UNIT 4

LET’S READ AND TALK ABOUT PAINTING

Pre-reading task: If you can answer these questions about Impressionism without reading the text, then proceed to the development tasks. If not, please, refer to the following texts for information about French Impressionism, and also about the use of colour and light in the Impressionist painting and say what was new in the use of pigments by Impressionists and what made this movement so revolutionary.

                Do you remember:

why the trend Impressionism was called so;

in what country it came to life;

if it was important in other arts, like music and literature

who it was represented by

what was typical of their manner of painting

if it was a particular style in painting or a special attitude to light and colour?