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6. The modeling and outline of the ____________ showed sculptural
Verb
Noun
Adjective
retain
composition
conventional
concentrate
pleasant
render
variation
reveal
transition
to be jointly known as
быть совместно известными как
the Cradle of Impressionism
Колыбель Импрессионизма
to retain a more conventional
spatial and geometric structure
сохранить более традиционную
пространственную и
геометрическую структуру
a pattern of foliage
узор из листьев
daubs of color
цветные мазки
a rather summary depiction
довольно нечеткое (обрывистое)
изображение
to be inclined to avoid crowds
иметь склонность избегать толпу
to use a more restricted palette
использовать более
ограниченную цветовую гамму
to concentrate on variations of
green and brown
концентрироваться на
разнообразных оттенках
зеленого и коричневого
to experiment with colors
экспериментировать с цветом
solidity.
7. Their bitterness poisons their attitude and their __________ on life.
8. The situationists only wanted what could never exist, never
accepting a period of __________, a process of change.
Ex. 2. Fill in the columns with the proper derivatives of the
following words whenever possible:
Ex. 3. Study the following word combinations and memorize them:
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Ex. 4. Write out from the text the sentences containing adjectives
in the Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Degrees of Comparison
and translate them into Russian. Comment on the peculiarities of their
translation.
Ex. 5. Understanding the Text
Circle the word or phrase in parenthesis that best finishes each
sentence. Discuss your answers with a partner:
1. Pissarro moved to the town of Louveciennes in (late 1868 or early
1869 / late 1870).
2. It was a time when his friends Renoir and Monet were working in
nearby (Paris / Bougival).
3. These two peaceful villages on the Seine have since come to be
jointly known as (the gem of Impressionism /the cradle of
Impressionism).
4. He broke up the surface with trees and (a pattern of foliage / green
leaves).
5. The artist concentrated on variations of (green and brown / yellow
and brown).
6. Pissarro's colors reveal his more ("realistic" outlook /
“impressionistic” outlook).
Ex. 6. Answer the following questions:
1. When did Pissarro move to the town of Louveciennes?
2. What is jointly known as the cradle of Impressionism?
3. What view of landscape painting did Pissarro have?
4. Prove the fact that it is one of the most "Impressionistic" works the
artist ever created.
5. Where did Pissarro place the road?
6. Who are the few figures in the painting?
7. Could these portrayed figures be mistaken for the Parisians because
of their rather summary depiction?
8. Where did Pissarro live at that period?
9. What is the name of the restaurant made famous by Renoir and
Monet?
10. What palette did Pissarro use? What outlook did Pissarro colours
reveal?
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Ex. 7. Select any of C. Pissarro’s reproductions of the paintings
and discuss it in a group according to the points that are given on
page 38:
TEXT 6
Before You Read
Skimming
Skim the text to find out the answers to the following questions:
1. If you were writing a report about Alfred Sisley, which of the
information given in the text would be useful to you? Why?
2. Does this text present any information about Alfred Sisley’s
personal life?
3. While skimming the text, did you find out anything about
A. Sisley’s works that you didn’t know before?
Read the following text carefully but without trying to check
every unfamiliar word; try to guess the meaning from the context:
A ROAD DISAPPEARING INTO THE DISTANCE IN THE
PICTURES BY ALFRED SISLEY
Alfred Sisley was born in Paris, France,
October 30, 1839. Sisley was essentially a
landscape painter, as many of the Impressionists
were. In 1872, Sisley moved out of Paris to the
small town of Louveciennes. This move
heralded a period of immense productivity for
him. Situated just to the South-West of Paris,
Louveciennes is a part of the area that has
become synonymous with the birth of
Impressionism. From here, Sisley would venture
out into the neighboring countryside. Inspired by the surroundings, he
began to develop the subjects that would proliferate in his oeuvre over the
following years.
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La route de Verrières is one of a
number of works exploring the motif of a
road leading into the distance. He took for
his subject the road running between
Verrières – a small village approximately
fifteen miles to the west of Louveciennes –
and the village of Meudon on the way to
Paris. This view, with its curving road
zigzagging into the distance, offered a compositional complexity that
appealed to Sisley. He deftly measures the balance of this landscape against
a broad expanse of sky. François Daulte writes “The Impressionists and
particularly Pissaro and Renoir, took up the theme of a road disappearing
into the distance, but it was Sisley who accorded it an important place in his
oeuvre” [12].
Ex. 1. Putting Words into Sentences
Fill in the blanks with one of the words from the list below:
countryside
motif
complexity
expanse
theme
distance
oeuvre
surroundings
1. We took a long drive through the open _________.
2. We relaxed and forgot our worries for a while in the
plush ______________ of the hotel.
3. Here we washed our feet before entering the wide ________ of
virgin forest.
4. He was impressed by the ____________ of the music.
5. She feels a ________ from her brother that wasn't there before.
6. This novel occupies a relatively minor position in the
author's ______________.
7. The _________ of mute figures standing in lonely isolation is a
recurrent one in the artist's works.
8. This major exhibition focuses on the _________of desire in
Surrealist art.
Ex. 2. Match the English words in the left-hand column with their
synonyms in the right-hand column:
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1. immense
a) start
2. oeuvre
b) especially
3. approximately
c) vanish
4. surroundings
d) environment
5. curving
e) go away
6. particularly
f) roughly
7. appeal
g) artwork
8. complexity
h) great
9. begin
i) attract
j) sophistication
to herald a period of immense
productivity
ознаменовать период
колоссальной продуктивности
to explore the motif of a road
leading into the distance
изучать лейтмотив дороги,
ведущей вдаль
a neighboring countryside
соседняя сельская местность
curving road zigzagging into the
distance
извилистая дорога, уплывающая
зигзагом вдаль
to offer a compositional
complexity
представлять композиционную
сложность
to take up the theme of a road
disappearing into the distance
взять тему дороги, исчезающей
вдали
to deftly measure the balance
искусно (ловко) измерять баланс
a broad expanse of sky
широкий небесный простор
to be inspired by the surroundings
быть воодушевленным
окрестностями (окружающей
местностью)
to accord a road an important place
in his oeuvre
отводить теме дороги важное
место в своем творчестве
Ex. 3. Study the following word combinations and memorize them:
Ex. 4. Write out all the proper names from the text and translate
them into Russian. Comment on the peculiarities of their translation.
Ex. 5. Read the following fragment of the text about A. Sisley’s
painting A Road Disappearing into Distance. Insert an appropriate
preposition where it is needed. Translate it into Russian:
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The road disappearing … the distance is one … Sisley's favourite
themes. It often links the foreground … the background, and helps "pierce"
the space, resulting … some very successful perspective effects. Here, the
illusion … three-dimensional space is particularly spectacular thanks … the
road stretching … the distance, perpendicular … the surface … the painting.
The row of trees gives rhythm … the composition, and accentuates the
impression … depth, whilst an interplay … lines is achieved … the vertical
trunks, echoed … the horizontal lines of the shadows. The slight rise … the
road is used to create a vanishing point slightly … centre, and to obtain a
plunging view … the sunlit background. This structure allows the painter to
organize the space … his landscape. Finally, as was often the case, Sisley
humanises his landscape … introducing a few small figures … the style of
Jongkind.
Ex. 6. Translate the following sentences that describe the artists’
exhibitions from Russian into English:
1. Посетители этой выставки восхищались картинами известного
итальянского художника.
2. Выбор картин для выставки был восхитительным.
3. Выставка художников-импрессионистов произвела на нас
неизгладимое впечатление.
4. Выставка, на которой будут представлены работы
художников-импрессионистов, будет проходить в начале мая.
5. В 1918 году в галерее Жоржа Пти состоялась большая
ретроспективная выставка картин Лебура.
6. Вопреки ожиданиям Мане, выставка не имела большого
успеха.
7. Клод Моне представил на этой выставке девять своих работ.
8. В дальнейшем Берта Моризо участвовала во всех выставках
кроме Четвертой (1879), которую пропустила из-за болезни.
9. Появление работ Моризо на выставках сопровождалось чаще
всего положительными отзывами.
10. Вопреки ожиданиям художника выставка не принесла ему
материального успеха: ни одна картина не была продана.
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Ex. 7. Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false
a. Sisley was essentially a portrait painter.
T
F
b. In 1872, Sisley moved out of Paris to the small town
of Louveciennes.
T
F
c. La route de Verrières is one of a number of works
exploring the motif of the Parisian sky.
T
F
d. The move to Louveciennes heralded a period of
immense productivity for him.
T
F
e. The impact on Monet and Pissarro was a lightening of
color intensity and hue, and a loosening of brushstroke.
T
F
f. He took for his subject the road running between
Verrières and the village of Meudon.
T
F
(F), and if they are false, say why:
Ex. 8. Answer the following questions:
1. When and where was Alfred Sisley born?
2. When did Sisley move out of Paris to the small town of
Louveciennes?
3. What did this move herald for him?
4. What is the name of the part of the area that has become
synonymous with the birth of impressionism?
5. What motif does la route de Verrières explore?
6. What did Sisley take for his subject?
7. What did the view with its curving road zigzagging into the
distance offer?
8. What did François Daulte write about Impressionists and
particularly Sisley?
Ex. 9. Paraphrasing
Show that you have grasped the following ideas by restating them in
your own words. Try to express each idea as clearly and concisely as
possible:
Original: He took for his subject the road running between Verrières –
a small village approximately fifteen miles to the west of Louveciennes –
and the village of Meudon on the way to Paris.
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Sample Paraphrasing: The road between Verrières and Louveciennes
was chosen by Sisley as the main subject of his paintings.
1. This move heralded a period of immense productivity for him.
2. From here, Sisley would venture out into the neighboring
countryside.
3. Inspired by the surroundings, he began to develop the subjects that
would proliferate in his oeuvre over the following years.
4. La route de Verrières is one of a number of works exploring the
motif of a road leading into the distance.
5. This view, with its curving road zigzagging into the distance,
offered a compositional complexity that appealed to Sisley.
Ex. 10. If you were a landscape painter, what kind of landscapes
would you like to depict in your paintings? Think about this and write
in your own words 6-9 sentences:
Example: If I were a landscapist, I would depict a road zigzagging
into the distance.
TEXT 7
Before You Read
Leaf through the text to get a general idea of its concepts.
Have you ever seen The Countryside in Winter by Sisley?
THE COUNTRYSIDE IN WINTER
The countryside in winter particularly attracted Sisley who excelled in
capturing the sadness and desolation of nature. Like Monet, Sisley followed
Courbet's example in painting snow scenes. This subject appealed to the
Impressionists because it allowed them to study the variations in the light.
They could also use different ranges of shades. Through small touches of
colour placed on the canvas, the land appears iridescent with bluish
reflections rather than uniformly white.
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Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Snow at Louveciennes
1878
Oil on canvas
H. 61; W. 50.5 cm
Musée d'Orsay
During his lifetime, Sisley’s career never brought about the fame or
financial security he was due. The failure of his retrospective exhibition at
Georges Petit’s in 1897 was an especially hard blow to the artist, and he left
for the south of England.
Sisley is often felt to be underrated by modern audiences. When
Pissarro was asked by Matisse in 1902: “What is an impressionist?” Pissarro
replied ‘an impressionist is a painter who never paints the same, who always
paints a new picture.’ This prompted Matisse to ask, ‘who is a typical
impressionist?’ The reply came, ‘Sisley’ [13].
Ex. 1. Vocabulary in Context
1. What does “excel” mean?
a) Paula always excelled in languages at school.
b) She excelled in painting different landscapes.
2. What does “capture” mean?
a) She did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods.
b) The pictures captured the mood or essence of the songs.
The winters spent in Louveciennes, in
Marly-le-Roi or in Veneux-Nadon inspired
Sisley to paint numerous snow scenes, such
as this one. Snow at Louveciennes also
illustrates the painter's experiments with
perspective. A snow-covered road disappears
into the background, inhabited only by one
small, isolated character. The artist's
sensitivity, expressed in these efined, delicate
landscapes, may be explained by his British
origins.
It was Monet’s influence that inspired
Sisley to create a series of landscape
paintings of areas around Paris. Although he
was somewhat overshadowed by Monet, his
passion to paint the sky soon dominated in his
paintings and became his signature feature.
His concentration on landscape subjects was
the most consistent of any of the
Impressionists.
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3. What does “desolation” mean?
a) The incidents that had occurred during the past few days only
served to increase her sense of desolation and loneliness.
b) In fact, there's much a sense of desolation and loneliness
permeating the film.
4. What does “appeal” mean?
a) The book will appeal broadly to scholars interested in colonial
agriculture and economics.
b) This painting appeals to me.
5. What does “iridescent” mean?
a) Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent
materials.
b) The girl stood stock still, her strange iridescent eyes clouding over.
6. What does “isolated” mean?
a) He lived a very isolated existence.
b) The north part of Belgium consists of isolated farms between
villages.
7. What does “sensitivity” mean?
a) In his tribute to Sam, he praised the youngster for his sensitivity,
humour, care and love.
b) I was surprised by her extreme sensitivity about even the smallest
suggestions that we made.
8. What does “consistent” mean?
a) Their descriptions of the accident were consistent.
b) He is a consistent supporter of the museum.
9. What does “failure” mean?
a) He was often crippled by his fear of failure.
b) The exhibition was a complete failure.
10. What does “retrospective” mean?
a) They issued a retrospective report.
b) The museum is having a retrospective exhibit of the artist's early
works.
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