Painters and paintings

We know much more about early painting than about early painters. No one knows the names of the cave men who painted pictures in the caves. We do not know of any famous painters in Egypt or Crete. The names of a few Greek and Roman painters have come down to us, but we know very little about their work. But the story changed when the Renaissance began.

A revival of art began in Italy and spread to other countries. During the Renaissance there were more great artists than the world had ever had before. The painters of the Renaissance tried to make things look real. Some were noted for beautiful line, some for form, some for perspective or vivid colours.

Great painting did not end with the Renaissance.

Some of the artists have painted in fresco and tempera. Some have used water-colours or oils. A water-colour picture must be painted very quickly so that the paint will not dry before the picture is finished. If a water-colour picture still looks wet after it is dry, then it is good.

Oil paint gets its name because the colours are mixed with oil. Oil paint dries slowly. Many of the old masters put varnish on their finished oil paintings. The pictures are as beautiful today as they were long ago.

Painters have worked out many ways of painting. Some painting is done with free brush strokes. Some artists paint by putting the colour on the canvas in tiny dots. Others make little wiggly lines. Some paintings are realistic. Others are painted like designs. They are abstract paintings. Some show much imagination. Others are more like photographs. But they all have a message for those who see them.

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IV Variant

1. Write the plural form of the nouns.

Cow, form, wife, bush, voice, player, father-in-law, photo, mouse, tax, toy, baby.

2. Change the following word combinations using possessive case.

The questions of my son, the brother of their son-in-law, the room of her cousins, the music of Glinka and Chaikovsky, the car of the Whites, the hat of his younger sister.

3. Write the degrees of comparison of the following words.

Thin, easy, expensive, complicated, lucky, sharp, wide, bright, deep, many.

4. Open the brackets using the right form of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1) He already (drink) four cups of coffee today.

2) She (ring) you up next week.

3) Our friends (not/get) our letter yet.

4) Helen is in her car, she (drive) to work.

5) The Sun (rise) in the East.

6) Henry was very hungry, so he (eat) his soup quickly.

7) There (be) a little white cloud in the sky.

8) There (be) nice curtains on the windows.

9) This novel (be/write) by the famous writer two centuries ago.

5. Write the numerals.

Pattern: 210-two hundred and ten.

567, 34981, 2005, 620712, 70329518.

6. Translate these sentences from Russian into English, make them interrogative and negative.

1) Джон отправил два письма своим друзьям неделю назад.

2) Они пойдут в кино в следующее воскресенье.

3) Моя бабушка любит работать в саду.

4) Его жена уже пригласила их друзей.

5) Мы пишем очень трудный текст сейчас.

6) Мы никогда не видели эту выставку раньше.

7) Статью опубликуют в этой газете на следующей неделе.

8) Фабрика открывается в 6 часов утра.

7. Fill in the necessary modal verb (can, may, must), translate the sentences into Russian.

1) You … come to my place whenever you like.

2) I … give you this book, I have already read it.

3) Parents … take care of their children and help them.

TEXT. Translate into Russian (in the written form).

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