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Unit 10
Reading 2 There’s a lovely life painting in her
dining room.
1 Read the text.
3 The first musical I saw was Les
Miserables.
Graffiti? Here? 4 The art has an exhibition of Turner’s
Where would you expect to find graffiti? On walls and paintings this summer.
bridges? Perhaps in special exhibitions? But probably not
5 The new hall is beautifully designed.
all over the front of a historic Scottish castle!
But soon that’s exactly where you will be able to see it! Mark /5
And this is not vandalism on a grand scale. Four graffiti
artists, who are well-respected in their home country 4 Choose the correct answers.
of Brazil, have been commissioned by the owner to
completely cover one side of the castle with bright, 1 We went to an opening night at the theatre
colourful graffiti. last week and we met the playwright /
The reason is that the outer covering of the walls of the cartoonist after the show.
castle is in very bad condition and in a couple of years 2 The jugglers / sculptors are performing at the
it will need to be replaced. The family thought it would festival.
be interesting to have the graffiti painted on until then.
3 I always give money to composers / buskers
The artists will be staying at the castle and working on it
for a month. After that it will no doubt become a tourist
in the street.
attraction for visitors to the area. 4 I saw a wonderful portrait of the Queen by a
Most local people support the idea but there have been famous painter / sculptor.
some negative reactions from people across the country 5 He’s at music college, training to be a
who think it is completely inappropriate. But the family
composer / scriptwriter.
are convinced that when it is completed people will love
it. They hope they are helping graffiti to be accepted as a Mark /5
valuable and respected art form.
5 Rewrite the sentences with nominal subject
clauses starting with What.
2 Are the sentences true or false?
1 I’d like to go shopping tomorrow.
1 The graffiti will not be permanent.

2 Artists from different countries will be doing
the graffiti. 2 She wants a dog.
3 People living near the castle don’t like the
idea. 3 I want lots of sun on my holiday.
4 The graffiti will include scenes from history.
4 I need some time to finish this work.
5 It will probably be popular with visitors.

Mark /10
5 I’m looking forward to meeting my sister’s
boyfriend.
Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the 6 Sam enjoys playing in football matches.
box.
still   performance   gallery   stage   concert Mark /6

1 Some people don’t really understand

art.
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Unit 10
Grammar Listening
6 Choose the correct answers. 8 3.10  Listen to the conversation about a
museum in Paris. Complete the sentences with
1 People using / used mobile phones abroad
the correct names, Alice, Brian or both.
have to pay a lot more than they do at home.
1 has/have been to the museum more
2 The train arriving / arrived at platform ten is
than once.
the 9.23 a.m. to London Waterloo.
2 was/were surprised at the size of the
3 The episode showing / shown yesterday was
museum.
brilliant!
3 didn’t find the museum easily.
4 E-mails sending / sent from this computer
sometimes get lost! 4 hasn’t/haven’t got any posters from
the museum.
5 Computers buying / bought before 2006 don’t
have Windows Vista. 5 plans/plan to return to the museum.
6 The musical opening / opened next weekend Mark /10
is by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
7 The girl sitting / sat at the desk by the window Writing
only started here last week.
9 Write an essay on the topic ‘What is the purpose
8 The prisoner wanting / wanted by the police of art?’ Include the following information:
was seen in a nightclub yesterday.
• an introduction to the topic
Mark /8 • 2-3 arguments with supporting examples
• an appropriate conclusion
7 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Mark /10
1 Did you get work done while I was out?
Total /60
A many   B  much   C all
2 I drank water – I wasn’t very thirsty.
A any   B  a little   C a few
3 Only people have been into space.
A a little   B  some   C a few
4 child was given a present.
A All   B  Each   C Some
5 There were tickets left for the gig.
A no   B  none   C any
6 The cakes were lovely. I ate of them!
A all   B  every   C none
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