UNIT 4. SMART ART!

INMACULADA SCHOOL                                                                              4th ESO

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UNIT 4	A SMART ART!

All through the unit you'll be working the following:

BASIC SKILLS

Competencias en comunicación lingüística

Vocabulary, pág. 47, sección Real English, pág. 54, sección Word Power, págs. 48 y 52 del Student’s Book: vocabulario relacionado con el arte; formación de adjetivos a partir de los sufijos -al, -y, -ed y –ful; expresiones útiles y/o frases idiomáticas. Reading, págs. 49, 52-53 y 57 (Advance Your Exam Skills), Grammar, págs. 50-51, Advance Your Language, pág. 53 y sección Real World Extra, págs. 128-129: comprensión escrita de una biografía sobre un hombre que es capaz de dibujar una ciudad entera tras haberla sobrevolado en helicóptero, una crítica artística de obras hechas con materiales extraños, un mensaje de teléfono móvil, una nota, un cartel informativo de precios, un anuncio de visitas guiadas a museos y un recordatorio de lugares de interés vistos en Londres, un texto sobre un hombre que dibuja en las paredes de su casa mientras duerme y varios textos sobre museos en los que se exponen objetos poco comunes. Grammar, págs. 50-51 y sección Advance Your Language, pág. 53: comunicarse empleando la voz pasiva en Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple y la Causativa. Listening, pág. 48, sección Real English, pág. 54 y sección Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: comprensión de una charla sobre arte moderno, una visita guiada por una exposición de arte y una visita guiada al museo del Louvre de París. Speaking y Over to you, pág. 48, Grammar, pág. 51, sección Real English, pág. 55 y sección Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: participación en conversaciones y simulaciones con el compañero/a para expresar los tipos de arte que se conocen y dar su opinión sobre ellos, hacer y responder preguntas sobre arte y artistas, comparar dos obras artísticas y dialogar para decidir el regalo adecuado de una tienda de un museo para un niño. Pronunciation, en la sección Say It Right!, pág. 55: pronunciación de los sonidos vocálicos presentes en palabras como “these” y “like”. Writing, en la sección Real English, pág. 56, en la sección Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: expresión escrita de una descripción de una obra de arte y de un texto sobre un museo que sea interesante en el país del alumno/a utilizando las expresiones y vocabulario adecuados y un e-mail aceptando y agradeciendo la oferta de compra de un amigo de un poster de otro país.

Tratamiento de la información y competencia digital

Writing, en la sección Real English, pág. 56: muestra de autonomía, eficacia, responsabilidad y reflexión al seleccionar y hacer uso de la información y sus fuentes. Speaking, págs. 48, Grammar, pág. 51, sección Real English, pág. 55 y sección Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: respeto por las normas de conducta en clase en interacciones con el profesor/a o con los compañeros/as al usar la información y sus fuentes.

Competencia social y ciudadana

Mantenimiento de una actitud constructiva y solidaria ante la información que se presenta y ante las interacciones en el aula. Speaking, pág. 48: opinión personal sobre distintos tipos de expresión artística. Reading, pág. 48: descripción de una técnica innovadora para pintar y muestra de respeto hacia ella. Grammar, pág. 51: interés por conocer los contrastes que hay en la vida de los artistas en el pasado y en la actualidad. Reading, pág. 52-53: interés por conocer distintas formas de hacer arte con materiales poco comunes. Advance Your Language, pág. 53: descripción de una forma involuntaria de pintar. Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 69: aprendizaje y práctica de las fórmulas utilizadas para hablar sobre galerías de arte y museos.

Competencia cultural y artística

Reading, pág. 48: descripción de una técnica innovadora para pintar. Advance Your Language, pág. 53: interés por conocer el modo de pintar de una persona que lo hace mientras duerme, de forma involuntaria. Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: interés por conocer el museo del Louvre de París.

Competencia para aprender a aprender

Uso de estrategias, recursos y técnicas de trabajo intelectual para aprender y ser consciente de las propias capacidades y conocimientos a través de las secciones Task y Advance Your Language situadas en cada unidad del Student’s Book.

Autonomía e iniciativa personal

Speaking y Over to you, pág. 48, Grammar, pág. 51, sección Real English, pág. 55 y Writing, pág. 56: uso de la creatividad personal a la hora de producir textos escritos y orales a partir de modelos dados. Writing, en la sección Real English, pág. 56 y en la sección Advance Your Exam Skills, pág. 58: desarrollo organizativo a la hora de presentar un trabajo escrito. Fomento del trabajo cooperativo en el aula.

PERSONAL NOTES

EXTRA RESOURCES

VOCABULARY: Art

• http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collections?projectId=art-project

READING: The Human Camera – Biography of Stephen Wiltshire

• http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/

GRAMMAR: The Passive and the Causative

• http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2009/05/causative-passive_17.html

     THE PASSIVE VOICE

1.La voz pasiva se forma con el verbo to be conjugado más el participio del verbo principal. En 

inglés es mucho más frecuente que en español y, normalmente, aparece cuando no es importante 

quien realiza una acción sino el hecho en sí. Por eso, no siempre que veamos una pasiva, tenemos 

que traducirlo literalmente, puesto que en español suena más forzado. Sólo es posible el uso de la 

voz pasiva con verbos transitivos (verbos que llevan complemento directo).

2. El sujeto agente se expresa con by. Sin embargo, en la mayoría de las ocasiones se prescinde 

del sujeto ya que no nos interesa saber quién exactamente ejecuta la acción. Si una oración activa 

tiene  complemento directo e indirecto, cualquiera de los dos complementos puede ser sujeto 

paciente de la pasiva:

ACTIVE: Someone gives me a dog

PASSIVE 1: A dog is given to me

PASSIVE 2: I am given a dog (forma pasiva idiomática)

La forma pasiva de doing, seeing, etc es being done, being seen, etc.

ACTIVE: I don't like people telling me what to do

PASSIVE: I don't like being told what to do

En ocasiones en las que ocurre algo a veces imprevisto, no planeado o fortuito para la formación de la voz pasiva se prefiere usar get y no be:

get hurt, get annoyed, get divorced, get married, get invited, get bored, get lost

3. Las construcciones impersonales (se dice, se comenta, etc.) son muy típicas de la pasiva y difíciles de traducir para los hispanoparlantes. Este tipo de construcción pasiva -utilizada cada vez con mayor frecuencia en los medios- se forma con la estructura sujeto + to be + participle: It is reported (Se informa); It is said (Se dice); It is known (Se sabe); It is supposed (Se supone); It is considered (Se considera); It is expected (Se espera). Veamos algunos ejemplos:

 ACTIVE: Everybody thinks Cathy works very hard. 

PASSIVE 1: Cathy is thought to work very hard. (Se piensa que Cathy...)

PASSIVE 2: It is thought that Cathy works very hard. (Se piensa que Cathy...)

ACTIVE: They believe Tom is wearing a white pullover.

PASSIVE 1: Tom is believed to be wearing a white pullover. (Se cree que...)

PASSIVE 2: It is believed that Tom is wearing a white pullover. (Se cree que...)

Tabla de cambios verbales en la transformación de Activa a Pasiva

Tiempo present	Frase Activa I write a letter	Frase pasiva The letter is written
present continuous	I'm writing a letter	The letter is being written
past	I wrote a letter	The letter was written
past continuous	I was writing a letter	The letter was being written
present perfect	I've written a letter	The letter has been written
past perfect	I had written a letter	The letter had been written
future	I will write a letter	The letter will be written
future II	I'm going to write a letter	The letter is going to be written
modals	I have to write a letter	The letter has to be written
modals	I should write a letter	The letter should be written
modals	I must write a letter	The letter must be written

PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: 

1. They haven't stamped the letter. 

2. She didn't introduce me to her mother. 

3. They threw away the rubbish. 

4. A visitor could do this much more easily.

5. A frightful crash wakened me at 4 am. 

6. A Japanese firm makes these television sets. 

7. An earthquake destroyed the town. 

8. Visitors must reave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom. 

9. We can't repair your clock. 

10. The police shouldn't allow people to park there. 

11. They are watching my house. 

12. The examiner will read the passage three times. 

13. You need not type this letter. 

14. They searched his house and found a number of stolen articles. 

15. They brought the children up in Italy. 

16. Someone broke into his house and stole a lot of his things. 

17 .Nobody has used this room for months. 

18. Passengers leave all sorts of things in buses. 

19. The watchman called the police. 

20. They are demolishing the entire block. 

21. People steal things from supermarkets everyday. 

22. Dogs guard the warehouse. 

23. You can't wash this dress. 

24. You shouldn ' t  leave these documents on the desk.

25. Has someone posted my parcel? 

26. We sha1l have to tow the car to the garage. 

27. You must keep the dogs on leads. 

28. You should have taken those books back to the library.

29. Candidates may not use dictionaries.

30.  Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?

31 . We will prosecute trespassers 

32. They are repairing my piano at the moment.

EXTRA EXERCISES

1.CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE.

1.The mechanics were repairing my car yesterday.

2.A thief had stolen all the money.

3.I will inform the police inmediately.

4.Someone helped the students with their work.

5.Have you painted the room?

2.Translate the following sentences into passive English.

1.Se habla inglés aquí.:....................................................................................

2.Se cultivan tulipanes en Holanda: .............................................................

3.El whisky se hace en Escocia: .............................................................................

4.Están robando mi coche: .....................................................................................

5.Se está construyendo un nuevo edificio:................................................................

3.Complete with a suitable passive form:

1.Everything .............................. by the guide (explain/ past continuous)

2.Three thieves ............................... by he police(catch/present perfect)

3..................... more girls.........................by your factory.(bring/ future)

4.The house must.................................quickly(shut)

5. The paper .....................................to the basket.(throw/past perfect)

4.PUT THESE ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE.

1.The tornado killed ten people.

2.The wind has blown trees down.

3.They will send six fire-engines to the area.

4.People accidentally start many forest fires.

5.Avalanches are blocking many moluntain roads.

6. Someone switched on the light and opened the door.

7. People were not returning the books into the library.

8. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of June.

9. The burglars hadn´t stolen the video.

10. Why didn´t anyone tell him the truth.?

5. PASSIVE.Put these sentences into passive.

1.The police arrested a suspect yesterday.

2.Two detectives are questioning the suspect.

3.Young people commit most crimes.

4.An American company makes these computers.

5.Someone has left a dik in the disk drive.

6. The journalist interviewed the politician.

7.Two thieves have robbed the BBV

8.Teachers make some mistakes.

9.They are changing rules.

10.Your money will help children in Kossovo.

6.CHANGE THESE SENTENCES FROM ONE FORM TO THE OTHER .

1. It is considered that this colour is the most suitable.

2. Our students are said to be the best.

3. This picture is thought to have been painted by Velazquez.

4. It is believed that these cars are the fastest.

5. This restaurant is supposed to be the best in the country.

7.PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE.

1.Did that boy break the other plates?

2. My cousin will give the first speech.

3.They are going to offer Harry a job in a bar. (two forms)

4. Peter hadn´t pushed John.

5.The mechanics were repairing my car yesterday.

6.A thief had stolen all the money.

7.I will inform the police inmediately.

8.Someone showed the students a very old book(2 types).

8.CHANGE THE SENTENCES FROM ONE IMPERSONAL FORM TO THE OTHER

1.It is thought that the prisoner escaped .

2.Two people are believed to have been injured.

3.It is expected that the government will lose the election.

4.The wanted man is said to be living in New York.

5.It is known that the Prime Minister is happy with the results.

9.CHANGE INTO PASSIVE VOICE

1.Nobody should interrupt the teacher.

2.She doesn´t allow me to sunbathe for too long.

3.He asked me a lot of questions at the interview.

4.Where did they see the little girl?

5.People often take him for his brother.

6. We cannot exchange articles bought during the sales.

7.They are watching my house.

8.We shall have to push the car to the garage

9.Tom´s answer has annoyed me.

10.They were paying someone to clean the house.

                                 REVISION TESTS UNIT 4

LEVEL 1

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Oil and drawing / clay / watercolour are two kinds of paint.

2. Many artists draw a sculpture / masterpiece / sketch with a pencil before painting.

3. Pizza is a complex / traditional / smooth food from Italy.

4. A clean mirror is usually shiny / talented / rough.

5. Pens have got oil / ink / charcoal in them.

6. Have you seen her drawings / landscapes / portraits of plants and animals?

2. Tick T (true) or F (false). Correct the false sentences with a suitable word below.

realistic • complex • rough • charcoal • portraits

T F

1. Sculptures are three-dimensional. ………………… …… ……

2. Artists paint landscapes of people. ………………… …… ……

3. Bright colours are cheerful. ………………… …… ……

4. The road was smooth and full of holes. ………………… …… ……

5. The maths problem was simple and difficult to solve. …………… …… ……

6. Museums have got exhibitions of paintings. ………………… …… ……

7. Artists sometimes use clay to draw. ………………… …… ……

8. Abstract paintings sometimes look like photos. ………………… …… ……

3. Complete the mini-dialogues with the words below.

curved • flat • lovely • creative • abstract • masterpiece • exhibition • portraits

1. A:Emily looks ………………… in that dress.

B:Yes, she does. And did you know that she made it herself? She’s very ………………… .

2.A:If it rains this weekend, let’s go to an art ………………… .

B:OK. There’s one in town with ………………… of famous rock stars.

3. A: I don’t understand ………………… art. I have no idea what that’s supposed to be.

B: Neither do I but it must be a ………………… because they paid a lot of money for it.

4.A:In most houses, the walls and floors are ………………… .

B:Yes, but our architect wanted our house to be unusual, so he made the walls ……………

4. Choose the correct answers.

Anish Kapoor was born in 1954 in Mumbai, on the west ^1. capital city / continent / coast of India. He is famous for his large sculptures, which have become ^2. landmarks / landscapes / trendy in many cities. Kapoor creates some of his work from big pieces of hard ^3. ash / rock / mud, and some from plastic. He has also made metal sculptures with simple curved shapes that feel ^4. smooth / abstract / cheerful to touch. In addition, they have got ^5. shiny / rough / trapped surfaces that ^6. reflect / store / include the surroundings and the sky. According to art experts, Kapoor’s work ^7. represents / imagines / preserves ideas such as “man’s place in the environment”. But most people don’t need to ^8. make sense of / portray / keep in touch with Kapoor’s work. They just enjoy it. Kapoor’s sculptures are considered to be ^9. masterpieces / exhibitions / drawings. He’s also ^10. realistic / talented / advanced in architecture and has designed, among other things, two subway stations in Naples, Italy.

Grammar

1.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the Passive.

1. Breakfast ……………………… (not serve) here after 11 am, so let’s go somewhere else.

2. In the future, many simple things ……………………… (do) by robots.

3. The paintings ………………… already ……………………… (hang) on the walls.

4. ………………… the bicycle ………………… (invent) by Leonardo da Vinci?

5. ………………… the exam ………………… (take) by all Year 9 students next Monday?

6. The sculptures ……………………… (bring) into the room right now.

7. Today, English ……………………… (speak) all over the world.

8. A newspaper reporter interviewed the art students, but the article ……………… (print) yet.

9. The Harry Potter books ……………………… (write) by J.K. Rowling.

10. An artist ……………………… (interview) by a reporter right now.

2. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of the Passive.

In Gateshead, England, there is an enormous sculpture. It ^1.……………………… (call) the Angel of the North. The sculpture ^2.……………………… (create) by Antony Gormley. Several engineers ^3.……………………… (include) in the project to help him design it. The sculpture is one of the most viewed artworks in the world. It ^4.……………………… (consider) to be a landmark of North East England. Currently, plans for large outdoor sculptures ^5.……………………… (make) in other areas around Britain. The plans ^6.……………………… (not approve) yet, but there’s a good chance that some large new sculptures ^7.……………………… (build) in the near future. Probably, some of these sculptures ^8.……………………… (design) by Antony Gormley.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Causative.

1. Lucy ………………… her photograph ………………… (take) yesterday.

2. I ………………… my computer ………………… (fix) tomorrow.

4. Choose the correct answer.

1. Antony Gormley, whose / that / who created the Angel of the North, grew up in England.

2. It's her first exhibition. She has never had / wasn’t having / never had her own show before.

3. These watercolour landscapes were painted / have been painted / are painted in 1896.

4. I will be shopping / will shop / shop right after school tomorrow, so we can’t meet until 6.00.

5. A new museum is being built / is built / has been built right now.

6. If people talk loudly in here, the museum guards are getting / get / got angry.

7. If I had more time, I will take / would take / would have taken a drawing class.

8. I had the cake made / be made / make by a baker.

9. The gallery where / that / which we first saw this painting is on Main Street.

10. I have been working / am working / had worked all day, but I haven’t finished.

LEVEL 2

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need.

three-dimensional • cheerful • ink • realistic • complex • portraits •creative • landscapes • exhibitions • smooth • rough • simple • clay

1. Some artists specialise in ………………… of mountains or fields.

2. Bright yellow is a very ………………… colour.

3. My father’s friend paints ………………… of children.

4. You can use ………………… to make cups and dishes.

5. People go to museums and galleries to see art ………………… .

6. ………………… paintings sometimes look like photos.

7. Sculptures are always ………………… .

8. The road was ………………… and full of holes.

9. The maths problem was ………………… and difficult to solve.

10. Some artists use everyday objects in unusual and very ………………… ways.

2. Write the words that match the definitions below.

1. the opposite of ugly …………………

2. This is inside a pen. …………………

3. This word describes people who have got nowhere to live. …………………

4. too small to see with just your eyes …………………

5. the opposite of complex …………………

6. to put something somewhere so that no one will find it …………………

7. You say this to someone if they sneeze. …………………

8. to say what will happen in the future …………………

9. You smell this when there’s a fire. …………………

10. You say this to someone who has just returned home. …………………

3. Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need.

sensible • rock • talented • keep in touch with • shiny • represents • continent • cheerful • make sense of • landmarks • smooth • ash • reflect • coast • masterpieces • store

Anish Kapoor was born in 1954 in Mumbai, on the west ^1.………………… of India. He is famous for his large sculptures, which have become ^2.………………… in many cities. Kapoor creates some of his work from big pieces of hard ^3.………………… , and some from plastic. He has also made metal sculptures with simple curved shapes that feel ^4.………………… to touch. In addition, they have got ^5.………………… surfaces that ^6.………………… the surroundings and the sky. According to art experts, Kapoor’s work ^7.………………… ideas such as “man’s place in the environment”. But most people don’t need to ^8.………………… Kapoor’s work. They just enjoy it. Kapoor’s sculptures are considered to be ^9.………………… . He’s also ^10.……………… in architecture and has designed, among other things, two subway stations in Naples, Italy.

Grammar

1. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive.

1. They have just sold this sculpture.

2. They’re not giving away any free tickets to the concert.

3. Will you finish your book report on time?

4. Did Thomas sell any of his drawings?

5. The tourist office offers free city maps.

2. Complete with the correct form of the Passive or the Causative.

1. His new song ……………………… (record) right now.

2. I ………………… my eyes ……………………… (examine) yesterday.

3. Your car looks so shiny! ………………… it just ……………………… (wash)?

4. We ………………… the newspaper ……………………… (deliver) every day.

5. These pictures …………. (not paint) with watercolours. The artist used oil paints.

3.Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use up to three words.

1. Antony Gormley made the Angel of the North. He grew up in England.

Antony Gormley, ……………………… the Angel of the North, grew up in England.

2. A professional chef is preparing the meal.

The meal ……………………… by a professional chef.

3. How much will your holiday cost?

How much ……………………… paying for your holiday?

4. I haven’t got enough time to take a drawing class.

If I had more time, I ……………………… a drawing class.

4. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

If you drive north past Gateshead, England, you ^1.……………………… (see) an enormous sculpture. It ^2.……………………… (call) the Angel of the North. The sculpture ^3.……………………… (create) by Antony Gormley in 1998. Gormley thought of many things while he ^4.……………………… (build) this large structure. For example, ^5.………………… it ……………………… (fall down) if there were a strong wind? Several engineers ^6.……………………… (include) in the project to help him solve this problem. When it ^7.……………………… (complete), the “Angel” could stand in winds of 160 kilometres an hour. At first, some critics ^8.……………………… (not like) the “Angel”, but today it ^9.……………………… (consider) a masterpiece of modern art.

Currently, plans ^10.……………………… (make) for sculptures in other areas around Britain. The plans ^11.……………………… (not approve) yet, but there’s a good chance that some large new sculptures ^12.……………………… (build) in the near future.

Listening

Listen to a radio programme about the artist Vincent van Gogh. Then complete the sentences.

1. Vincent van Gogh started painting when .

2. We can learn a lot about his life from .

3. Theo sent Vincent money so he .

4. When van Gogh was 37 years old, he .

5. Van Gogh painted paintings and did ……………………… drawings.

Speaking

Student A Take turns with your partner telling him / her about the sculpture below. Find two similarities and three differences and write them in the chart below. The Angel of the North by Antony Gormley Similarities 1. 2. Differences 1. 2. 3.

Student B Take turns with your partner telling him / her about the sculpture below. Find two similarities and three differences and write them in the chart below. An angel by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Similarities 1. 2. Differences 1. 2. 3.

Reading

Read the text and do the exercises that follow.

5 10 15 20 25 30

There is a small art gallery in Berlin where Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait, the Mona Lisa, is exhibited next to a landscape by van Gogh. These paintings look like the original masterpieces, but they aren’t. They are imitations that were painted by three Russian brothers: Yevgeny, Semyon and Mikhail Posin. The Posin brothers’ paintings aren’t being sold as originals. In fact, they clearly mark every painting as an imitation, as is required by law. The Posin brothers started painting when they were children. After studying at the Leningrad Academy of Arts, they moved to Germany. They were talented artists, but it was difficult to make money selling their paintings. However, they quickly discovered that they could make a lot of money by making copies of paintings by famous artists. The brothers are serious about their work. They don’t copy a painting until they have studied the artist’s personality and his life. They think that understanding the artist contributes to a more realistic reproduction. In addition, all their paintings are completed in exactly the same time it took the real artist to finish the work. This could take only a few hours or several months. People buy these imitations for different reasons. Some clients may want a traditional gift for someone in their family. Other clients love great art, but haven’t got enough money to buy original paintings. Some paintings have been bought by serious art collectors who own the original painting. Because they are afraid that it will be stolen, they hide the authentic painting in a safe place, and put the reproduction on the wall. Although many people think that copying a painting is not really art, the Posins feel differently. They are proud of their work and they are also happy that they make money from it. A Posin copy can cost anywhere from €600 to more than €20,000. “Some people think artists have to be poor to make good art, but being hungry doesn’t improve one’s paintings,” Yevgeny said.

1. Tick the sentences T (true) or F (false). Copy the sentences that helped you.

                                                                                                                  T   F

1. The original Mona Lisa is in Berlin.                                                …… ……

2. The brothers studied in Germany.                                                  …… ……

3. Every Posin reproduction takes a long time to create.                      …… ……

4. Some Posin reproductions are cheaper than others.                         …… ……

2. Answer the questions.

1. Why did the Posins begin copying paintings?

2. How do they prepare for a new reproduction?

3. Why do some people who own original masterpieces decide to buy imitations?

4. How do the Posin brothers feel about their work?

3. Find the following in the text:

• three words that mean the opposite of an original work:
• one synonym for original: