Unit 2

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 Correct the underlined mistakes.

1 Circle the correct options. 1 Have they called still?
1 That’s the best exhibition I has / have yet
ever seen. 2 Tom already hasn’t done his homework.
2 Has / Have he ever bought a sculpture? ____________________
3 Has / Have you seen Paul’s latest exhibition? 3 We’ve yet visited their gallery.
4 She hasn’t / haven’t been to art school, but her ____________________
work is fantastic. 4 I’m not going to the exhibition – I’ve still seen it.
5 He has / have paid $1 million for one painting. ____________________
6 We’s / We’ve never visited this gallery before. 5 Ana hasn’t heard about the filmmaking course
already.
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____________________
2 Circle the correct options. 6 Have you heard the news? Carla has still passed
1 a We never have been to Boston. her driving test.
b We have never been to Boston. ____________________
2 a I never have seen her work before. 5
b I have never seen her work before.
5 Put the words in the correct order.
3 a Have you heard of Banksy? 1 you / yet? / Laurie / Have / called
b You have heard of Banksy?
Have you called Laurie yet? _____
4 a Have you ever tried contemporary dance?
2 latest exhibition / yet? / seen / Have /
b Has you ever tried contemporary dance? Yayoi Kusama’s / you
5 a Sam is finished his illustration.
______________________________________
b Sam has finished his illustration.
______________________________________
6 a We have gone to Rome more than ten times.
3 in fashion design. / started / Catie / has /
b We have been to Rome more than ten times.
a course / just
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______________________________________
3 Circle the correct options. ______________________________________
1
We’s / We’ve all seen the amazing street art of 4 haven’t / for / The tickets / the photography
New York and London, but 2have you heard / did exhibition / arrived. / still
you hear about Australia’s second city,
Melbourne? It 3becomes / has become the nation’s ______________________________________
street art capital. Since Keith Haring painted his ______________________________________
famous mural in 1984, hundreds more
4
has appeared / have appeared all over the city. 5 been / the show? / you / Have / already / to
Street artists from all over the world 5decorate / ______________________________________
have decorated the city’s small lanes with visual
treasures. Caledonian Lane, birthplace of the 6 had / Erica / her / yet? / Has / audition
Laneway Festival, 6changes / has changed in recent ______________________________________
years, but there is still a lot of art to enjoy.
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
6 Circle the correct options. 9 Listen to a conversation between a talent
show host and a contestant. Circle the correct
1 Director Ridley Scott was in advertising before
options.
he got into filmmaking / gallery.
1 Beatrice has / hasn’t sung in front of an
2 The Thinker is a photography / sculpture by
audience before.
Rodin of a man resting his head on his hand.
2 Beatrice has / hasn’t been on TV before.
3 I like exhibition / photography, so I’m saving up
to buy a new camera. 3 Both / Neither of Beatrice’s parents are
musicians.
4 My cousin studies gallery / architecture. He’s
always been interested in buildings. 4 The rehearsals have taken a week / month.
5 In school, I used to enjoy painting, but these 5 Beatrice feels very excited / nervous.
days I prefer gallery / illustration.
6 This competition is / isn’t very important
6 My class went to photography / an exhibition of for Beatrice.
Impressionist art today. We loved it.
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5 10 Listen again. Answer True or False.
7 Complete the words. 1 This week is Beatrice’s audition in front
1 This is their first p e rf o rm a nc e of of a live audience. False_
Shakespeare’s Hamlet. 2 This week is Beatrice’s first studio show
2 In the Italia Conti School, you can study in front of a live audience. ______
m __ s __ c __ l th __ __ te __ and learn how to 3 Beatrice’s mother has been on
sing, dance, and play music. TV before. ______
3 I love working with images. I always wanted to 4 Beatrice’s father used to play in a
study illustration or ph __ t __ gr __ phy. rock band. ______
4 I enjoy all types of str __ __ t __ rt, from big 5 Beatrice’s parents encouraged her to
paintings on walls to chalk illustrations on get on the show. ______
the sidewalk.
6 Beatrice left her job before she got
5 In London’s Leicester Square, there’s a on the show. ______
s c __ lpt __ r __ of Charlie Chaplin.
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6 I’ve always loved movies, which is why I’m now
studying f __ lm m __ k __ ng.
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8 Complete with the words in the box. There is a
scrambled version of the words in parentheses.
audition part performance rehearsals
show studio
From the first day in the dance 1 studio___
(osuitd), then through the 2____________
(tunoiaid) and the twelve weeks of 3____________
(eelrarshsa), I was feeling anxious. Tonight was the
first 4____________ (feroeparnmc) of our
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____________ (hswo), and I was playing the
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____________ (trap) of the king. Once I started
dancing, however, I forgot about the audience and
enjoyed myself.
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READING 12 Read the text again. Cross out the incorrect
answer each time.
Andy Love
1 Andy Love is a/an … .
Illustrator, designer, and author of children’s
a illustrator c designer
books, Andy Love is a man of many talents. As
well as illustrations, designs, and photos, he b dancer
also creates apps, sculptures, and even clothes. 2 Andy Love also makes … .
Originally from Miami, in the U.S., Andy has a furniture c clothes
traveled all over the world and has lived and
b sculptures
worked in France, Ghana, and Java. Different
cultures, especially those of West Africa and 3 He has lived in … .
Indonesia, have inspired Andy’s work. There have a France c Jamaica
been more than five large exhibitions of his work, b Ghana
and he has an online gallery featuring his work. 4 His heroes are … .
Like his heroes, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, a Henri Matisse c Salvador Dalí
Andy is very interested in sculpture, particularly
b Pablo Picasso
primitive figures and the art of West Africa. Also,
when he was in Indonesia, he learned to paint using 5 The techniques he uses to produce his books
a technique called batik. This is the art of include … .
decorating fabric using wax and dye. When the a batik c photography
colors are painted on the fabric, only the wax-free b musical theater
parts take the color. 6 His books … .
Andy uses both sculpture and batik in many a teach languages c use colors
of his books, which usually take two years
b have won awards
each to produce. In the first year, he works
on the story and the ideas, and in the second 10
year, he makes sculptures and paints textiles. 13 Circle the words in the text. Match them with
Then he photographs his work and scans it the definitions.
into his computer. The entire process is like a
performance. designs exhibitions gallery illustrations
His books have appeared in twenty languages and performance photographs
have won many awards. His first book, My Punky
Monkey, was originally published in French. In his 1 outlines or drawings of something to be done
books, Andy has always aimed for his images to designs
communicate so clearly that the reader doesn’t
2 public displays of someone’s work
need words to understand the message. Adults and
children alike would agree he has achieved this goal ____________________
with flying colors! 3 pictures that have been drawn

11 Read the text. Circle the correct options. ____________________

1 Andy Love was born in Paris / Miami. 4 takes pictures with a camera

2 Andy Love is a children’s teacher / author. ____________________

3 The colors / food of Ghana and Java have 5 a place where you can look at art and maybe
inspired his work. buy it

4 Andy Love is interested in music / batik. ____________________

5 Each book takes a year / two years to produce. 6 the act of presenting a play, dance, or other
entertainment
6 His books are in ten / twenty different
languages. ____________________
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WRITING
14 Circle the correct options.
1 Have you seen the Blue Man show still / yet?
2 I’ve never gone / seen anything like it before.
3 It’s playing on / at the Astor Place Theatre.
4 I would totally like / recommend it because it’s
so much fun.
5 It’s the best show I’ve ever / still seen.
6 What / Why I liked about it was the performers
were so talented.
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15 Write a review about a show you’ve seen.
Use the prompts below to help you.
Write at least 120 words.
• Where was it?
• What did you think of it?
• What did you like/dislike about it?

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TOTAL SCORE 100

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