Choose the right variant

II. Стадия осмысления (Realization of meaning).

Teacher. Now make new words.

to paint – painter –painting;
to depict – pictorial – picture – picturesque;
to master – master– masterpiece;
to portray – portrayal – portrait – portraitist – portraiture;
Worth – worthy – worthless;

4. Teacher. There are some proverbs and saying about art and beauty, because this topic is very important for people. On your desks you can see some proverbs and saying. Try to find Russian equivalent

Beauty is but skin-deep
Красота всего лишь сверху. Смысл: наружность обманчива; красота недолговечна. Ср. С лица воду не пить. Красота приглядится, а ум вперед пригодится

Blind men can judge no colours
Слепые о красках судить не могут. Ср. Слепой курице всё пшеница

Tarred with the same brush
Одной и той же кистью мазаны. Ср. Одним миром мазаны. Из одного теста сделаны.
Из одной плахи вытесаны

Tastes differ
Вкусы расходятся. Ср. О вкусах не спорят. На вкус и цвет товарища нет

The devil is not so black as he is painted
Ср. Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют

That's a horse of another color
Это лошадь другой масти. Ср. Это совсем другое дело. Вот это уже из другой оперы

5. Teacher. It’s time to check your grammar and of course to learn some new facts about painting. Read the text and give the right tense form.

A rich American went to Paris and (buy-1) a picture by a modern artist. He(pay-2) a lot of money for the picture, so he thought the picture was very good. He came to the hotel where he (stay-3) and wanted to hang the picture. To his surprise he (cannot tell-4) what was the top and what was the bottom. So he (think-5) of a plan and invited the artist to dinner. The artist looked at the picture many times. He put on his glasses and approached the picture to look at it more closely. And at last when they began to drink coffee, the artist told the American that the picture was upside down. The American (surprise-6) and wondered why the artist not (tell-7) it to him at once. The artist must (admit-8) that he himself (not be sure-9) about it at first. So the rich American left the picture on the wall as it was. He thought that nobody (notice–10) that it was upside down

1. Why did the American think that the picture was good?

A – it was painted by a famous artist;
B – the American was a great connoisseur (ценитель)of art;
C – c – his friend told him that the picture was good;
D – The picture cost a great sum of money.

2. What difficulty did he find in hanging the picture?

A – He was at a loss hat wall he would hang the picture on;
B – He didn’t know where the top of the picture was;
C – The picture didn’t pass through the door;
D – The picture suited neither the furniture nor the wall paper of the room.

3. What plan did the American think of to solve his difficulty?

A – He showed the picture to the expert;
B – He tried to find the author of the picture;
C – He invited the author to the dinner

4. Why didn’t the American change the position of the picture?

A – He liked the picture as it was;
B – The artist told him there was everything right with the picture;
C – He thought nobody would notice anything wrong with the picture

7. Now let’s do some tasks focusing on vocabulary. You have to complete the text by making an appropriate word from the word stem you are given.

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