skimming
1. What’s the main idea of the text ? It is about Western paintings. 2.How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Four. They are: The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art.
3. Why did the impressionists have to
paint quickly?
Because the natural light _______ changes quickly, they had to _____ paint quickly.
1. Which of the following statements is true? A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic. B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century. C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors. D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.
Scanning 1. What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD? Creating _______ respect and ____ love for God. 2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings? He drew things in__________, perspective which makes pictures very _______. realistic