My kid could paint that: toddler's art on show
Clare Kermond
January 8, 2009
IS THIS a story of a child prodigy or a deliberate joke at the expense of the art world? In the curious case of Aelita Andre, it could be both of those things — or neither.
Read the article here on theage.com.
1. KEY WORDS - PART1
Find the synonyms.
approaches, concedes, concept, proceed, crucial, deliberate, dismissed, embarrassed, emerging, featured, glossy, hoaxes, latter, pesters, prodigy, reputable, response, revelation, saga, toddler
1. a young child
2. sent away
3. annoys, torments
4. cheat, fraud, trick
5. a child of genious
6. bright
7. presented
8. answer, reaction
9. last mentioned
10. story
11. attitudes
12. accepts, admits
13. confused, shamed
14. appearing, arising
15. excellent, honourable
16. important
17. idea
18. continue
19. planned
20. discovery
2. KEY WORDS - PART2
Put the expressions into the sentences
In other respects, Give it a Go, make a habit of, judged on its merits
1. UCL Unions __________________ programme is packed full of activities for you to try out.
2. Each initiative must necessarily be _______________________.
3. ________________, the methodology was identical to previous studies.
4. „Simple tips to _____________________ eating healthy foods.”
3. LAST, LATEST, LATTER
Put these words into the right gaps.
1. Have you heard the ______________ news?
2. The _____________ I heard was the sound of a big explosion.
3. ’What do you think of his _____________ play?’ ’I like it much better than his ____________ one.’ (Practical English Usage)
4. Of these two books the former is very good, but the ___________ is awful.
4. READING FOR INFORMATION
Visit this website and try to find answer to the questions below.
1. Whose statement – „Everything in nature takes its form from the sphere, the cone, and the cylinder” – does cubism follow?
2. What colours did neoplasticists use?
3. Who is a Colour Field Painter?
4. Who is an Action Painter?
5. LISTENING
Watch this video and answer the questions below.
1. What is Everyday Shooter?
2. Why is it far from being common?
3. Which instrument was used to make all the sounds?
4. What do you have to do?
Read more for the answers.
ANSWERS
1. KEY WORDS - PART1
1. toddler
2. dismissed
3. pesters
4. hoax
5. prodigy
6. glossy
7. featured
8. response
9. latter
10. saga
11. approaches
12. concedes
13. embarrassed
14. emerging
15. reputable
16. crucial
17. concept
18. proceed
19. deliberate
20. revelation
2. KEY WORDS - PART2
1. Give it a Go
2. judged on its merits
3. In other respects
4. make a habit of
3. LAST, LATEST, LATTER
1. latest
2. last
3. latest, last
4. latter
4. READING FOR INFORMATION
1. Paul Cezanne
2. red, yellow, blue
3.A Color Field Painter is a painter who is concerned with just color and shape.
4. Action painters want to show paint texture and the movement of the artists.
5. LISTENING
1. a video game
2. Because it's in the art style.
3. the guitar
4. To pick up certain pixels by flying close to them.