World Famous Artists. Vincent Van (1853-1890).

Nobody has ever painted cornfields or sunflowers like Van Gogh. His paintings are full of colour and sunlight. Today his paintings are worth millions of pounds but in his lifetime he only sold one.

Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He did not start painting until he was twenty-seven, ten years before he died. Before becoming a painter, he was a teacher, an art dealer and a church preacher. In 1886 he left Holland and joined his younger brother, Theo, who was working in Paris at the time.

After living there for two years, he moved to the warmer climate of Arles in the south France. Here he painted some of his most famous pictures. However, Van Gogh was mentally ill. During one of his fits of madness he attacked his friend, the artist Paul Gauguin. In another fit of madness, Van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. Eventually he went into a mental hospital but he did not get any better.

Finally, on Sunday 27th July 1890, in the small village of Auvers, north of Paris, Vincent Van Gogh took a gun, went into a cornfield and shot himself. When his brother Theo arrived, he said: “I hope I did it properly.” Thirty-six hours later Van Gogh died in his brother’s arms. His last words were “La tristesse durera”. (The sadness will continue.)

Find English equivalents to the following words:

1. Кукурудзяне поле,

2. соняшник,

3. сонячне світло,

4. бути вартим міліонів,

5. проповідник,

6. бути душевно хворим,

7. напад божевілля,

8. нападати,

9. відрізати,

10. застрелитися.

Answer the questions:

1. How many paintings did he sell in his lifetime?

2. How old was he when he started painting?

3. What jobs did he have before becoming a painter?

4. Where did he paint his most famous pictures?

5. What was wrong with him?

6. How did he die?

Semester IV Lesson 1

Adam smith

Words to master:

influential - впливовий

acceptable - прийнятний

destination - призначення; приреченість, доля

contribution – сприяння, внесок

guild - цех, гільдія

free enterprise - приватне підприємництво

widowed - овдовіла

welfare - добробут, достаток

resound - лунати (with) , звучати

contemporary - сучасний

Commissioner of Customs – збирач податків

Translate the sentences using the words from the list:

1. His fame resounds throughout the world.

2. The museum of contemporary art was opened yesterday.

3. The company need much more money to get started another free enterprise.

4. He applied to get the job of Commissioner of Customs.

5. This work is believed to be a very influential one.

6. Nan made her contribution to this project as well as many others.

7. It was almost 5 o’clock and Tom was reaching his destination place.

8. The aim of any state is welfare of its every citizen.

9. Tomorrow the local guilds are having their annual meeting.

10. I’m sorry, it’s not acceptable for me at all.

11. His widowed mother moved to live with him.

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