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    Unit 8 Test: Listening Language Focus

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    Unit 8 test

    Listening Language focus


    1 1.09 Listen to the tour. Then answer the 4 Write the present passive form. (14 marks)
    questions. (10 marks) 1 This kind of painting ____________________
    Where is the museum? Madrid (criticize) by many art critics.
    1 What century is the painting from? 2 These paintings ____________________ (see) by
    ____________________________________________
    thousands of people every year.
    2 Where was it first exhibited?
    3 Masterpieces ____________________ (not paint)
    ____________________________________________
    every year.
    3 What colours did the artist use?
    ____________________________________________ 4 That sculpture ____________________ (not make)
    4 What does bombilla mean in English? of silver.
    ‘Little bomb’ and ‘___________________________.’ 5 In the painting, emotions ____________________
    5 Where did Picasso learn the news? (express) by colours.
    ____________________________________________
    6 The painting ____________________ (not
    understand) by a lot of people.
    Vocabulary 7 The artist’s real identity____________________
    2 Complete the words for the definitions. (not know) by many people.
    (10 marks)

    Somebody who collects things: collector 5 Complete the second sentences so that they
    have a similar meaning to the first. Use the bold
    1 A place where paintings are shown:
    words and the past passive. (14 marks)
    g_______________
    Munch painted The Scream.
    2 Someone who writes reviews: c_______________
    The Scream was painted by Munch.
    3 An excellent work of art: m_______________
    1 Impressionism influenced Fauvism.
    4 A painting of a person: p_______________
    ___________________________________________
    5 A place where historic things are shown:
    by Impressionism.
    m_______________
    2 Henri Matisse and André Derain led the art
    3 Complete the sentences. (10 marks) movement.

    amusing beautiful colourful _______________________________________ by
    controversial dull Henri Matisse and André Derain.
    1 Damien Hirst is a _______________ artist. His 3 Moreau taught Matisse during the 1890s.
    works often shock people. _______________________________________ by
    2 Look at the amazing mountains! They’re very Moreau during the 1890s.
    _______________. 4 They held three exhibitions there.
    3 The new comedy on TV is very ______________________________________ there.
    _______________. I laughed loads! 5 Their colourful paintings shocked viewers.
    4 I think it’s a very _______________, boring __________________________ by their colourful
    painting. paintings.
    5 The Fauve painters used bright reds, yellows 6 They didn’t sell the painting yesterday. _______
    and blues and their paintings were very ____________________________ yesterday.
    _______________. 7 They didn’t create these sculptures in Italy.
    ____________________________________ in Italy.

    1
    Unit 8 test
    6 Write the passive questions. (12 marks) ___________________________________________
    Question Answer 5 The magazine helps children in Sharbat’s home
    who / Don Quixote / write / by Cervantes
    country.
    1 what language / speak / in Brazil Portuguese
    2 where / the World Cup / hold / in ___________________________________________
    South Africa
    2010
    3 what / omelettes / make / from eggs Communication
    4 who / Starry Night / paint / by Van Gogh
    5 when / the Reina Sofía / open 1992 8 Complete the sentences. You don’t need three of
    6 who / the statue of David / Michelangelo the words. (10 marks)
    create / by
    about as if like on of when with
    Who was Don Quixote written by?
    1 It reminds me ________ a Frida Kahlo painting.
    1 ____________________________________________
    2 It doesn’t look ________ a Bosch painting.
    2 ____________________________________________
    3 What ________ earth is that?
    3 ____________________________________________
    4 I’m not sure ________ this painting.
    4 ____________________________________________
    5 She looks as ________ she’s smiling.
    5 ____________________________________________
    6 ____________________________________________ Writing
    9 Read the information. Then write a description.
    Reading Use the ideas to help you. (10 marks)

    7 Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct


    the false sentences. (10 marks) NOTES ON MONA LISA
    (Leonardo da Vinci)
    ● painted in the sixteenth century
    SHARBAT GULA ● a portrait of a woman, beautiful, mysterious smile
    Sharbat became famous after she appeared on the cover of National ● one of the most famous paintings in the world
    Geographic magazine and the world was amazed by her beautiful green ● Renaissance, Europe. Artists experimented with
    eyes. She was photographed in 1985 at the age of thirteen by journalist
    Steve McCurry. She lived in Afghanistan and was forced to leave her home perspectives and a realistic style of painting.
    in Afghanistan during the war with Russia. For many people she ● stolen in 1911, but returned after two years
    symbolized the war. Nobody knew who she was for a long time. ● now exhibited in the Louvre museum in Paris
    The journalist tried to find her during the 90s, but he couldn’t. In 2002 a
    team from National Geographic looked for her. A few women said they
    were Sharbat, and a few men said they were her husband! They finally
    found the real Sharbat later that year. Her identity was confirmed using
    Paragraph 1: The painting
    technology which matched her eyes to the eyes in the photo. … was painted by …
    Sharbat was photographed again and her story was published in the April Paragraph 2: The art movement
    2002 magazine. A television documentary was made about her life, and a
    charity was set up by National Geographic with the aim of educating
    This type of work is typical of ...
    under-sixteen-year-olds in Afghanistan. Paragraph 3: History of the painting

    1 Sharbat looks very ordinary.


    ___________________________________________

    2 A man took her photo when she was a teenager.


    ___________________________________________
    3 Sharbat has lived in Afghanistan all her life.
    ___________________________________________
    Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40
    4 People found Sharbat twenty-seven years later.
    Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100

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