Упр.1 Модуль 3 Focus On RNE ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Task 2

1. Read the text and complete the gaps A–F with the parts of the sentences marked by numbers 1–7. One part is extra.

   Ballet was initially performed in Russia to entertain the Imperial Court, but it wasn’t long before it was made accessible to the public. By 1800, Russian dancers were having a profound effect upon Western ballet, A) ________. Western ballet-goers really fell in love with Russian ballet through the Ballet Russes, founded by Sergei Diaghilev in 1909. The dance company was located in Paris B) ________. Some of the dancers achieved world-renown and are still talked about today. Anna Pavlova was, in her day, the world’s most famous ballerina and the first, in fact, to tour the world. She is best-known for the Dying Swan solo performance, C) ________. Rudolf Nureyev was another Russian dancer to have a huge effect on ballet, not only because of his amazing dance skills, D) ________. The dancers are not the only attraction in ballet. Traditionally, ballet has always been accompanied by classical music, which has allowed Russian composers to contribute to the national art. An especially prominent figure in the world of Russian ballet was Tchaikovsky, E) ________. His most famous ballet is Swan Lake, followed by The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. Many other composers have also contributed to Russian ballet, such as Stravinsky, composer of three ballets between 1910 and 1913 F) ________. Ballet is recognised as a national treasure of Russia, and today many people still enjoy attending performances. Russian ballet companies like the Bolshoi Ballet continue to tour the world with spectacular performances.

   1. which were performed by Diaghilev’s Ballet Russo
   2. which she helped create with choreographer Michel Fokine
   3. who was responsible for three world-renowned ballets
   4. where Italian and French performers had previously dominated
   5. but many of the dancers came from St Petersburg
   6. but is the least known dance style
   7. but also because he made the world of ballet seem so glamorous