Ех 57 Use the following words and phrases in situations of your own

1. At the Art Gallery

be fond of art; an art lover; spend several hours at the gallery; enjoy oneself; be full of beautiful works of art; a beautiful still life; a lovely landscape (seascape); a full length portrait of...; be painted by; canvases by world famous painters; bright (sunny, dull, grey, etc) colours; admire sth; go away happy.

2. An Exciting Topic

have a discussion; discuss the place of beauty in our daily life; give one's ideas on sth; have a lot (very little) to say on the subject; keep silence; be for (against); argue that...; (un)important; be eager to speak; interrupt sb; talk all at once; raise a question; be meant for all people; spend the evening discussing sth; enjoy oneself; not miss the next discussion; follow sth with interest.

Ex 58 Discuss the following, giving your arguments for or against.

1. Together with a party of friends you have just been to a museum showing modern art. You find these works of art very beautiful, your friends are most critical about them.

2. You believe that a real work of art will be understood by just anybody. Your friend believes that art can be understood only by those who have had a special education.

3. Your friend says that a painter of genius becomes famous only after his death. You disagree with him.

4. You say that the function of art is to create beauty. In your friend's opinion the function of art is to show the world the way it is.

Ex 59 Subjects for oral and written composition.

1. Give character-sketches of: (a) Pere Tanguy, the art dealer; (b) Madame Tanguy, (c) the customer.

2. Retell the story in the person of (a) Pere Tanguy; (b) Madame Tanguy; (c) the customer, (d) a stranger who entered the shop and saw it all happen before his eyes.

3. Explain how it happened that Cezanne's painting was spoiled.

4. Write a letter to a friend, telling him in short about the incident described in the passage and saying what you think of what had happened.

5. My favourite painter.

6. Describe a painting.

7. At the picture gallery (museum of Fine Arts, etc).

LESSON EIGHT

Text: How Einstein Discovered the Law of Relativity (from Ch. Chaplin's Autobiography).¹

Grammar: Passive Voice (contd). Perfect Tense Forms. Continuous Tense Forms.