Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Language in use: The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao You are going to read a text about the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Some words are missing from the text. Use the words in brackets to complete each gap (1–14) in the text. Write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of the text. The first one (0) has been done for you. What Philip Johnson called “the … (0 great ) building of our time” is … (Q1 doubt ) one of the most stunning constructions ever built. … (Q2 situation ) in urban Bilbao, the GuggenheimMuseum was part of a much larger re-development programme that was created to revive an industrial city that had suffered … (Q3 consider ) under the collapse of the traditional industrial base in the 1980s and 1990s. The companies which had brought enormous wealth to the area – large steel mills and shipyards – had to close down and what was left were the sites of these icons of … (Q4 industry ) . In order to combat this industrial downturn a massive … (Q5 invest ) programme was started which – among other things – led to the … (Q6 construct ) of a museum of modern art in … (Q7 cooperate ) with the Guggenheim Foundation. Frank O. Gehry, a Californian architect, was commissioned to design the building, and he chose to create a structure that looks most … (Q8 spectacle ) because of its use of various materials, among them steel, glass and titanium, which accounts for the silver skin of the facade. Today the building houses a permanent … (Q9 exhibit ) of modern and contemporary art … (Q10 span ) from the great names of the first half of the 20 th century to young, upcoming Spanish and Basque … (Q11 art ) . Since its … (Q12 open ) in 1997 the GuggenheimMuseum in Bilbao has become the … (Q13 dominate ) visual feature of Spain’s fourth largest city making it a major tourist … (Q14 attract ) and an important art venue with worldwide appeal. 0 greatest Q1 Q8 Q2 Q9 Q3 Q10 Q4 Q11 Q5 Q12 Q6 Q13 Q7 Q14 4 ✔ 42 Art 8 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv