Vocabulary in context BUT IS IT ART?! 8
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Complete the text with words related to art. One of composer John Cage’s most famous (a) is a work called 4’33’’ . It can be performed by just one or two musicians or a complete (b) . There is no (c) to sing along to – in fact, there’s no music at all. What about words? No, there are no (d) either. It’s total silence, for four minutes and 33 seconds! Les Miserables is a popular (e) . Instead of saying their words like in a traditional (f ) , such as Hamlet , the actors sing them. The main (g) is called Jean Valjean.
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The Venice Biennale is a celebration of the arts that has been running since 1895. Artists, collectors, owners of (a) a g and over half a million art lovers come to see one of the most important (b) e of contemporary art. The Venice Art Biennale was first established to exhibit Italian (c) p and sculptures, but soon expanded to include work by other artists. After World War II, it introduced (d) a art and Pop Art to a wider public. Futuristic art and ideas are explored through video installations and live (e) p enjoyed by audiences along the canals and in the medieval streets. The (f ) F Festival, which top movie stars and (g) d attend every year, started in the 1930s. Canals turn into floating red carpets at the festival as famous (h) a arrive, waving to their fans and the (i) p taking pictures as they step off their taxi boats. Venice also hosts an unusually large number of permanent art ( j) c , and some of the world’s most famous Renaissance art is displayed in beautiful palazzos and (k) m . Venice – the city of art – continues to be an inspiration to artists, past and present. City of Art Venice
Across 7 I enjoy creating dances for our group – it’s fun being the . Down 1 My favourite fashion is Stella McCartney. I love all her clothes! 2 The cameras in smartphones are so good, it means that anyone can be a . 3 Steven Spielberg is a famous film . He made ET and Jurassic Park . 4 She’s a famous who makes solid artworks from metal or wood. 5 My sister is the in her band. She keeps her kit in the garage and practises every day. It is very noisy! 6 Mozart was the of over 600 works, including piano concertos and operas. The visual arts 2 Complete the visual arts words. 1 I love the clouds and countryside in that l painting. 2 Frida Kahlo painted herself many times. This is one of my favourite s -p . 3 The Picasso e which I saw at MoMA was amazing. 4 The Louvre, in France, is the biggest a g in the world. 5 Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is considered his m .
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5 Choose the correct alternative. 1 During the interval/pause/break in The Lion King , we talked about the play. 2 They went online to order their tickets/fees/ entrances for the West End show. 3 He wanted to know who the main actor was, so he bought a programme/recipe/guide . 4 When I took up painting, I bought myself paintbrushes and an easel/a table/a stand .
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