1. Unit 18 Art and literature
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2. A. Art and the arts
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3. LITERATURE
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4. biogr__________
dr__________
nov__________
poe_____
sh_____ st_____
• Sh__________ st__________
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5. biographies
drama
novels
poetry
short stories
• Sh__________ st__________
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6. PERFORMING ARTS
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7. bal__________
cin__________
conc__________ :
class__________/ro__________,
country and w__________
da__________
op__________
Thea__________
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8. ballet
cinema
concerts : classical/rock/country
and western
dance
opera
theatre
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9. FINE ART (S)
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10. arch__________
cer__________ (= making pots, bowls, etc.)
pain__________
sc__________
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11. architecture
ceramics (= making pots, bowls, etc.)
painting
sculpture
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12. The ar__________ (plural) covers
everything in the network.
Ar__________ (singular,
uncountable) usually means
f__________ art, but can also
refer to technique and creativity.
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13. The arts (plural) covers
everything in the network.
Art (singular, uncountable)
usually means fine art, but can
also refer to technique and
creativity.
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14. Use of ‘the’
When we refer to a performing art
in general, we can leave out
‘the’.
Are you interested in (the)
cinema/ballet/opera/theatre?
But : Would you like to come to
the cinema/ballet/opera/theatre
with us next week? (= particular performance)
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15. Have you read the a__________ page
in the paper today? (= that part
of the newspaper that deals with
all the things in the network :
literature, performing arts, fine
art(s)
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16. Have you read the arts page in the
paper today? (= that part of the
newspaper that deals with all the
things in the network :
literature, performing arts, fine
art(s)
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17. She’s a great a__________
l__________. (= loves painting and sculpture)
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18. She’s a great art lover.
(= loves painting
and sculpture)
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19. • Shakespeare was skilled in the
a__________ of p__________ (= creative
ability).
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20. • Shakespeare was skilled in the art
of poetry (= creative ability).
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21. Ask Sara to help you decorate your
room – she’s very art_____ .(= shows
skill and imagination in creating things)
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22. Ask Sara to help you decorate your
room – she’s very artistic.(= shows skill
and imagination in creating things)
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23. A w_____ of a_____ (= plural is w_____ of art)
is an object made by a skilled
artist – typically a painting,
drawing or statue.
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24. A work of art (= plural is works of art)
is an object made by a skilled
artist – typically a painting,
drawing or statue.
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25. The phrase a_____ and cr_____ is
used to refer to the skills of
making objects such as
decorations, jewellery and
furniture by hand.
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26. The phrase arts and crafts is used
to refer to the skills of making
objects such as decorations,
jewellery and furniture by hand.
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27. B. Types of art and artists
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28. This is a sc_____ - he’s cr_____
a st_____ - his type of art is
called sc_____.
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29. This is a sculptor - he’s
creating a statue - his type of
art is called sculpture.
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30. This is a p_____ - she’s
thr_____ a p_____ - her type of
art is called p_____.
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31. This is a potter - she’s
throwing
a pot - her type of
art is called pottery.
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32. This is an arch_____ - he’s
des_____ a building - his type of
art is called arch_____.
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33. This is an architect - he’s
designing a building - his type
of art is called architecture.
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34. An ab_____ pai_____ involves
shapes and colours rather than
im_____ of real people or things.
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35. An abstract painting involves
shapes and colours rather than
images of real people or things.
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36. A por_____ is a painting of a
person.
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37. A portrait is a painting of a
person.
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38. A l_____ is a painting of a scene
in the countryside.
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39. A landscape is a painting of a
scene in the countryside.
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40. A st_____ l_____ is a painting
of a set of objects that do not
move, usually fruit or flowers.
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41. A still life is a painting of a
set of objects that do not move,
usually fruit or flowers.
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42. An or_____ painting is one
produced by the painter
him/herself rather than a copy or
repr_____.
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43. An original painting is one
produced by the painter
him/herself rather than a copy or
reproduction.
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44. C. Literature
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45. Jacquie O’Donnell .is one of the
country’s most popular n__________.
(= people who write long stories about imaginary people and events,
remember a n_____ is typically at least 150 pages long; anything shorter
is a short story)
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46. Jacquie O’Donnell .is one of the
country’s most popular novelists.
(=
people who write long stories about imaginary people and events,
remember a n_____ is typically at least 150 pages long; anything shorter
is a short story)
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47. .
She has written a s__________ (= set of
books
featuring
the
same
characters)
of romantic
novels
all
with
a
historical
sett__________. (= background for a story or film)
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48. She has written . series(= set of books
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featuring the same characters) of
romantic novels
all with a historical setting. (=
background for a story or film)
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49. .
These have all been b__________ (= very
popular books that sell in large numbers) although
the
cr__________ ( = people whose job it is to give their
opinion of something, typically books that sell in large numbers)
complain that her pl__________ (=
stories)
are
predictable
and
her
ch__________ (people in a book or film) are not
very realistic.
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50. .
These have all been bestsellers (= very
popular books that sell in large numbers) although
the
critics ( = people whose job it is to give their opinion of
something, typically books that sell in large numbers) complain
that
her
plots
(=
stories)
are
predictable and her characters (people
in a book or film) are not very realistic.
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51. .
Her cousin, Pamela Smith, is a more
lit__________ (= serious rather than popular) writer
and her books tend to get better
rev__________ ( = what the critics write) although
they do not sell so well.
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52. .
Her cousin, Pamela Smith, is a more
literary (= serious rather than popular) writer and
her books tend to get better
reviews ( = what the critics write) although they
do not sell so well.
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53. .
Both writers have a novel which
will be ready for p__________ (= making
something available in a printed form) later this year;
they will also be available to
download as e-b__________.
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54. .
Both writers have a novel which
will be ready for publication (= making
something available in a printed form) later this year;
they will also be available to
download as e-books.
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55. .
We
have
received
advance
c__________ of both novels and it
is
interesting
to
compare
the
opening passage (short piece of text) from
Smith’s
latest
book
with
an
e__________ (= part of a book chosen to be used in an
article or for discussion) from
the chapter of
0’Donnell’s.
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56. We have received .advance copies of
both novels and it is interesting
to compare the opening passage (short
piece of text) from
Smith’s latest book
with an extract (= part of a book chosen to be used in
an article or for discussion) from the chapter of
0’Donnell’s.
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