KOMITAS

Soghomon Soghomonian, known as Komitas

Komitas was the most important collector of Armenian folk songs, and his exact and detailed researches established Armenian musicology on a scientific basis. His own folk-based songs and choruses and his liturgical chants are still popular among Armenians, many of whom regard him as their foremost composer.
Little-known abroad, but treasured at home, Komitas was born in what is now Turkey and trained as a priest at the seminary of Etchmiadzin, the centre of the Armenian Church. He collected 3000 Armenian folk tunes, composed liturgical and instrumental music, much of it based on the music he collected.
In the autumn of 1916, he was taken to a hospital in Constantinople, Hôpital de la paix, and then moved to Paris in 1919, where he died in a psychiatric clinic in Villejuif in 1935. Next year, his ashes were transferred to Yerevan and buried in the Pantheon that was named after him.

Exercise 1

Fill in the correct word (some or any).

1. Sue went to the cinema with some of her friends!
2. Jane doesn’t have any friends.
3. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
4. Here is some food for the cat.
5. I think you should put some flowers on the table.
6. Could you check if there are any calls on the answering machine?
7. I don’t want any presents for my birthday.
8. Did they have any news for you?
9. I’m hungry — I’ll have some sandwiches.
10. There aren’t any apples left.

Great, all answers are correct! 

Adjective or adverb?

Exercise 1: adverbs and adjectives

	She plays tennis very well.
	The match finished very late.
	Some snakes are dangerous.
	They came in quietly.
	He is an awful person.
	You speak English perfectly.
	A tortoise walks slowly.
	She is a famous singer.
	He looked at me angrily.
	My dad drives carefully.

• Կարդա հետևյալ տեղեկությունները կենդանիների մասին և ընտրիր, թե յուրաքանչյուր հատվածը որ կենդանու մասին է՝ cat, dog, hamster, lizard, fish, parrot

1. It is a good friend. Takes it out for walks every day. Feed it meat and give it water to drink.

It is dog.

2.  It needs an aquarium to swim. Change the water and clean the quarium regulary. Feed your pet special food once a day.

It is a fish.

3. It needs a warm house. It needs rocks and plants to climb on. Feed it insects, spiders, mice or rats and give it water to drink.

It is a lizard.

4. It is very friendly and likes to play outside. It sleeps a lot and needs a quiet and warm place to rest. Feed it special biscuits, meat or fish and water to drink.

It is a cat.

5. It needs a cage where it can run around and a box to sleep in. Feed your pet seeds, nuts, fruit and vegetables and give water to drink.

It is a hamster.

6. It needs a big cage. Don’t forget to clean the cage. Pet your pet fly outside the cage regularly. Feed your pet seeds and give water to drink

.It is a parrot.

• Տեղադրիր a, an, some,  any

1. Please get some bread from the baker’s.

a)any

b) a

c) an

d) some

2. We need some money to buy a present  for a mother’s Birthday.

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

Dad, there are some letters for you.

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

4. There aren’t any books on the shelf.

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

5. It is an elephant.

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

6. Thanks a lot. Can I have any water first?

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

7. It is a very interesting story about animals.

a) any

b) a

c) an

d) some

• Ընտրիր ճիշտ տարբերակը

1. Why didn’t the other animals think Fly’s plan would work?b) Fly was too small.
   a) Bear was too scared.
   b) Fly was too small.
   c) The moose was too fast.
   d) Fly had a broken wing.
   2) What problem was the moose causing?c) He was drinking too much water.
   a) He was destroying the animals’ homes.
   b) He was being mean to the animals.
   c) He was drinking too much water.
   d) He was eating all their food.
   3) Which line from the story shows that Fly is determined (strong-minded)?a) “I’ll never stop.”
   a) “I’ll never stop.”
   b) “Hooray for Fly!”
   c) “But the moose is twice your size!”
   d) “So, what’s the plan?”
   4) Fly is the smallest animal in the story. In what way is he the strongest? Explain
   your answer.
   Even the weakest animal can beat the strongest if he uses his brain.”
   5) What was the moose doing that made the animals call him a pest?
   He’s drinking so much that the river is going down.
   6. How Fly Saved the River
   Fly flew onto the moose’s back. Holding on tightly, he bit the moose as hard as he could.
   
2. Տեքստի ընդգծված նախադասությունները դարձրու հարցական և ժխտական:
   The moose was unable to stop Fly.
   Was the moose unable to stop Fly?.
   The moose wasn’t unable to stop Fly.
   
   The animals never saw him again.
   Did the animals never saw him again?
   The animals didn’t never saw him again.
   
3. Դուրս գրիր անլանոթ բառերը։:
   moose-խոզուկ
   thirsty-ծարավ
   muskrat- մշկառնետ
   destroy-ոչնչացնել
   pest-վնասատու
   riverbank-գետափ
   gnaw-կրծոտել
    hooves-սմբակներ
   stew-շոգեխաշել
   
4. Տեքստից դուրս գրիր ածականները` beautiful
   bigger, thirsty,strong,quiet,weakest
5. Տեքստից դուրս գրիր մակբայերը՝ beautifuly
   truly,tightly
6. Ին՞չ կենդանիներ կան տեքստում, դուրս գրիր, ին՞չ հետաքրքիր փաստեր գիտես կենդանիների մասին, համացանցից դուրս հանիր և պատրաստիր ռադիո նյութ հետևյալ վերնագրերով՝ <<Do you know?>> կամ <<It is intersting to know>
   
   moose,muskrat,fly,bear, beaver
   
   MUSKRAT
   The muskrat  is a medium-sized ,native to North America and  in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitats. It has important effects on the ecology of wetlands, and is a resource of food and fur for humans.Adult muskrats weigh 0.6–2 kg , with a body length (excluding the tail) of 20–35 cm (8–14 in). They are covered with short, thick fur of medium to dark brown color. Their long tails, covered with scales rather than hair, are laterally compressed and generate a small amount of thrust, with their webbed hind feet being the main means of propulsion and the unique tail mainly important in directional stability. Muskrats spend most of their time in the water and can swim under water for 12 to 17 minutes. They live in families, consisting of a male and female pair and their young. To protect themselves from the cold and from predators, they build nests that are often burrowed into the bank with an underwater entrance. Muskrats feed mostly on cattail and other aquatic vegetation but also eat small animals.