C a r o l. I went with Melanie and her sister. Anyway, there was this beau- tiful painting and it looked like a meadow and all the grass was purple and red and there was this green sky in the background. I looked at it and thought of summer. It also had this amazing jet black frame and the whole effect was very impressive. I spent about ten minutes just looking at that one.
D a v i d. Wow, that really does sound impressive. Maybe I should go and visit this exhibition.
C a r o l. You really should. I think you would be inspired by some of the paintings. I think you should look at modern art like food. You need to taste things to see if you like them. At that exhibition today, some of them were even for sale. That last one, the meadow one, was on sale for $8,000.
D a v i d. How much?! That’s really expensive. I may go and visit the exhibition tomorrow, but I’m not going to buy anything.
C a r o l. OK, let me know how it goes, won’t you? Give Mark a call. He wanted to come with us today but his aunt was in town so he couldn’t. He’d be really keen on going.
D a v i d. OK, I will.
1) What is Carol’s reaction to David’s opinion that modern art looks like it has been done by children?
a) She can understand why he thinks that. b) She disagrees totally.
c) She accuses him of not understanding modern art.
2) What did Carol like about the picture of the tree?
a) That is was so big.
b) It reminded her of winter.
c) The way the artist represented the tree.
3) What did Carol say about the second picture?
a) It was large.
b) It was her favourite painting. c) It had a lot of strange colours.
4) Which of these statements is not true of the last painting that Carol describes?
a) She saw it near the end of the art gallery visit. b) She also liked the frame on the picture.
c) It reminded her of her childhood. d) She spent a long time looking at it.
5) What suggestion does Carol make to David at the end of their conver- sation?
a) To buy a painting if he sees something he likes.
b) To attend the exhibition with someone who couldn’t go with Carol today.
c) To go with their aunt, who is in town this week.
Key: 1 a, 2 c, 3 a, 4 c, 5 b.
4. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 7, p. 179.
5. summary
Do you like to visit art museums? What art museums have you visited? Which did you like the best? Why?
6. Homework
Write a short story about a picture.
| 1) | How old is it? | 2) | Where did you get it from? |
| 3) | When did you get it? | 4) | Why did you get it? |
| 5) | How did you get it? | 6) | How much did it cost? |
| 7) | How much is it worth now? | 8) | Why did you choose to talk |
| 9) | What does it mean to you? | about it? |
Lesson 64
EntertaInIng FIlMS
Цілі: вдосконалювати навички усного мовлення й читання; розвивати куль- туру спілкування й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати естетичний смак і загальну культуру учнів.
Клас
Дата
1. Warm-up
Procedure
1) What was the last movie you saw?
2) Was it good?
3) Who did you see it with?
4) What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen?
2. speaking
Do ex. 1, p. 180.
3. Vocabulary practice
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C h r i s t i n e. What did you think of the movie? Did you like it?
S a r a h. Not really, it was a little too … for me. It seemed like the direc-
tor was trying so hard to impress us with strange close-ups and avant-garde
dialogue that he forgot to include a story. I thought it was really boring.
C h r i s t i n e. I thought the movie was really …. I love it when a movie makes you think. It’s a nice change from the … dialogue and two-dimen- sional characters you usually see in films these days.
S a r a h. I don’t really care for … films. They are so dark and depressing. The characters are always so …. Why does a movie have to be sad to be deep?
C h r i s t i n e. Yeah, I know what you mean, but … cinema is nothing
but gunfights and exploding cars. I get so sick of movies like that. I prefer
movies with substance.
S a r a h. But sometimes, you don’t want to think; sometimes, you just
want a … movie. Like that comedy with Billy Crystal — that was so …. I laughed so hard that I cried.
C h r i s t i n e. Movies have to be more than … to me.
S a r a h. Did you see that new mystery movie with Nicole Kidman
that came out last month? That was so …. I was on the edge of my seat the
whole time.
C h r i s t i n e. I loved that movie. The plot was great, and the acting was
incredible. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were nominated for an Academy Award.
S a r a h. Well, at least we agree on something. I guess we’ll have to stick to mysteries in the future.
4. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 2, p. 180.
5. Listening and speaking
Listen to the text and say:
1) What is it about?
2) What kind of writing is it, in your opinion?
3) Would you like to study there? Why?
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6. summary
