UNIT 1

LET’S READ AND TALK ABOUT PAINTING

Pre-reading task: If you can answer these questions without reading the text, then proceed to the development tasks. If these questions constitute a challenge for you, please read the following texts about painting and origins of painting that will make a world of pictorial art more understandable, and, thus, more enjoyable to you.

    What role does painting play in human life?

    Do you know any reasons why people enjoy pictorial art?

    What are the most known picture galleries and art museums?

    What do paintings depict?

    What genres of painting do you know? Can you think of world famous works illustrating each genre? Which of them do you enjoy most?

    With what artistic elements does the artist express his message? What is the role of each in a picture?

    What painting materials does the artist use in his work?

    Do you know what a water-colour is? Pastel? Tempera?