II. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word.
In the middle of the nineteenth century Ukrainian art found itself under the strong inspiration / influence of Taras Shevchenko’s art and verse. He created emotionally attractive still life paintings / images and acquired his own vision of Ukrainian folk / rural life. Lovely Ukrainian natural scenes / sceneries inspired many Ukrainian and Russian painters to create poetic landscapes / portraits. Nowadays Ukrainian art probably develops every well-known genre /trend, ranging from Neorealism to Postmodernism.
III. Complete the sentences by putting the verb in brackets into the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
1. I … (not to clean) windows before my mother came. 2. At last the librarian gave me the book which I … (to wait) for during two months. 3. By the end of the year he … (to read) about two hundred pages. 4. She … (to work) at her report since last year. 5. The message arrived five minutes after he … (to leave) the house. 6. It … (to rain) all day long.
IV. We know that many people today reject old art and protect new trends in art. Do you agree with that? Do your favourite paintings belong to the old masters or to the modern ones?
