1. Taras Shevchenko’s
life and creative way

2. Мета уроку
Today we’ll talk about life and works of the
Ukrainian poet T.G. Shevchenko, you’ll
hear some poems written by T.G.
Shevchenko and another useful
information. I hope that after this lesson
you can tell your friends from another
countries about the great Ukrainian poet
and be proud of our talented people.

4. Answer the questions:
1. Where do the books live at school?
2. Do you like to go to the library?
3. What genres of books are there in our
school library?
4. What kind of books for studying can you
find in the library?
5. What kind of books do you prefer to read?
6. Do you like to read books by the
Ukrainian writers?
7. Who is the most well-known Ukrainian
poet all over the world?

5. Taras
Shevchenko-the Great
Ukrainian
Poet,Painter
and Martyr

6. A brilliant Ukrainian
poet and artist Taras
Gryhorovych
Shevchenko was born
on March 9,1814 in
the village of
Moryntsi

7. His parents were
serfs and lived in
bitter porerty; both
died before Taras
was 11 years old.

8. The boy had a special talent for
drawing

9. At the age of 14
he became
«a houseboy», in
the house of his
owner,
P.Engelhardt,
who noticed
Shevchenko’s

10. P.Engelhardt
apprenticed
Taras to the
painter
V.V.
Shyriayev

11. At that
time he met
the
Russian
painter
K.Bryulo

12. K.Bryulov painted the portrait of the
Russian poet V.Zhukovsky and sold
it for 2500 roubles. The money was
used to buy Shevchenko’s freedom
from P.Engelhardt in 1838

13. Shevchenko was admitted to St.
Peterstburg Academy of Arts
where he studied.

14. T.Shevchenko’s
literary activity
began in 1838. In
1840 he published
his first

15. In 1845 he wrote his famous
program verse «Testament» which
was translated in different
languages.

16. T.Shevchenko had lived difficult
but active and fruitful life and
died in St.Petersburg on March
10, 1861 . He was buried in the
Chernecha Hill near Kaniv, in
Ukraine.

17. Taras Shevchenko has an
important place in the Ukrainian
history. He was the founder of
the new Ukrainian literature.

18. The poem of
T.G.Shevchenko
“Kobzar”
(translated by John
Weir, 1961)

19. The poem by
G.T.Shevchenko
looking at the sky”
“I’m
(translated by
A.Bezborodov)

20. Relaxation

21. Keys:
1) F,
2) T,
3) T,
4) T,
5) F,
6) T

23. The poem byT.G.Shevchenko
“Testament”

24. 1)When was T.G. Shevchenko born?
а)May 9,1814; b) March 9,1814; c) March 10, 1841;
2)How old was T. Shevchenko when he became
orphaned?
а)10; b) 8; c) 11;
3)Who helped T. Shevchenko buy his freedom from P.
Engelhardt?
а)K.Bryulow; b) P. Engelhardt; c) V.V.Shyriayev;
4)T.G. Shevchenko studied at… .
а)Industrial Institute; b) St.Petersburg Academy of
Arts; c) musical school;
5)Which poem of T.G. Shevchenko was translated into
English by your classmates?
а)«І виріс я на чужині»;
b)«Наймичка»;
c)«Думи мої, думи мої».
1)b; 2)c; 3)a; 4)b; 5)c.