Контрольна робота з англійської мови для 10-го класу на тему: "The World of Painting"

Topic: The World of Painting

1. Grammar

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense form

1. He ________ (leave) by that time already.

2. I ________ (just/arrive) when the telephone __________(ring)

3. She ______(live) in Berlin for three years when the war __________(break out).

4. I _______(wait) for him for three hours when he _________(come)

5. After Mary _________(finish) sewing, she _______(go) shopping.

6. Jim arrived at the railway station, took a taxi and drove to the hotel. He ________(book) the room in the hotel beforehand.

7. I __________(do) the homework by 5 o’clock.

8. Bill ________(wait) for his friend wondering where he _________(go).

9. He __________(buy) a new car as his old one __________(break).

10. I __________(feel) very tired because I ________(write) a report in biology.

11. Tina __________(be delighted) with her new match. She _______(dream) about one for a long time.

 2. Vocabulary

1. a landscape    a) to describe or show someone or something in a particular way

2. a still life       b) a large public event at which you show or sell products, art etc

3. a fresco          c) a picture of an arrangement of objects, for example flowers or fruit

4. a scene           d) someone who sits or stands while someone else paints them

5. a sitter           e) a painting made on a wall while the plaster is still wet

6. a portrait       f) to make someone or something part of a larger group or set

7. an exposition  g) a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person

8. to include      h) a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing

9. a trend           i) a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture:

10. to portray    j) an area of countryside or land of a particular type

 3. Reading

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box

Art is the ________(1) or expression of what is beautiful, especially in visual _____(2). Drawing, painting, ________(3), architecture, literature, music, ballet belong to the fine art». Really when something is extremely beautiful or has great cultural _____(4), we say: «It's art».
The twentieth ______(4) has given the world _______(5). For a long time there have been ______(6) whether the cinema is an art or just an ________(7). Nowadays the cinema is considered one of the main ______(8) arts. Not so long ago people went to cinemas frequently, but now we prefer to stay at ______(9) and watch videos, ______(10) and TV. Maybe cinemas are no longer as _______(11) as they used to be but films will always be one of the best entertainments for people all over the ______(12). Speaking about art one should not forget about _______(13), especially classic music. _________(14) composers make all the world _______(15) their music.