Spotlight 9 mod. 5a

1.

Types of art
Types of music
Bollywood
William
Shakespeare

2.

Read the title of the text, the introduction and the introduction and
the subheadings and look at the pictures.
What do you expect to
read about?
I expect to read about three kinds of art
which are unusual and which differ from the
normally accepted idea of art.
A MicroSculptures
Chimpanzee
Art
Urban
Graffiti

3.

Before reading learn new words.
увеличить
to add value to
стоимость
to impress
впечатлять
learning
необучаемость
difficulties
desire
желание
eyelash
ресница
significant
важный
вырезать (на
to carve
камне, дереве)
художественное
artistic creativity
творчество
выручать (о
to fetch
деньгах)
частная
private property
собственность
auction
аукцион
to include
включать
clay
глина
вестиto
твhost
передачу
needle
игла
tripod
штатив
to exclude
исключать
pinhead
головка
булавки
to turn up
появляться
city council
городской
совет
grain
зерно
toободрять
encourage
to
remove
забирать
toothpick
зубочистка

4.

Listen, read and check.
A Micro-Sculptures
Chimpanzee Art
Urban Graffiti

5.

Read again. Which type of art …
A Micro-Sculptures
A Micro-Sculptures
Chimpanzee Art
Chimpanzee Art
Chimpanzee Art
A Micro-Sculptures
Chimpanzee Art
Urban Graffiti
Chimpanzee Art
Urban Graffiti
A Micro-Sculptures
Chimpanzee Art
Urban Graffiti

6.

Suggest another heading for each text.
A MicroSculptures
Chimpanzee
Art
Small is Beautiful
An artistic Animal
In the Eye of the Beholder
Urban
Graffiti

7.

Match the words to their meanings.
tiny
the eye of a needle
hosted
remove
miniature
significant
turn up
impress
remain anonymous
carving
vandalism
oneself
present
TheMake
hole
in
a needle
through
Act
of
deliberately
damaging
Extremely
small
Important,
meaningful
Continue
Take
Presented
Sculpting
toadmiration
be
away
unknown
Very
Command
small
copy
of
an object
whichsomewhere
you putproperty
thread
other
people’s

8.

Fill
in your
the gaps
the words in the list to make collocations.
Make
own with
sentences.
miniature sculptures
1. ………………………
stay perfectly still
6. ………………………………
anonymous
2. Remain …………………………
artistic
7. …………………………
creativity
take
3. …………………………
a look
add
8. ………………………
value to
learning
4. …………………………
difficulties
private
9. ………………………
property
animal
5. ………………………
behaviourist
grains
10. ……………………
of rice

9.

Complete the sentences.
Note

10.

Find the opposites to the following words.
Text A
huge
unimportant
impatiently
tiny
significant
patiently
A MicroSculptures

11.

Find the opposites to the following words.
Text B
excluded
inability
included
ability
Chimpanzee Art

12.

Find the opposites to the following words.
Text C
beautiful
responsible
public
worthless
ugly
irresponsible
private
valuable
Urban Graffiti

13.

What are the types of art in the spidergram in your language? Can you
add any more types? Which do you like/don’t like? Why?
Types of art
model making
pottery
drawing
painting
spray painting
sculpture
photography

14.

Read the table. Complete with the person(s).
sculptor/
sculptress
photographer
potter
actor/
actress,
director

15.

Use the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences.
sketch
colour in
painting
designed
portrayed

16.

Say three things you remember from each text.
A Micro-Sculptures
Chimpanzee Art
Urban Graffiti

17.

Work in pairs. Take roles and interview Willard Wigan about his art.
How do you get ideas
for your sculptures?
How long does it take you
to create a sculpture?
What are some of the
sculptures that you have
done?
Answer

18.

You are going to read text B aloud. Practice saying the names, dates
and other figures in the text out loud before you start.
• Two thousand and five
• London
• Twelve thousand pounds
• Congo
• Nineteen sixty-four
• Zootime
• Desmond Morris
• Nineteen fifty-seven
• Pablo Picasso
• Joan Miró
Chimpanzee Art

19.

In your opinion, are the works presented in texts A-C art? Discuss in
groups. Report to the class.

20.

What would life be like without art? How can art benefit a society?
Spend five minutes writing a few sentences on the topic. Read your
sentences to your friend. Discuss your opinions.

21.

Use the words to complete the spidergram. Then add one more of your
own in each category: sculpture, sketching, potter, model making,
chisel, painter, kiln, drawing.
Workbook

22.

Match the two columns. Then complete the sentences.
c
e
d
f
b
a

23.

Match the words to the pictures.
a
b
c
d
e
f
potter’s wheel
stage
watercolours
tripod
easel
clay
What type of artist uses of
these things?
A potter uses a potter’s wheel.
f
d
b
e
a
A potter uses clay.
A photographer uses a tripod.
A painter uses an easel.
A performer uses a stage
A painter uses watercolours.
c

24.

Complete the sentences with the words below.