back in France
at seventeen
to go to sea
to give up something -,
it was not long until... ,
body and soul
to take up painting
to move to some place -
to turn out a failure ,
to obtain employment
to abandon art , .
to be overcome by desire
to earn a passage ; .:
to earn one's living
to fall in love (with) , .
to go to live ,
to break away (from) -, -
at the insistence
to join somebody -, -, .
to leave for some place -
to attract attention
to set out to work ,
to hold a comprehensive exhibition ,
to meet with little success
to go for a ridiculous price
to take interest (in) -
Exercises
1. Translate the following words Into Russian, memorize them, and
use them in sentences:
Nouns: account, landscape, exhibition, price, canvas, subject, failure,
aspirations, novelty, surroundings, experience, belongings.
Adjectives: expensive, amazing, brilliant, ornamental, decorative, modest, ridiculous, matter-of-fact, grief stricken, ambitious.
Verbs: to haunt, to admire, to consecrate, to persuade, to infuse, to endure to attempt, to improve.
Adverbs: tremendously, frequently, eventually;
2. Substitute an English word or expression from the text for the Russian join in brackets:
1. On returning to his native town the young man () his work in the office and ( ).
2. In Paris a dealer () in Gauguin's paintings.
3. In his lifetime Manet's works ( ).
4. Before he ( ) the painter gets his canvas ready.
5. Qauguin's new style ( ) of a group of young painters.
6. A true artist should give himself ( ) to his art.
7. It was not-easy for Gauguin ( ) when he returned to Paris.
8. The first exhibition of Manet's pictures ( ).
9. () by a desire to paint Gauguin gave up his business career.
10. Gainsborough's portraits possessed such elegance and charm that (
) he became a painter of great renown.
3. Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions from the text. Pay special attention to the prepositions:
1. 1848 .
2. , .
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4. 1883 . .
5. .
6. .
7. 1888 . - , .
8. .
9. .
10. , -1895 .
11. (unrecognized) .
12. 8 1903 .
4. Retell Gauguin's biography using the following questions as an outline of your story:
1. What do you know about Gauguin's parents?
2. How did Gauguin earn his living after his mother's death?
3. What can you say about Gauguin's early years?
4. How did he get acquainted with the art of the Impressionists?
5. What decisive step did Gauguin take in 1883?
6. To what city did he move with his family?
7. Why was Gauguin forced to leave Copenhagen and return to Paris in the summer of 1886?
8. What was the reason of Gauguin's leaving for Martinique?
9. Speak about Gauguin's friendship with Van Gogh and what put an end to it. 10. Describe Gauguin's life in Tahiti.
11. What can you say about Gauguin's last years and death?
12. Describe Gauguin's career as a painter.
13. What features characterize Gauguin's style which he called Synthetism?
