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I. The poet refers to the shades of green, red, and blue in the poem. Let us read some of the names of different shades of these colours.
Shades of blue
Navy blue
Indigo
Cobalt blue
Denim
Sky blue
Ice blue
Shades of green
Pine green
India green
Apple green
Jade
Olive
Pistachio
(pis-ta-sheo)
Shades of red
Rusty red
Salmon
(saa-mun)
Scarlet
Crimson
Blood red
Vermilion
(vuh-mil-ion)
Now, Discuss in pairs, any two things that you can associate with these colours.
Discuss in pairs, any two things that you can associate with these colours.
[Discussion]
How to answer:
For each shade, think of one everyday object that is exactly that colour — the shade names themselves often give the clue (denim, apple, blood, sky…).
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Sample associations:
| Shade | Two things I associate with it |
|---|---|
| Navy blue | a sailor’s uniform; school blazers |
| Denim | jeans; denim jackets |
| Sky blue | a clear morning sky; a robin’s egg |
| Apple green | green apples; fresh new leaves |
| Olive | olives; army uniforms |
| Pistachio | pistachio nuts; pista ice cream |
| Crimson | red roses; velvet curtains |
| Blood red | blood; ripe pomegranate seeds |
| Vermilion | sindoor; festival rangoli powder |
II. You have studied painting-related words like palette, brushstrokes, shades, hue, colours, and canvas. Now, read the following paragraph and discuss in pairs what the underlined painting-related words might mean. Discuss this way:
I think ____________ means ____________ because the passage talks about ____________.
Example: I think portrait means a picture of someone’s face because the passage talks about capturing a friend’s features.
In the art studio, young painters eagerly approached their
easels
, each
framing
a
canvas
that they had to work on. The teacher encouraged them to experiment with a diverse
tonal range
, playing with
shades
and
hues
to bring their paintings to life. One student focused on a detailed
portrait
, capturing his friend’s features, first with careful
underpainting
and then filling the final colours. Another student worked on a
mural
,
depicting
a Spring Day on the right wall of the classroom. The room continued to buzz with artistic energy.
Discuss what the underlined painting-related words might mean, using the pattern “I think ___ means ___ because the passage talks about ___”.
How to answer:
Read the sentence around each word — the context (what the painters are doing with it) tells you the meaning. Follow the ‘portrait’ example given in the book.
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Model answers:
• I think easels means the stands that hold up a painting because the passage talks about painters approaching them to work on a canvas.
• I think framing means fixing or setting the canvas in place because the passage talks about each painter framing a canvas that they had to work on.
• I think canvas means the cloth surface on which a painting is made because the passage talks about each painter having one to work on.
• I think tonal range means the spread of light and dark tones in a painting because the passage talks about experimenting with it by playing with shades and hues.
• I think shades means darker or lighter versions of a colour because the passage talks about playing with them to bring paintings to life.
• I think hues means shades or varieties of colours because the passage talks about playing with shades and hues together.
• I think portrait means a picture of someone’s face because the passage talks about capturing a friend’s features. (Example from the book)
• I think underpainting means the first base layer of paint done before the final colours because the passage talks about doing it carefully first and then filling the final colours.
• I think mural means a large painting made on a wall because the passage talks about a student working on one on the right wall of the classroom.
• I think depicting means showing or illustrating something in art because the passage talks about the mural depicting a Spring Day.
• I think easels means the stands that hold up a painting because the passage talks about painters approaching them to work on a canvas.
• I think framing means fixing or setting the canvas in place because the passage talks about each painter framing a canvas that they had to work on.
• I think canvas means the cloth surface on which a painting is made because the passage talks about each painter having one to work on.
• I think tonal range means the spread of light and dark tones in a painting because the passage talks about experimenting with it by playing with shades and hues.
• I think shades means darker or lighter versions of a colour because the passage talks about playing with them to bring paintings to life.
• I think hues means shades or varieties of colours because the passage talks about playing with shades and hues together.
• I think portrait means a picture of someone’s face because the passage talks about capturing a friend’s features. (Example from the book)
• I think underpainting means the first base layer of paint done before the final colours because the passage talks about doing it carefully first and then filling the final colours.
• I think mural means a large painting made on a wall because the passage talks about a student working on one on the right wall of the classroom.
• I think depicting means showing or illustrating something in art because the passage talks about the mural depicting a Spring Day.
