Match the word on the left with their definitions on the right

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

TRAVELLING (32)

Exercises

Over
to you

Make
cards to test yourself. Write the word on one side of the card and a picture
(or a definition or translation) on the other side. Look at the pictures (or
definitions or translations). Can you remember the English words?

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1.
caricature a) a picture made with a pencil

2.
cartoon b) a drawing showing the parts of something to explain how
it works

3.
collage c) a drawing showing by a line the connection between two
quantities

4.
diagram d) a rough drawing without many details

5.
drawing e) a picture to go with the words of a book

6.
fresco f) a picture in solid black

7.
graph g) a picture painted in water colour on a surface of fresh
wet plaster

8.
illustration h) woven cloth hanging on a wall, with pictures woven
from colored silk

9.
mural i) a humorous drawing, often dealing with something of
interest in the new way

10.
silhouette j) a representation of a person made so that aspects of
his or her appearance appear more noticeable than they really are

11.
sketch k) a picture made by an unusual combination of bits of
paper, cloth, metal, etc.

12.
tapestry 1) a picture painted directly onto the wall

Match the words and their definitions

1)
landscape a) is a picture on a wall or ceiling where a plaster is
still wet or damp.

2)
seascape b) is a painting of such unanimated subjects as fruit,
flowers and other decorative things

3)
portrait c) is a painting which represents scenes from every day
life in a more or less realistic way

4)
still life d) is a picture representing a tract of country with the
various objects it contains

5)
fresco e) is painting or other artistic representation of the sea

6)
genre painting f) is a person who is having his portrait painted

7)
sitter, subject, model g) is a painting, picture or representation
of the person, especially of a face generally drawn from life

Read and translate the text What is Art?

Art
has been a part of our life for as long as humanity has existed. For
thousands of years people have been creating, looking at,
criticizing, and enjoying art. I would like to address three
questions: what is art, what is its purpose, and why has it survived
for this long.

Humanity
has faced these questions for many centuries. How
can we distinguish between fine art and a beautiful poster? How can
we call both Malevich’s “Black Square” and Da Vinci’s “La
Joconde” art, yet not include some people’s paintings into this
category? I believe that the only things that distinguish these works
are the artist and the artist’s objective. The connection between
what the artist means to achieve and what he achieves through the
medium is what I believe classifies art. If what the artist meant to
say is understood by at least one person in this world, when we can
safely call that piece art.

What
classifies a masterpiece, however, is when not only one person
understands what the artist was trying to say with the piece but when
the majority does. Many
people believe that the fine arts are elitist. Nevertheless, art is
not something that you have to study to understand and enjoy. Art is
something that captures the eye. Whether the artist is trying to
communicate an emotion, an idea or something else, the most important
thing is how well the audience receives it. However, art can also be
shocking, something new. If a creative piece by an artist can spark
the discussion of whether that piece is art or not, then it is art.
Art is something that inspires people, something that transports us
into different realities and moves us into the subconscious places
that we did not know existed. What is the purpose of art? Art has
some very practical purposes. 

There
had been difficulties defining art, but as it was defined in general,
it is the product of creative human activity in which materials are
shaped or selected to convey an idea, emotion, or visually
interesting form. Art can’t easily be defined as simple as any
ordinary object because it implies value. And it is also
ever-changing and growing making it harder and almost impossible to
have a constant clear definition. As
it was said, when people ask, “What is art?” or state that
something “is not art,” they usually are not seeking a
philosophical definition but are instead expressing an opinion that a
painting is not realistic enough, that it is offensive, or that it
does not use traditional materials. This also shows that people not
only make art, but also choose which objects should be called art.
Make judgments, but get specific..that is one of the rules of art.
You can’t say something isn’t an art just because you want to say
so; you have to give good reasons. Originality, individual
expression, something to contemplate rather than use..these are some
of the qualities that are commonly associated with art.

But
as we all know, most of the works of arts are famous and considered
work of art today because of some powerful bodies just like the
church and government who considered it such, instilling in every
peoples mind that it is indeed a work of art without further
questions. You
got to see that art in all its forms could display power. Aside from
power, art displays wealth and prestige in a sense that a work of art
is almost priceless. Priceless that it could give extreme emotion to
the one who owns it or the one who get to see or hear it. Life is so
boring without art, that’s how priceless art is. There is art in
our everyday life. Music is played in almost everywhere. We can hear
music in almost everywhere we go. The
kind of music that we wanted to hear even varies, depends.

The
Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty
in my life. From
dance and music to abstract art our concept of life is shown through
the various ways in which we interpret it. The
arts allow us to be as specific or as abstract as we please. It
helps us become closer to ourselves and to others around us. Though
there has been a lot of confusion as to what the true definition of
“good art” is, how we show others what is going on in our minds
and inner souls cannot be judged, graded, criticized or revised by
anyone other than ourselves.

The
arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and
documenting civilizations. The
arts teach us how to communicate through creative expression. Show us
how to understand human experiences, past and present. Prepare
us to adapt to and respect the ways others think, work, and express
themselves. Different art forms help us develop the verbal and
nonverbal abilities necessary for lifelong learning. The
intellectual demands of the arts help us develop problem-solving
abilities and such powerful thinking skills as analyzing and
evaluating. Numerous studies point toward a consistent and positive
comparison between concrete education in the arts and student
achievement in other subjects.

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1. Before you read

Do you agree that money can buy happiness? Do you know any such cases?

2. Read the text and decide who you agree with: Richard or his father.

Number 24 Park Street is a big, expensive house. Old Mr. Anthony Rockwall lives there
and he is very rich.
One day he talks to his son, Richard, who is a quiet man of 21. “Richard, the people on
this street come from good families and have a lot of money. Money can open a lot of doors
for you,” Mr. Rockwall says with a smile.
“It can open some doors, father, but not every door,” Richard says. “Money can’t
buy a place at the table of the right people.”
“You are wrong, young man,” his father says and he looks into his son’s eyes.
Richard is quiet.
“Son, what’s the problem? Are you sick? What’s wrong? You can talk to me,”
Mr. Rockwall says.
“Father, I’m not sick. I have a good home, an interesting and clever old father.
But…”
“What’s her name?” Mr. Rockwall says.
“Oh, Father. She’s beautiful and very special. Her name is Ellen Lantry. She’s the
only woman for me,” Richard says.
“Talk to her. Dance with her. Walk in the rain with her. She’s going to love you,
too,” his father says. “You are a good young man. You are special, too.”
“But she is always with people,” Richard says. “I never have any time with her. She
never has time for me.”
“Richard! Take some money and buy some time with her. Talk to her about your love,”
the old man says.
“I can’t”, Richard says. “She’s going to Europe by boat tomorrow. She is going
to stay there for two years. This evening I’m going to take her to the theatre but
it’s a short drive. I’m not going to have much time with her and you can’t buy her
time.”
“OK, Richard, now I understand. Your love for her is very strong, but she doesn’t know
about it. That’s your problem,” Mr. Rockwall says.
“She can’t know because there isn’t time,” Richard says. He’s very unhappy.
“Your money can’t talk to her.”
At eight o’clock in the evening, Richard goes to the beautiful young woman’s house.
“Good evening, Richard,” Miss Lantry says. “Mother and father are waiting for us at
the theatre. I don’t want to be late.”
“To Wallack’s Theatre, please,” Richard says to the driver. But at Thirty-fourth
Street the car stops.
“What’s wrong?” Richard asks.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rockwall,” the driver says. “We can’t move. The traffic is
terrible.”
“Oh, Richard. Are we going to be late?” Miss Lantry asks.
“I’m very sorry, Ellen. No theatre for us this evening,” Richard says.
“That’s OK. I don’t like the theatre very much. I’m happy here in the car with
you,” Miss Lantry says.
“Are you?” Richard asks with a smile.
Late in the evening Richard talks to his father. “Father,” Richard says, “Miss
Lantry and I are in love!”
“Very good, Richard. I’m happy for you,” his father says.
“We talked and talked. She loves me! You see! Money can’t buy love,” Richard says.
Then the happy young man goes to bed.
But let’s finish the story. At seven o’clock in the morning, the driver comes to the
door of Mr. Rockwall’s house.
“Good morning, Mr. Kelly,” Mr. Rockwall says. “You did a good job yesterday evening.
Here’s your $5000.”
“It was difficult, Mr. Rockwall. The drivers of the cars wanted $10 and the policeman
wanted $50. But the cars stopped for us. Did it all go well?” Mr. Kelly asks.
“Well? Yes! It was beautiful. Let’s drink to love and to money!”

Adapted from O. Henry, Mammon and the Archer.

3. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. Old Mr. Rockwall thinks money is very important. _____
2. Richard doesn’t agree with him. _____
3. Richard is worried about his job. _____
4. Richard isn’t happy because Ellen doesn’t love him. _____
5. Ellen plans to go to Europe for a year. _____
6. Richard says he hasn’t got time to talk to her before she goes. ____
7. Richard thinks money can solve this problem. _____
8. Richard arrives at Ellen’s house very late. _____
9. They are late for the theatre because of the rain. _____
10. Ellen is angry because she can’t go to the theatre. _____
11. Ellen and Richard talk and fall in love. _____
12. Mr. Rockwall organizes the traffic problems. ______
13. He gave $10 to the policeman to stop the traffic. _____
14. Mr. Rockwall is not very happy with Mr. Kelly’s work. ____
15. Mr. Rockwall used his money to solve the problem. _____

4. Provocative thinking

a. What is the most precious thing you bought for money?
b. Is having a lot of money your dream or not? Why or why not?
c. Can a relationship be satisfactory if it is based only on money matters?
d. Do you agree that money can “open all doors”?
e. What would you prefer to have: a noble origin or millions of dollars?
f. Is money Good or Evil?
g. What would you do if you won a million dollars in a lottery?
h. Do you give money to beggars or not?
i. Do you agree with a saying that money spoils people? Why?

5. Money vocabulary

Match the words on the left with their definition on the right.

6. Build word combinations

Make no more than 3 sentences incorporating all of these word combinations in
them.

7. Find all the irregular verbs in the text and compose sentences of your own
using them.

8. Find all the adjectives in the text and give their three degrees of
comparison.

Example:
Nice – nicer – the nicest
Dangerous – more dangerous – the most dangerous

9. Give 5 characteristic adjectives to Mr. Rockwall and 5 characteristic
adjectives to Richard. Then try to find 3 characteristics that unite them.

10. Act out the following dialogs:

a. Between Mr. Rockwall and his son, sharing his problems at the beginning of the
story.
b. Between Mr. Rockwall and Mr. Kelly, arranging a traffic jam.
c. Between Mr. Kelly and the policeman, arranging a traffic jam.
d. Between Richard and Miss Lantry in the car on the way to the theatre.
e. Between Richard and Mr. Rockwall, when Richard learns all the truth about the
artificial traffic jam.

11. Turn the dialogs in the text into indirect speech, making all the necessary
changes.

KEY:

3. 1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T; 7. F; 8. F; 9. F; 10. F;
11. T; 12. T; 13. F; 14. F; 15. T

5. 1. g; 2. i; 3. a; 4. d; 5. f; 6. e; 7. h; 8. b; 9. c

6. 1. e; 2. j; 3. f; 4. g; 5. i; 6. c; 7. d; 8. h; 9. a; 10. b

Сompiled by Alena Pavlova,
Moscow State University of Printing Arts