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After text activity

  1. Reading Exercises:

Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:

Speculative; distinguished from; encompass ; backbone; ambiguous; honorific ; undergraduate music majors ; insofar as ; the former; the latter; juggling, brass bands; stagecraft; mummers' plays; justification; validity; reliance; comprehensive; overlap; rigorous; indebted; Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism; faiths; adherents; Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; a prophet; the Quran; a picture image; charcoals; cross-hatching; scribbling; blending; stippling; excel ; draughtsman;. observable; mourning; collage; straw; deter;

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1) What do the humanities study?

2) What do the humanities include ?

3) What does the study of individual, modern and classical languages form?

4) What does philosophy study?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1. Traditionally, the study of history

a) including music performance, music education (training music teachers), musicology, music theory and composition.

2. While the scientific study of language is known as linguistics and is a social science,

b)and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal, or paint, which can be molded or transformed to create some art object.

3. Music as an academic discipline can take a number of different paths,

c). the study of languages is still central to the humanities.

4. The performing arts differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium,

d) has been considered a part of the humanities

Exercise 4. Open brackets choosing the right words:

History is systematically collected ( information/ knowledge ) about (the past/ the last). When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and (interpretation/explanation), of the record of humans, societies, institutions, and any (topic/subject) that has changed over time. Knowledge of history is often said to (encompass/ accomplish )both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills. Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. In modern academia, history is ( occasionally/sometimes ) classified as a social science.

II. Speaking Exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe History ; linguistics ; Literature; The performing arts; Theatre ; Philosophy ; Drawing ; Painting using the suggested words and expressions as in example:

History

dealing with past events; the branch of knowledge.

example:

The branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

linguistics

of human language; the scientific study .

Literature

such as poetry, novels, essays, etc., esp; works of imagination ; characterized by excellence of style and expression ;and by themes of general or enduring interest; written material.

The performing arts

Such as; dance, drama, and music; that are performed; before; an audience; arts.

Theatre

Building designed; for the performance ;of plays, operas, etc.

Philosophy

etymologically, the "love of wisdom"; is generally; the study of problems concerning; matters such as existence, knowledge, justification, truth, justice, right and wrong, beauty, validity, mind, and language.

Drawing

a picture or a plan made by means of lines on a surface; esp one made with a pencil or pen; without the use of colour.

Painting

The act of applying paint; to a surface; with a brush.

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Today, the main fields of philosophy are logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.

2) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Modern and contemporary art has moved away from the historic value of craft in favour of concept

3) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: There is also a specialized form of fine art in which the artists perform their work live to an audience.