Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Language in use: Confusable words – Abstract art You are going to read a text about abstract art. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–13) in the text. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. … (0) abstract art can be found almost everywhere. In some … (Q1) it is fashionable to own an abstract painting or … (Q2) a good reproduction of one. However, it seems to be the focal point of discussions over and over again as it can be … (Q3) or challenging. It is the fact that abstract art is non-representational that leads to negative reactions. … (Q4) all these discussions we ought to remember that abstract art was first created to represent the changes in the real world towards the end of the 19 th century. So, in a way, it was an attempt to come to … (Q5) with the world but today the situation has changed. As abstract art is widespread, many people feel unable to deal with it. Some don’t like it, others … (Q6) it, or they are simply disappointed that in spite of their … (Q7) they don’t understand it. Another aspect is certainly the fact that talking about abstract art is … (Q8) more difficult than talking about art that mirrors the real world in the form of people and objects that can be … (Q9) as what they are. Yet, once you’ve become … (Q10) to typical features of abstract art and as soon as you have stopped … (Q11) about the message an abstract piece of art should convey, the form, the colours, the shapes, the lines, the texture, etc. can be … (Q12) . However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the saying goes – and the same … (Q13) to art. 0 A Now B In those days C Nowadays D Yet Q1 A rounds B cycles C circles D rings Q2 A at last B at least C lastly D least Q3 A provident B provoked C provocative D provisional Q4 A Because of B In spite of C During D By Q5 A terminals B terminus C thermals D terms Q6 A despise B depict C depart D depose Q7 A efforts B effects C affects D affords Q8 A deniably B undenied C denied D undeniably Q9 A recognised B realised C related D relayed Q10 A customised B accustomed C accumulated D custodial Q11 A wondered B interfering C wondering D questioning Q12 A intrigued B intricate C intriguing D intrigue Q13 A appals B applied C appalled D applies 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 C 5 / ✔ 43 8 Art Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv