Unit map
Vocabulary
Art forms
Artists
Artistic activities
Cultural activities
Musical genres
Cultural events and shows
Word Skills
Indefinite pronouns
Grammar
The passive
have something done
Listening
Poetry in motion
Reading Graffiti's softer side
Speaking Photo comparison and role-play
Pronunciation Word stress
Writing A school magazine entr
Culture
To he-Vietnamese craftwork
Vocabulary Builder page 111
►Grammar Builder and Reference pages 125, 126
I can talk about the arts.
1 VOCABULARY Match the photos (A-H) with art forms from the list below. In your opinion, which art form needs the most skill and which the least? Give reasons, using the phrases below to help you.
Art forms ballet cartoon classical music dance drawing mime musical novel opera painting play poem pop music sculpture sitcom
You have to (be able to)... in order to ...
It's very difficult to ... / It isn't that difficult to ... / It's relatively easy to
It doesn't take much practice to... / It takes a lot of practice to
2 Put the art forms in exercise 1 into four groups. Some can go in more than one group.
A Literature
B Music
C Performing arts
D Visual arts
3 VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Name one famous person for each type of artists below.
Artists actor composer conductor dancer/choreographer director
novelist opera singer painter playwright poet pop singer sculptor
4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Complete the arts quiz. Use vocabulary from exercises 1, 3 and the correct form of the verbs in the following list. Then do the quiz and check your answers at the bottom of the page.
Artistic activities act appear in carve compose conduct create
dance direct draw paint perform play sing write
5 🎧3.02 Listen to four people talking about cultural events. Match sentences A-E with the speakers (1-4). There is one extra sentence.
This person
A thought that they might change their mind about something.
B was persuaded to go to the event by someone else.
C was disappointed with the experience, but is planning to try it again.
D was surprised by how good the event was.
E organised the outing to the event.
6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Take turns to tell each other about the last time you did one of the things below. Include the time, place and your feelings.
Cultural activities went to a rock concert visited an art gallery read a novel
read a poem went to the theatre saw a musical listened to a song
watched a sitcom went to a classical concert/opera/ballet
Arts quiz
1 Which Italian Renaissance artist 1_______ the Mona Lisa?
a Michelangelo
b Leonardo da Vinci
c Caravaggio
2 Which Russian 2_______ wrote the music for the ballet Swan Lake?
a Shostakovich
b Rachmaninov
c Tchaikovsky
3 Which of these films was not 3_______ by Steven Spielberg?
a Jaws
b 2001: A Space Odyssey
c Schindler's List
4 Which Shakespeare 4_______ inspired the film West Side Story?
a Romeo and Juliet
b Julius Caesar
c A Midsummer Night's Dream
5 Which famous 5_______ cut off part of his ear?
a Monet
b Cezanne
c Van Gogh
6 Which British 6_______ sang on the 2011 hit Someone Like You?
a Adele
b Ellie Goulding
c Calvin Harris
7 Which of these film series did actor Robert Pattinson not 7_______ ?
a Harry Potter
b Twilight
c The Hobbit
8 What is the name of the famous 8_______ in the photo?
a Mark
b David
c Anthony
