Te 8 ruscha indd

4 b Report.
6 2
U N IT 8
PAINTIN G A N D SCULPTURES

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LESSON 2 W hat’s this museum famous for?
1a W o rk in p a irs . T hin k w h a t you can see in a m useum .
W o rk in p a irs. M a tch th e w o rd s and e xp la n a tio n s.
Listen and re p e a t th e new w o rd s .
1) craftsman 
a) the art of making beautiful handwriting, often with a special
pen or brush
b) a very small painting
c) the study or collection of coins, tokens, paper money and 
related objects
d) art where beautiful paintings and sculptures have no practical use
e) liquid that is painted on wood or other material
f) art which is designed to serve a useful purpose
g) cups, plates and other things which are made of special 
ceramic material
h) someone who uses special skill to make things
2 W o rk in p a irs . Read and p u t th e p h rase s in th e c o rre c t p lace .
a) ... only at the end of the 20th century it appeared again
b) Uzbek miniature paintings ...
c) Today, lacquered items are not only ...
d) The favourite subjects of the artists ...
e) That is why craftsmen started includ i ng ornaments, patterns and calligraphy.
2) fine art
3) applied art
4) calligraphy
5) lacquer
6) miniature
7) porcelain
8) numismatics
Uzbek craftsmen of fine arts have always 
been famous for their talent, which is 
shown in decoration of beautiful palaces, 
mausoleums and other religious buildings. 
Islamic traditions of the 9th century did not 
allow drawing people and animals. (1) ... 
Later a new direction of fine arts appeared 
in Uzbekistan. The local school of Uzbek 
lacquer miniature was formed in the 15th 
century, at the time of the Temurids. In the 
19th century the secret of its traditional ar­
tistic technology was lost, and (2) ... It was
developed by Ahmad Donish, Abdulkhalik- 
Mahmud and others. (3) ... are poetic pic­
tures of Alisher Navoi and Omar Khayyam, 
scenes of hunti ng and battles based on 
books 
“Shahnama” 
and 
“ Baburnama” , 
scenes of folk customs and musicians. 
(4) ... are on small souvenir boxes, chess, 
pencil cases for pens and pencils, tables, 
books. (5) ... traditional souvenirs but also 
art shows in museums in Uzbekistan and 
other foreign countries.
W o rk in p a irs. L o o k a t th e m useum s in th e p ic tu re s . 
M atch the museums and th e ir de scrip tion s in the table.
The State Art Museum 
The State Museum 
The State Museum of 
The State Museum of 
of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 
of Applied Arts of 
Arts of the Republic of History of Uzbekistan,
Uzbekistan, Tashkent 
Karakalpakstan, Nukus 
Tashkent
3 b
Listen and c o m p le te th e ta b le w ith th e d a te s.
4 W o rk in p a irs o r in g ro u p s o f th re e . Tell a b o u t th e m useum you 
have been to re c e n tly o r you w o u ld like to v is it.