Методические указания по теме "Город". Богомолова А.Ю - 15 стр.

               7 Text VI “From the history of Moscow”
Text The Andronikov Monastery

A.   Learn to read the new words

a monastery – монастырь;
to found – основывать;
to approach smb (smth) = to come nearer to smb (smth); an approach to – подступ,
подход к;
to save – спасать; a savior – спаситель;
to construct = to build;
an icon – икона;
in the course of = during;
to restore – восстанавливать; restoration – восстановление;
a cemetery – кладбище;
adjoining – примыкающий;
to enter – входить;

     B Read the text, answer the questions

1 Why was the monastery built?
2 Why did the monastery become famous in the 15th century?
3 Why is it worth visiting the monastery?

        The Andronikov Monastery was founded in the middle of the 14th century to
guard the eastern approaches to Moscow. The white-stone Savior Cathedral was fin-
ished in 1427. It is one of the most beautiful stone constructions in Moscow. The out-
standing Russian icon painter Andrei Rublyov, the founder of the Moscow school of
arts. In the course of the restoration of the Savior Cathedral small pieces of Rublyov’s
frescoes were discovered. A. Rublyov lived in the monastery and died there. He was
buried in the cemetery adjoining the monastery land. In 1960 the Museum of Early
Russian Art was opened in the monastery building. At the entrance to the monastery
there is a monument to Rublyov.

     C Say it in England and then write it down

     Монастыри строились в Москве, чтобы охранять подходы к городу. Они
были самыми красивыми сооружениями в Москве, Их расписывали самые та-
лантливые иконописцы. Многие монастыри были превращены в музеи. Стоит
посетить их. Вы получите огромное удовольствие, если познакомитесь с произ-
ведениями древнерусского искусства.


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