- •Module 4. Art. Painting in britain, the united states and ukraine trends in art. Painting types
- •2. Match the paintings in the photos to their type (see the appendix). Compare your answers with a partner.
- •3. Complete the sentences using the necessary word from Exercise 1.
- •4. Make up five true and five false sentences about the painting trends and painting types. Compare your ideas with your partner.
- •5 2 6 . Look at the postcards in the appendix and read the text. Match each paragraph (a-e) to one of the postcards. Modern art
- •7. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
- •8. A) Match the words in column a with the words in column b.
- •9. Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition.
- •10. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the given word. Write no more than five words.
- •Interest
- •1 4 2 3 1. In pairs discuss the following questions. Use the Essential Strategy Language.
- •A painter’s world
- •Amateur artists
- •14. A) Read the sentences below and tick five sentences which seem to you the most evident reasons for people taking up art. Compare your answers with a partner.
- •17. A) Match the words in column a with the words in column b.
- •18. A) Complete the sentences using the necessary word / phrase from the box.
- •19. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •20. Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition.
- •21. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the given word. Write no more than five words.
- •Instead
- •22. Read the text below. There are 13 mistakes in the text. Find and correct the mistakes.
- •Painting description
- •24. A) Match phrases 1-5 with their opposites a-e.
- •The slave ship by j.M.W.Turner
- •28. Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with the necessary word from the box.
- •29. Read the text below. There are 13 mistakes in the text. Find and correct the mistakes.
- •30. Answer the questions below by giving three or four sentences to each step. Describe the painting you like.
- •31. Exam link. Work in pairs to describe a painting that you like / dislike.
- •A visit to the art exhibition
- •For the art, turn left at the dance floor
- •34. Read the texts below. In pairs discuss which art exhibition you would prefer to visit. Why? My picturesque world
- •Art as a joy of life
- •Fine art Ukraine
- •Inspiration
- •36. Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition.
- •40. A) Match the following suggestions to the expected results. Add at least two more suggestions and the expected results.
- •1. A) Match words and phrases 1-14 which describe people’s physical appearance with words a-n.
- •3. A) Match the word from column a with the word from column b having the same meaning.
- •4. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words from Exercise 1.
- •5. Transform simple sentences into a complex sentence.
- •6. A) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.
- •7. A) Read the text below and make the description of Jane and Andy different from the given. Use necessary words / phrases from Exercise 1. Compare your ideas with your partner.
- •8. A) Read the sentences below and change them to make them true for you,
- •9. Read the sentences below. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
- •10. Choose one of the categories from the box and describe a famous person to other students.
- •Make your image work for you
- •12. Read the text below. In pairs discuss if you agree with the statement that good looks are important. Use the Essential Strategy Language. Top 10 reasons why physical appearance is so important?
- •14. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each gap.
- •Character
- •Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
- •19. A) Read the words in Exercise 16 again and choose the words which are close in the meaning with the words below.
- •20. A) In pairs discuss the questions below.
- •10) Forget where you have put your things?
- •24. Form the adjective from the noun given in the box to complete the gap in each sentence.
- •26. Match the underlined expressions 1-10 with the correct meaning a-j.
- •27. A) Complete the following sentences using the idioms.
- •28 A) Using the Essential Strategy Language, in pairs discuss different factors that help to mould a person’s character. Consider the following aspects:
- •The application letter format
- •31. Fill in the necessary preposition.
- •33. Exam link
- •Lifestyle
- •34. A) In pairs discuss the questions below.
- •35. A) Work in groups. Read five texts.
- •Amish world
- •Simple living
- •How the wealthy lives
- •A vegetarian lifestyle
- •The modern physically lazy lifestyle
- •The essay format
- •A close friend
- •The most influential person in my life
- •What’s the best advice your father ever gave you?
- •40. A) Match sentences a-m with sentences 1-13.
- •42. Exam link
- •The essay format
- •Feelings and emotions
- •47. A) Match the words in the left column with the words in the right column to make up an expression.
- •48. A) Complete the following sentences using the necessary word / phrase from the box.
- •50. A) Here are some ways of responding to a story or something you hear to express your feelings. Match the beginnings (a-l) with the endings (1-12).
- •51. A) Match idioms 1-11 in column a with their meaning a-k in column b.
- •My most embarrassing moment
- •56. A) Work in groups. Read three texts.
- •The happiest, saddest moment in my life
- •The happiest moment in my life
- •The memory box
- •57. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each gap.
- •58. Speak about the most unforgettable moment your life.
2. Match the paintings in the photos to their type (see the appendix). Compare your answers with a partner.
1) OleksanderBohomazov, Hay Market. |
a) a landscape |
2) Ivan Shishkin, A Rye Field |
b) a portrait |
3) Valentin Serov, The girl with peaches |
c) a seascape/ a marine painting |
4) Ivan Aivazovsky, Marine |
d) a genre painting |
5) Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers |
e) a battle piece |
6) Vasily Vereshchagin, Before the attack, near Plevna |
f) a still life |
3. Complete the sentences using the necessary word from Exercise 1.
1) _____ is an art style that is still much loved today and it’s hard to imagine that when it first appeared on the art scene in Paris in the 19th century, most critics hated and ridiculed it.
2) At its worst, ____ art looks like an accidental mess of paint. At its best, it has an impact that strikes you from the moment you see it.
3) _____ features the element of dreams and unconscious experience using unusual combinations of images and artists play with reality representing it topsy-turvy.
4) _____ refers to the technique of using dots of pure colour in such a way that, seen at the appropriate distance, they achieve maximum luminosity.
5) _______ was a means of reuniting conscious and unconscious realms of experience so completely that the world of dream and fantasy would be joined to the everyday rational world in “an absolute reality, a surreality.”
6) Artists can give psychological truth to _____ not simply by stressing certain main physical features of the person, but by the subtlety of light and shade.
7) _______ is one of the principal means by which artists express their delight in the visible world.
8) Objects in a _____ were likely to have selected for their symbolic meaning, but this symbolism eludes most visitors. Cut flowers or a piece of decaying fruit, for instance, symbolize mortality.
9) The _____ piece is one of the oldest types of art in developed civilizations, as rulers have always been keen to celebrate their victories and intimidate potential opponents.
10) Her beautiful ______ paintings are full of atmosphere and capture all the changing moods of the ocean, one can almost feel the salty sea breezes and hear the cry of the gulls.
11) _________ painting feature scenes from everyday life, ordinary people at work or play, depicted mostly in a realistic manner.
4. Make up five true and five false sentences about the painting trends and painting types. Compare your ideas with your partner.
Example:
A: – Genre painting is a work of art featuring an arrangement of inanimate, everyday objects, whether natural objects (flowers, food, wine, etc.) or manufactured items (books, bottles, crockery, etc.).
B: – No, it’s not true. Genre painting is pictorial representations of scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, street scenes, etc.