Te 8 ruscha indd

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U N IT 8
PAINTIN G A N D SCULPTURES

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LESSON 4 What’s your favourite picture?
1 Have you ever been to a picture gallery?
2 What is your most favourite picture?
3 What did the painter want to say in his/ 
her picture?
1 W o rk in p a irs . A n sw e r th e q u e stio n s.
2 a W o rk in p a irs . Look up th e new
w o rd s . Listen and re p e a t.
academic 
(n, adj),
the Koran, 
purity (pure), symbol (symbolize), angel, 
headscarf 
(plural:
headscarves)
2
b 
Listen to th e in te rv ie w w ith a fa m o u s
a rtis t o f Uzbekistan. Choose the c o rre c t 
an sw e r to th e q u e s tio n s .
3 a W o rk in p a irs . A sk and a n sw e r q u e s tio n s a b o u t
th e p ic tu re .
e .g . A: Who was this picture painted by?
B: It was painted by Thomas Gainsborough in 
1785. What can you see in the picture?
3 b W o rk in p a irs . W rite a re vie w o f th e p ic tu re .
1
) the genre (a still life, portrait, etc) 
e .g . To begin with, this painting is a portrait which was
painted by ... .
2
) describe what you can see 
In the centre/m iddle of the painting we can see a ... . /In 
the background there is/are ... . /On the left/right/stands/ 
sits/lies ...
3) give some details 
people (young/old, pretty/handsome, eyes, hair), what 
they are doing (walking, looking at ...), place (garden, 
park), the clothes (old-fashioned, dress, hat, colours), 
what they feel (may be they .../they look happy/tired ...)
4) give your opinion about the painting 
Maybe .../I think .../ ... might be a symbol of ..../to my 
mind, it is rom antic/colourful/true to life/boring/picture.The atmosphere 
is peaceful/depressing ... I (don’t) like the picture because ...
L E S S O N 3 W h a t g e n r e is t h i s p i c t u r e ?
2 b W o rk in p a irs . Read and m atch th e g e n re s o f p a in tin g w ith p ic tu re s .
‘The M orning W alk’ by 
Thomas Gainsborough 
(1785)
S till life
A still life is a painting of a group of objects, such as fruit or flowers. 
The objects often are symbols of something. For example, fruit, 
vegetables and meal in still lifes were often religious symbols.
Landscape / S eascape / C itysca p e
A landscape is a painting that shows a view of the countryside. A landscape 
might show mountains or hills, a lake or a forest.
A seascape is a painting that shows a view of the sea. Some seascapes 
show a peaceful view of the ocean, while others show high waves and 
storm clouds overhead.
A cityscape is a painting that shows a view of a big or small city. A 
cityscape might show skyscrapers, or city lights on the wet road or sellers 
shouting to passers-by. In all of these, the focus of the painting is the place 
itself and not any specific event or person.
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