Номер 3, страница 82 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Steps to Understanding Culture. Step 7 - номер 3, страница 82.

Условие.

NEF 3 Read the text and match the names of the picture galleries (a—e) with the statements (1—6) below. One statement you don't have to use.

1) The building of this gallery used to have different functions in its history.

2) This museum does a lot of educational work.

3) The first paintings in this gallery's collection were once given to the country and its people.

4) The original part of this gallery's collection was a gift to the capital city.

5) This gallery has the largest collection of paintings and sculptures.

6) The original name of this gallery was not connected with art.

The Greatest Galleries of the World

a) The National Gallery, London

England, among her European neighbours, was almost the last to open a national gallery. The Vienna Gallery was opened in 1781, Paris — in 1793, Amsterdam — in 1808, Madrid — in 1809, Berlin — in 1823 and only a year later, in 1824 the National Gallery was founded in London. In that year an English private collector, Sir George Beaumont ['bɔʊmænt], offered his small but excellent collection of Old Masters¹ to the nation. It was hoped that easy access to great works of art would improve the public taste. Within the first seven months 24 thousand people saw the pictures. Now more than 2 million visit the Gallery annually.

b) The Louvre, Paris

The Louvre is located on the bank of the Seine River. It was originally constructed as a fortress in 1190 and later turned into a royal palace. By now the Louvre has seen a lot of additions and renovations and become one of the largest museum complexes in the world. Today the Louvre houses more than 6,000 European paintings dating from the 13th to the 19th century. The importance of this great museum cannot be underestimated. It has become a symbol of art and a Mecca for artists and art lovers.

c) The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The collection of the State Hermitage includes more than 3 million works of art and artifacts of the world culture. The collection is situated in the centre of Petersburg in several buildings. One of them is the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian emperors. The Hermitage runs clubs and societies for children. The Hermitage clubs are a kind of school of art history. The first lessons started in the museum about a hundred years ago. They are given by art historians and archaeologists who tell the children about the culture and art of different ages and countries. The children have an opportunity to feel as researchers discovering secrets of the past. They also have a chance to try their hand at creative work.

d) The Uffizi Gallery, Florence

The beautiful palace where the gallery is situated was constructed in the 16th century as the offices for the Florentine magisters — here the name “Uffizi” (“offices”). As soon as the construction was ended the palace began to be filled with outstanding masterpieces of the Medici¹ collection and artworks coming from other sources. In 1765 the gallery was officially opened to the public.

Today the Uffizi is one of the most popular attractions in Florence. People come here to see the works by Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio to name only a few of the old masters.

e) The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov, a rich Moscow merchant², started collecting Russian paintings in the 1850s. At the same time the Tretyakovs moved to their new house in Lavrushinsky — the mansion³ that would become a world famous museum. Tretyakov's collection included works of old masters as well as contemporary art. The collector had a perfect taste and every artwork he bought was a masterpiece.

In 1892 Tretyakov presented his growing collection and the Gallery housing it to the city of Moscow. Now the Gallery has a priceless collection of old Russian icons, paintings, sculptures and graphics of the 18th—20th centuries.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и соотнесите названия картинных галерей (a–e) с утверждениями (1–6) ниже. Одно утверждение вам не понадобится.

Ответ:

The correct matches are: / Правильные соответствия:

1 - b

2 - c

3 - a

4 - e

6 - d

Statement 5 is not used. / Утверждение 5 не используется.