Презентация к уроку "The Outstanding People Of Russia"
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

                                           The outstanding people.  

     It is necessary to say that great contribution to the development of the world science and culture, literature, music and painting was made by the Russian people. The names of Russian scientists and writers, poets, composers and painters are world-famous - Pushkin, Lermontov, Chekhov, Levitan. This chain can be endless.

     It is almost impossible to name a branch of science in the development of which the Russian scientists haven't played the greatest role. M.Y. Lomonosov, the founder of the Moscow University, was an outstanding innovator both in the humanities and sciences. Mendeleev’s greatest discovery was the Periodic System of Elements. Popov invented radio. Russia is rightly called the mother of aviation and cosmonautics. Names of Tsiolkovskiy, Korolyov and Gagarin are symbols of new space era.

     People in many countries admire paintings, portraits and landscapes created by Surikov, Levitan and Repin. Works of our Russian writers and poets are translated into many languages.

     One of the greatest Russians is Pyotr Ilyich Chaikovskiy, an outstanding Russian composer, born in Votkinsk in 1840. He was fond of music since his early childhood. His mother sang him beautiful songs and taught him to play the piano. He graduated from the Petersburg Conservatoire [                                   ] only in 1866 because of his poor living conditions. He was the best pupil of Anton Rubinstein. When the Moscow Conservatoire was founded, Pyotr Ilyich became a professor there. He created wonderful music: 10 operas, 3 ballets, 6 symphonies, 7 large symphonic poems and many other musical pieces, a new type of opera, which was a great success all over the world.

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1. Do you understand this text?
2. What is this text about?
3. What are the names of the outstanding Russian people mentioned in this text?
4. Is Lomonosov a founder of the Moscow University?
5. Who was discovered the Periodic System of Elements by?
6. Who was invented the radio by?
7. Are Tsiolkovskiy, Korolyov and Gagarin symbols of new space era?
8. What do people in many countries admire?
9. Is Pyotr Ilyich Chaikovskiy an outstanding Russian composer?