LISTENING 1 B2

Warhol’s lost work

Podcast interview
You are going to hear a podcast in which an art critic is interviewed about Andy Warhol, a famous artist.

1 Listen to the podcast and choose the 2 Listen again. Number the events in the order they happened.
correct answers. Cory Arcangel spoke to The Andy Warhol Museum’s curator.
1 What was Andy Warhol famous for? Warhol’s work was rescued by a university computer club.
A his advertising Warhol passed away while recovering from surgery.
B his pop songs Cory Arcangel watched a video about Warhol on You Tube.
C his artwork 1 Warhol helped with the advertising for the Amiga 100 computer.
2 What is the main focus of the Cory Arcangel found lots of old computer discs.
podcast?
A a new exhibition of Warhol’s work 3 Are these sentences true or false?
B his birthday 1 A lot of Warhol’s artwork was used for advertising. TRUE/FALSE

C some of his work being found 2 Warhol was born and studied in New York. TRUE/FALSE

3 Why has some of Warhol’s work not
been seen until recently?
A It was stored on old computer
discs.
B A rich musician kept it privately.
C It was not very popular or
interesting.
3 Warhol’s artwork featured American objects and famous people.
TRUE/FALSE
4 Warhol was unsuccessful in business. TRUE/FALSE
5 During his career, Warhol was loved by everyone. TRUE/FALSE
6 Warhol created one of the first computer portraits. TRUE/FALSE
7 Warhol died in 1987. TRUE/FALSE

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