Tuesday 28 May 2013

Hometask for Saturday, June 1

Juту 1 is Home Reading.



The  story to read is  N. Gordimer Harald, Claudia and Their Son Duncan


Reader-3, pp. 242-252

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

Hometask for Friday, May 31 (double class)

May 31 is Speech Practice.




CLASS 1


The following topic is to be written and learnt by heart.



1. Translate the following text into English (in writing).


2. Write the following topic and learn it by heart.

13. Cinema: Cinema and Its Impact on Our Lives. Speak on the cinema art as a phenomenon, its history, development and its influence on the society.
The topic is similar to Topics 6, 7 and 18!!!
Pls, do not forget to give examples to illustrate different roles !!!

3. Study the articles on interpretation and make notes!




CLASS 2


THE INTERPRETATION  IS TO BE PRESENTED IN CLASS.

J. Galsworthy Acme
Reader-3, pp. 194-200

Saturday 18 May 2013

Hometask for Saturday, May 25



May 25 is Home Reading.



The  story to read is  H.E. Bates The Kimono


Reader-3, pp. 61-80

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

Hometask for Friday, May 24


May 24 is Speech Practice.




CLASS 1

The following topic is to be written and learnt by heart.





14. Cinema: Cinema and Its Production. Speak on the world’s greatest  dream factories.



CLASS 2

THE INTERPRETATION  IS TO BE PRESENTED IN CLASS.

V. Moriconi Simple Arithmetic
Reader-3, pp. 277-288

Thursday 16 May 2013

Hometask for Saturday, May 18



May 18 is Home Reading.

We are to work with ONE OF THE  2 stories!


The FIRST story to read is  E. Waugh Mr Loveday’s Little Outing


Reader-3, pp. 4-13

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!



The SECOND story to read is E. Wallace Solo and the Lady

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ANSWERED STORY 1!!!


Reader-3, pp. 155-170

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

MAY 17 (DOUBLE CLASS) UPDATE


May 17 is Speech Practice.

CLASS 1

The following topics are to be written and learnt by heart.


24. Individual Reading: Speak about your book in individual reading (its title, major themes and ideas, plot, key characters, language). NEW!!!

(IF YOU HAVE FINISHED THE BOOK AND HAVE NO DEBTS FOR CLASS 2)



17. CinemaMovie Stars and World–famous Directors.

CLASS 2

TWO OF The following topics are to be written and learnt by heart.

IF YOU FAILED TO SEND THEM  ON TIME


15. Cinema: An Oscar-Winner Film (nominations, achievements, awards).

1. Лапшина Юлия
2. Коваленко Олег
3. Леонова Елизавета
4. Перепелица Яна

16. Cinema: World–famous Film Festivals.

1. Лапшина Юлия
2. Коваленко Олег
3. Леонова Елизавета
4. Перепелица Яна


18. Music: The Role of Music in Our Lives. Speak on the role music plays in people’s lives.

1. Леонова Елизавета
2. Перепелица Яна

21. Music: Music genres. Speak on one of the major music genres and its subgenres, its origin, peculiar features and chief contributors.

1. Леонова Елизавета
2. Перепелица Яна


23. Music: Music Festivals and Awards. Speak on the major music festivals and awards and their role in mass culture.

1. Леонова Елизавета
2. Перепелица Яна



THE INTERPRETATION OF ONE OF The following STORIES IS TO BE PRESENTED IN CLASS (This was your hometask for April .

1.  K. James Joyce A Painful Case

2.  K. Amis Interesting Things

WHICH MAKES IT 2-4 TOPICS 

AND ONE INTERPRETATION 

FOR TOMORROW!


Thursday 9 May 2013

Monday 6 May 2013

Rendering 13-14 - Vladimir Vysotsky


Rendering 13

January 25 marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of singer, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, who died in 1980 at the age of 42. Vysotsky is remembered throughout the former Soviet Union as a satirical critic of the Soviet regime during 1960s and 1970s. Despite being labeled as subversive, his songs spread widely through bootleg recordings, and he starred in dozens of plays and movies. Here is a look back at Vysotsky’s life in music, film, and theater.

Render the article 
in your blogs.

Rendering 14

In your blogs render an article (of your choice) related to the occasion.




Sunday 5 May 2013

HAPPY EASTER!


Hometask for Friday, May 17 (double class)

May 17 is Speech Practice.



1) The following topic is to be written and learnt by heart.


17. Cinema: Movie Stars and World–famous Directors.


2) Laboratory works 2-3



Laboratory work 2

The Legeds of the Past

Part 1 - I and II (3, 4, 7-8, 11-13, 16-17)
Part 2 - III and IV (1, 5-9, 13)
Part 3 - V and VI (2-10, 12-15)


Laboratory work 3

The Great Movie-Makers

Part 1 - I and II (1-3, 5-8, 10-17)
Part 2 - III and IV (1, 4-14, 17)
Part 3 - V and VI (1-5, 9-20)



If you wish to finish with Laboratory works for Year III, do Laboratory work 1
The deadline for this laboratory work is May, 24.

Laboratory work 1

On Cinema

Part 1 - I and II
Part 2 - III and IV
Part 3 - V and VI

Hometask for May 6 -12 (Speech Practice)



Here is your hometask for Speech Practice.


May 6-12


1) Study the vocabulary for the topic CINEMA





2) The following topics are to be written and E-MAILED to peddesignbox@gmail.com.


15. Cinema: An Oscar-Winner Film (nominations, achievements, awards).

16. Cinema: World–famous Film Festivals.


The deadline is May 10 (Friday), 24 MSK.


3) Laboratory work 5

Festivals and Awards

Part I - I and II
Part II - III and IV
Part III - VI and VII



Thursday 2 May 2013

Hometask for April 29-May 5 (Speech Practice)



Here is your hometask for Speech Practice.


April 29-May 5


1) The following topics are to be written and E-MAILED to peddesignbox@gmail.com.


18. Music: The Role of Music in Our Lives. Speak on the role music plays in people’s lives.

21. Music: Music genres. Speak on one of the major music genres and its subgenres, its origin, peculiar features and chief contributors.

23. Music: Music Festivals and Awards. Speak on the major music festivals and awards and their role in mass culture.



Topics 19 and 22 WON't be included in the exam!

The deadline is May 5 (Sunday), 24 MSK.


3) Laboratory works

Bring your exercise-book with the laboratory works to your Peddesign Class on Tuesday (April 30)

Wednesday 1 May 2013

Wednesday 24 April 2013

Hometask for Saturday, April 27



April 27 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!


The FIRST story to read is  K. James Joyce A Painful Case


Reader-3, pp. 50-60

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!



The SECOND story to read is  K. Amis Interesting Things


Reader-3, pp. 232-241


You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

Hometask for Friday, April 26 (double class)



April 26 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and learnt by heart.



19. Music: Classical Music: Its Past, Present and Future. Give a brief outline of the history and present day of classical music of the European tradition.

TO BE UPDATED!!!


20. Music: Outstanding Composers and Performers. Speak on outstanding composers and performers of the past or the present day.

Don't forget to mention 3-5 outstanding composers and performers, specify your choice and motivate it !

Use the composers and performers from your laboratory works.

3) Laboratory works

Laboratory work 1

Part 1 (I, II - questions 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)

Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 8, 9)


Laboratory work 2

Part 1 (I, II - questions 2-4, 6)

Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 4-6, 10)


Laboratory work 3

Part 1 (I, II - questions 1, 4, 5, 7-9)

Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 5-7)


Laboratory work 4

Part 1 (I, II - questions 1, 7-9, 11-12)

Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 2, 7, 10, 11-14, 16, 18)



Wednesday 17 April 2013

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT

YOUR ASSESSMENT TEST

1. Trushina Margarita - EXCELENT (94)
2. Leonova Lisa - EXCELLENT (93)
3. Lapshina Yulia - EXCELLENT (92)
4. Streltsova Anastasia - EXCELLENT (92)
5. Demidova Irina - VERY GOOD (88)
6. Pyzhenko Yulia - VERY GOOD (88)
7. Lopukhov Andrei - GOOD (78)
8. Vorozheikina Daria - GOOD (73)
9. Kovalenko Oleg - SATISFACTORY (66)
10. Perepelitsa Yana - BAD 

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT

EXCELLENT

Vorozheikina Daria
 Demidova Irina

Streltsova Anastasia
Pyzhenko Yulia

Trushina Margarita

GOOD

Lapshina Yulia (ДОЛГИ)
Kovalenko Oleg

SATISFACTORY

Leonova Lisa (ДОЛГИ)
Lopukhov Andrei (ДОЛГИ)
Perepelitsa Yana (ДОЛГИ)

Sunday 14 April 2013

Hometask for Saturday, April 20



April 20 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!

The FIRST story to read is  K. Amis Interesting Things


Reader-3, pp. 232-241

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 4


In Search of Shakespeare - Part 4 - For All Time (2004)










What made Shakespeake a poet for all time? 

What new facts (2-3) did you learn about the poet? 

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 3


In Search of Shakespeare - Part 3 - The Duty Of Poets (2004)









Why did Shakespeake become ' the brightest star of the English stage'? 

Why is it called ' the golden age of the English theatre'?

Hometask for Friday, April 19


April 19 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and one is to be learnt by heart (to your choice).


10. Theatre: Classical and Modern Theatre: balancing real life and people’s needs.


The draft outline (just an idea)
Introduction
Theatre, its brief (2-3 sentence history) classical versus modern theatre, things it has to offer
Main body
1. Classical theatre, its key features, classical theatres of the past and the present (examples)
2. Modern theatre, its key features, modern theatres of  the present (examples)
3. Classical theatre versus modern theatre - can they co-exist on one stage (Take Sturua's production of The Tempest as an example)
Conclusion
Classical plays in the  modern theatre - a way to survive? 


12. Theatre: Visiting the Theatre: priorities and preferences.

Describe your experience of Sturua's production of The Tempest.

The draft outline (just an idea)
Introduction
Modern theatre, things it has to offer, the preformance we attended.
Main body
1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare - brief info, gist, key characters
2. Sturua's production - impression, its pluses and minuses
3. In what way did the production DIFFER from the original (3 things) and how did it affect the play? 
Conclusion
Classical plays in the  modern theatre - a blessing or a curse?

Additions are to made to the following topic:

8.  TheatreTheatre Challenges.  Theatre and other arts, theatre and high tech scenery.

a paragraph to illustrate the way modern theatre meets its challendes (based on Sturua's production of The Tempest)

THE NEW THEATRE topics are to be learned by heart!

2) Rendering: week 9 (in your blogs) (if you have not it yet). 

Don't forget to repost your RENDERINGS!


3) Laboratory work 4

Instead of  Laboratory work 4  we watch Parts 3 and 4 of In Search of Shakespeare and do the tasks in the commentaries to the posts.




Saturday 13 April 2013

THE TEMPEST - FINALE

Thank you for taking part in the discussion!

Alas, some of you failed to participate, which means they are to do other tasks to make up for it!

THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare

Write an interpretation of the play and e-mail it to peddesignbox@gmail.com

1. Lapshina Yulia
2. Leonova Elisaveta
3. Kovalenko Oleg

The deadline is April, 17 (Wednesday)

PROSPERO'S BOOKS

Watch a film and make a film review (as your review 3 or 4, in individual blogs!


1. Lapshina Yulia
2. Leonova Elisaveta
3. Kovalenko Oleg
4. Perepelitsa Yana
5. Lopukhov Andrei

The deadline is April, 18 (Thursday)

THE TEMPEST (theatre performance)

All the group is to complete the last TASK!!!

The deadline is April, 19 (Friday)

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Rendering 10 - The Golden Eagle Award

The Golden Eagle Award  is an accolade by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, directors, actors, and writers.

Modelled after the American Golden Globe Awards, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Russia, alongside the Nika Award. The national Russian accolade is given out in 20 categories each January for motion pictures and TV series produced in Russia during the previous year.

The awarding statuette is a silver eagle, originally made from copper with a jade pedestal, and was designed by sculptor Viktor Mitroshin. The design was later altered by the Spanish company Carrera y Carrera. The award was conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 and run by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences in Moscow.


The National Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences of Russia (official site)

Render the article "Золотой орел — 2013»: кому досталась главная кинопремия России?" (in English) in your blogs!

Et Cetera's The Tempest


Share your impression of the performance!
In what way is the production different from the original play?
Does it make the play any worse or any better?
Is there any Russian spirituality about the production or is it as British as can be?
Dwell on the things which impressed you most about the performance.


PROSPERO's BOOKS

Share your impression of the film!
In what way is it different from the original play?
Dwell on the things which impressed you most about the film.


THE TEMPEST (5)

Share your impression of the play.

Dwell on the three things which impressed you about it (language, composition, idea etc).


THE TEMPEST (4)

Give a character sketch of the character that impressed you most.

Does the image of the character you made up after reading the story correspond to the one reacreated ONSTAGE and IN THE FILM?

WHY/ WHY NOT?






THE TEMPEST (3)

Give a gist of the storyline you like best? 
Why did you choose this one?

THE TEMPEST (2)

What themes does the play touch upon? Which of them is the main one?
What is the main message of the play? Why do you think so?


THE TEMPEST (1)

Why do you think the play was entitled THE TEMPEST?
What are the implications of the title?


April 8-13 ONLINE DISCUSSION!

This week we are 
to read William Shakespeare's The Tempest

to see Sturua'a production of the play at Et Cetera

and to watch Prospero's Books

to decide (for ourselves) which Shakspeare we like better.

Read the book online

Watch the film free online