11 38 Arts and culture Test practice: Auction hype – Banksy picture shredded You are going to listen to a report about a Banksy picture which was nearly destroyed during an auction. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 On the 5th of October 2018 a painting by Banksy was to be … . sold by Sotheby’s 1 Banksy is a famous graffiti artist, whose identity … . 2 His paintings can easily be identified because he usually uses … . 3 It is his intention to send out … . 4 During the auction, a built-in shredding device started … . 5 It is not known why Banksy designed the picture … . 6 It seems that Banksy does not think very highly … . 7 The bidder was lucky because through this event the price of the picture … . 8 Banksy might not have wanted … . Post-listening task: Auction hype – Banksy picture shredded Listen to the audio track about the auction of one of Banksy’s pictures again and find the synonyms for the following words. The first one has been done for you. 1. a public sale in which goods are sold to the highest bidder: auction 2. mysterious: 3. not identified by name: 4. to become visible: 5. to communicate, to put across: 6. a person who offers a certain amount of money for sth.: 7. a machine which is used to cut documents into small, unreadable pieces: 8. to make sb. feel awkward or ashamed: 9. to look down upon: 10. trick played on sb. to make them look stupid and to make fun of them: 11. not damaged: 12. to have the opposite of the expected effect: 13. to wish sth. had not happened: 5 Tip T Remaining focused If you lose track while listening, stay focused on the next sentence and try to understand it. In real life you can draw your conclusions from the situation and the context. In most cases the meaning of what has been said will become clear. In an exam situation there will be a second chance to hear what you have missed. + 38 ✔ 6 + 38 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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