Match the word with its definition
1. a landscape a) to describe or show someone or something in a particular way
2. a still life b) a large public event at which you show or sell products, art etc
3. a fresco c) a picture of an arrangement of objects, for example flowers or fruit
4. a scene d) someone who sits or stands while someone else paints them
5. a sitter e) a painting made on a wall while the plaster is still wet
6. a portrait f) to make someone or something part of a larger group or set
7. an exposition g) a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person
8. to include h) a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing
9. a trend i) a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture:
10. to portray j) an area of countryside or land of a particular type
3. Reading
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box
Art is the ________(1) or expression of what is beautiful, especially in visual _____(2). Drawing, painting, ________(3), architecture, literature, music, ballet belong to the fine art». Really when something is extremely beautiful or has great cultural _____(4), we say: «It's art».
The twentieth ______(4) has given the world _______(5). For a long time there have been ______(6) whether the cinema is an art or just an ________(7). Nowadays the cinema is considered one of the main ______(8) arts. Not so long ago people went to cinemas frequently, but now we prefer to stay at ______(9) and watch videos, ______(10) and TV. Maybe cinemas are no longer as _______(11) as they used to be but films will always be one of the best entertainments for people all over the ______(12). Speaking about art one should not forget about _______(13), especially classic music. _________(14) composers make all the world _______(15) their music.
Creation, sculpture, value, popular, outstanding, century, home, films, world, music, admire, cinema, entertainment, contemporary, form, disputes

2 Read and complete with the words .
World, sports, part, Scotland, popular, carry, darts, championships, school, regularly, spring, boat
Today we’ll speak about sport. Sport plays an important 1) _____ in the life of the English people. All sports are very popular in Britain. The British are proud that many 2) _____originated in their country and then spread throughout the 3) ______. The national British sports are: football, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, racing and 4) _____.
Football is the most 5) ______ game in the world. There are two kinds of it in Britain: association football (soccer) and rugby. Soccer played almost in all countries remains one of the most popular games in Great Britain. Rugby football originated in Rugby public 6) _______. In this game players may 7) _____ the ball. Rugby is played by teams of 15 men with an oval ball.
Golf, one of the most popular sports in Britain, originated in 8) _______.
Englishmen are fond of cricket. It is played in schools, colleges, universities. Matches with other countries are held 9) ________. Cricket is a slow game.
Table tennis originated in England in 1880. But the British players are not lucky in tennis international 10) __________.
Englishmen like all kinds of racing. Horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing are very popular in England. The most famous 11) ____ race in England is between Oxford and Cambridge. It first started in 1820 and has been held almost every 12) ______since 1836. A lot of people come to watch it.
ІІ. Say if it is true (T) or false (F).
1) Some kinds of sport are very popular in England.
2) Lawn tennis is one of the national British sports.
3) There are not different kinds of football in Britain.
4) There are two teams of fifteen men in rugby.
5) Englishmen hate cricket.
6) People like to watch the game between Oxford and Cambridge.
III. Give the answer to the questions.
1) What are the national British sports?
2) What kinds of football are there in Britain?
3) How many players are there in a rugby team?
4) Is golf one of the most popular sports in Britain?
5) What kinds of racing do Englishmen like?
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