Grammar Unit 9

1 Match 15 with ae. Then write sentences with

the words. Use the present or past passive form
of the verbs. Add by where necessary.
1 The Mona Lisa / not paint
2 The Tate Modern gallery / open
3 Omelettes / always make
4 A lot of books / publish
5 The Dada artists / not accept
a from eggs

d in 2000

b Picasso

e their critics at first

3 Read the dialogue. Then rewrite it in the passive

form.
Sally
John

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Sally

John

Sally

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2 Write questions for the answers. Use the words

in the box and the present or past passive form
of the verbs.
different languages / speak / in your house
the painting / reject
the sculpture / sell / for a lot of money
your windows / wash
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Every three or four weeks. We live on a busy
road so they get quite dirty.
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Because the gallery didnt like it.
3

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Yes, it went for 200,000!

When did they tell the police?

Someone told the police this morning.
The police interviewed a man about the

John

Sally

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Did they arrest him?

No, they allowed him to leave a few

hours later.
Sally

(1) ___________________________________
from the city museum last night.

John

(2) ___________________________________
_____________________________________?

Sally

(3) ___________________________________
_____________________________________ .

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It exhibits them in the main gallery.

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Where does the museum exhibit the

sculptures?

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sculpture soon afterwards.

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2

Thieves stole a sculpture from the city

museum last night.

c every year
1

John

(4) __________________________________?

Sally

(5) __________________________________ .
(6) ___________________________________
about the sculpture soon afterwards.

John

(7) __________________________________?

Sally

No, (8) ________________________________

a few hours later.

4 Correct the mistakes. Some sentences have

more than one mistake.
1 Sculptures be sometimes make from marble.8
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2 Modern art doesnt always accepted its critics.8
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3 Michelangelos sculptures didnt finish in a day.8
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Vocabulary Unit 9
1 Write the art words. Use the words in the box.
collage curator drawing
prints sculptor studio

3 Write suitable sentences with the words.

masterpiece / art gallery

The masterpiece is exhibited in the art

gallery.
1 curator / exhibition
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2 exhibition / drawings
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3 prints / collage

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4 art movement / critics
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5 museum / sculpture
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2 Complete the sentences with the words 16

from exercise 1.
1 An artist usually works in a _____________.
2 A _____________ is done with a pencil or pen.
3 The _____________ chooses the exhibitions for

4 Match 17 with adjectives with similar meaning

ag.
1 strange

a funny

2 colourful

b odd

3 ridiculous

c offensive

4 dull

d laughable

5 amusing

e unexciting

6 beautiful

7 shocking

g gorgeous

vibrant

5 Complete the sentences with some of the words

ag in exercise 4.
1 I dont understand this. Its ____________.
2 This painting is really pretty. In fact, its absolutely
____________.
3 This sculpture doesnt interest me at all. Its the
most ____________ Ive seen all day.
4 This idea is so silly, its ____________.

a gallery or museum.
4 _____________ are copies of an image.

5 The painting upsets me. I find it ____________.

5 A _____________ makes 3D art.

6 I love all the colours in this collage. Its very

6 A _____________ is made with different pieces

____________.

of a material, e.g. paper.

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