Unit 3. Books and Writers » Стр.83 (3)

Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions. 1. When and where was T. Shevchenko born? Taras Shevchenko was born in the village of Moryntsi on March 9, 1814. 2. Was he orphaned in his early teens? Yes, he was orphaned in his early teens, when he was 11. 3. Why did he grow up in poverty and misery? He grew in poverty and misery because he was orphaned when he was 11 and his father was a serf. 4. What happened to Taras when he was 14 years old? When Taras was 14 years old, he became a servant («a houseboy») in the house of his owner, P. Engelhardt. 5. What did P. Engelhardt notice? P. Engelhardt noticed Shevchenko’s artistic talent. 6. How did T. Shevchenko become free? T. Shevchenko became free after K.Bryulov had painted the portrait of the Russian poet V. Zhukovsky and sold it for 2500 roubles. 7. Where was he admitted in St. Petersburgh? He was admitted to Academy of Arts in St.Peterburgh. 8. What book did he publish in 1840? In 1840 he published his first collection of poems «Kobzar». 9. What is Shevchenko’s role in the history of the Ukrainian literature? Shevchenko’s role in the history of the Ukrainian literature is important because he was the founder of the new Ukrainian literature, he established Ukrainian as the national literary language.