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1. Painting by Aivazovsky “The Venetian Lagoon: View of the Island of San Giorgio” The picture “The Venetian lagoon: View of the island of San Giorgio” was written by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky in 1844. It happened after the next travel of the creator to the mysterious and amazing Venice. A few months later, the picture was shown at one of the exhibitions devoted to the work of a brilliant […]...
2. Summary “Spring Island” Astafyev The author sails along the Yenisei, a strong, wide river. Sails to the homeland of his childhood. Standing on the deck of the ship, licking drops of spray from the lips, he, like many – many before him, asks a rhetorical question – why? Why so little time devoted to what is really expensive, why […]...
3. Nature, population and countries of Oceania 1. Explain the relationship of the size, geographic location, terrain and mineral resources of the islands to their origin. Islands can be formed by separation from the mainland. Such islands are called continental islands. The size of such islands is quite large compared with the islands of volcanic and coral origin. The mainland islands are […]...
4. Summary “The Island of the Lost Ships” Belyaev The large transatlantic liner “Benjamin Franklin” departs from Genoa to New York. On board is the detective Jim Simpkins, who is transmitting to Reginald Gatling, America suspected of murder. In the open ocean, the ship is wrecked. Simpkins and Gatling do not have time to evacuate and remain on it together with the rescued daughter […]...
5. Natural complexes of the islands of Oceania In Oceania, natural complexes of coral, volcanic and continental islands can be distinguished. Natural complexes of coral islands are monotonous. A flat surface does not exceed an absolute altitude of 3-10 m above sea level. The vegetation of coral islands is very scarce – only a few plant species. The dominant plant of the islands […]...
6. If I were left alone on a desert island Like Robinson Crusoe, I love the sea, but I rarely see it. We live in a city far from the places where ships sail to distant lands, where gulls scream and smell of fish and seaweed. But I often imagine that, like Robinson Crusoe, I was on an uninhabited island… When I came to, the […]...
7. “The Island of Bornholm” Karamzin in brief From England to Russia A hero, a young man, talks about his travels through foreign lands. We do not know his name or age. We only know that England was the extreme limit of his journey, where he told himself that it was time to return to the fatherland, and sat in London on a […]...
8. Composition on Shishkin’s painting “View on Valaam Island” Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is an academician, professor, painter, landscape painter and this is not all his merits. One of his earliest works is the painting “A View on the Island of Valaam”. It was written in 1858 and simply plunged contemporaries into ecstasy. Thanks to this canvas, the Petersburg Academy of Arts awarded the author […]...
9. Summary The island of Bornholm Karamzin N. M. Karamzin The Island of Bornholm From England to Russia A hero, a young man, talks about his travels through foreign lands. We do not know his name or age. We only know that England was the extreme limit of his journey, where he told himself that it was time to return to the […]...
10. Summary “Borlingholm Island” of Karamzin From England to Russia A hero, a young man, talks about his travels through foreign lands. We do not know his name or age. We only know that England was the extreme limit of his journey, where he told himself that it was time to return to the fatherland, and sat in London on a […]...
11. Composition on Shishkin’s painting “On the Island of Valaam” Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is an academician, professor, painter, landscape painter and this is not all his merits. One of his earliest works is the painting “A View on the Island of Valaam”. It was written in 1858 and simply plunged contemporaries into ecstasy. Thanks to this canvas, the Petersburg Academy of Arts awarded the author […]...
12. Summary Treasure Island Stevenson RL Stevenson Treasure Island XVIII century. In the Admiral Benbow inn, located near the English city of Bristol, a mysterious stranger settles in, a heavy old man with a saber scar on his cheek. His name is Billy Bones. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time obviously afraid of someone and even asks […]...
13. “Stevenson’s Treasure Island” in summary XVIII century. In the Admiral Benbow inn, located near the English city of Bristol, a mysterious stranger settles in, a heavy old man with a saber scar on his cheek. His name is Billy Bones. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time obviously afraid of someone and even asks the son of the […]...
14. The world of romance in the novel by R. L. Stevenson “Treasure Island” Robert Lewis Stevenson is an English writer, a native Scotsman, son and grandson of Scottish engineers, famous lighthouse builders. Already in these facts the biography of the writer is something mysterious, romantic. The most famous work of Stevenson is the novel “Treasure Island”. One day an old seaman came to the “Admiral Benbow” tavern. He […]...
15. Composition “Healthy way of life” Today, in society, more people are fighting for a healthy lifestyle. They do not smoke, exercise, do not eat harmful products. Their main goal is to save health in order to lead an active life and live longer. A healthy lifestyle includes several components. If a person wants to follow this way of life, he […]...
16. General information about Oceania Emerald greenery among the blue expanses of the Pacific Ocean are the islands of Oceania. Some scholars even consider this vast space as a separate part of the world. Exotic nature, mild, favorable climate for living, goodwill of the population contribute to the development of international tourism. High, forested mountains on some islands, white coral […]...
17. Coastline of Australia The coastline of Australia is poorly dissected, there are few bays and convenient bays for the construction of seaports and berths. They are located mainly in the east and south-east. While the world’s largest coral structure – the Great Barrier Reef stretching from north to south for 2 thousand km – is close to the […]...
18. The work “Work is the basis of life” You can recall a huge number of classics with sayings about work. Do not lag behind in numbers and Russian proverbs. The meaning of all statements amounts to the fact that it is by work that a person improves himself and makes a better world around himself. According to VA Sukhomlinsky, work was a force […]...
19. British Cuisine English cuisine, like all British, is considered quite conservative. Part of this is true: the English do not like to experiment with food, like the French or Italians, but the taste of traditional English food is known throughout the world. Great Britain gave the world community fish and chips, mashed potatoes, small sandwiches, Yorkshire pudding, […]...
20. Painting Kuindzhi “On the island of Valaam” The summer of 1872, Kuindzhi spent on Lake Ladoga, on the island of Valaam. As a result, pictures appeared: “Ladoga Lake” (1872), “On the Island of Valaam” (1873). These landscapes stand at the crossroads of the realistic mastery of nature and the residual influence of romantic-academic stylistics. According to Konstantin Kavelin, ethics is a “hygiene […]...
21. Summary “Stevenson’s Treasure Island” The novel takes place in the 18th century. Not far from the English city of Bristol in the tavern “Admiral Benbow” settles mysterious stranger. This is Billy Bons, an elderly man with a noticeable saber scar on his cheek. He asks Jim, the son of the owners of the inn, to watch closely whether a […]...
22. “Island” Merle in brief The plot is based on a true event – a mutiny in the English brig “Bounty.” The vast waters of the Pacific Ocean. The handsome “Blossom” swiftly flies through the waves. The third mate Adam Parsel admires the ship, but when he sees the exhausted sailors, he becomes ashamed of the fact that he is […]...
23. Geological structure, minerals and climate of Oceania The geological structure of the islands of Oceania and their origin are closely related to the structure of the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. In the west of the Pacific, the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates converge, forming uplifts. In the places of their collision, earthquakes and volcanism are observed. Most of the islands of Oceania […]...
24. General ideas about the surface of the Earth The surface area of ​​the globe is 510 million km2. Most of it is 361 million km2 – is occupied by the World Ocean, and on the land there are 149 million km2 of area. So, the oceans and continents are the largest natural complexes within the geographical envelope of our planet. The world’s ocean […]...
25. Summary of “The Island of Dr. Moreau” by Wells On February 1, 1887, the ship “Lady Vane” crashed. One of his passengers, Charles Edward Prendic, who was all believed dead, was picked up in the sea on the boat after eleven months and four days. He claimed that he had spent all this time on the island, where incredible things were happening. His stories […]...
26. The Painting Savrasov “Elk Island in Sokolniki” To the famous and very beautiful landscapes of Alexei Savrasov is the painting “Elk Island in Sokolniki”. It was this reproduction that the author summed up one of the periods of creativity. It was at that time that he very organically combined the romantic mood with elements of symbolism and even realism. The painting was […]...
27. Questions and answers to the novel by J. Verne “The Mysterious Island” Remember what works are called “Robinsonads”. Prove that the “Mysterious Island” – “Robinsonade”. “Robinsonades” refers to works that tell how a person coped with the most unfavorable conditions, met face to face with wildlife. This is exactly what happens to the heroes of the “Mysterious Island”. They manage not only to survive, but also to […]...
28. Summary “Crimea Island” Aksenova An accidental shot from a naval gun made by the English lieutenant Bailey Land prevented the capture of the Crimea by units of the Red Army in 1920. And now, during the reign of Brezhnev, the Crimea turned into a prosperous democratic state. Russian capitalism has proved superior to Soviet socialism. Impressive Impressive Simferopol, stylish […]...
29. “Island of Crimea” Aksenova in summary An accidental shot from a naval gun made by the English lieutenant Bailey Land prevented the capture of the Crimea by units of the Red Army in 1920. And now, during the reign of Brezhnev, the Crimea turned into a prosperous democratic state. Russian capitalism has proved superior to Soviet socialism. Impressive Impressive Simferopol, stylish […]...
30. Summary The island of Crimea Aksenov VP Aksenov Crimea Island An accidental shot from a ship’s gun made by the English lieutenant Bailey Land prevented the capture of the Crimea by units of the Red Army in 1920. And now, under the rule of Brezhnev, Crimea has become a prosperous democratic state. Russian capitalism has proved superior to Soviet socialism. Impressive […]...
31. Summary Island of penguins Anatole France Island of the Penguins In the foreword the author reports that the only purpose of his life is to write the history of penguins. For this he studied many sources, and above all the chronicle of the greatest penguin chronicler John Talpa. Like other countries, Penguin has survived several eras: ancient times, the […]...
32. Sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean in the Far East What significance does the Pacific Ocean have for our country? Which sectors of the economy are associated with the maritime boundary and development of the resources of the seas? The seas of the Pacific Ocean are of great transport importance. Thanks to the fishing industry, the food industry is the second in the list of […]...
33. Summary Mysterious island Jules Vern The Mysterious Island March 1865 In the United States during the Civil War, five brave Northmen flee from the southerly Richmond in a balloon. A terrible storm throws out four of them to the shore of an uninhabited island in the Southern Hemisphere. The fifth man and his dog break into the sea […]...
34. Summary “The Mysterious Island” Verna March 1865 In the United States during the Civil War, five brave Northmen flee from the southerly Richmond in a balloon. A terrible storm throws out four of them to the shore of an uninhabited island in the Southern Hemisphere. The fifth man and his dog break into the sea near the shore. This fifth […]...
35. “The Mysterious Island” Verna in brief summary March 1865 In the United States during the Civil War, five brave Northmen flee from the southerly Richmond in a balloon. A terrible storm throws out four of them to the shore of an uninhabited island in the Southern Hemisphere. The fifth man and his dog are hiding in the sea near the shore. This […]...
36. “Island of penguins” Frans in brief summary In the foreword the author reports that the only purpose of his life is to write the history of penguins. For this he studied many sources, and above all the chronicle of the greatest penguin chronicler John Talpa. Like other countries, Penguin has survived several eras: ancient times, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, new […]...
37. Summary Scandalist, or Evenings on Vasilievsky Island VA Kaverin Scandalist, or Evenings on the Vasilievsky Island Professor Stepan Stepanovich Lozhkin, who had been doing his literary works of heresy and sects of the XV-XVI centuries all his life, suddenly began to visit “dangerous thought”. His existence: lecturing, working on manuscripts, relations with his wife – seems to him monotonous and “automatic.” Malvina […]...
38. Summary “Inhabited Island” Strugatsky Part one. Robinson Exploring the space, the Earthman Maxim Kammerer crashes and lands on an unknown planet. Maxim remains unharmed, but his ship explodes, and he finds himself in the forest. The atmosphere is suitable for breathing, the surrounding situation is similar to the terrestrial. After a while, Maxim meets several Aborigines who bring him […]...
39. “The Island of Dr. Moreau” by Wells in summary On February 1, 1887, the ship “Lady Vane” crashed. One of his passengers, Charles Edward Prendic, who was all believed dead, was picked up in the sea on the boat after eleven months and four days. He claimed that he had spent all this time on the island, where incredible things were happening. His stories […]...
40. “The Scandal, or Evenings on the Vasilievsky Island” Kaverina in a brief summary Professor Stepan Stepanovich Lozhkin, who spent his entire life successfully dealing with literary monuments of heresies and sects of the XV-XVI centuries, suddenly began to visit “a dangerous thought.” His existence: lecturing, working on manuscripts, relations with his wife – seems to him monotonous and “automatic.” Malvina Eduardovna, being frightened of the manifestations of her […]...