Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Writers

Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Writers

Functional Language

He was one of the most…

He is best known for…

His works include…

His novels portray…

His manuscripts are preserved…

Дляаргументации:

According to the source…

This document shows that…

In my opinion…

One reason is…

This work is important for cultural memory because…

Длясравнения:

Both writers…

While Tolstoy…, Dickens…

One similarity is…

One important difference is…

Grammar / Language Focus

Past Simple

Tolstoy wrote War and Peace.

Dickens published novels in the nineteenth century.

Passive Voice

Tolstoy’s manuscripts are preserved in museum collections.

The novel was written in the nineteenth century.

Relative Clauses

Tolstoy was a writer who influenced world literature.

A manuscript is a document which contains an author’s handwritten text.

Present Perfect

Tolstoy’s works have influenced generations of readers.

His novels have become part of world literature.

Passive Vocabulary

1. handwritten

2. original document

3. correspondence

4. literary heritage

5. social issues

6. historical background

7. cultural identity

8. archive

What can you see?

What person connects all these words?

Imagine that all history textbooks disappeared, but novels, diaries, letters and manuscripts survived. Could future generations still learn something about our past?

Can literature preserve historical memory?

Yasnaya Poliana

Vocabulary

Reading.

What can we preserve from a writer besides his books?

1. manuscript

2. draft

3. heritage

4. novelist

5. character

6. diary

a) a person in a book or story

b) an early version of a text

c) a handwritten or original text

d) cultural achievements passed between generations

e) a writer of novels

f) a personal record of events and thoughts

Leo Tolstoy: A Writer Whose Legacy Lives On

Leo Tolstoy was one of the most important Russian writers. He was born in 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana, the family estate which later became closely connected with his life and literary work.

His best-known works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina. His literary interests were wide, and his works became known far beyond Russia.

Tolstoy’s legacy is not limited to his published books. Manuscripts, letters, photographs and personal belongings connected with the writer have also been preserved. These materials help researchers and readers learn how he worked and provide evidence about his life and time.

Yasnaya Polyana is especially important for preserving this memory. Tolstoy was born there, lived and worked there for many years, and was buried there.

Today his literary and documentary heritage allows new generations to discover not only a famous writer but also an important part of Russian cultural history.

novelist — manuscripts — published — heritage — characters

1. Tolstoy was a famous Russian ______.

2. His original ______ are preserved today.

3. His works are part of Russia’s literary ______.

4. Writers create different ______.

5. Many of Tolstoy’s works were ______ in the nineteenth century.

Tolstoy wrote novels in the nineteenth century.

→Past Simple.

but:

His works have influenced generations of readers.

→Present Perfect.

1. 1. Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana.

   2. He wrote only one famous novel.

   3. His manuscripts have been preserved.

   4. Yasnaya Polyana is connected with his life and work.

   5. Tolstoy wrote all his novels at Yasnaya Polyana.

   6. His documentary heritage can help us understand his time.

Exercise 5. True / False / Not Stated

60-seconds Challenge

Introduce Leo Tolstoy to a British teenager.

Use:

Russia → writer → works → contribution → historical memory.

1. 1. What did the writers have in common?

   2. What societies did they write about?

   3. Why are their works still read?

   4. Can literature tell foreign readers something about a country?

   5. Why should manuscripts and letters be preserved if we already have printed books?

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