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he called “Trees dressed in white”. Though the picture was awful the old man
said that he was going to exhibit it at one of the largest in New York.
Swain was sure that nobody would accept his paintings, but one day when
he visited the exhibition at the Gallery he saw Ellsworth’s picture there.
Two days before the exhibition closed Ellsworth received a letter from the
Gallery. The letter said that Ellsworth had got the first prize for his panting.
When his doctor heard about it he said: “Well, now you see yourself that
art is more interesting than business.”
“Art it nothing,” answered the old man, “I bought the Gallery last
month.”
(After Rube Goldberg)
2. Say what you have learned about:
1) Mr. Ellsworth; 2) Mr. Ellsworth’s lessons with a student of art; 3) the
exhibition at the Gallery.
3. Think and answer.
1) Why did the family think that Mr. Ellsworth got interested in art?
2) What was the real purpose of Mr. Ellsworth’s visits to art galleries and
exhibitions?
3) Could the doctor keep Mr. Ellsworth away from business? Why do you
think so?
¨ Grammar snack: Put the verbs into the correct tense form.
A LACONIC ANSWER
There are a lot of interesting events in history that gave the beginning to
many words of the language. The Spartans (live
1
) ____ in that part of Southern
Greece which (call
2
) ____ Laconia. It is known that they (set
3
) ____ a number of
famous rules of behaviour. Up to present a short answer (refer
4
) _____ to as
Laconic. Long ago a war-like king from Macedonia (begin
5
) _____ (destroy
6
)
_____ one small state after another. And only the Lacons (fight
7
) _____ angrily
for their independence. They (know
8
) _____ that if they (give
9
) _____ up
fighting they (beat) ____ by the enemy. It (make
11
) ____ them (unite
12
) ____ all
their forces. The king (send
13
) ____ a letter to the Spartans: “If I (attack) ____
your country, I (bring
15
) ____ your capital to the ground”. In a few days the
answer (receive
16
). After the letter (open
17
), the King (find
18
) _____ only one
word which (write
19
) ____ by the Spartans. The word (be
20
) ___ “If”.
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         he called “Trees dressed in white”. Though the picture was awful the old man
         said that he was going to exhibit it at one of the largest in New York.
                Swain was sure that nobody would accept his paintings, but one day when
         he visited the exhibition at the Gallery he saw Ellsworth’s picture there.
                Two days before the exhibition closed Ellsworth received a letter from the
         Gallery. The letter said that Ellsworth had got the first prize for his panting.
                When his doctor heard about it he said: “Well, now you see yourself that
         art is more interesting than business.”
                 “Art it nothing,” answered the old man, “I bought the Gallery last
         month.”
                                                                       (After Rube Goldberg)
                2. Say what you have learned about:
                1) Mr. Ellsworth; 2) Mr. Ellsworth’s lessons with a student of art; 3) the
         exhibition at the Gallery.
                3. Think and answer.
                1) Why did the family think that Mr. Ellsworth got interested in art?
                2) What was the real purpose of Mr. Ellsworth’s visits to art galleries and
         exhibitions?
                3) Could the doctor keep Mr. Ellsworth away from business? Why do you
         think so?
                ¨ Grammar snack: Put the verbs into the correct tense form.
                                      A LACONIC ANSWER
                There are a lot of interesting events in history that gave the beginning to
         many words of the language. The Spartans (live1) ____ in that part of Southern
         Greece which (call2) ____ Laconia. It is known that they (set3) ____ a number of
         famous rules of behaviour. Up to present a short answer (refer4) _____ to as
         Laconic. Long ago a war-like king from Macedonia (begin5) _____ (destroy6)
         _____ one small state after another. And only the Lacons (fight7) _____ angrily
         for their independence. They (know8) _____ that if they (give9) _____ up
         fighting they (beat) ____ by the enemy. It (make11) ____ them (unite12) ____ all
         their forces. The king (send13) ____ a letter to the Spartans: “If I (attack) ____
         your country, I (bring15) ____ your capital to the ground”. In a few days the
         answer (receive16). After the letter (open17), the King (find18) _____ only one
         word which (write19) ____ by the Spartans. The word (be20) ___ “If”.




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