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1. Art plays an important role in upbringing our emotions. 2. The 19th century in Russia is distinguished by a blossoming of the art of portraiture. 3. Art museums preserve numerous masterpieces which testify that art painting goes back thousands years. 4. The 19th century gave us such prominent Russian painters as K.Brullov, A.Ivanov, I.Repin, V.Surikov and I.Levitan. 5. Rublyov’s works are imbued with spirituality and grace. 6. Holland and Germany were visited in 1817 by Turner. 7. I’ll go over with you tomorrow morning. 8. Some landscapes drawings were done in the studio from memory. 9. They were shown many places of interest by the guide. 10. The plane will take off in five minutes. 11. It took him some years to master German. 12. They will understand you if you do not speak fast. 13. He was talked about. 14. The house wasn’t lived in. 15. He was listened to.
Exercise 2. Read and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Define the predicate.
1. As a landscape painter Gainsborough was influenced in his early years by Dutch seventeenth century pictures. 2. The shop will be closed at 8 0’clock. 3. I dressed, went downstairs, had some coffee in the kitchen and went out to the garage. 4. A lot of rice is eaten in Asia. 5. A great deal of tea is drunk in England. 6. They were told to wait. 7. He finished his design last night. 8. He was given a ten day’s leave. 9. Rome wasn’t built in one day. 10. The film was much spoken about. 11. The doctor was sent for. 12. Flemish painter, Peter Rubens, reveals the charmingly innocent nature of the young girl in his famous work “Portrait of Lady of the Chamber”. 13. In the middle of the 19th century Ukrainian art found itself under the strong influence of Taras Shevchenko’s art and verse. 14. She doesn’t wait for him to return. 15. The poster reads: ”Long Live May Day ”.
