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Art is Long, Life is Fleeting

  1. What art genres do you know? What do you prefer more classic or modern art?

  2. What art genre is your favourite? What great artists do you know?

  3. If you interview an artist what questions would you ask?

  4. Recommend a place or a cultural event to visit in Minsk.

  5. Are you involved in any art? Would you like if not? What can art give you? Does it make your life different?

  1. Fill in the gaps with some suitable words.

There are a lot of kinds and forms of ___________. It’s not only ______________ and __________________, but __________________, _____________________ and ____________________ as well. Nevertheless, in any form art is something ______________________ and it has great cultural value. To my mind the main difference between classical and modern art is (historical/ the way the artist shows the world/ the balance of the shape and the idea). When we talk about classical art we mean ________________________________________________.

Modern art is usually _________________________ or ___________________________________. Classical art (is based on/ focuses/ tends to preserve) _________________________________________________________.

I (agree/ disagree) that modern art_______________________________________________________________.

Personally I prefer something more (modern/ traditional/ realistic/ abstract).

Classical Art

Modern Art

the Renaissance

the Baroque

the Victorian era

the Romanticism

the human figure

landscape

realism

traditional ideas of beauty

traditional patterns and shapes

abstract art

street art

graffiti

is difficult to understand

has no message

makes something out of nothing and sells it

tends to be shocking

designs shapes from the artist’s imagination

makes views think and admire

  1. Read the sayings about art. Find the equivalents. Think which ones you agree/ disagree with, which you can use in your essay.

  1. Art has many (цели) and it really only depends on the artist.

  2. Art can inspire and give (озарение).

  3. Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an (художник) once we grow up.

  4. Art is the desire of a man to (выразить) himself, to record the reactions of his (личность) to the world he lives in.

  5. Artists don't paint things.  They only paint the (различия) between things.

  6. Every portrait that is painted with (чувство) is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

  7. (Великое) art picks up where nature ends.

  8. What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the (душа).

  9. An artist is someone who (создают) things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.

  10. For me, painting is a way to (забыть) life.

a)purposes b)feeling c)insights d)express f)difference

e)spirit g)artist h) personality i)produces j)great k)forget

3. Watch the video Speakout Upper-Intermediate Unit 10 Culture. Mind the questions for your interview and the ways to talk about arts.

4. Places to see and things to do in Minsk

a passionate theatre-goer  Minsk Theatres

The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre

classical music

special atmosphere

operas and ballets staged by famous Elizaryev

The National Academic Drama Theater named after Gorky (Gorky Drama Theatre)

rich repertoire

special atmosphere

classical masterpieces

plays by Russian and foreign playwrights

The National Academic Yanka Kupala Theater

special atmosphere

special attention to national writers

modern vision of classic plays

contribute to national identity

a museum lover  Minsk museums

The National Arts Museum of the Republic of Belarus

the largest exhibition complex

the best collection of Belarusian, Russian, West-European paintings in the country

art collection includes 30 thousand works

Belarus National Museum of History and Culture

the biggest collection of the monuments of Belarusian culture from the ancient times to our days

collection of materials on the history of Belarus

excellent overview of fine arts

Palats Mastatsva

several exhibition spaces

modern art

hand books and antiques stalls

exhibitions of local artists

If you are ________________________ you should visit one of­__________________________ There are a lot of outstanding ________________________ in Minsk. It’s all depends on your interests. I’d recommend____________________________________________. It (creates/ has got/ exhibits) _________________

________________. Here you can enjoy _____________________________________________________________.

5. Are you involved in any art? Would you like if not? What can art give you? Does it make your life different?

concept ideas

ways to express

importance

Art plays an important role in my life.

I wish art played more important role in my life.

I can’t see the place for art in my life.

talent

Everyone has got a special talented.

I think I’m talented. I can …

I don’t think I’ve got a special talent. I can’t…

Sometimes I’ve got some crazy ideas I wish to fix and express but I don’t know how.

technique

It’s always been my dream to learn …

I (don’t) think it’s rather difficult.

You (don’t) need to be… personality

All you need is… material/motivation

value

I think art helps…

express my ideas that I can’t explain in any other way

have fun

relax

get reflection and feedback to the outside world

amaze/suprise other people

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