Unit 10: English for the Arts

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Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to the Arts.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

umenie
umelec
výstava
galéria
krajinomaľba
múzeum
olejomaľba
maliar
maľovanie
portrét
skica
socha
sochár
socha
akvarel
kino
herec
herečka
obsadiť
riaditeľ
premietacie plátno
zvuková stopa
filmová hviezda
podtitulky
hudba
balet
skladateľ
koncert
koncert pre sólo
dirigent
nástroj
hudobník
opera
orchester
hrať
predstavenie
(divadelná) hra
nahrávka
spevák
pieseň
javisko
symfónia
literatúra
autor
román
románopisec
(divadelná) hra
báseň
poézia
divadlo

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Test Yourself

Exercise Help

Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.

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Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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  1. When did Beethoven live?
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  2. What instrument did Beethoven play most?
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  3. How many operas did he compose?
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  4. The European Anthem is based on:
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  5. The "Ode to Joy" is a poem written by:
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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  1. What nationality was Van Gogh?
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  2. What nationality was Rembrandt?
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  3. What did Van Gogh paint at the beginning of his career?
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  4. Why did Van Gogh go to Paris?
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  5. What was Impressionism?
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  6. Where did Van Gogh paint his famous self-portrait?
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Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. When was Shakespeare born?
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  2. What did he write?
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  3. 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Hamlet' are:
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  4. What was "The Globe"?
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  5. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
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Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Who was a concert pianist?
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  2. Orson Welles was famous as:
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  3. Who was his second wife?
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  4. Where did he work and live in his later years?
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  5. 'Citizen Kane' was:
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Section 3: General Comprehension

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

Exercise Help

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Beethoven composed nine symphonies.


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  2. Beethoven composed nothing but symphonies.


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  3. The piano, the clarinet and the violin are musical instruments.


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  4. Van Gogh lived in the 18th century.


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  5. A painting of a person is called a portrait.


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  6. Shakespeare wrote comedies, historical plays and tragedies.


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  7. 'Macbeth' is a comedy.


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  8. A sonnet is a piece of music.


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  9. Orson Welles made a movie called 'The Beauty and the Brain'


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  10. 'Movie' is another word for film.


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Exercise 2: Sentence Completion

Exercise Help

Speaking Practice. Complete the sentences you hear, using the example as a model.

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Section 4: Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Transformation

Exercise Help

Use `WHO', `WHICH' or `THAT' as subject of the relative clause.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
Example:

I've got a friend. He collects stamps. (who)
I've got a friend who collects stamps.

There's a problem. It worries me. (which)
There's a problem which worries me.

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Exercise 2: Transformation

Exercise Help

In this exercises, use the Relative Pronoun `WHAT'.

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