Ex. 8. Look at the introduction to a magazine article. Would you like to go on a journey like this? Give reasons.

HEAT AND DANGER IN THE PERUVIAN JUNGLE

Surrounded by poisonous snakes, marauding jaguars, malarial mosquitoes and huge forest spiders, Amanda Shakespeare began to regret her journey to the jungle.

 

Ex. 9. Read an extract from the article and find answers to the following questions.

6. What kind of town was Sapito?

7. Why did Amanda’s heart miss a beat?

8. What kind of place was Diego’s house?

9. How would you have felt in this situation?

 

27 June

Although it was dark when I arrived, Sapito smelt the same. I crossed the Plaza de Armas and made for the other side of town. The streets were empty but I didn’t feel thereatened. I found Diego’s house and walked up what I took to be the path, although it was too dark to see.

Suddenly something pounced on my shoulders from above. I felt claws dig into my neck and a tail lightly brush my back: my heart missed a beat. But after the initial shock I realised that an overexcited little monkey was squeaking shrilly into my ear. I had a great difficulty in disentangling myself from the creature, which insisted on accompanying me to the door. Once inside, I found there was no light and no water, but I knew I was back in the jungle when I heard cockroaches crunch underfoot as I made my way to bed.

(Jan Bell. Matters. Student’s Book)

Ex. 10. Selling a holiday.

A) Work in groups. If other students have had a holiday in the same town or country as you, work with them as a group. Students with no holiday places in common should agree where they would be prepared to ‘sell’.

B) You are going to try to persuade other students to go on holiday to ‘your’ location. Decide on the main ‘selling points’ (e.g. food, climate, culture, things to do, attractive sites).

C) Design a poster to illustrate the attractions of your holiday location and make notes for a talk.

D) Make your presentations, showing the poster and using your notes to help you. Agree on the most attractive place to visit.

WRITING

 

Ex. 11. Write an essay about the following topic. Write at least 250 words.

International travel is becoming cheaper than before, so more and more countries open their doors to tourists. Do the advantages of the increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages?

 

 

Unit 5. World achievements in art

SPEAKING

Ex. 1. Work in pairs and discuss the questions below.

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS

1. How great is your interest in art?

2. What’s the best art gallery you’ve been to?

3. Do you like modern art?

4. What do you think of installation art?

5. Do you ever think a lot of art is not really art?

6. Do you have a favorite artist?

7. What kind of art do you like – paintings, sculpture, ceramics, etc.?

8. What is art?

9. Does art change the way you think or feel?

10.  Do you think anyone can be an artist or do you need a special talent?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS

1. Do you think all children should study art at school?

2. Do you think children should learn the history of art?

3. Do you think a painting can really be worth a million (or more) dollars?

4. Do you think today’s artists are as good as those from hundreds of years ago?

5. What was the last painting / poster / piece of art you bought. Why did you buy it?

6. Describe the pieces of artwork in your house.

7. What kind of art is your country famous for?

8. What kind of life do you think an artist’s is?

9. Do you have any artistic talents?

10. How would the world be different without artists?

                                

READING

Ex. 2. A) Work in groups. Discuss these questions.

 

1. How many possessions do you think you own?

2. Which do you really need? Which don't you need?

3. If you were only allowed to keep three of your possessions, which would you choose and why?

 

B) Read the article about Michael Landy. Write a title for the article. Then work with a partner and tell each other your title and why you chose it.

 

 

Artist Michael Landy once destroyed all his possessions in a work he called Break Down. The exhibition, which was held in an empty department store in central London, cost £100,000 to put on and lasted for two weeks. Landy had spent three years cataloguing the 7,226 separate items. More than 45,000 people came to watch him and his ten helpers destroy everything he'd ever owned, right down to his last sock, his passport and even his beloved car.

Many of those who came to the exhibition applauded and encouraged Landy in his two weeks of destruction, but his mother wasn't one of them. "I had to throw my mum out," said Landy. "She started crying and I couldn't handle those emotions. She had to go."

Many other people were equally upset, especially those in the art world who thought it was unacceptable to destroy famous artists' work. Landy destroyed pieces of art given to him by people such as Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst. But on that point Landy said he felt no guilt. After all, he had destroyed all his own work - a collection that spanned 15 years. "After we finished," Landy said, "someone came up to me and handed me a Paul Weller record. I must have been the owner of absolutely nothing for about ten minutes. Some things I had to go straight out and buy again – a toothbrush, for example. I hated having to do that. The last thing I wanted to do is go into shops and buy things."

Landy said that Break Down was an examination of consumerism, buying more than we need. Others said it was a case of madness. However, Landy's description of his state of mind at that time was very different. "When I f inished I did feel an incredible sense of freedom," he said, "the possibility that I could do anything."

Landy was supposed to give the remains of his possessions (sacks of crushed metal, plastic and paper) to the people who had given him financial backing for the project and each sack would have been worth £4,000. But he had a change of heart at the last minute and ended up burying it all. And since the exhibition his destruction of possessions hasn't stopped. "I've started to get rid of (my girlfriend) Gillian's things secretly too. She's got no idea! "

 

C) Read the article again. Tick the true sentences. Correct the false ones.

 

1. It took Landy most of his adult life to plan the Break Down exhibition.

2. The exhibition was well attended.

3. He decided to keep a few possessions as souvenirs.

4. There was a mixed reaction to the exhibition.

5. At the end of the exhibition he regretted what he'd done.

6. Landy kept his agreement with his financial backers.

7. His girlfriend doesn't know he's destroying her things.

 

LISTENING

Ex. 3. A) Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

 

1. Do you like art? If so, do you prefer traditional or modern art? Why?

2. Look at pictures A and C. Do you like them? Why?/Why not?

3. Look at picture B. Do they have performance artists like this in the streets of your town/city? If so, what kinds of things do people do? Are they popular?

B) Listen to two friends, Graham and Hannah, talking about art. Which of the art in pictures A-C did each person see? Who doesn't like modern art?

C)  Listen again. Then work in pairs. How much can you remember? Use these prompts to help you.

 

WHAT GRAHAM SAID ABOUT: · Salcedo's art at Tate Modern · Tiger in a Tropical Storm · The price of Rousseau's work · Actually doing what Hazel did himself

WHAT HANNAH SAID ABOUT: · The meaning of Salcedo's art · What people used to think of Rousseau's work · The 4th plinth · Hazel's performance

READING

Ex. 4. Read the description of the picture “Mr. and Mrs. Andrew” of one of the most famous painters of 18th century Britain, Thomas Gainsborough. Pay attention and practice the vocabulary underlined.

 

 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (1750) is an oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough. The picture combines the two genres – portraiture and landscape. The artist placed the figures against the landscape background. In the foreground one can see a couple in front of a stout oak tree – the husband is standing and the wife is sitting. A real, quiet valley stretches out behind them: everything here is unmistakably English.

Robert Andrews is having his shotgun under his arm as his dog is looking up at him. He is standing proudly in the middle of his huge estate. His wife is sitting on a wooden bench. The play of light, movement and the choice of the other colours make the light blue of the informal hunting dress spring to life, fresh and clean as the nature around them. Her pose resembles one from a book of etiquette.

Our eyes are drawn from a field with recently harvested golden corn to meadows of grazing sheep, a stand of trees and the hills in the distance. The clouds touch the land at the horizon. The small tower in the left background of the piece is a church.

(Module I. Student’s Book)

SPEAKING

 

Ex. 5. A) Have a look at the historical painting of a well-known Russian painter Vasili Surikov, 1891 Taking a snow fortress and describe it using the Present Continuous Tense. Use the underlined vocabulary from the previous exercise.

 

B) These words and word combinations will help you: the air is fresh and frosty; to wear sheepskin coat, warm caps and mittens; Russian tradition of celebration of the Maslenitsa ; divide into two groups; make a snow fortress, run, fight, climb the snow wall; become the master of the fortress; defend oneself; throw snowballs, etc.

 

C) Write the conversation between Steve and James in the correct order. Look at the phrases in bold. What are they used for?

 

- Well, I am training to be a manager.

- Yes, it’s quite interesting. How about you?

- Oh, hi Steve. How are you?

- No, my friends are helping me.

- Fine, thanks. And you? What are you doing these days?

- Oh, how interesting! Are you doing it alone?

- Really? Are you enjoying it?

- Well, I am not working at the moment, but I’m very busy. I am building a house.

James: ________________

Steve: _________________

James: ________________

Steve: _________________

James: ________________

Steve: _________________

James: ________________

Steve: _________________

(Module I. Student’s Book)

WRITING

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