3.5. Richard wagner active words and word combinations

1. admirable [‘xdmqrqbl]	замечательный, восхитительный
2. advertise [‘xdvqtQiz]	помещать объявление, рекламировать
3. adviser [qd‘vQizq]	советник, консультант
4. a great deal	много, множество, большое количество
5. at any rate	во всяком случае, по меньшей мере
6. behaviour [bi’heivq]	поведение, манеры
7. be obliged [... q‘blQiGd]	быть обязанным
8. celebrity [si’lebriti]	известность; знаменитость
9. collapse [kq‘lxps]	рушиться, обваливаться, терпеть крах
10. cross smb’s path […pRT]	встретиться с кем-л., встать кому-л. поперек дороги
11. devoted [di’voutqd]	преданный; посвященный; увлеченный
12. dusk	сумерки, сумрак, закат
13. eventually [i’ventjuqli]	в конечном счете; со временем
14. fateful	роковой; судьбоносный; пророческий
15. fire	зажигать, воспламенять
16. fit	годный, подходящий; достойный, подобающий
17. in outlines	в общих чертах
18. interplay	взаимодействие
19. loan [loun]	заем, ссуда
20. painstaking [‘peinz,teikiN]	старательный; тщательный; кропотливый
21. piecemeal	по частям, постепенно
22. resume [ri'zjHm]	возобновлять, продолжать /после перерыва/
23. scheme [skJm]	план, проект, система; планировать, проектировать
24. score [skL]	оркестровать
25. site	местоположение, участок /для строительства/
26. stage	ставить /пьесу/, инсценировать
27. supervision [,sjHpq‘viZqn]	надзор; заведование; руководство
28. take refuge […’refjHG]	найти убежище
29. take up	браться за что – либо
30. yearn for [jWn ..]	томиться, тосковать /по…/

Before you read the text

1. Practise aloud.

introduce – introduction, compose – composition, interrupt – interruption, employ – employment, attract – attraction, suggest – suggestion, advise – adviser, admire – admirer, behave – behaviour, celebrate – celebrity, supervise – supervision, select – selection, found – foundation, advertise – advertisement; symphony – symphonic, art – artistic, wealth – wealthy, admire – admirable, fate – fateful; part – partly, high – highly, one – once, two – twice

2. Pronounce correctly.

subject, saga, prologue, order, motive, theme, music-drama, mastersinger, opponent, selection, production, cycle, Teutonic, dramatic, symphonic, human, artistic, personal, intelligent, extravagant, ideal, active, introduce, represent, plan, collect, systematically, eventually

3. Read the sentences and translate them paying special attention to the italicized words.

1. The theme of his research work was ancient music. 2. Schubert's friends discovered once that he composed very beautiful melodies. 3. Franz Schubert was of a humble origin. 4. The composer expresses his emotions by means of music. 5. Sometimes films are shot backwards: first the finale, then the beginning. 6. An unexpected visitor interrupted the lesson. 7. While working on the part of Carmen the singer employed many recordings. 8. The annotator underlined the melodious colourfulness of the piece. 9. The parts of the music-drama are closely connected. 10. Schubert's music teachers appreciated his skill of composing. 11. He could not find out the cause of misunderstanding. 12. Leopold II did not engage Wagner, he invited the latter as a personal friend to Munich. 13. Schubert was a great admirer of Beethoven. 14. Franz Schubert had no enemies among the seminary pupils. 15. The distinguished composer had to earn his living by hard work. 16.The conductor offered a new interpretation of the opera. 17. The library has got a complete collection of Schumann's works. 18. The foundation-stone of a new Opera House was laid by the rector of the Conservatory. 19. He is a clever boy but does not want to learn. 20. The audience asked the singer to repeat the aria.

6. Look through text A and tell a few words about it contents.

7. Read text A carefully.