I. Ragtime

The abolition of slavery led to new opportunities for the education of freed African-Americans. Although strict segregation limited employment opportunities for most blacks, many were able to find work in entertainment. Black musicians were able to find work in entertainment. Black musicians were able to provide “low-class” entertainment in dances, minstrel shows and in vaudeville, by which many marching bands were formed. Black pianists played in bars, clubs as ragtime developed.

Ragtime appeared as sheet music, popularized by African American musicians such as the entertainer Er

Ragtime is a 1975 novel by E. L. Doctoow. This work of historical fiction is primarily set in New York City area from about 1900 until the United States entry into World War I in 1917. A unique adaptation of the historical narrative genre, the novel blends three fictional American families and various actual historical figures into a framework that revolves around events, characters and ideas important in U. S. history.

1. Read the extract and write out all the sentences which contain words corresponding to the topic “Man and Music”. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

II. Study Topical Vocabulary p.121 (Практический курс английского языка: 4 курс: Учебник для педвузов по спец. «Иностранный язык/Под ред. В.Д. Аракина. – М.: Гуманит. изд. Центр ВЛАДОС, 2001.)

1. Give Russian equivalents to:

Oboe, beat, to transcribe, tuner, amplifier, chamber music, major, virtuoso, turn-table, percussion, minstreller group, to complete, album, the baton, to arrange, bassoon, rhapsody, incidental music, waltz, guitar, chorus, quartet, disco.

2. Give English equivalents to:

Дуэт, оркестр, труба, фестиваль, импровизировать, альт, народная музыка, скрипка, электронная музыка, валторна, флейта, марш, композитор, ария, хор, сингл, под руководством, партитура, сопровождать, аккордеон, рок.

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