150 EXAM PRACTICE Read the text about South American art with a special purpose. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–P) for each gap (1–13). There are two extra words that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 2 Chile’s protest street art: The writing is on the wall The walls of the streets of downtown Santiago are (0) with stickers, art, words and posters. The messages are (1) , ranging from “Feminist power” to “All cops are bastards”. The protests were originally triggered by a (2) in the metro fare in the capital, Santiago, but soon became a much wider movement denouncing inequality in Chile, the (3) of healthcare and poor funding of education. Óscar Núñez has been at the forefront of the protests since they first started. A graphic designer, he decided to use his experience to make street art under the name of Mr Owl. He says that street art offers a (4) way of creating a dialogue between him and others. “I started using the image of a military officer in a peaceful yoga pose. It’s ironic and fresh, but my favourite part is that other graffiti artists have put their own (5) to that image,” he says. Graffiti and street art have a long (6) in Santiago, where they were widely used in the 1970s to protest against military rule and to provoke radical social change. Ever since, all kinds of graffiti – urban, feminist, political and (7) – have flourished here. One street artist says, “Non-violence is a potent message that needs to be remembered right now.” And it is not just graffiti which is flourishing – (8) art and music are also integral parts of the protests, with one Chilean feminist collective giving a performance against sexual abuse. It went (9) and was recreated as far away as Turkey and France. But the graffiti poses a dilemma for the owners of buildings and businesses on which it is (10) . Keep it in a show of support or clean it off? The municipal (11) try to cover up the political messages whenever they get a chance. But, as one protester claims, the walls of the city have (12) a canvas where subjects that are not covered by the country’s (13) can be tackled. “The press won’t talk about the protests? Then we will do the task ourselves.” A authorities E high costs I performance M touches B become F media J reduction N tradition C covered G non-violent K rise O varied D famous H painted L social P viral 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 C (1) Which adjective describes the fact that the messages cover a wide range of topics? (2) What could have happened to the ticket prices that upset people so much? (4) The ‘peaceful military officer’ tells you what kind of dialogue the artist is looking for. (7) You need an adjective to continue the list. It needs to describe a topic to protest against. (11) This refers to the police or administration of the city. Help Nur zu Prüfzweck n – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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