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PABLO PICASSO
everyone knows the artist picasso. his ideas changed the world od art forever. during his lifetime, he became famous and very rich. now his paintings are some of the most expensive pictures in the world. one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.
picasso was born in spain in 1881. his first word was 'pencil' , and he could draw beautifully from an early age. first, he had drawing lessons from his father . then, he went to art college when he was only 13 years old. three years later, he was bored and stopped going to classe. finally, at the age of 19, he moved to paris - the art capital of the world . he got married twice and had four chirlden.
picasso often changed his style od paniting . fo example, after his best friend died, the sad artist pained only in blue . then he began to use a lot of pinks and oranges . later, he started to paint using shapes - a style later called ' cubism', in his life, he produced over 50,000 works of art, he never retired, but pained nearly every day until his death at the age of 91.
VINCENT CAN GOGH
vincent can gogh is a very famous painter. everyone in the world knows his work, and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. but he wasn't famos when he was alive. and he only sold one painting before he died.
van gogh was born in the netherlands in 1853. he has a difficult life because he suffered from mental illness. he never got married. he didn't begin to draw and paint seriously until he was 27, and he died just ten years later. but in that time, he produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.
at first, van gogh painted poor people and used only dark colours. later he moved to the south of france. he loved the sunlight there, and his style of painting became colourful and exciting. but van gogh was often depressed and his mental illness became worse, first , he cut off part of his own ear, and then in 1890, he shot himselt.
look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso
1. when was he born ?
=> van gogh was born in 1853.
=> picasso was born in 1881.
2. where was he born ?
=> van gogh was born in the netherlands
=> picasso was born in spain
3. which countries did he live in ?
=> picasso lived in Pairs
=> van gogh lived in the south of france.
4. was he famous when he lived ?
=> picasso was famous when he lived but van gogh wasn't
5. was he rich or poor ?
=> picasso was rich but van gogh was poor
6. how much do his paintings cost now?
=> picasso 's one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.
=> van gogh 's paintings sell for millions of dollars.
7. when did he start to draw or paint ?
=> picasso could draw beautifully from an early age
=> van gogh started to draw and paint at the age of 27
8. did he get married and have chirlden?
=> picasso got married twice and had four chirlden.
=> van gogh didn't get married
9. how many works of art did he produce?
=> picasso produced over 50,000 works of art
=> van gogh produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.
10. how old was he when he died?
=> picasso died at the age of 91.
=> van gogh died at the age of 37
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1/Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and do the tasks
Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson , Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph ( used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and phonautograph ( used to draw the shape of the sound waves. The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘ Mr Watson, come here . I want to see you’
a. Decide if the statements are T or F
1.Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish. T
2.He spent all his life in Canada F
3.He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA T
4.He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice T
5.He was able to succeed right from the first experiment F
6.He worked on his inventions all by himself F
b. Answer the questions
1.What is Bell ‘s ‘harmonic telegraph’ ?
=> It is used to send multiple messages over a single wire.
2.What is Bell ‘s ‘phonautograph’
=> It is used to draw the shape of the sound waves.
3.When did the first communication over happened and how did it happen?
=> The first telephone communication was between Bell and Watson in 1876. Bell was at one end of the line and Watson was working in another room. The first transmitted words were, “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
3/ Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.
Ewan McGregor was (29)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (30)______ when he was only nine and he (31)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (32)_____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (33)_____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (34)_____ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (35)_______ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.
29. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared
30. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action
31. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred
32. A. at B. on C. with D. in
33. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers
34. A. a lots B. lots C. much D. some
35. A. to film B. filmed C. film D. filming
Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) ______computer_____ industry. He has been chief executive (2) ______officer of_____ Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person (3) ______in_____ the USA. How did he do it? He (4) ______learned_____ a lot from his parents. While he was going to school, (5) ______his_____ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer. From this Bill learned that you have to work hard (6) _____if______ you want something. His mother was very busy teacher, (7) ____but_______ she also going to the party. From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8) ______hard____, you have to make a schedule.
Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in 1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years.
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”. These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world.
Statements
True (T)
False (F)
1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents.
2. The first telephone was installed in 1878.
3. The Greek word phone means distant
4. The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other.