Active Words and Word Combinations. The way he dances - как он танцует

energy - энергия

melodic - мелодичный

the way he dances - как он танцует

in the public eye - на виду

professional - профессиональный

musician - музыкант

to move - переехать (в другое место)

to go on - происходить

to concern - касаться, иметь отноше­ние

to force - заставлять силой

studio - студия

it was past his bedtime - ему давно было пора ложиться спать

to stare in wonder - смотреть в изумлении

to imagine - представлять себе

carefree - беззаботный

in vain - напрасно

to sacrifice - принести в жертву

soul - душа

to experience - испытать, пережить

to avoid - избегать

publicity - гласность, реклама

contradiction - противоречие

shy - застенчивый

crowd - толпа

on stage he is safe - на сцене он чувствует себя в безопасности

childish - детский

grown-up - взрослый (человек)

to allow - разрешать, позволять

Exercise

Answer the following questions:

1. What role does music play in your life?

2. What kind of music do you like to listen to: classical, popular, rock or chamber music?

3. How often do you listen to music?

4. Do you like Michael Jackson's songs?

5.Who is your favourite composer?

6. What is your favourite orchestra or pop group?

7. What do you know about them?

8. Do you think a person really loves music if he enjoys all kinds of concerts equally?

9. Do you often go to music concerts?

10. Do you play a musical instrument? Are you good at playing it?

Yuri Gagarin

(1934-1968)

Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in the world. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was born on the 9th of March, 1934. He was born in the village of Klushino in the Smolensk region.

Yura was an active, brave and curious boy. His father was jack of all trades and he helped his son when Yura made toy planes by hand. But the war began. Yuri Gagarin and his mother, father, brother and sister left their house and had to live in a dug-out.

After the war Gagarin’s family moved to Gzhatsk. Now it is Gagarin. It was named after the first cosmonaut.

In 1951 Gagarin graduated from a vocational school in Lyubertsy near Moscow.

Yuri Gagarin attended an aeroclub and began to fly when he was a student of a technical secondary school in Saratov.

In 1955 he entered a school for pilots. Then he became a pilot and joined the first group of cosmonauts.

In 1960 Gagarin began to prepare for the flight into space.

On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin flew into space and spent 108 minutes there. It was the first time in history that the Russian spaceship “Vostok” with the man on board was in space. After his flight he visited many countries and saw millions of people. Gagarin became a Hero of our country.

He died in 1968, but people always remember the first Russian cosmonaut.

Active Words and Word Combinations

cosmonaut –космонавт

curious – любопытный

jack of all trades - мастер на все руки

make by hand – мастерить

dug-out -землянка, убежище

vocational school – ремесленное училище

attend – посещать

technical secondary school – техникум

attend – посещать

space – космос

Exercises
1. Translate the following words and word combinations into English using the text “Yuri Gagarin”.

Мастер на все руки; руками; игрушечный самолет; землянка; названный в честь; ремесленное училище; посещать; техникум; к полёту в космос; впервые в истории; на борту; любопытный.

Answer the following questions.

1. What was Yuri Gagarin?

2. Who was the first pilot-cosmonaut of our country?

3. When was Gagarin born?

4. Was he born in Moscow or in the Smolensk region?

5. Yura was an active and curious boy, wasn’t he?

6. When did Gagarin’s family move to Gzhatsk?

7. What did Yuri Gagarin graduate from in 1951?

8. When did Gagarin begin to fly?

9. He entered a school for pilots, didn’t he?

10. Who flew into space on the 12th of April, 1961?

Make up 7 questions of your own on the text.