Transcribe, pronounce, translate and learn the following words.
Atheist
hermaphrodite
Britannia
Byzantine
Venus
Michaelmas
absorbent
quixotic
debonair
to
guffaw
Find in the text the words related to art which denote the following.
a
bench artists use
a
large flat board that artists and designers work on
an
object of a particular shape made by pouring liquid into a mould and
letting it become solid
a
model of smb’s head, shoulders and upper chest, made of stone or
metal
sticks
of black substance obtained by burning wood used for drawing
a
wooden frame that you put a painting on while you paint it
a
dry coloured powder that is mixed with oil, water etc to make paint
a
piece of clothing like a coat, worn by artists.
Match
the N with Adj they go with in the Text, translate these
word-combinations.
Briny,
immutable, fresh, serene, official, futile, petrified, preposterous,
lambent.
Deck,
atmosphere, stance, statues, lie, austerity, eye, riot, labours.
Study
the following words and word-combinations, use them in dialogues of
your own.
At
the outset
To
receive the brunt of smb’s attention
Words
incised into the air
One’s
attention goes sideways
Of
all the crust!
Have
smb on
My
foot!
His
heart feels a draft
To
sweep a stir of hope away
To
put smb’s back up
Feline
figure.
Read
and translate paragraphs marked with ?.
Speak
on:
The
Constable School. What atmosphere reigned there? What stylistic
devices and expressive means does J. Updike resort to create it, to
vividly depict works of art?
Leonard
Hartz and his feelings towards Robin. What language means help the
writer create a true and vivid picture of the character’s
emotional state?
Professor
Seabright. What do you think of him as an artist? What language
means does the author resort to to make him a peculiar personage in
the story?
