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UNIT FOUR Topic: Entertainment and Arts Grammar: Conditionals/ Wishes / Unreal past Talking points: 1.What things you have seen do you consider beautiful?
Ex. 1. What are ‘the arts’? The arts is an ‘umbrella’ term for literature, music, painting, sculpture, crafts, theatre, opera, ballet, film etc. It usually implies seriousness, so the particular examples of these activities which are regarded as ‘light’ may be referred to simply as ‘entertainment’ instead. Art, or fine arts, is often used to refer to those arts which use space, but not time, for their appreciation (such as paintings and sculpture). This, for example, is what is covered by the subject ‘art’ in schools. The word culture has several meanings. It can be used in its anthropological sense to mean ‘ way of life’. But many people also use it as a synonym for ‘the arts’. Dance usually refers to modern artistic dance forms; ballet usually has a more traditional feel, unless we say modern ballet. A novel is a long story, e.g. 200-300 pages, a short prose fiction, e.g. 10 pages, is a short story. Complete the text with the following words: activities, addition, arts, attend, cultural, encouraged, enthusiasm, festivals, galleries, prefer, public, publicity, theatre, videos Interest in the _______ in Britain used to be largely confined to a small élite. Compared with fifty years ago, far more people today read books, visit art ________, go to the __________ and ________ concerts. Nevertheless, the fact remains that most British people ________ their sport, their television and _______, and their other free-time _________ to anything ‘cultural’. The arts in Britain are met with a mixture of _______ apathy and private ________ . Publicly, the arts are accepted and tolerated but not actively _________. In _________, the arts are not normally given a very high level of __________. Television programmes on ‘_________’ subjects are usually shown late at night. Each summer, many high-quality arts _________ take place around the country, but the vast majority of people do not even know of their existence. Ex. 2. Read this text and decide which of the four alternatives best fits each gap. King Lear Adrian Noble’s modern production of William Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ opened last week at the Barbican Theatre in London to enthusiastic (1) ___________. Robert Stephens, heading an impressive supporting cast, gives a moving and powerful (2) ___________ as Lear, and David Bradley, who (3) ________ the Earl of Gloucester, is so convincing in the (4) ________ that several members of the (5) _________ who were sitting in the front (6) __________ are reported to have fainted during one particular realistic (7) ___________. (8) ___________ its length - the play runs for three and three quarter hours with two half-hour (9) ________ - Noble’s production is anything but tedious. ‘King Lear’ will run at the Barbican until March and (10) __________ booking is recommended.
Ex. 3. Match the words in italics with the definitions below. We went to see a new production of ‘Hamlet’ last night. The sets were incredibly realistic and the costumes were wonderful. It was a good cast and I thought the direction was excellent. Anthony O’Donnel gave a marvellous performance. It got rave reviews in the papers today.
Ex. 4. Choose the correct word to fill the gap in each sentence. alarm, cases, creative, curator, display, entry fee, exhibition, gallery, guide, masterpiece, preserve, original, reproductions, restored 1. The museum published a useful ............ which will help you find your way round. 2. Until I visited Peter’s house I had never seen an ................ Picasso in a private house. 3. The ................. of the museum was anxious to maintain the building in the best possible condition. 4. The critics recommended everyone to visit the current ............... at the gallery. 5. Constable produced many good paintings but this is considered to be his ................ 6. All the museum exhibits were kept in glass ................. . 7. This museum owns so many objects that they only have a small amount of the collection on ................ at any one time. 8. This is a small museum with only one main ................. . 9. The artist is so ................. that it’s difficult to imagine what he will think of producing next. 10. All visitors to the museum are required to pay the ..................... . 11. We have two main aims in the museum - to ................. the objects in our care and to educate the public who come to see them. 12. The painting was badly damaged in a flood and has not yet been .................. . 13. Mary’s little boy touched the painting and set off the ................ . 14. The shop does a good trade in ................... of the museum most popular paintings. Ex. 5. Complete each sentence with the following words: announcer, author, composer, conductor, critic, director, editor, novelist, playwright, sculptor
READING Text one JUST AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL? In 1979, the painter Tom Keating was arrested and charged with forgery. He was accused of faking and selling a painting by Samuel Palmer, an early nineteenth-century British artist. Everyone in the art world was shocked when Keating admitted faking more than 2,000 paintings by various artists over a period of twenty years. He couldn’t remember the exact number. Nor could he remember who he had sold them to, which meant that many of his fakes could not be traced. As a young man, Keating had been employed by art dealers to make copies of paintings by well-known artists whose original paintings sold for high prices. He was paid very little for what they were - copies. He then discovered by chance that the dealers who employed him were selling his copies as originals for hundreds of times the price that they paid him. This experience made him very cynical and he decided to take revenge. He set about producing large numbers of fakes by over a hundred artists, convinced that most art dealers and art critics could not tell the difference between the genuine and the fake. Keating had rather casual attitude to his paintings. He often gave them away or sold them cheaply. Many unsuspecting people thought they had picked up a bargain from him. In fact, he had not made himself rich but he took great delight in fooling so-called experts. Before starting to paint, he would write the word ‘FAKE’ or ‘KEATING’ or sometimes a rude word on the canvas. The word would be covered by paint but would show up if anyone took the trouble to X-ray the paintings. This has enabled some famous museums to discreetly remove Keatings from their walls. Although he faked paintings by many artists, Keating specialised in the works of Samuel Palmer. Unfortunately, Palmer’s genuine output was quite small, much less than Keating’s in fact, and soon the number of ‘previously unknown’ or ‘just discovered’ Palmers coming on to the market began to arouse suspicion. He admitted in court that he was rather ashamed of the particular painting he had been charged with faking. It wasn’t up to his usual standard. He admitted everything and took great delight in exposing the greed of the dealers who had not once exploited him and cheated their customers. He didn’t go to prison because the charges against him were dropped on account of his poor health. After the trial, which had received a lot of publicity, he became very well-known and appeared on television. He actually painted a Samuel Palmer in about half an hour in the television studio, with the whole process being filmed. Later he had his own television series in which he taught his paintings techniques. There is no doubt that Keating had remarkable natural talent and at the end of his life he received many orders for his own work. Nowadays even his fakes sell for quite high prices. Vocabulary charge (vt, vi) 1) - обвинять, предъявлять обвинение charge sb with He was charged with murder. He charged me with neglecting my duty. 2) - назначать цену, запрашивать, взимать цену He charged me fifty pounds for repairing the bike. 3) - поручать, вменять в обязанность He was charged with an important mission. charge (n) 1) - обвинение He was arrested on the charge of theft. 2) - цена, плата (за услуги) hotel charges 3) - забота, попечение The baby was in Mary’s charge. Mary was in charge of the baby. Phr take charge of - заботиться forgery (n) - подлог, подделка (документов, денег и т.п.) fake (n) - подделка, фальшивка fake (vt) (up) - подделывать, фальсифицировать He faked (up) an oil-painting. admit (vt, vi) 1) - впускать, допускать; принять (в школу, колледж) The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house. Only one hundred of the boys are admitted to the school each year. 2) - признавать, допускать I admit my mistake. He admitted having done wrong. I must admit to feeling ashamed of my behaviour. admission (n) 1) - доступ; прием Admission to the school is by examination only. 2) - признание He made an admission of his guilt. To quit the job would be an admission of failure. revenge (vt) - мстить, отмстить revenge on sb; revenge (n) - мщение, отмщение Phr take revenge on sb for sth; have/get one’s revenge on sb for sth; revengeful (adj) - мстительный attitude (n) - позиция, отношение What’s your attitude towards this question. We must maintain a firm attitude enable (vt) - давать (кому-либо) возможность или право (сделать что-либо) The collapse of the strike enabled the company to resume normal bus services. genuine (adj) - подлинный, истинный, настоящий; неподдельный, искренний This picture has proved to be genuine not a copy. ~ pearls, ~ sorrow, ~ signature. He seems to have a genuine interest in helping people. publicity (n) - известность; гласность; реклама This actor avoids publicity. Journalists gave the new book of the writer great publicity. greed (n) - жадность He had a greed for gold; greedy (adj) - жадный; корыстолюбивый, прожорливый The boy looked at the cake with greedy eyes. Work combinations pick up a bargain - купить дешево, сделать выгодную покупку take great delight in sth - получать огромное удовольствие от ч-либо (часто, что раздражает других) take the trouble to do sth - побеспокоиться, взять на себя труд come on (to) the market - появиться на рынке, на продажу up to the / one’s standard - не отвечать, не соответствовать уровню качества Ex. 6. Answer the questions about the text. 1. What was Tom Keating charged with? 2. Why couldn’t many of his forgeries be traced? 3. Why did young Keating set about producing large numbers of fakes. 4. Why did Keating take great delight in making forgeries? 5. What aroused suspicion in the art world? 6. Why didn’t Keating go to prison? 7. What made Keating well-known? Ex. 7. Find the English for the following words: обвинить в подделке; признаться в подделке картины; за период в 20 лет; точная цифра; торговцы произведениями искусства; оригинал картины; делать копии; отомстить; начать, взяться за производство; определить разницу между подлинником и подделкой; несерьезное, легкомысленное отношение; раздавать; выгодно купить; поучать удовольствие от одурачиванья; холст; потрудиться; специализироваться на; вызывать подозрение; убрать со стены; не соответствовать его уровню; разоблачать жадность торговцев; снять обвинения; из-за плохого здоровья; получить широкую огласку; техника живописи; получить заказы на свои собственные работы. Ex. 8. Learn the following phrases; recall the sentences in which they are used in the text and use them when retelling the text: charged with forgery; accused of faking; in the art world; paintings by various artists; over a period of twenty years; as a young man; were sold for high prices; was paid for his work; set about producing; tell the difference between the genuine and the fake; attitude to his paintings; gave them away; picked up a bargain; take great delight in sth; specialise in: come on to the market; in court; up to his usual standard; on account of poor health. Ex. 9. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions. 1. He charged me ........... neglecting my duty. 2. He painted over 200 pictures ......... a period ...... 20 years. 3. I must admit ......... feeling ashamed ....... my behaviour. 4. He was charged ........... an important mission. 5. There wasn’t a word ......... truth ....... what he said; the whole story had been faked ......... 6. The naughty boy takes great delight ...........pulling the cat’s tail. 7. This house will probably come ......... ......... the market next month. 8. The match was postponed till next day .......... account ......... rain. 9. I don’t think that you attitude ......... the new manager is fair. 10. He charged himself ......... the task ....... keeping the club’s accounts ......... order. 11. Nobody was admitted ......... the laboratory while the experiment was .............. 12. She had no difficulty ........ translating the article. 13. I’ve always found her attitude .......... me rather puzzling. 14. He was greedy ....... love. 15. The nurse took the children who were ........ her charge ......... a walk. 16. Admission ........ the gallery is free except ......... Saturdays and Sundays when a charge ........ one dollar is made. |
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