6. Summary

If you could buy a great work of art, what would it be? (style, title, ai ist's name...)

7. Homework

Ex. 6, p. 117.

MUSEUMS

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалю­вати навички читання, аудіювання й усного монологічного мовлення; розви­вати пізнавальні інтереси учнів; виховувати правильне ставлення до мисте­цтва, а також загальну культуру учнів.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

1. What artist was famous for his paintings of lily ponds? (Claude Monet)

2. Who was both a scientist and a painter? (Leonardo Da Vinci)

3. What artist cut off part of his ear? (Van Gogh)

4. Monet painted in what style? (Impressionism)

5. What is a painting of a bowl of fruit usually called? (Still life)

6. Who was a surrealist painter? (Salvador Dali)

7. Who painted Guernica? (Pablo Picasso)

2. Speaking

Do ex. l,p. 118.

3. Reading and speaking

Read the following list of the most famous world museums and say which one would you like to visit and why.

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York City — the Met's goal is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality, all in the service of the public

BRITISH MUSEUM, London — housed in one of Britain's architec­tural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history. You will find art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Admission is free.

THE TATE MUSEUM, London — is Britain's national museum of in­ternational modern art and consist of the Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives, and Tate Online, part of the group now known simply as Tate.

THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, Rome — is comprised of the papal apart­ments of the medieval Apostolic Palace decorated with frescoes during the Renaissance, the Sistine Chapel the exhibition rooms of the Vatican Apos­tolic Library and the actual museums.

MUSEU NACIONAL DEL PRADO, Madrid — modest but intelligently chosen collection of superb art work is shown.

THE HERMITAGE, St. Petersburg — Excellent quality images of the best 2000 holdings in the museum that contains more than three millions of the world's masterpieces.

THE SMITHSONIAN, Washington, DC — the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 16 museums and the Na­tional Zoo in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

MoMA (MUSEUM OF MODERN ART), New York City — Moma's pur­pose is to bring together the established and the experimental, the past and the present all people. It's collection includes works of architecture and design, drawings, painting and sculpture, photography, prints and illus­trated books, film, and media.

THE UFIZZI, Florence, Italy — excellent quality pictures are show for top Italian artists' works like Botticelli, Veronse, an Giorgione. It is or of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.

CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. It houses the Musée Nation d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe.

THE LOUVRE, Paris — from the Mona Lisa to The Raft of Medus from Venus de Milo to the Victory of Samothrace, the site is definite worth your visit.

THE GUGGENHEIM, Bilbao, Spain is a museum of modern and co temporary art which houses some of the 20th century's greatest works art. Guggenheim in Bilbao has become as artistically renowned as the pair ings that hang from its walls.