Reading Comprehension Form 9 ( I term )

They only meet one morning a week.

They are all artists.

They taught the writer Chinese calligraphy.

They are mostly old people.

They introduced themselves to the writer.

Some of them were writing graffiti.

Their art didn’t last very long.

They use paint and big brushes.

helps the sculptors to work.

 makes it too cold to work outside.

 protects the sculptures.

 makes it difficult to visit the festival.

 It’s only popular with local people.

It’s easy to make sculptures out of ice.

 The sculptures don’t last long.

The winter weather both helps and causes problems.

They are made and destroyed by the same people.

They take months to make.

 They aren’t easy to protect.

They are only understood by religious people.

last a long time.

are difficult to understand.

are destroyed by vandals.

have special meanings for local people.

She wanted to visit the place where they filmed Avatar.

It is home to an important art museum.

 It changed her ideas about Chinese painting.

It was her favourite stop on her trip.

They all look the same.

Nobody saw them for a long time.

Many people died making them.

They are bigger than real people.

Most Chinese art is temporary.

There are many different forms of Chinese art.

A lot of Chinese art is very old.

The best Chinese art was produced in the 16th century.

She was surprised that it was so old.

She was impressed by different types of Chinese art.

She didn’t think it was very realistic.

She particularly liked old Chinese paintings.