49 Working with vocabulary Working the reading task: Multiple matching Imagine you are going to read a series of diary entries as part of an exam task. Now read the sentences below and decide if the answer appears in the diary entry in exercise 1. If the answer does appear there, underline the sentence where it is located. According to the diary entry, this student … 1 seems to have been impressed by a member of the gallery staff. Yes / No 2 was surprised about how much of one type of art there is in the gallery. Yes / No 3 has never been to an art gallery of this kind. Yes / No 4 preferred one style of art to the others. Yes / No 3 Circle the correct synonym for the expressions in bold in the following sentences. 1 It took me ages to convince Mark to come to the concert with me because he doesn’t like my taste in music. Eventually, I was able to determine / persuade him. 2 I was unsure if I wanted to stick with my degree in the performing arts or change to the visual arts. After I spoke to my lecturer, though, I decided to continue / start the performing arts. 3 John got the impression that his girlfriend was unhappy about him damaging her valuable sculpture. It turns out that his apology / feeling was correct – she was furious about it. 4 That woman in the audience was so rude! She kept on trying to interrupt the speaker who was giving the talk on the fine arts. It’s not nice to stop someone / observe someone when they’re talking. 5 Statistics show that fewer people are interested in classical music than twenty years ago, and I find this disturbing. It’s upsetting / satisfying to know that orchestras may find it difficult to find people to play instruments. 4 B1+ | 6. Klasse | READING | Arts and culture Here are some expressions from the task on the next page. Read the texts and match the expressions on the left with their meaning on the right. 5 1 a breath of fresh air 2 current issues 3 to be oblivious to sth. 4 to contemplate sth. 5 packed 6 delicacies 7 complimentary a to not notice or realise sth. b crowded, busy, full of people c small treats, such as cakes d free of charge e t hings or problems in the news that people are talking about f something new and different, a welcome change g to think about sth. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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