Paleolithic [ |
] древнекаменный век |
pebble [ |
] галька (речная) |
primitive [ |
] первобытный |
wounded [ |
] раненый |
Altamira [ |
] Альтамира |
Lascaux [ |
] Ласко |
Willendorf [ |
] Виллендорф |
II. Form the adjectives from the nouns adding suffixes -ful, -ous. Translate them.
Danger ………………
Power ………………
Grace ……………….
Skill ………………...
Glory ………………
Harmony …………..
Doubt ………………
Fruit ……………….
Fame ………………
Success ……………
III. Form as many words as you can, use the given roots.
nature .........................
sculpture ……………
origin ……………….
skill ………………
decoration ........... …..
IV. Match the words to their opposites.
1. |
Earliest |
a) artificial |
2. |
Dying |
b) destroy |
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3. |
The mouth of the cave |
c) male |
4. |
Easy |
d) success |
5. |
Survive |
e) modern |
6. |
Collapse |
f) last |
7. |
Primitive |
g) alive |
8. |
Female |
h) exit |
9. |
Natural |
i) hard |
V. Fill in the correct word from the list given in the frame. Use the words only
once.
artistic ■ hand-sized ■ female ■ natural ■ magic bright ■ earliest ■ keen ■ assured ■ primitive
1. |
………………… observation |
6. ……………………….. tools |
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2. |
…….. …………..tradition |
7. ………………………. carving |
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3. |
………………… |
works of art |
8. |
………………………... ritual |
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4. |
…………………… |
outline |
9. |
……………………….. shape |
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5. |
…………………… |
figurine |
10. ……………………… |
colour |
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VI. Enrich your vocabulary by useful expressions and idioms.
a) Translate into Russian and remember.
1.the last stage of the Paleolithic;
2.the most striking work of art;
3.rock surfaces of caves;
4.the mouth of the cave;
5.magic ritual;
6.carvings in bone, horn or stone;
7.figure of mammoth ivory;
8.chance resemblance.
b) Complete the sentences with the expressions given above (in point
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You really appreciate Paleolithic art if |
you look at hand-sized ... 2. The |
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“Wounded Bison” from the cave at Altamira is |
... . |
3. It seems, Paleolithic men col- |
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lected pebbles with some... to people or animals. 4 |
.... began about 35 000 years ago. |
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5. The earliest survived paintings may be seen only far from ... . |
6. The painted cave |
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images must have been produced as a part of a... |
, perhaps to ensure a successful hunt. |
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VII. Fill in the correct preposition; then choose any three and make sentences.
apart ... cave art; figures ... mammoth ivory; to survive ... so many years; painted animals ... the cave; to be outlined ... black; the cave ... Altamira ... Spain; striking works... Paleolithic art; to be fruit ... an artistic tradition; skillfully cut... means ... the primitive tools.
VIII. Match the words to their definitions.
ritual ■ site ■ pebble ■ ancestor ■ shape ■ figurine cavity ■ the mouth of the cave
1) person’s or animal’s form drawn, painted or carv ed; 2) empty place, small hole; 3) solid mineral matter which is not metallic; 4) total effect produced by the outlines of something; 5) a man who lived before the recorded history began; 6) particular part of space occupied by something; 7) opening by which one enters; 8) any procedure regularly followed.
IX. Choose the correct item.
1. At an earlier stage man collected ... (bones, horns, pebbles) in which natural shape he could see something or somebody. 2. Amazing works of Paleolithic art are the ... (carvings in bone, images of animals, fertility figurines) painted on the rock surfaces of caves. 3. Painted animals in the caves at Lascaux are simply ... (outlined, filled, carved) in black. 4. The Upper Paleolithic small carvings in bone, horn or stone are skillfully cut by means of the ... (primitive tools, modern instruments, sharp knives). 5. Our ancestors lived in ... (blocks of flats, caves, log huts). 6. The “Venus
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of Willendorf” is one of ... (animal, male, female) fertility figurine. 7. The painted images of animals were produced as part of a(n)... (magic ritual, artistic tradition, exhibition).
X.Learn some useful techniques for making up a dialogue.
a)Read the following information about starting a conversation.
After you have made contact and had a short conversation, you may want to arrange another meeting. These are expressions you can use to arrange to meet somebody.
I. Oh, are you doing anything this evening, by any chance? 2. Um, I was thinking of going to a museum today, would you like to come? 3. Er, are you going to be busy today? 4.I was wondering if you might like to come to the exhibition with me? 5. I’m going to a museum with some friends. Would you like to join us?
b)Use the expressions mentioned above in the following dialogue.
A:Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing - did you mention anything about the art of Prehistoric men?
B:(confirm the topic of your discussion).
A:I’m interested in carvings in bone, horn or stone made by our ape-like ancestors.
B:(ask him if he might like to come to the exhibition with you).
A:Sorry, what exhibition do you mean?
B:(say about the exhibition of Primitive art in the Hermitage and invite him).
A:Today’s a bit of a problem.
B:(ask about tomorrow).
A:It’d be nice. Perhaps if you give me your phone number, we could fix the time later.
B:(apologize for not having your visiting card).
A:Don’t worry! Let’s meet tomorrow at 11 a.m. near the main entrance to the Hermitage.
B:(praise his / her good idea).
A: All right. Till tomorrow!
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B:(say good-bye)
c)Make up your own dialogue using the expressions given in this exercise.
XI. Describe a masterpiece. Use this brief information and make up your own description of the “Wounded Bison” or “Venus of Wil lendorf”.
Wounded Bison
The most striking works of Paleolithic art are the images of animals, painted or sculptured on the rock surfaces of the caves, such as the “Wounded Bison” from the cave at Altamira in northern Spain. The dying animal has collapsed on the ground. It arched its back. Its legs are no longer able to carry the weight of the body, head lowered in defense with horns directed straight against the enemy. The eyes are furious, full of blood.
We are amazed not only by the keen observation, the assured outlines, the subtly controlled shading that give bulk and roundness to the forms, but by the power and dignity of the creature in its final agony. The picture was discovered by some boys, whose dog fell into the hole of the underground chamber, in 1940.
Venus of Willendorf
The men of the Upper Paleolithic produced small hand-sized carvings in stones. Some of these carvings suggest that I he objects were picked up due to its chance resemblance. In the natural shape of these pebbles they saw something that seemed “magic” to them.
Thus, the so-called “Venus of Willendorf’ from Aust ria (Vienna) may have served as one of female fertility goddesses. It has a bulbous roundness of forms that recalls an egg; her navel is a natural cavity in the stone. The main parts of the female body are exaggerated: huge breasts like two big sacks; a ball-shaped belly like a huge pot, massive hips.
XII. Check your memory.
1. When did the Paleolithic begin?
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