- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. How far do you agree or disagree with the statements?
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •7 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •8 Translate the following sentences into either English or Russian using the words and word combinations from Tasks 4 and 7.
- •9 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. Explain the words in bold.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •7 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words. (00:00 – 00:46)
- •4 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Who made these remarks on superstitions?
- •5 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •7 Write a summary of the Episode “Superstitions. Part 1&2” in the form of review (no more than 60 words)
- •Part 1
- •2 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Explain literary reference in the following phrases. Comment on the reference.
- •6 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •7 Render the following extracts into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •5 Render the following text into English using the language of the Episode, using the words from Task 3 and 4.
- •6 Write a summary of the Episode “Diana. Part 1&2” in the from of review (about 60 words)
5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
Teachers’ Notes: Choose any of the items for scripting as a home assignment.
The reasons why the presenter goes to Vermeer’s native town.
to associate with to run beneath to build a profile to unearth evidence to make headlines to hold key to to make sense of |
(to unearth – find out the truth; раскапывать, извлекать )
The life of the 17th century Holland and the town of Delft. The paradox of Vermeer’s art.
in-your-face splendor sink-or-swim world be scarred by be in the ascendant in trauma a religious strife a hint of disturbance be becalmed a turbulent reality |
(in-your-face - aggressive and confrontational; to scar - to mark or become marked with a scar; ранить; strife - angry or violent struggle; conflict; борьба; раздор, to be in the ascendant – to be or become powerful and popular; приобретать большое влияние; a city in trauma – in extreme shock caused by a very frightening and unpleasant experience)
Vermeer’s childhood, his father Reynier, Vermeer’s appearance
to commit manslaughter to run business mark the spot to follow smb’s footsteps the plaque says elusive The Procuress to depict the world rambunctious In the shadows to leer |
(manslaughter - not deliberate killing of a human being ; plaque - ornamental or commemorative inscribed tablet or plate of porcelain, wood, etc; именная дощечка, пластинка с названием учреждения; elusive - difficult to catch; неуловимый, ускользающий; rambunctious - noisy, full of energy, uncontrolled; непокорный, непослушный; буйный; to leer – to look at smb. in an unpleasant way showing you find them sexually attractive; ухмылятьсяж procuress - сводня; сводница)
The register of baptism in the New Church, The Best Outer Garment Tax
matrimony testaments to be christened a posh name to live up to a descent into piece of clothing |
(matrimony - the state or condition of being married; to christen - to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian; posh - smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive)
Grim moments in the family history. Vermeer’s dodgy grandmother Neeltge and grandfather.
to haunt the ancestors to sell for a song con artist to run raffles counterfeiting go to the lengths to keep one’s heads above the water coin forgery to hush up to sweep under the carpet |
(dodgy – dishonest; to sell for a song - отдавать почти задаром; to run raffles – to sell numbered tickets to win prizes; con artist – smb. who tricks or deceives people to get money from them; counterfeiting - made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; sweep (something) under the carpet- to conceal (something, esp a problem) in the hope that it will be overlooked by others; hush up - замалчивать, скрывать; to suppress information or rumours)
The most important decision of Vermeer’s life.
to propose to smb to declare one’s intention to worship intervening years son of a publican to be apprenticed a devout mother to strike a bargain to convert a secular ceremony an enclave of |
intervening - промежуточный, переходный, intermediate, in-between; a publican - a person who keeps a public house; apprentice - someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession; devout - deeply religious; благочестивый, набожный; convert - to change in opinion, belief, etc); secular - not within the control of the Church; светский, нецерковный; it’s a void not a single document – it doesn’t contain the information one needs
The nature of Vermeer’s own household. Catherina’s childhood
a domestic life a close-knit family an impecunious artist opulence and harmony to fit an ideal skeletons in the closet unlike the girl the disintegration of to be on the slide to beat black and blue to take out one’s anger on smb domestic abuse dysfunctional neghbours |
(close-knit - closely united; сплочённый; impecunious - бедный, нуждающийся; business was on the slide – experiencing difficulties; opulence – great wealth; dysfunctional neighbors – not following the normal patterns of social behavior; disintegration - разрушение; распад)