Painting. Unit 2. Voc. Exs
Painting. Unit 2. Voc. Exs
Painting. Unit 2. Voc. Exs
1. Pygmalion fell in love with a statue of Galatea which he had made in ivory, and at his prayer
Aphrodite gave it life..
2. The art dealer looked at the picture appraisingly trying to judge its worth.
3. Another of his ambitions – a lifetime dream– was one day to have his own studio.
4. From the opening of the exhibitionit was possible to determine what oil painting will be awarded the
first prize
5. There is no denying the fact that the pictures perfectly executed.
6. Unfortunately Jane didn`t remember the name of artist who is giving an exhibition at the gallery.
7. When did Jane first take up painting he didn't expect that he would be so involved in fine art.
8. Exhibiting at the most famous art gallery, Patrick hoped that his works of art would not become a
universal laughing stock.
9. A young artist even didn't hope that his work would be accepted for display /show.
10. His working place was a mess: everywhere there were paint brushes, tubes of paints, boxes of
watercolors, a lot of palettes.
Ex.2. Give the equivalents for the following words and phrases using your active vocabulary.
to develop an interest in art - to take up art; cherished dream - lifetime dream; highly-skilled artist - mature
artist; to give a prize - to award a prize; the result of an attempt-; the process or art of using paint, in a
picture, as a protective coating, or as decoration - Painting; visually attractive, esp. in a quaint or pretty
style- picturesque; the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a
result of the way the object reflects or emits light- Color;
to feel uncertain about smth-.; having or revealing natural creative skill- artistic; made or produced by
human beings rather than occurring naturally, typically as a copy of something natural-artificial; the action
or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable- selection.
Picture-portray-represent
His paintings for the railway station in Kiev represent combats between Russians and Tatars.
2. I could hardly represent Charlie in this role.
3. The great tragic actress is portrayed in her day dress.
4. The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru.
5. The author wanted to represent a new type of hero.
6. Never represent yourself as perfect.
7. He is painted with party guests.
8. Santos are small wooden figures representing saints.
9. The artist was concerned more with re-creating the radiance of Venice than with representing the
solid structure of its monuments.
10. The markets in London and New York are usually represented in contrasting terms.
11. The book represents as a self-serving careerist.
12. He was mostly interested in the landscape as painting by painters such as Claude and Poussin.
13. She represents the ideal of American culture.
14. At the party John met a woman who claimed she had been represented dancing with a celebrity in
Stringfellows nightclub.
15. The golfer is portrayed on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft.
Choose-select
1. Meg had choose her second daughter to accompany her to the wedding.
2. The books were specially selected to attract and develop the youthful mind.
3. Members of the committee were chosen by election.
4. Voters are selecting candidates for both US Senate seats and for 52 congressional seats.
5. Jim choosen Mary as his wife.
6. The movie is being shown in selected cities.
7. I don't choose to read that book.
8. You can choose from a range of quality products.
9. He choosen a seat facing the door.
10. There are several patchwork cushions to select from.
11. He did well in his selected profession.
Ex.5. Give English equivalents for the following phrases:
Усомниться в чем-л.- To doubt, выбрать подарок- To select gift, воплощение
здоровья -The picture of health-, отобрать лучшие произведения искусства To select
the best work of art, сделать большое усилие- To make a great effort, сгущать краски-
To paint smth. in dark colour, выглядеть бледным- To be off colour, вздох облегчения-
Sigh of relief, представлять себе- To picture , сфотографировать кого-то- To take the
picture of smb., приложить все усилия- To make every effort, черпать вдохновение-
To draw inspiration, написать картину To paint a picture, писать с натуры- To paint
from nature, портрет в натуральную величину- A life-sized portrait, сочные краски-
rich colours, тусклые тона- Dull, faded colours, артистическая личность- An artistic
person, пейзажист- A landscape painter, портретист- A portrait painter, живописное
место- A picturesque place, цветная репродукция- A colour reproduction,
художественный вкус- An artistic taste, изображать сцены из жизни простых людей-
To picture scenes of ordinary peoples life.
Ex.7. Explain the meaning of the following words and make out some sentences using them:
The Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, pretence of art,
artificial, to draw, an artist, to picture, color scheme, doubtful, selection, colorless, to take up art, to
exhibit in a show, a lifetime dream, to look at smth/smb appraisingly.
Ex. 11. Explain the meaning of the following words connected with painting and art in general.
1) Easel, crayon, brush, paintbox; palette, charcoal, water-colour, oil, stretcher, canvas, drapery.
2) Art exhibitions, special exhibitions, permanent exhibitions, one-man exhibitions, travelling exhibitions.
3) Graphic art, sculpture, applied art.
4) Warm colours, cool colours, harsh colours, subdued colours, primary colours.
Ex. 12. Match the words and their definitions :
a) landscape 1) is a picture on a wall or ceiling where a plaster is still wet or damp.
b) seascape 2) is a painting of such unanimated subjects as fruit, flowers and other decorative things.
c) portrait 3) is a painting which represents scenes from everyday life in a more or less realistic
way.
d) still life 4) is a picture representing a tract of country with the various objects it contains.
e) fresco 5) is painting or other artistic representation of the sea.
f) genre painting 6) is a person who is having his portrait painted.
g) sitter, subject, model 7) is a painting, picture or representation of the person, especially of a face
generally drawn from life.
Ex. 13. Put the words in order to make recommending expressions.
1. you’re / OK / it’s / sort / if / into / thing / that / of
2. a / must / it’s
3. recommend / really / I / it
4. you / give / if / were / miss / a / I’d / it / I
5. visit / well / it’s / a / worth
6. entrance / not / it’s / the / fee / worth
7. It’s / my / tea / cup / of / really / not
Ex. 14. Use the words from the box to complete the sentences below.
portrait landscape still life abstract detailed traditional original colourful
1. I think his work is very individual, very ………………………… . I’ve never seen anything else like it.
2. I’ve just been to a(n) ………………….. exhibition – it’s something I’ve tried to do myself, but my apples
always look like peaches!
3. We’ve got a(n) …………………. of my great grand-father at home. He was a general in the army.
4. Renaissance paintings were always very …………………… . You could see all the stiches on the clothes.
5. His most famous ………………… was a picture of the scenery around his home in Provence.
6. I don’t actually like modern art. I much prefer more ……………….. things.
7. I don’t like paintings that are all greys and browns. I like really ………………….things. You know, lots
of bright greens and reds and yellows.
8. I don’t understandd her work at all. It’s just too ………………..for me.