III. Language

Exercise 7. Find in the text and put down English equivalents to the following word combinations:

Теорія кольору, змішування кольорів, певна комбінація кольорів, коло кольорів, фанатична дискусія, наука зображення, головний колір, чисті кольори, ряд помилок, світлі суміші, доповняльний колір, вбирання світла, сильні контрасти яскравості, загальний колір, відносна яскравість та інтенсивність відтінків, нечистота барвника, обмежена кількість кольорів.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. . There are definitions of colors based on the … .

(color wheel, color harmony, color combination )

2. Color theory was originally formulated in terms of three "…" colors.

(secondary, primary, tertiary )

3. The foundations of pre-20th-century color theory were built around "…" colors.

(clean, primitive, pure)

4. The visual impact of "yellow" vs. "blue" hues in visual design depends on the relative … and …. of the hues.

(lightness and intensity, luminance and purity, saturation and brightness)

5. Many historical "color theorists" have assumed that three "pure" primary colors can … all possible colors.

(mix, print, dye )

Exercise 9. Make up the possible word combinations out of the following and translate them:

1. to match 2. to describe 3. to depend on 4. to mix 5. to be formulated 6. to follow 7. to be remedied 8. to be reflected

a. lightness and intensity b. performance c. different rules d. color effects holistically e. in terms of “primitive” colors f. in modern formulations g. from a surface h. visible colors

IV. Text understanding

Exercise 10. Agree or disagree with the statements. Correct the false statements.

Agreement: I agree with you; You are right; Certainly; Exactly so ; I fully support you

Disagreement: I can’t agree with you; I am afraid you are mistaken; Not quite so; This is not true; I disagree with the statement that…

1. A tradition of "colory theory" began in the 16th century.

2. Red, yellow and blue were believed capable of mixing all other colors.

3. The most important problem has been confusion between the behavior of additive and subtractive colors.

4. "Colors" such as browns or ochre can appear in mixtures of light.

5. Any three real "primary" colors of light, paint or ink can mix only a limited range of colors.

Exercise 11. Answer the questions:

1. What is color theory?

2. When did color theory principles first appear?

3. What does color theory has superficial reference to?

4. What is RYB?

5. What are “pure” colors characterized by?

6. What are the most important problems in color theory?

7. What colors in reality can mix all possible colors? How are they defined?

V. Oral practice.

Exercise 12. Be ready to speak on the topic “Color theory”. Use the plan to be ready.

1. The definition of color theory.

2. History of appearance of color theory.

3. The most important problems in color theory.

VI Reading and Comprehension

Exercise 13. Look through the text B.

Notes:

1. equilibrium – рівновага

2. value - поєднання