Man the creator: Art

Artist

Capture

Atmosphere of the place

In the background/foreground

Canvas

Composition

Asymmetrical

Contrast with each other

Today we

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Remember what genres of paintings are

Get know what the 3 rd task of oral part of state exam is

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Describe some masterpieces from Tretyakov Gallery

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Learn some tips to describe the photo (State Exam)

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Realism

Abstract art

• It posses such qualities as balance, regularity and simpleness of form.
• The artist use exaggerated shapes and colors to try to convey feelings.
• put in the forefront individuality. The artists followed their feelings and emotions, who preferred wild natural beauty to things made by man.
• Showed things as they really are. 
• artists try to capture the changing effect of natural light.
• It doesn’t mirror real people or things, but is an arrangement of shapes and colors.

Impressionism

Cubism

• claim beauty of the real world, emphasizing the freshness of first impressions, the variability of the environment

• Made up of thousand of colored  dots but from the distance the dots seem to merge together and form new colors.
• This style distorted space and broke things up into angular shapes.

Romanticism

Pointillism

Expressionism

Classicism

Genres of art

COLOURS

Warm, cold

Intense

pale

soft

dominating

luminous, pale

pastel

Useful vocabulary

• Introduction
• The picture shows ...
• It was painted by/in ...

• Who is doing what?
• Use the  Present Progressive .

• What is where?
• In the foreground/background you can see ...
• In the foreground/background there is ...
• In the middle/centre there are ...
• At the top/At the bottom there is ...
• On the left/right there are ...
• Behind/In front of ... you can see ...
• Between ... there is ...

What I think about the picture

• It seems as if ...
• The lady seems to ...
• Maybe ...
• I think ...
• ... might be a symbol of ...
• The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ...
• I (don't) like the picture because ...
• It makes me think of ...

Task 3. These are photos from your photo album. Choose one photo to describe to your friend. You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12–15 sentences). In your talk remember to speak about: • where and when the photo was taken; • what/who is in the photo; • what is happening; • why you keep the photo in your album; • why you decided to show the picture to your friend. You have to talk continuously, starting with: “I’ve chosen photo number …”

Communication (3 points)

All aspects are fully covered

Organisation (2 points)

-logical speech

-introduction and conclusion

-linkers

Language (range of grammar and vocabulary (2 points)

-high level

Not more than 2 mistakes

- Correct pronunciation and intonation

I keep this photo in my album

— I made this photo occasionally but I keep it because it reminds me … .

— I made this photo because I like such unusual scenes.

— I made this photo to keep memory. — I adore …

— I love doing it.

— It looks great.

— It makes me want to try it.

— It makes me want to go there.

— It makes me think about life.

I decide to show it to YOU

— I want you to see this photo because … — I would like you to see this photo because … — … you are interested in … . — … you like …, too. — I decided to show you this photo…

• because you like unusual objects.
• because you like romantic situations like these.
• because I want you to smile.
• because I want you to remember our previous holidays.
• because I want to demonstrate you my skills of a photographer.