- •Сборник текстов для чтения, перевода и реферирования
- •Введение
- •Part I. Texts for reading
- •1.1. Superhero
- •1. 2. Don’t miss concert in conservatoire
- •1. 3. Information for visitors of the national gallery in london
- •1. 4. Weekly rep
- •1. 5. British tv
- •1. 6. Folk music
- •1. 7. Comic books
- •1. 8. How a hit song is written
- •1. 9. A london pantomime
- •1. 10. Abstract art
- •1. 11. Patricia kaas
- •1. 12. My favourite ballet
- •1. 13. Disneyland park
- •1. 14. Do you like music?
- •1. 15. Egyptian arts
- •1. 16. Freddie mercury
- •1. 17. Horror films
- •1. 18. Interview with a musician
- •1. 19. Tom hanks
- •1. 20. Jazz – a new era in music
- •1. 21. London’s museums
- •1. 22. Music awards
- •1. 23. Progressive rock
- •1. 24. Hippies and skinheads
- •1. 25. Rock music
- •1.26. Andersen. Traveller and theatre lover
- •1.27. Henry wood promenade concerts
- •1.28. Holding meetings
- •1.29. Punk rock is 30 years old
- •1.30. The guitar
- •1.31. Services for school. The national gallery, london
- •1.32. The wallace collection
- •1.33. Clowning
- •1.34. Music and musicians. Punk.
- •1.35. Theatre superstitions
- •1.36. Reggae
- •1.37. The british museum
- •1.38. The american greats
- •1.39. Summer camps in the united states
- •1.40. Compositions by bach’s second son performed in moscow
- •1.41. The russian museum
- •1.42. Rachmaninov
- •1.43. Gainsborough and music
- •1.44. Britain's unique puppet theatre
- •1.45. “Cats”
- •1.46. "The picture of dorian gray"
- •1.47. Lord of the rings
- •1.48. Benjamin britten
- •1. 49. Al pacino
- •1. 50. Can you think of a day without music?
- •1. 51. Chicago bluesman comes to moscow
- •1. 52. The globe theatre
- •1. 53. Chopin in britain
- •1. 54. Covent garden
- •1. 55. Diana ross
- •1. 56. "Oklahoma!"
- •1.57. Tarkovsky: a new look
- •Part II. Texts for rendering
- •2. 1. A miracle on the stage
- •2. 2. ‘’ Beauty and the beast'’ (1946)
- •2. 4. Valentin serov
- •2.5. Blockbuster films
- •2 .6. Charlie chaplin – early years
- •2. 7. English on the stage
- •2. 8. Harry porter
- •2. 9. Hippies
- •2. 10. Hollywood
- •2. 11. Kevin costner
- •12. Leonardo DiCaprio
- •2. 13. Libraries
- •2. 14. Mozart
- •2.15. Madam tussaud's
- •2. 16. Niccolo paganini - virtuoso or devil?
- •2.17. Russian winter in london
- •2.18. The birth of the "seventh art"
- •2.19. The little tramp
- •2. 20. Tretyakov gallery
- •2. 21. Television in modern life
- •2. 22. Types of music
- •2. 23. Walt disney's world
- •2. 43. Young musician of the year
- •Оглавление
- •Progressive rock...................................................................................................................................
- •The american greats............................................................................................................................
- •Summer camps in the united states.............................................................................................
2. 11. Kevin costner
Read the text and find out what jobs Kevin Costner had before he became an actor.
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Kevin Costner is one of the most famous stars of Hollywood. He was born in 1956 and grew up in California. Kevin went to Villa Park High School. He was an average student, but he was very good at sport. After high school, Kevin went to Fulertorn University where he got a degree in business studies. He also started acting classes.
Kevin graduated from university in 1978, but could not get a full-time job. So he did all sorts of jobs He was a truck driver and a carpenter and a tourist guide. But he felt he was born to act so he got a job as a stage hand. Stage hands are the people who move the scenery around. The first film that Kevin acted in, was called Night Shift(1982). His next film was called No Way Out (1987), quickly followed by The Untouchables (1987). Kevin's first real hit was when he played the part of Robin Hood. Robin Hood was a famous English outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. His next flim, Dances with Wolves, won the Golden Globe award. In this film he starred as an American army officer who makes fiends with Sioux Indians, Costner plays John Dunbar who the Indians call 'Dances with Wolves'.
Kevin Costner is now very rich and famous, but success has not gone to "his head. 'He is a home loving man and is very close to his family. His wife's name is Cindy and they have three children; Annie, Lily and Joe.
Kevin likes sport and keeping fit. One thing is certain about Kevin Costner, his future career should be interesting to watch.
Exercise
Was the carreer of the actor an easy one?
What do you think helped him to become famous?
12. Leonardo DiCaprio
Read the article about the life of Leonardo DiCaprio. Find some information about his parents.
He certainly knows what he wants. At the age of six, he decided he wanted to be an actor. When he was seven, he tried to get an agent. The agent said he should change his name because it was too Italian. Leonardo refused.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the hottest young film stars around at the moment. His face has been on the covers of all the top movie and youth magaz.ines and he has been the subject of countless articles, rumours and gossip. Leonardo doesn't like reading about himself because "I read things about me that I've never said in my life and never done."
Leonardo DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles on November 11, 1974. He's a Scorpio. His full name is Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio. His mother is German and his father Italian-American. They called him Leonardo because when his mother was pregnant he started kicking while she was standing in front of a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. His parents separated before he was born. Leo grew up in a poor neighbourhood of Hollywood. At school he was very good at imitating people (especially Michael Jackson). This made him very popular. His childhood hero was Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.
One of his most famous films was a modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in a fantasy world. Leo described his first kiss for a film as, "the most disgusting thing in my life."
After the tremendous success of Titanic, "Leomania" hit the world. Leo simply says of the Titanic experience: "I was part of something that doesn't come about often, if ever. I can tell my grandchildren I was in the film." In Leo's opinion, "the film will be remembered forever."
He spent his post-Titanic life avoiding interviews. "Certainly that whole year was a huge learning experience for me. There's no handbook on what it's like to become famous and how to survive it." He says that "fame is a monster that you have no control over. If you try to fight it, it just feeds the fire." Leonardo is very careful about the roles he chooses. He turned down the role of Robin in Batman Forever and it took him an awfully long time to choose The Beach, the first film he decided to do since Titanic was released. DiCaprio is excited by his character, Richard, a young guy who tries to find paradise.
Exercise
Answer the questions:
1. Why did the agent say to Leo that he should change his name?
2. Why doesn’t Leonardo like reading about himself ?
3. Why did Leo’s mother call him Leonardo?
4. Who was his childhood hero?
5. What were his most famous films ?