BÀI KT 2 KỸ NĂNG TỔNG HỢP 4 B2

 
1. :

Câu 1: Rewrite the sentences with nominal subject clauses starting with What.
(3 MARKS)
1. I want lots of sun on my holiday.
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2. I’m looking forward to meeting my sister’s boyfriend.

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3. I need some time to finish this work.

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4. I’d like to go shopping tomorrow.

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5. Sam enjoys playing in football matches.

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6. She wants a dog.

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Phần trả lời:

1 What I want is lots of sun on my holiday.

2 What I’m looking forward to is meeting my sister’s boyfriend.
3 What I need is some time to finish this work.
4 What I’d like is to go shopping tomorrow.
5 What Sam enjoys is playing in football matches.
6 What she wants is a dog.

Câu 2: Read the text. (3 MARKS)

NOT HERE!
Where would you expect to find graffiti? On walls and bridges? Perhaps in
special exhibitions? But probably not all over the front of a historic Scottish
castle!
But soon that’s exactly where you will be able to see it! And this is not
vandalism on a grand scale. Four graffiti artists, who are well-respected in
their home country of Brazil, have been commissioned by the owner to
completely cover one side of the castle with bright, colourful graffiti.
The reason is that the outer covering of the walls of the castle is in very bad
condition and in a couple of years it will need to be replaced. The family
thought it would be interesting to have the graffiti painted on until then. The
artists will be staying at the castle and working on it for a month. After that it
will no doubt become a tourist attraction for visitors to the area.
Most local people support the idea but there have been some negative
reactions from people across the country who think it is completely
inappropriate. But the family are convinced that when it is completed people
will love it. They hope they are helping graffiti to be accepted as a valuable
and respected art form.

ARE THE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE?

1. The graffiti will not be permanent. _______

2. Artists from different countries will be doing the graffiti. _______

3. People living near the castle don’t like the idea. _______

4. The graffiti will include scenes from history. _______

5. It will probably be popular with visitors. _______

Phần trả lời: 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 T

Câu 3: Writing (4 MARKS)

Imagine you are planning to buy a new bike. You see one advertised in a
magazine. Write a letter to the shop asking for more information. Include the
following information and use indirect questions:

•say where you saw the advert, and why you are writing
 •explain what you need the bike for
•ask your most important question
•ask your other questions
Phần trả lời:

Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, making its
purpose difficult to quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose
of art is “vague” but that it has had many unique, different reasons for being created.
Some of the functions of art are provided in the outline below.

1. Expression of the imagination. Art provides a means to express the

imagination (things, places, ideas that are unreal or unknowable) in nongrammatic
ways. Unlike words, which come in sequences,each of which has a definite
meaning, art provides a range of forms, symbols and ideas with meanings that
can be determined by the artist. An artist can create visual imagery of mythical
animals, religious concepts such as heaven or hell, fictional places, or other things
from their creative mind.
2. Ritualistic and symbolic functions. In many cultures, art is used in religion,
spiritual or magical rituals, performances and dances as a decoration or symbol of
a god or other divine quality. While these often have no specific utilitarian 
purpose, anthropologists know that they often serve a purpose at the level of
meaning within a particular culture. This meaning is not furnished by any one
individual, but is often the result of many generations of change and
understanding, and of a cosmological relationship within the culture.
3. Communication. Art, at its simplest, is a form of communication. Most forms of
communication have an intent or goal directed toward other people. Illustrative
arts, such as scientific illustration, are a form of art as communication. Maps are
another example. However, the content need not be scientific. Stories, emotions,
and feelings are also communicated through art.
4. Entertainment. Art may seek to bring about a particular emotion or mood, for the
purpose of relaxing or entertaining the viewer. This is often the function of the art
industries such as Motion Pictures and Video Games. And of course, more
traditional art, such as some paintings and sculptures are simply meant to be
enjoyable.
5. Political change. One of the defining functions of early twentieth-century art has
been to use visual images to bring about political change. Art movements that had
this goal—Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism, among others—are collectively
referred to as the avant-garde arts. This purpose of art continues today in many
objects aimed at exposing corruption of the ruling class, including government, the
wealthy, and corporations.
6. Social causes. Art can be used to raise awareness for a large variety of causes.
A number of art activities are aimed at raising awareness of AIDS,
autism, cancer, human trafficking, and a variety of other topics, such as ocean
conservation, human rights in Darfur, murdered and missing Aboriginal
women, elder abuse, marriage equality, and pollution. Trashion, using trash to
make fashion, is one example of using art to raise awareness about pollution.
 7. Psychological and healing purposes. Art is also used by art therapists,
psychotherapists and clinical psychologists as art therapy. The Diagnostic
Drawing Series, for example, is used to determine the personality and emotional
functioning of a patient. The end product (the art object) is not the principal goal in
this case, but rather a process of healing, through creative acts, is sought. The
resultant piece of artwork may also offer insight into the troubles experienced by
the subject and may suggest suitable approaches to be used in more conventional
forms of psychiatric therapy.
8. Propaganda or commercialism. Art is often utilized as a form of propaganda,
and thus can be used to subtly influence popular conceptions or mood (especially
regarding political issues). In a similar way, art that tries to sell a product also
influences mood and emotion. In both cases, the purpose of art here is to subtly
manipulate the viewer into a particular emotional or psychological response
toward a particular idea or object.

These are just one writer’s categorization of purposes for art; there are many other
ways to try to organize the diverse and complex ideas of art into artificial categories. In
addition, the functions of art described above are not mutually exclusive, as many of
them may overlap. For example, art for the purpose of entertainment may also be
commercial or seek to sell a product (i.e. a movie or video game).