Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Artists

Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Artists

Functional Language

Дляописания:

He was one of the most famous…

He is best known for…

His paintings depict…

His contribution to art was…

Для выражения мнения:

Inmy opinion…

I believe that…

What makes this painting important is…

This work should be remembered because…

Длясравнения:

Both artists…

Unlike Turner, Repin…

While Repin focused on…, Turner often…

They were similar because…

Grammar / Language Focus

1.Past Simple

Repin studied at the Academy of Arts.

Turner became a famous British painter.

2. Passive Voice

The painting was created in…

The work is kept in a museum.

3.Relative Clauses

Repin was an artist who painted historical scenes and portraits.

A masterpiece is a work which has great cultural value.

Linking Words

1. because

2. however

3. while

4. although

5. therefore

6. in addition

Passive Vocabulary

1. genre painting

2. historical painting

3. contemporary

4. generation

5. cultural identity

6. visual evidence

7. artistic style

national heritage

Warm-Up.

• What can you see?

• Who are these people?

• What are they doing?

• What emotions can you see?

• What can this painting tell us about the past?

«Barge Haulers on the Volga»

ArtistIlya Repin

Year1870–1873

Vocabulary

1. portrait

2. landscape

3. masterpiece

4. heritage

5. depict

6. legacy

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form

a) something important received from previous generations

b) to show something in a picture

c) a picture of a person

d) an extremely important work of art

e) something important a person leaves for future generations

f) a picture showing nature or countryside

1. 1. Repinwas / were born in 1844.

   2. Many historical scenes were depicted / depicted in his paintings.

   3. Turnerwas / were a British painter.

   4. Important works of art preserve / are preserved in museums.

   5. Repin was an artist who / which created many portraits.

Reading.

• What does the word memory mean here?

• Can an artist preserve something that a photograph or textbook cannot?

• What can we learn about a country through paintings?

artist — heritage — depict — masterpiece — legacy

1. Ilya Repin was an outstanding Russian ______.

2. Paintings can ______ important historical events.

3. Great works of art are part of our cultural ______.

2. A famous work of art can become a ______.

3. An artist’s ______ can influence future generations.

Ilya Repin: Painting Russia’s Memory

lya Repin was one of the most outstanding Russian artists of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1844 and studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg.

Repin painted portraits, scenes from everyday life and important moments connected with Russian history and society. One of his best-known paintings is Barge Haulers on the Volga, created between 1870 and 1873. The painting depicts a group of workers pulling a heavy boat along the river.

Repin did not simply paint famous people or beautiful scenes. His works showed different sides of life in Russia. He also created portraits of important people of his time and paintings connected with Russian history.

Today Repin’s works are preserved in major Russian museums. They are part of Russia’s cultural heritage. His paintings allow new generations to see people and images of the past and encourage us to think about Russian history and culture.

Relative Clauses + Passive Voice

Ilya Repin was an artist. He created famous historical paintings. →Ilya Repin was an artist who created famous historical paintings.

This is a painting. It is kept in the Russian Museum. →This is a painting which is kept in the Russian Museum.

1.

Repin was a Russian painter.He became famous for portraits and historical paintings.

→ Repin was a Russian painter who became famous for portraits and historical paintings.

2.

Turner was a British artist.He was famous for landscapes.

→______________________________________

3.

A museum is a place.Works of cultural heritage are preserved there.

→______________________________________

4.

A masterpiece is a work of art.It remains important for many generations.

→______________________________________

Exercise 5. True, False or Not Stated?

1. Ilya Repin was a Russian artist.

2. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts.

3. Barge Haulers on the Volga was created in the twentieth century.

4. Repin painted only historical events.

5. His works are part of Russia’s cultural heritage.

6. Repin’s favourite colour was blue.

Find information in the text that proves that:

1. Repin painted different aspects of Russian life.

2. His works are important today.

3. His paintings can connect modern people with the past.

Notice: you didn’t guess. You found evidence. This is an important rule when we work with historical information.

CLAIM → SOURCE → EVIDENCE

Speaking. Repin vs Turner: Two Artists — Two Ways of Remembering

Exercise6. Find Evidence

Make at least four sentences, with at least two of them containing a comparison or an argument

Listening

You are going to hear about a British artist. Listen and find three similarities or differences between Turner and Repin.

Why is it dangerous to confuse a fact and an opinion when we talk about history?

I know → because the source says…

I think → because…

Choose one work by a Russian artist.

Write 8–10 sentences:

1. Who created it?

2. When was it created?

3. What does it depict?

4. What historical/cultural information can we learn from it?

5. Why should it be preserved?

6. What official source did you use?

Mandatory condition:

at least one fact must be confirmed by an official Russian source.

Creative assignment

Create a digital card:

One Painting — One Story — One Memory

You can use a photograph/reproduction of the work, the title, the author, 3 verified facts, and a short answer:

Why is this work part of our cultural memory?

Choose Repin or Turner. Fill in:

MUSEUM MEMORY CARD

Name: ______________________

Country: ___________________

Years: ______________________

Famous for: _________________

One important work/theme: _____________________

His contribution: _______________________________

Why should we remember him?

We should remember __________ because ___________________________________________.

Evidence

My information comes from ____________________.

HomeworkA Painting That Remembers

Complete:

Today I discovered that art can preserve historical memory because…

or

One fact about Russian culture that I would like to tell a foreign teenager is…

Exit Ticket

Create a Museum Memory Card

Exercise 7. Complete the Artist Profile

Memory Detective: Fact – Opinion – Evidence

Statement A

Ilya Repin completed Barge Haulers on the Volga in 1873.

Statement B

It is the most beautiful Russian painting ever created.

Statement C

The painting depicts workers pulling a boat.

Statement D

Everyone in the nineteenth century loved the painting.

Look and answer

Which statements can this source confirm?

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