Номер E, страница 32 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс (starlight) контрольные задания Баранова, Дули

SPACE INVADERS

E Read the text. For each gap (1-5) choose the correct sentence (A-F). There is one extra sentence.

There is a street artist who calls himself 'Invader'. Little is known about this artist.

1) ....... His street art comes in the form of a mosaic made up of small coloured square tiles. They are always in the shape of an alien spacecraft from the 1978 video game Space Invaders created by Toshiro Nishikado.

2) ....... He also calls his street art an 'invasion' and so far he has invaded the cities of Paris, London, New York, to name a few. Invader carefully selects the places he puts his mosaics according to how many people will see them. They are usually placed on street corners at around three to four metres above the ground.

3) ....... His work has been shown in a number of modern art galleries around the world including the Mama Gallery in Rotterdam and the Borusan Centre in Istanbul. From 7th June to the 2nd July, 2011, he exhibited in Paris in an exhibition simply called 1000.

4) ....... His latest art project is 'RUBIKCUBISM'.

5) ....... It has now become an art movement with many other street artists following in Invader's footsteps and creating art from these coloured cube toys. To find out more information about invader visit the website www.space-invaders.com

A This involves making art from Rubik's Cubes.

B It is called this after the total number of space invaders in the city.

C Invader is not only a street artist, though.

D We do know, however, that he is French and he was born in 1969.

E Invader has also written four books about his art.

F That's where he takes his name from.

(Points: 5 X 2 10)

E Read the text. Decide if the sentences are T (true), F (false), or NS (not stated).

SPACE INVADERS

There is a street artist who calls himself 'Invader'. Little is known about this artist. We do know, however, that he is French and he was born in 1969. His street art comes in the form of a mosaic made up of small coloured square tiles. They are always characters and things from famous computer games. In fact, Invader gets his name from the 1978 video game Space Invaders created by Toshiro Nishikado.

Invader, also calls his street art an 'invasion', and so far he has invaded the cities of Paris, London and New York, to name a few. Invader carefully selects the places he puts his mosaics according to how many people will see them. They are usually placed on street corners at around three to four metres above the ground.

Invader is not only a street artist, though. His work has been shown in a number of modern art galleries around the world including the Mama Gallery in Rotterdam and the Borusan Centre in Istanbul. From 7th June to 2nd July 2011, he exhibited in Paris, in an exhibition simply called 1000. Invader has also written four books about his art.

His latest project is 'RUBIKCUBISM'. This involves making art from Rubik's Cubes. It has now become an art movement with many other street artists following in Invader's footsteps and creating art from these coloured cube toys.

1 'Invader' is a mysterious street artist from France. ............

2 Toshiro Nishikado was born in 1969. ............

3 Invader only puts his mosaics on street corners. ............

4 The exhibition of Invader's art in the summer of 2011 was held in Paris. ............

5 Invader is the only artist that uses Rubik's Cubes to make works of art. ............

(Points:
5 X 2
10)

E Прочитайте текст. Решите, являются ли предложения T (верными), F (ложными) или NS (не указанными).

Ответ:

1 T: 'Invader' is a mysterious street artist from France. / 'Инвадер' — загадочный уличный художник из Франции.

2 NS: Toshiro Nishikado was born in 1969. / Тосиро Нисикадо родился в 1969 году.

3 F: Invader only puts his mosaics on street corners. / Инвадер размещает свои мозаики только на уличных углах.

4 T: The exhibition of Invader’s art in the summer of 2011 was held in Paris. / Выставка искусства Инвадера летом 2011 года проходила в Париже.

5 F: Invader is the only artist that uses Rubik’s Cubes to make works of art. / Инвадер — единственный художник, который использует кубики Рубика для создания произведений искусства.