Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

b) Read the article again and highlight synonyms for the words printed below. lucrative carefully importance soaring plunderer questionable controversial c) Go through the article once more and complete the sentences below. 1. Museum officials must always be able to  . 2. Even if antiquities were bought before the 1970 UNESCO convention they  . 3. In the private sector, prices for stolen art  . 4. Greece demands the return of the  . d) Prepare a map of the world to present to class. Point out where world renowned pieces of art that were stolen originate from and where they are currently exhibited. Tell the background story of a famous case. Explain why art trafficking is such a widespread form of crime. Reading–speaking: Art trafficking (B2) Prepare a statement on art trafficking. Explain what art trafficking is. Describe the main problems connected with art trafficking. Discuss why art trafficking is a serious crime. Self-assessment Tick the appropriate boxes. Listening Can understand recordings in standard dialect likely to be encountered in social, professional or academic life and identify speaker viewpoints and attitudes as well as the information content. I could understand everything. Sometimes I had to guess the meaning. I could only understand parts. I could hardly understand anything. Writing Can write straightforward connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I could write the text without help. I reused phrases from the text. I had to look up words/phrases. I could not express my ideas as wanted. Reading Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects related to his/her field and interest with a satisfactory level of comprehension. I understood the text without help. I had to guess the meaning. I had to use a diction- ary. I did not understand the text. Speaking Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions. I could express my opinion without help. I was sometimes lost for words. I had to make notes before I started. I could not express my ideas clearly. Find suggestions to help you on the CD-ROM in this book. 3  165 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv