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What
achievements of your country are you proud of?
Russia can take
pride in numerous achievements and developments in many fields.
Russian science, art and literature have been abundant in great
names for centuries, and the country has been regarded as a
great power playing an important role in the world's history at
least since the reign of Peter the Great. There are some
achievements, though, which are usually associated with Russia
and which I am proud of most.
The first one is
Russia's contribution to space exploration. The theory of space
exploration was created in the USSR before the Second World War
by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Under the direction of the designer
and engineer Sergei Korolev a liquid-fuelled missile R-7
Semyorka was built. It was an intercontinental ballistic missile
and an excellent basis for a space launch vehicle. Launching the
first satellite Sputnik 1 on the 4th of 1957 immediately became
a sensation the world over.
Russia could
boast many firsts in space travel. Among the most important ones
are launching the R-7 Semyorka, launching the first man-made
satellite Sputnik 1 into the Earth orbit, sending the first
animal to enter orbit in space, the first manned flight by Yuri
Gagarin on board Vostok, the first dual manned flight and
approach in space, the first woman in space, Valentina
Tereshkova on Vostok 6, first docking between two manned craft
in Earth orbit and exchange of crews, taking the first probe on
the Moon, the first images of the Moon's far side, the first
robotic space rover Lunokhod /, the first space station Salyut 7
(1971), the first woman to walk in space, Svetlana Savitskaya in
1984, the first crew to spend over one year in space (1987), the
first permanently manned space station Mir which orbited the
Earth from 1986 until 2001, the first space satellite launched
in 1998 from a submarine.
The second thing
I admire is Russian classical music which is famous all over the
world for the complex harmony it offers, Russia has a long
history of classical music. The first important Russian composer
was Mikhail Glinka (1804—1857) who added religious and folk
elements to classical compositions, composing operas like Ruslan
and Lyudmila and Ivan Susanin which were distinctively Russian
yet based on the Italian tradition. Glinka and the composers who
made up The Mighty Handful after him (Rimsky-Korsakov,
Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Borodin and Cesar Cui) were often
influenced by Russian folk music and tales. Among the Mighty
Handful's most notable compositions were the operas The Snow
Maiden, Sadko, Boris Godunov, Prince Igor and Khovanshchina, and
the symphonic suite Scheherazade.
Other prominent
Russian composers include Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and in the
20th century Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Shostakovich.
Of these, Tchaikovsky remains the most well-known outside
Russia, and his fame as the country's most famous composer is
unquestioned. He is best known for ballets like Swan Lake and
The Nutcracker.
The third thing I
admire is Russian classical literature universally known for its
psychological depth and powerful style. Many prose writers and
poets all over the world have been influenced by the giants of
Russian classical literature like Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky,
Chekhov, to name only a few. (For Russian writers, see
'Outstanding People' and Additional Topics.)
Translate the
following sentences into English.
1. Русские гордятся многими достижениями в науке,
искусстве и литературе.
2. Наука и искусство России изобиловали великими именами в
течение многих веков, а страна считалась во всем мире великой
державой, однако многие люди особенно ассоциируют с Россией
некоторые ее достижения.
3. В освоении космоса Россия может гордиться многими
инновациями, самые важные среди которых: запуск первого
искусственного спутника Земли на ее орбиту, первый запуск
космического корабля с животным на борту, первый пилотируемый
полет, сближение кораблей в космосе, взятие первых образцов
лунной почвы, первые фотографии темной стороны Луны и многие
другое.
4. Русская классическая музыка известна во всем мире своей
сложной гармонией и имеет долгую историю.
5. Наиболее известные русские композиторы-классики — это Глинка,
Мусоргский, Бородин, Чайковский.
6. Чайковский остается самым знаменитым за пределами России
русским композитором, он известен своими балетами, а слава его
несомненна.
1. Russians take
pride in many achievements and developments in science, art, and
literature.
2. Russia's science and art have been abundant in great names
for centuries, and the country has been regarded as a great
power worldwide, but some achievements are associated with
Russia by most people.
3. In space exploration, Russia can boast many firsts, the most
important ones are launching the first man-made satellite into
the Earth orbit, sending the first animal to enter orbit in
space, the first manned flight, approach in space, taking the
first probe on the Moon, the first images of the Moon's far side
and many others.
4. Russian classical music is famous all over the world for the
complex harmony it offers and has a long history.
5. The most important Russian classical music composers are
Glinka, Musorgsky, Borodin, Tchaikovsky.
6. Tchaikovsky remains the most well-known Russian composer
outside Russia, he is known for his ballets and his fame is
unquestioned.
Из пособия "ЕГЭ. Английский язык.
Устные темы" Занина Е.Л. (2010, 272с.) - Part
one. English examination topics. Forms 9/11.
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