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U N IT 8 PAINTIN G A N D SCULPTURES

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LESSON 6 Project
V e r s io n 1
1 W o rk in g ro u p s o f th re e o r fo u r. C hoose a s c u lp tu re
o r p a in tin g . You w ill p re s e n t th is p ie c e o f a rt to th e
cla ss. D e cid e w h o w ill:
• introduce it (title, date made, artist/sculptor)
• interpret it (what it is about) 
• explain why the group likes it
The B ird Girl 
T im e : 
1936 
S c u lp to r: 
Sylvia Shaw 
Location: 
Illinois, the USA
M onum ent to M ihai 
Em inescu, Romanian p o et 
T im e : 
2000 
S c u lp to r: 
Eremia Grigoresku 
L o c atio n : 
Onesti, Romania
A scene on the ice b y Hendrick 
Avercamp 
Tim e: 
1625 
G en re: 
Genre art, Landscape art 
Location: 
National Gallery of Art, 
Washington
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2 P re se n t y o u r p ie c e o f a rt.
3 Listen to th e p re s e n ta tio n s . C hoose th e
b e s t ta lk s . Say w h y th e ta lk s w e re g o od .
V e r s io n 2
The N ight Watch by Rembrandt 
Tim e: 
1642 
G en re: 
Genre art, Group portrait 
L o c atio n : 
Am sterdam Museum
W ork in gro up s o f 4 /5 . Choose a fam ous person you 
w o u ld lik e to p u t in M adam e T u ssa u d ’ s m useum .
Tell your classmates: 1) the full name; 
2) what s/he is famous for;
3) why you want to put him/her into Madame Tussaud’s museum.
Unit 7 • Lesson 1
1 b W o rk in p a irs . Read and cho ose .
Answers:
1901 The vacuum cleaner was patented by Hubert Booth.
1902 The air conditioner was invented by Willis Carrier.
1904 A tractor was invented by Benjamin Hot.
1907 The first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu.
1919 The pop-up toaster was invented by Charles Strite.
1927 The first quartz clock was developed by Warren Morrison.
1930 Scotch tape was patented by Richard G. Drew.
1938 The ballpoint pen was invented by Ladislo Biro.
1942 The first electronic computer was built by John Atanasoff and 
Clifford Berry.
1946 The microwave oven was invented by Percy Spenser.
1953 The first video tape recorder was invented by Norikazu Sawazaki. 
1974 The post-it note was invented by Arthur Fry.