cool guys. But they don't understand, that it's wrong. Some of them
can't stop that, and they become dependent on drugs. And they commit
different serious, because they need some money to buy drugs. There are
also many other problems: alchoholism, smokin and so on. There are many
youth organisations in our country, wich unite young men on different
principles. Members of every organisation has ons own world out looks.
Each of them has their own morral qualities. There are some informal
organisations, for example: skinheads, hippies, panks and so on. Now
there exists the problem of missundrstanding beetwen different youth
groups.
We also face the problem how to spend our free time. We can do it in
different ways. Some of teen-ages spend their free time in different
night clubs. Other young people spend their free time in the strets.
As for me, i spend my free time at home or in the night clubs. I also
have some problems with my parents. But every time then i have them i
try to slove them without quorrel.
Now we are young people and we are the future of our country.
Teen-aegs play an important role in the modern society. Grown up's must
remember that we are the future of our country and in present moment our
character is formed and that's why our parents must not assert pressure
on us.
2THEATRES, MUSIC HALLS AND CINEMAS
Theatres are very much the same in London as anywhere else;
the chief theatres ,music halls and cinemas are in the West End.
If you are staying in London for a few days, you'll have no
difficulty whatever in finding somewhere to spend an enjoyable
evening. You'll find opera, balley, comedy, drama, revue, musical
comedy and variety. Films are shown in the cinemas during the
greatest part of the day.
The best seats at theatres are those in the stalls, the
circle and the upper circle. Then comes the pit, and the last of
all the gallery where the seats are cheapest. Boxes, of course,
are the most expensive. Most theatres and music halls have good
orchestras with popular conductors.
You ought to make a point of going to the opera at least
once during the season if you can. There you can get the best of
everything - an exellent orchestras, famous conductors, celebated
singers and well dressed audience. But, of course, if you are not
fond of music and singing, won't interest you.
At the West End theatres you can see most of the famous
English actors and actresses. As a rule, the plays are
magnificently staged - costumes, dresses, scenery, everything
being done of the most lavish scale. Choose a good play, and
you'll enjoy yourself thoroughly from the moment the curtain goes
up to the end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either
at the box-office of theatre itself or at one of the agencies.
When you go to a theatre, you'll probably want to seat as near to
the stage as possible. But if you are at the cinema, you may
prefer to seat some distance from the screen. In fact, I would
say, the further away the better.
LONDON, Jack (1876-1916).
The novelist and short-story writer Jack London was, in his lifetime,
one of the most popular authors in the world. After World War I his fame
was eclipsed in the United States by a new generation of writers, but he
remained popular in many other countries, especially in the Soviet
Union, for his romantic tales of adventure mixed with elemental
struggles for survival.
John Griffith London was born in San Francisco on Jan. 12, 1876. His
family was poor, and he was forced to go to work early in life to
support himself. At 17 he sailed to Japan and Siberia on a seal-hunting
voyage. He was largely self-taught, reading voluminously in libraries
and spending a year at the University of California. In the late 1890s
he joined the gold rush to the Klondike. This experience gave him
material for his first book, 'The Son of Wolf', published in 1900, and
for 'Call of the Wild' (1903), one of his most popular stories.
In his writing career of 17 years, London produced 50 books and many
short stories. He wrote mostly for money, to meet ever-increasing
expenses. His fame as a writer gave him a ready audience as a spokesman
for a peculiar and inconsistent blend of socialism and racial
superiority.
London's works, all hastily written, are of uneven quality. The best
books are the Klondike tales, which also include 'White Fang' (1906) and
'Burning Daylight' (1910). His most enduring novel is probably the
autobiographical 'Martin Eden' (1909), but the exciting 'Sea Wolf'
(1904) continues to have great appeal for young readers.
In 1910 London settled near Glen Ellen, Calif., where he intended to
build his dream home, "Wolf House." After the house burned down before
completion in 1913, he was a broken and sick man. His death on Nov. 22,
1916, from an overdose of drugs, was probably a suicide.
MUSIC.
Music - it art, reflecting validity in sound art images, one of the
forms of public ideology. Having by powerful force direct emotional
effect, music during of all history of man-kind plays a huge social,
cultural and educational role.
Lieading composers are connected to progressive public movements,
life, interests and aspirations people. Each nations differs by peculiar
national features. Folk music, being improved by creative efforts of
many generations of the people, reaches a high degree of art maturity.
On the basis of riches of national music professional musical creativity
of composers is developed. Rejection of music from advanced ideas epoch
of national culture, national roots of art leads to it's to decline and
degeneration.
Idia emotional contents of music is passed through sound art images,
implemented in musical sounds. The basic of music is the tune. according
to the way of performance music is divided into 2 main branches:
instrumental and vocal.
There are a lot of different styles of music. Such as: Jazz, Pop,
Rock, Classic; and new musical directions.Such as: Rave, Hard Core,
Jungle, Break Beat and many other. I like to listen to rave music and
Happy Hard Core.
As for me i like these styles because they are very rythmic and
dancing. The beginning of techno music was put very known singer Fredde
Mercuri was the first to compose music in the style techno. In those
years very few people evaluated new style of music. But with the years a
new style has grown up to such global sizes. Now this music is listened
to by large part of youth. I think it's very good that such musical
direction as raiv has appeared. Because in raiv there are a lot of
musical directions. Young people that are fond of music can easily
choose just that style which appeals to them.
THE NEWSPAPERS AND ITS READER.
1. Press is often called amirror of current events. The information
we get from newspapers and magazins helps us to know the life at home
and in other countrys.
The newspapers aim is to inform the readers as fully as possible of
the events taking place in Russia an afroad. They try to cover domestic
and foreighn policy and the public opinion on all topicall usenes.
2. My family receives ... . I think ... is most interesting i prefer
it because ... . It's a daly (weekly, monthly) newspaper (magazin).
3. If you are a regular reader of the press, you can got a lot of
information.
RADIO AND TELEVISION.
Of all the discoveries ever made by man, radio or wireless, is one of
the most wonderfull. By means of wireless, you can speak to a man on the
other side of the world. Seated confortably in your own home, you can
hear music or talks, broadcast thousand of miles away from your- talks
on national and international affairs, on science, history and other
educational subject.
I listen to the wireless almost every evening, mine is are eght-valve
set an arial which gives splended results. I t has medium, long and
short wave-lenghts and it quit simple to manipulate. All I have to do
it's to tune into the station I require.
I use my set a good deal for keeping up my forhn lanuges.
RUSSIA.
Russia occupy a large territory. It strech almost 10 000 (ten
thousend) kilometres from east to west and nearly 5 000 (five thousend)
kilometres from north to south. It's population is 150 000 000 (one
handred and fifty) million people.
From spring till autmn the sun never sets over Russia: in Kaliningrad
