Sent by Ruslania.com promptly from Helsinki, Finland.Description:This is a unique teaching book in the series "The Golden Names of Russia". It acquaints foreign students with life and creative activity of the Great Russian painter Vassily Surikov.
The book consists of two parts: an educational film and a short reader about the life of Surikov. Vocabulary used in the film is within reach of students of any language level: beginners, intermediate or advanced. The book is provided with various training tests including vocabulary, conversational and comprehension tasks.
A 14-minute DVD gives a good idea of Surikov's biography and cultural life of Russia in the 19th century. The short reader provides many exercises to master the learnt material. The book contains different grammar tasks for the development of reading and speaking skills.
The second part includes more detailed and difficult texts about Surikov.
Attention! The supplementary DVD is free of region categorization. It can be watched with any standard European player (PAL system).