Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso) is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was born on 25th October 1881 in Malaga, (1) _______ . He showed a great love and skill for drawing from an early age, and at the age of seven, Picasso (2) _____ formal artistic trainning from his father. At 13, he was admitted to a School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. In 1896, he completed “Portrait of Aunt Pepa”, which is considered one of the greatest works of Spain. During his life, he produced an (3) _______ number of works of art: about 50.000 in total, including 1885 paintings. Several (4) ____by Picasso rank among the most expensive paitings in the world. Picasso died on 8 April, 1973 in Mougins, France.(3)

a.

big

b.

great

c.

amazing

d.

enormous

Ex 5: Read the passage and fill in each gap with one word below

Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 )

No other artist is more associated with the term Modern Art than Pablo Picasso. He created ........(1)......... of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceremics during a time span .........(2)........... about 75 years. Picasso is considered one .......(3).......... art geniuses of the twentieth century.

Picasso was born .....(4).... October 25, 1881 ......(5)...... Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art and drawing teacher. He was a brilliant student. He .......(6)........ the entrance examination for the Barcelona school of Fine Arts .....(7)...... the age of 14 in just one day and was allowed ......(8)........ the first two classes. According to one of many legends about the .....(9)....... life, his father, recognizing the extraordinary talent of his son, .........(10)........ him his brushes and palette and vowed to paint never again

1. a. thousand

b. a thousand

c. thousands

2. a. in

b. of

c. with

3. a. the greatest

b. great

c. greatest

4. a. on

b. in

c. at

5. a. at

b. in

c. by

6. a. failed

b. passed

c. missed

7. a. in

b. with

c. at

8. a. to skip

b. skip

c. skipping

9. a. artist

b. artists

c. artist's

10. a. giving

b. give

c. gave

1. Give the correct form the verbs in brackets.

Picasso ............... (be) born in 1881 in Malga, Spain. When he ...............(begin) work, the great painters of impressionist movement ............... (be) still alive. His early pitures - done mainly in blue - showed the poverty he saw around him in Barcelona.

Later he ............... (move) to where he ............... (work), with Geogres braque on pictures showing figures as fragments of geometric shpes the style we know as cubism.

He ............... (become) more deeply involved with politics, espeacially during the Spainish Civil War. One of the Picasso's most famous paintings is Guernica, which depicts the destruction of a Spainish town. Picasso ............... (die) in the south of France in 1973.

Write biography of Picasso, using the following information. The answer may vary

- Born in Magala, Spain, in October, 1881

- The first child born in the family

- One of the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century

- Working in Arts for about 78 years

- 13,500 paitings, 100,000 prints and engravings, and 34,000 illustrations which were used in books

- 300 sculptures and ceramic pieces

- 350 pieces which he created during his career, have been stolen

- Died on April 8th, 1973, in Mougins, France

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PABLO PICASSO

everyone knows the artist picasso. his ideas changed the world od art forever. during his lifetime, he became famous and very rich. now his paintings are some of the most expensive pictures in the world. one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.

picasso was born in spain in 1881. his first word was 'pencil' , and he could draw beautifully from an early age. first, he had drawing lessons from his father . then, he went to art college when he was only 13 years old. three years later, he was bored and stopped going to classe. finally, at the age of 19, he moved to paris - the art capital of the world . he got married twice and had four chirlden.

picasso often changed his style od paniting . fo example, after his best friend died, the sad artist pained only in blue . then he began to use a lot of pinks and oranges . later, he started to paint using shapes - a style later called ' cubism', in his life, he produced over 50,000 works of art, he never retired, but pained nearly every day until his death at the age of 91.

VINCENT CAN GOGH

vincent can gogh is a very famous painter. everyone in the world knows his work, and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. but he wasn't famos when he was alive. and he only sold one painting before he died.

van gogh was born in the netherlands in 1853. he has a difficult life because he suffered from mental illness. he never got married. he didn't begin to draw and paint seriously until he was 27, and he died just ten years later. but in that time, he produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.

at first, van gogh painted poor people and used only dark colours. later he moved to the south of france. he loved the sunlight there, and his style of painting became colourful and exciting. but van gogh was often depressed and his mental illness became worse, first , he cut off part of his own ear, and then in 1890, he shot himselt.

look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso

1. when was he born ?

2. where was he born ?

3. which countries did he live in ?

4. was he famous when he lived ?

5. was he rich or poor ?

6. how much do his paintings cost now?

7. when did he start to draw or paint ?

8. did he get married and have chirlden?

9. how many works of art did he produce?

10. how old was he when he died?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Edward Hopper is America’s most well-known realist painter, living by his philosophy, “The man’s the work. Something doesn’t come out of nothing.” He was reclusive and private in his personal life, with themes of introspection in his painting.

Born in 1882,  by the age of 17 he had already decided to become an artist. He attended the New York School of Illustrating, followed by the New York School of Art, where he bacame familiar with many leading figures such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, founders of American Realism.

[1] Hopper was slow to develop compared with other young artists of that time, remaining at the New York School of Art for seven years. [2] Like the majority of young American artists of the period, he longed to study in France and left for Paris in October of 1906. [3] Indeed, this was a great influence upon the history of the modern movement in America, but Hopper later claimed that its effect on him was minimal. [4]

According to the passage, which of the following events probably had the greatest effect on Hopper as an artist?

A. being America’s best known realist painter

B. attending the New York School of Illustrating

C. attending the New York School of Art

D. studying in Paris

Isaac Newton is one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born on December 25^th, 1642 in a small village in Woolthorpe in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left high school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. In 1667 he became a professor  on  mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation. He died in 1727.

1. When was Newton born?

.............................................................................................

2. How old was he when his father died?

.............................................................................................

3. What was he interested in when on the farm?

.............................................................................................

4. What did  he discover?

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BÀI TẬP ANH TUẦN 13

I.       Supply the correct form of the word.  (1.0 point)

31.    She is making a……………………. of coins and medals. (collect)

32.    Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest …………………………… (art) of all time.

33.    The ………………….. students often play sport at recess. (energy)

34.    They held a special …………………………………in his honour. (celebrate)

35.    I don’t like pop music because it isn’t as …………………………as rock and roll. (excite)

II.      Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1.0 point)

36.    It’s 7:00. You (be) ………………………………. in time if you hurry.

37.    Many people ( think) …………….. Superman is  the greatest superhero.

38.    Ba (practise) ………………………. playing the piano at the moment.

39.    How much (this computer / cost) ……………………………………………………..?

40.    He (not have) ………………………………….time to play the whole game.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

Where was Langston Hughes born?

A. Columbia

B. Missouri

C. New York

D. Cleveland