Exercises

 

I.                  Find in the text English equivalents for the following:

Посмотреть прямо в глаза; деловой костюм; нагрудный карман;  искренняя улыбка; автопортрет; выслушать внимательно; видеть себя лидером; так сложно понять; результат моей мысли.

 

II.              Find in the text Russian equivalents for the following:

To give a glance; introduced myself; interested in; to get to know; interpretation of a painting; to find a better world; well-known; represents brutality; paint in such way; take a step backwards; explain through words; in my own way.

 

III.      Match the following words and phrases to make complete expressions from the text:

 

to give

pocket

 

 

breast

of his painting

 

 

to introduce

this result

 

 

recent

oneself

 

 

interpretation

a glance

 

 

political

exhibition

 

 

to get

meaning

 

to look

grey

relaxed

light

through

in the eyes

make somebody

straight

backwards

express oneself

feel

business suit

take

a step

painting

 

IV.      Find the words in the text which have a similar meaning to these definitions. The first letter is given to help you:

1.  a formal suit that someone wears for work (b . . . . . . .    s . . .)

2.  to raise the corners of your mouth when you are happy, pleased, or being friendly, or when you think something is funny (s . . . .

3.  a public show where art or other interesting things are put so that people can go and look at them (e . . . . . . . . . )

4.  a picture made using paint (p . . . . . . .)

5.   to give details about what someone or something is like (d . . . . . . .)

6.  a picture of you that you draw or paint yourself (s . . . - . . . . . . . .)

7.  a flying insect with large colourful wings (b . . . . . . .)

 

V.    Answer the following questions:

1.      What was Picasso dressed in? 2. What proves that the painter was pleased to meet the narrator? 3. What was the reason of  the narrator’s visit? 4. What painting did the narrator describe for Picasso? 5. Was the painting “The sailor” a self-portrait? 6. What was his well-known painting? 7. Why are his paintings not always easy to make sense of? 8. How did Picasso express himself?

 

VI.      Are these statements true or false?

1.    He was dressed in a light grey business suit.

2.    The narrator told him that at his recent exhibition she hadn’t understood what he wanted to say.

3.    The narrator wanted to write about the paintings in Great Britain.

4.    Picasso said that 'The Sailor' was not a self-portrait.

5.    He didn’t see himself as a leader.

6.    He painted this way because it was the result of his thought.

7.    He expressed himself through painting and he couldn’t explain through words.

VII.       Rewrite these questions in reported speech. The beginning of each sentence is given to help you.

1.      “Do you like Leonardo da Vinci's painting?” Ann asked her___________________________________________________

2.      “Where was Leonardo da Vinci from?” Jane wanted to know ______________________________________________________

3.      “Is painting your passion?” The teacher wanted to know_________________________________________________

4.      “Have you ever painted a self-portrait?” He asked the painter ______________________________________________________

5.      “What is the most well-known picture of Picasso?” Jane asked me ______________________________________________________

6.      “Where do painters create their masterpieces?” The boy enquired ______________________________________________________

7.      “Have you ever met any famous painters?” She wanted to know ______________________________________________________

8.      “Is it interesting in The Art Gallery?” My brother wondered ______________________________________________________

 

VIII.   Complete the text with the verbs in the correct form.

I asked him why he (paint) himself as a sailor. He replied that it (to be) because he always (to wear) a sailor shirt. I asked him why the butterfly (to be) red and whether it (to have) any political meaning. Then he asked if he (can) ask me a question. He (to want) to know whether I (to be) a writer. I told him I wasn't - I said I (not to write) anything before. Then he asked me what I (to be) for a living. I told him I was a businessman. I added that I (to be) also a painter but that I had to make a living, too. He asked me which paper I (to write) for. I told him I wrote for New Masses and he said he (to know) it.

 

XIV. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Я представился, и Пикассо сразу же протянул мне свою руку. 2. Я спросила его, не является ли картина «Моряк» автопортретом. 3. Пикассо в деталях описал мне, что символизирует лошадь в картине «Герника». 4. Он ответил, что рисует таким образом, потому что это результат его мыслей. 5.  Джейн организовывает фотовыставку каждый год. 6. Я выражаю через живопись то, что не могу объяснить словами. 7. Он был одет в вечерний костюм с желтым платочком в нагрудном кармане. 8. Художник взглянул на молодую женщину и посмотрел прямо ей в глаза. 9. Мы обсудили план наших дальнейших действий.

 

Listening

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode69/)

1.    Listen to the dialogue among Alice, Paul and the guide in the Art Gallery. Then answer the following questions:

1)   Does Alice like this painting?

2)   Who helps them to find out about this picture?

3)   Is it a modern picture?

4)   Why did rich people commission pictures in the last centuries?

5)   How much time did it take to complete this picture?

 

2.    Listen to the dialogue once more and put these sentences in the correct order:

-           Oh, it's beautiful. How long would it have taken to paint?

-           Isn't it? Let's find out about it. Excuse me!

-           Could you tell us a little about this one please?

-           Well, a painting like this would probably have taken up to a year to complete.

-           This is a lovely painting.

-           Ooh, hello there, can I help you?

-           Ooh, by all means. This beautiful picture is …

-           Mmm, it's a fine piece: one of my favourites.

3.    Work in pair. Choose a painting you like, find some information about its history and painter. Now imagine that you are in the Louvre. Make up your own dialogue between you and the guide.  Use the following words and expressions: to find out; masterpiece; colours are bright (dark, cheerful); to be excited; wonderful; to express; to symbolize; to describe briefly; to paint a picture in oils; to paint from nature; to restore a painting.

 

Supplementary text

 

1.    Discuss these questions with your partner:

a)    Do you like the Graffiti?

b)   Has your town or city ever faced with it?

c)    What do you think about the graffiti? Is it art? Choose one of these opinions:

- It’s art. It makes things look more interesting.

- It’s really ugly. It costs a lot to clean it all up.

- It’s wrong. It’s not their property and they shouldn’t paint on it.

- I think it’s OK if the graffiti is good and it’s on public property.

 

2.    Now read this text.

Graffiti: is it street art?

New Yorkers used to see the graffiti on the walls of poor neighbourhoods and subway trains as something menacing and an example of urban decay. The scrawled names and slogans were seen as unsightly and aggressive, the work of vandals seeking to express their identities or even make a political point. Up to the 1970s, most New Yorkers hated graffiti, considering it as an eyesore that was illegal and punishable by fines.

Since those days, graffiti has changed a lot and it is no longer found only in the subway and the poor ghetto areas of the city. Nowadays, it has the status of "street art" and you get graffiti in places where you would not expect to - in advertisements, on clothes, on toys, and even on the Wall Street Journal’s official website! In the early 1980s, there was a real craze for graffiti art and the sophisticated Manhattan art world had displays of street art in its galleries. The trend was short-lived - until the arrival of hip-hop music in the late 80s.

In her book, Subway Art, Martha Cooper says "Graffiti came back with hip-hop music and people are now appreciating it for its style, which they could not back then, because they could not get beyond the vandalism thing." Hip-hop was originally black ghetto music, sung by young African Americans from the poor, run-down districts of American cities. When it suddenly got to the top of the American music charts, hip-hop culture was spread, bringing graffiti with it.

Today companies are starting to realise the appeal of graffiti in advertising. Many of this new wave of artists give lectures on developments in their art. Lee Quindnesis having a lot of success in Europe and feels that European galleries and museums are more open to his art form. Indeed, the Groninger Museum in Holland is one of the few museums in the world that displays and recognizes graffiti as an art form.

Another artist, Blade, has his own website devoted only to the world of graffiti. This website has a "merchandise page" where Blade sells things with his own original designs all over the world - everything from baseball caps to yo-yos! Leonard McGurr, a street artist for 25 years, went from painting subway trains to designing and marketing graffiti-inspired clothes for young people. "Graffiti has been a story of survival," he says. "There is a way to benefit from your work without spoiling public property."

 

3.    Match 2 parts of the sentences.

1.  

Most New Yorkers hated graffiti,

a)       

where you would not expect to.

2.  

You get graffiti in places

b)      

to realise the appeal of graffiti in advertising.

3.  

Martha Cooper says

c)       

European galleries and museums are more open to his art form.

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Today companies are starting

d)      

with his own original designs all over the world.

5.  

Lee Quindnesis feels that

e)       

considering it as an eyesore.

6.  

The Groninger Museum in Holland

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Graffiti has been a story of survival.

7.  

Blade sells things

g)       

that Graffiti came back with hip-hop music.

8.  

Leonard McGurr things that

h)      

displays and recognizes graffiti as an art form.

 

4.    Answer the following questions:

1)   What was the attitude of New Yorkers about graffiti up to the 1970s?

2)   Where can you see graffiti nowadays?

3)   Was there a real craze for graffiti art in the early 1980s?

4)   What is the title of Martha Cooper book?

5)   What music style is closely associated with street art according to Martha Cooper?

6)   What museum in Holland recognizes graffiti as an art form?

7)   What artists are noted in this text and what is their business?

 

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