Task 1 Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of general interest. Photograph’s took a picture of people on special occasions, at weddings and birthdays, for instance. These pictures were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the family. Nowadays photography is regarded as art. Many photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing with the art of photography.
1.During recent years .
A. photography has become a popular form of art
B. a lot of people have taken photographs of good paintings
C. photography has stopped being art
D. photographic exhibitions are often advertised
2.The passage compares .
A. public interest in painting today and fifty years ago.
B. photographic exhibitions and paintings exhibitions.
C. wedding photographs and birthday photographs.
D. photography today and photography fifty years ago.
E. family photographs of today and fifty years ago.
3.When the writer was young.
A. he was very interested in photography.
B. people didn’t think of photography as art.
C. he always took photographs on his birthday.
D. people used to go to photographic exhibitions.
E. he took a lot of family photographs
Task 2 Write a short text about you can / can’t do (3-4 sentences). Playing a musical instrument
1.Can you play the musical instrument?
2.What instrument can you play?
3.Do you like it? Why?
4.Do you have a favourite musician who plays this instrument very well?
