Ремесла России. Материалы к уроку (тема "Россия", СПО, английский язык)

Урок ДО. Ремесла и промыслы России.

1.     Выпишите новые слова в тетрадь.

New words:
Piece	штука, произведение
Item	предмет
Pattern	рисунок, образец
Miniature	миниатюрный
Painting	живопись
Background	фон
Crafts	промыслы, ремесла
Craftsman (men)	мастер, ремесленник
Craftsmanship	мастерство
Masterpiece	шедевр
Miracle	чудо
Article	изделие, вещь
Achievement	достижение
Value	ценность
Still life	натюрморт
Set	набор,комплект
Treasure	сокровище
Inexhaustible	неистощимый
Energy-taking	энергоемкий
Genuine	подлинный
Creative	творческий

2.     Прочитайте тексты о русских ремеслах и ответьте письменно на вопросы:

1. Matryoshka

1) A wooden girl in a brightly patterned sarafan and a kerchief is the most popular souvenir from Russia. The name Matryoshka came from the common Russian woman’s name Matryona. But the idea came to Russia from Japan at the end of XIX century.

The doll splits in two and another girl reveals, then another and another.

Most dolls have 5 to 7 pieces but some sets are really big and have 30 or 50 pieces. The biggest piece is 1 metre high and the smallest is 1 centimeter high.

Some of them represent characters from Russian literature, fairy tales and politics.

The most famous schools are: Polkhov Maidan, Semyonov, Sergiev Posad and others.

Вопросы:

1)    What did the name Matryoshka come from?

2)    How many pieces are there in each doll?

3)    What do artists paint on them?

2. Lacquer boxes.

Lacquer boxes originated in later XVIII century and are among the most splendid and distinctive of Russia’s achievements.

The articles, are made of papier-mache' and are decorated with miniature painting, which brings real value to the boxes.

There are 4 main centres of this art: Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstera and Kholui.

The technique needs a lot of time and efforts. Sometimes it takes two years to produce one box.

Most boxes are decorated with depictions of domestic everyday scenes, but there are also historical and mythological subjects, landscapes and portraits. The most favorite subjects are rides.

Вопросы:

1)    What makes the boxes valuable?

2)    Where are they made?

3)    What do the artists paint on them? (How do the artists decorate them?)

3. Zhostovo Trays. (Страница сайта)

Zhostovo is a major Russian folk art center world famous for its painted trays decorated with bright bunches of flowers on the.black background.

Its founder Osip Vishnyakov opened a workshop of tray painted decoration in 1825. The painters accumulated certain traditions of floral ornament and still life painting. They reproduce beauty of nature and convey a sense of joy of life.

There are different shapes of trays: octahedral, rectangular, round, oval, figured and winged.

Вопросы:

1)    What is Zhostovo famous for?

2)    What do the artists show on them?

3)    What do you feel when you look at the trays?