1.

Match the words and the definitions:

1. a painter a. a thin board on which a painter lays and mixes his colours;
2. a studio b. a rough, quickly made drawing
3. a model c. a well-lit workroom of a painter or sculptor
ART 4.
5.
a palette d. a thing to paint with
a masterpiece e. something made or done with very great skill
6. a sketch f. a person who paints pictures
7. a brush g. a person who poses for painters and sculptors

2. Match the pictures and the words:

a. a landscape b. a still life c. a portrait d. a seascape e. a battle piece

3. Divide the words into three groups: 4. Match the synonyms.

water-colour, landscape, sketch, still life, oil paint, a palette paint
battle piece, painting, portrait, pastel, seascape an artist a workroom
drawing, flower piece, picture.
a studio a drawing board
colours a painter
5. Use words from task 1 to fill in the gaps: a painting a sketch album
1. The s-___________ was a large well-lit room.
a sketch book a picture
2. A man sitting on a raised platform is a m-________.
3. The a-_________ was mixing p-_________ on his
p-________. 6. Look at the picture and fill in the gaps.
4. Michelangelo took his s-__________ a-__________ Use the words from the picture.
and drew a rough p-________ of the scene. 1. The unfinished canvas was on an ..... near
the window.
2. An artist usually has a wide range of ......,
going from very fine to very thick ones.
3. An artist mixes colours on his ...... when he
wants a particular shade.
4. Most ...... work with wood, stone or metal.
5. A sculptor uses a mallet and ...... to cut
stone.
6. My grandfather painted that picture of my
grandmother. He was a portrait ....... .

7. Match the adjectives and the nouns:

1. special a) frame
2. charcoal b) tubes
3. sharp c) pencils
4. colourful d) paint box
5. crude e) putty knife
6. wooden f) spatule
7. big g) chisel
8. small h) turpentine

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