Vocabulary
to see the graffiti on the walls – бачити графіті на стінах
to express the inner world – виражати внутрішній світ
the painter, the artist – художник
to change – змінюватись
an advertisement – реклама
to impress (impression) - вражати (враження)
to share feelings – поділитись почуттями
to enjoy the beauty of the world – насолоджуватись красою світу
to relax and relieve stress – відпочивати та знімати стрес
to forget about the troubles – забути про проблеми
to escape from problems – втекти від проблем
to encourage – заохочувати
to broaden our horizons – розширювати наш кругозір
to be keen on, to be fond of – захоплюватись
Exercise 1: Read and translate the text:
“Street Art”
New Yorkers like to see the graffiti on the walls of subway trains, or houses or even in some other places. You can see the scrawled names and slogans which express the inner world of the painter or are written for political point. Up to the 1970s, most New Yorkers hated graffiti and it was illegal and the government punishes all the artists by fines. Since those days, graffiti has changed a lot and it is no longer found only in the subway and the poor parts of the city. Nowadays, it has the status of 'street art' and you get graffiti in places where you wouldn't expect to - in advertisements, on clothes, on toys, and even on the Wall Street Journal's official website! In the early 1980s, there was a real craze for graffiti art and Manhattan art world had displays of street art in its galleries. The trend was short-lived - until the arrival of hip-hop music in the late 80s. Hip-hop was originally black music, sung by young African Americans from the poor, run-down districts of American cities. When it suddenly got to the top of the American music charts, hip-hop culture was spread, bringing graffiti with it.
Today companies start to realize that graffiti can be used even in advertising. Kel Rodriguez, who used to spray New York subway trains, was the artist who decided to design the Wall Street Journal's website and it was done in graffiti-style. Another artist, Blade, has his own website devoted only to the world of graffiti. People can sell things with his own original designs on this website! Leonard McGurr, a street artist for 25 years, went from painting subway trains to designing and marketing graffiti-inspired clothes for young people. «Graffiti has been a story of survival,» he says.
Task
Tell your classmates what new facts about graffiti you have learned from the text.
Make up short dialogues (your friend hasn’t heard about this kind of art, explain him where it appeared, how it developed, “whose” art is it).
Exercise 2: Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
The term «Modern art» is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past embodied (втілені) in a spirit of the new experimentation.
In another words, modern art is an unusual way of representation of art.
Modern artists experimented with fresh ideas about the functions of art and nature of materials and with new ways of seeing.
With modernism was began the freedom of expression which continued and become a part of the world of art after Second World War and it is still a big part of artistic creation today.
The art can help people to share their feelings, enjoy the beauty of the world, relax and relieve stress, with the help of art we can forget about the troubles, escape from problems and broaden our horizons.
Task
Read the sentences and think about the words and phrases given below.Work out the meanings from the context. Don’t use a dictionary.
You hear the lovely song of a nightingale or a melody of a river, you admire the picturesque landscapes of nature, you touch a sea stone with a unique shape - those things appeal to your senses and your emotions.
Non-motivated purposes of art include the imitation of harmony, balance and rhythms in form, symbols, ideas, human experiences in the Universe.
Motivated functions of art refer to universal communication, relaxation, a way of treating people in a society, and\or propaganda.
Exercise 3:Write the correct answer for each sentence and translate them.
___ 351 people attended the performance.
___ There were one hundred and thirty-five pieces in the puzzle.
___ Class started at eight-thirty A.M. in Room Twenty.
___ In the sixties there were sit-ins at 100's of colleges.
___ Every afternoon at two o'clock the chimes rang.
___ The stock deal, which involved $4.5 billion, paid a twelve and a half percent dividend.
___ The Lafayette television station is Channel Eighteen.
___ They needed eight ten-foot poles for the construction.
___ The vote was 126 in favor of the action and only sixteen opposed.
___ The assignment was to read chapter 6, pages 31-39.
___ Only fifty percent of high school students go on to college.
___ We were assigned a report of about 10 pages in length.
Кількісні числівники hundred, thousand, million не вживаються у формі множини, тобто немають закінчення – s: ten thousand books, five hundred children were present today.
Але, коли зазначені числівники виражають неозначену кількість, вони вживаються в множині зі закінченням – s: Thousands of people took part in the meeting. Millions of Ukrainian schoolchildren go info sports.
Exercise 4:Choose the right variant:
1. 145 _____ live in the Russian Federation.
a. millions people b. millions of people с. million of people d. million people
2. _____ are starving in the world today.
a. Thousands people b. Thousands of people
3. You are _____ who asks me this stupid question.
a. fifth b. the fiveth с. the fifth d. five
4. Two _____ of my income I spend on my pet’s food.
a. twelve b. twelfth с. twelves d. twelfths
5. Every _____ person in our company is not satisfied with his salary.
a. three b. the third с. third
6. Ok! See you on _____ of April.
a. the twentyth-seventh b. twenty-seven с. the twenty-seventh
7. It is _____ hit. I like such songs.
a. his the third b. his third с. the third his
8. _____ of the territory is covered with ice.
a. one thirds b. one third
9. This bouquet costs _____ dollars!
a. two hundreds b. two hundred с. two hundred of
10. Two thirds of my work _____ dedicated to the theory of the subject.
a. are b. is
11. Two _____ two is four.
a. on b. to с. by
12. I need _____ of your annual turnover.
a. three-nineths b. three-ninths с. three-nine
13. So, this will be two _____ five.
a. point b. comma
14. _____ can save the situation.
a. ten percent b. ten percents
15. A fortnight means _____ weeks.
a. two b. three с. four
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