3 Vocabulary Work

For the words 1-10 find the appropriate definitions A-J.

A the representation of images or expression of ideas, especially through painting, drawing, or shaping things out of wood, stone B art, music, theatre, film, literature etc, all considered together C art, music, theatre, film, literature etc especially that which is produced by a particular society or a particular group in society D equipment or technology uses the newest and most advanced ideas and features E an object that was made a long time ago and is historically important, for example a tool or weapon I someone whose job is to look after the objects in a museum F an adjective which describes someone who knows a lot about the arts and is very interested in them G someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot H the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture J someone who is responsible looking after money or property that belongs to someone else, e.g a museum

1 state-of-the-art 2 the arts 3 connoisseur 4 culture 5 art 6 cultured 7 artifact 8 heritage 9 trustee 10 curator

4 Sum up the problem British museums face and the attitude of the involved people to the problem (up to 150 words).

LISTENING

5 Listen to a historian talking about some important dates in the twentieth century. Read the questions and choose the best answer.

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1. World War I was?

1. continuous

2. horrible

3. nuclear

4. inevitable

2. The distinguishing feature of World War I was that

1. all great Western powers participated in it.

2. it lasted five years.

3. the most advanced technology was used.

4. the death toll was 10 million.

3. World War I

1. filled people with disgust at the thought of any further war.

2. inevitably led to World War II.

3. is known as Great Patriotic War.

4. In 1928 The British women gained

1. equal rights and opportunities as men.

2. the right to participate in the general elections.

3. the possibility to participate in a militant movement.

5. The women’ suffrage was obtained

1. in 1928.

2. the latter part of the 19^th century.

3. at the beginning of the 20^th century.

6. Suffragettes used a lot of high profile methods except such as

1. interrupting public orators with the avalanche of questions.

2. arranging public gathering.

3. placing barricade out of railings.

4. refusing food.

7. In 1929 the United States faced

1. the Great Depression.

2. stock market crash.

3. mild economic crisis in industry.

8. This important financial event

1. had far-reaching social consequences.

2. followed the crisis in commerce and finance.

3. resulted in reduction of the number of jobless people.

9. The economic disaster is characterized by the following features except

1. its extraordinary duration.

2. a large number of people who went broke.

3. disturbances and social unrest.

4. restrained poverty.

10. Dropping atomic bomb was a

1. disputable action.

2. irresponsible decision.

3. tough measure.

11. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1. proved the need for the use of such weapons.

2. hastened the end of World War II.

3. was the demonstration of unparalleled destructive power.

12. Yuri Gagarin was the first man to

1. orbit the Earth successfully.

2. make two circuits around Earth.

3. paved the way for Moon exploration.

13. Dr Martin Luther King

1. granted African Americans full constitutional freedom.

2. called for aggressive resistance to discrimination.

3. distinguished himself as a leader of the civil rights movement.

14. Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964

1. paved way for the struggle for equal rights of the black people.

2. partly responsible for Martin Luther King assassination.

3. prohibited unfair treatment of African American in employment.