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  1. Speaking about art, Complete the sentences. Take turns in pairs.

  1. My preference lies with the genre of portrait because ...

  2. I personally like genre paintings. They are ...

  3. I prefer landscape to other genres. You see ...

  4. I care much for still lives ...

  5. I prefer battle pieces ...

  1. In groups, discuss the following questions.

  1. Does art appeal to the heart and mind of man, to his feelings and ideals? Does art serve life?

  2. What feelings does art arouse1?

  3. What must young people do to understand and enjoy the arts? (To read books about the arts; to take an active part in amateur2 art activities; to study folk music; to listen to music; to learn songs, dances, handicrafts; to visit art exhibitions, theaters, concerts, museums.)

  4. Truthful art is always connected with life. What role does art play in your life? What kind of art appeals to you?

  5. Are you a frequent theatregoer? What is your favourite theater (actor, actress)? Why? Do you prefer a comedy, a tragedy, a musical, or a drama?

  6. Why do many people prefer cinema to theatre? And what about you?

Give your reasons.

  1. What role does music play in your life?

  2. What kind of music do you like to listen to?

  3. Who is your favourite composer (singer, musician, pop group, musical instrument)?

  4. Do you take up3 music lessons? Where do you study music?

  5. Do you often go to music concerts?

  6. Are you interested in painting?

  7. How often do you visit picture galleries or fine arts museums?

  8. Who is your favourite painter? What is your favourite painting?

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Vocabulary

VOCABULARY ©

"'POINT Art is a way of representing things, expressing ideas,

using pictures, sculpture, films, plays and other objects that people can look at. This is a book about Italian art in the 17th century. What kind of art do you like?

Work of art — something produced by an artist, especially something that is of very high quality: Several priceless works of art were stolen from the museum.

SPEAKING ABDUT ART

1 A) Read and guess the meanings of the words in bold.

1 entertain, v

The play failed to entertain the audience. We're entertaining our

neighbours this evening.

entertainer, n

I like street entertainers. He is a very popular television entertainer.

  1. to invite people to your home for a party

  2. to do something that amuses or interests people

  3. to take people to a restaurant for a meal

  1. someone who does tricks

  2. someone who sings

  3. a person who entertains professionally, e.g. by singing or telling jokes

  1. such things as films, television, performances, etc. that amuse or interest people

  2. a performance or show

  3. an act of entertaining

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Vocabulary

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D In ancient Greece it was a realistic comedy with speech and

SPEAKING ABOUT ART

exaggerated gestures. But in common usage it is applied to acting in which gestures, movements and facial expressions replace dialogue. It has developed as a form of theatre, particularly in France.