Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than THREE words.

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1) 02:55 - Was there a ____________ to his perfectionism, one that could explain his __________________ and _________? I was hoping to find some answers inside the ____ ______, and in a ____________ attempt to ___________ with the locals I rented an ________________ orange bicycle.

Was there a pattern to his perfectionism, one that could explain his eventual breakdown and madness? I was hoping to find some answers inside the city walls, and in a cunning attempt to blend in with the locals I rented an exceptionally orange bicycle. (to blend in with smb – to look like smb)

2) 04:52 - For _______ _________, I went to the Delft _________, where many of the pieces of the Vermeer puzzle are to be found. And although there are only _________ forensic ___________, from them I think we can start __________ a ________________, both of the artist, and of the __________of his tragedy.

For hard evidence, I went to the Delft archives, where many of the pieces of the Vermeer puzzle are to be found. And although there are only isolated forensic(судебный) traces, from them I think we can start to build a mental picture, both of the artist, and of the nature of his tragedy. (forensic traces - methods used for finding out who is guilty of a crime)

3) 13:45 - Among his __________________ works is Diana and Her Companions, Vermeer’s only ___________________, but a very quiet, ___________ moment in a story that often ends in __________ against an _________________ presence. It has _________________ overtones: foot washing, the bowl, even the napkin, which suggests the shape of a dove, have strong catholic and ____________________. It’s a picture by a man who loved women, who loved to look at women, loved to paint them. There’s a familiar Vermeer _________ here, the feel of a __________________, which also has a certain ____________ of peace about to be _____________.

Among his earliestsurviving works is Diana and Her Companions, Vermeer’s only mythologicalscene, but a very quiet, contained moment in a story that often ends in violence against an intrusivemale presence. It has clear religious overtones: foot washing, the bowl, even the napkin, which suggests the shape of a dove, have strong catholic and sacramental associations. It’s a picture by a man who loved women, who loved to look at women, loved to paint them. There’s a familiar Vermeer feel here, the feel of a moment of beauty, which also has a certain fragility of peace about to be disturbed.

(Sacrament - something regarded as possessing a sacred or mysterious significance; fragile - able to be broken easily; delicate; light)

5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:

Teachers’ Notes: Choose any of the items for scripting as a home assignment.

1. The reasons why the presenter goes to Vermeer’s native town.

to associate with to run beneath to build a profile to unearth evidence to make headlines to hold key to to make sense of

(to unearth – find out the truth; раскапывать, извлекать)

1. The life of the 17^th century Holland and the town of Delft. The paradox of Vermeer’s art.

in-your-face splendor sink-or-swim world be scarred by be in the ascendant in trauma a religious strife a hint of disturbance be becalmed a turbulent reality

(in-your-face - aggressive and confrontational; to scar - to mark or become marked with a scar; ранить; strife - angry or violent struggle; conflict; борьба; раздор, to be in the ascendant – to be or become powerful and popular; приобретать большое влияние; a city in trauma – in extreme shock caused by a very frightening and unpleasant experience)

1. Vermeer’s childhood, his father Reynier, Vermeer’s appearance

to commit manslaughter to run business mark the spot to follow smb’s footsteps the plaque says elusive The Procuress to depict the world rambunctious In the shadows to leer

(manslaughter - not deliberate killing of a human being; plaque - ornamental or commemorative inscribed tablet or plate of porcelain, wood, etc; именная дощечка, пластинка с названием учреждения; elusive - difficult to catch; неуловимый, ускользающий; rambunctious - noisy, full of energy, uncontrolled; непокорный, непослушный; буйный; to leer – to look at smb. in an unpleasant way showing you find them sexually attractive; ухмылятьсяж procuress - сводня; сводница)

1. The register of baptism in the New Church, The Best Outer Garment Tax

matrimony testaments to be christened a posh name to live up to a descent into piece of clothing

(matrimony - the state or condition of being married; to christen - to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian; posh - smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive)

1. Grim moments in the family history. Vermeer’s dodgy grandmother Neeltge and grandfather.

to haunt the ancestors to sell for a song con artist to run raffles counterfeiting go to the lengths to keep one’s heads above the water coin forgery to hush up to sweep under the carpet

(dodgy – dishonest; to sell for a song - отдавать почти задаром; to run raffles – to sell numbered tickets to win prizes; con artist – smb. who tricks or deceives people to get money from them; counterfeiting - made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; sweep (something) under the carpet- to conceal (something, esp a problem) in the hope that it will be overlooked by others; hush up - замалчивать, скрывать; to suppress information or rumours)

1. The most important decision of Vermeer’s life.

to propose to smb to declare one’s intention to worship intervening years son of a publican to be apprenticed a devout mother to strike a bargain to convert a secular ceremony an enclave of

intervening - промежуточный, переходный, intermediate, in-between; a publican - a person who keeps a public house; apprentice - someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession; devout - deeply religious; благочестивый, набожный; convert - to change in opinion, belief, etc); secular - not within the control of the Church; светский, нецерковный; it’s a void not a single document – it doesn’t contain the information one needs

1. The nature of Vermeer’s own household. Catherina’s childhood

a domestic life a close-knit family an impecunious artist opulence and harmony to fit an ideal skeletons in the closet unlike the girl the disintegration of to be on the slide to beat black and blue to take out one’s anger on smb domestic abuse dysfunctional neghbours

(close-knit - closely united; сплочённый; impecunious - бедный, нуждающийся; business was on the slide – experiencing difficulties; opulence – great wealth; dysfunctional neighbors – not following the normal patterns of social behavior; disintegration - разрушение; распад)

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