The Russians admire ....... because he is an outstanding musician and conducter. A lot of Russians adore ...... `s songs. The Russians admire ....... because he wrote hundreds of works on ancient Russian culture and literature. ....... is famous for founding one of the best galleries of Russian art. ........ was a person to look up to . He was a Russian diplomat, a great playwright, and a talented composer. Not only Russians admire a famous Russian icon painter ...... . ....... was a Russian poet, novelist and translator, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. Test 4. Read the text and choose the right statement. George Bernard Shaw. George Bernard Shaw, an outstanding Irish playwright and critic, was born in Dublin on July 26, 1856 to a poor Irish Protestant family. Later family moved to London. There he started writing novels and plays. Between 1892 and 1930 he wrote over twenty plays, both tragedies and comedies. One of the most popular plays is «Pygmalion». This play has always been a great success with the public in many countries. Shaw received several honours in literature . Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934. a) B. Shaw is a British playwright and critic. b) B. Shaw is an Irish playwright and critic. a) Later family moved to London b)Later family left London. 3. a) He wrote over fifty plays. b) He wrote over twenty plays. 4. a) «Pygmalion» has always been a great success in London. 'b) «Pygmalion» has always been success in many countries. 5 . a) Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934. b) Shaw received twenty honours in literature. По теме: методические разработки, презентации и