LISTENING + READING

TARGET 6.0+ CLASS - LESSON 7

From the maze of conflicting statements and heated
articles on the subject, three main positions about the
potential of camera art emerged. The simplest,
entertained by many painters and a section of the public,
was that photographs should not be considered ‘art’
because they were made with a mechanical device and by
physical and chemical phenomena instead of by human
hand and  spirit; to some, camera images seemed to have
more in common with fabric produced by machinery in a
mill than with handmade creations fired by inspiration.
The second widely held view, shared by painters, some
photographers, and some critics, was that photographs
would be useful to art but should not be considered equal
in creativeness to drawing and painting. Lastly, by
assuming that the process was comparable to other
techniques such as etching and lithography, a fair number
of individuals realized that camera images were or could
be as significant as handmade works of art and that they
might have a positive influence on the arts and on culture
in general.
Questions 31-34
Complete the summary of Paragraph 3 using the list of
words, A-G, below.
Write your answers in boxes 31-34 on your answer sheet.
A) inventive        C) beneficial        E) mixed    G) inferior    
 
B) similar            D) next                F) justified
 
Camera art
In the early days of photography, opinions on its future
were 31  ............................, but three clear views emerged. A
large number of artists and ordinary people saw photographs
as 32  ............................ to paintings because of the way they
were produced. Another popular view was that photographs
could have a role to play in the art world, despite the
photographer being less 33............................... Finally, a
smaller number of people suspected that the impact of
photography on art and society could be 34...........................
CHALLENGE!!!

E
G

A
C
In the early days Eof- MIXED
photography, opinions on its future
were 31.................... , but three clear views emerged.
• From the maze of conflicting statements and heated articles on the
subject, three main positions about the potential of camera art
emerged.
A large number of artists and ordinary people saw photographs as
G - INFERIOR
32...................... to paintings because of the way they were
produced.
• The simplest, entertained by many painters and a section of the
public, was that photographs should not be considered ‘art’ because
they were made with a mechanical device and by physical and
chemical phenomena instead of by human hand and spirit; to some,
camera images seemed to have more in common with fabric
produced by machinery in a mill than with handmade creations fired
by inspiration.
Another popular view was that photographs could have a role to
play in the art world, despite the photographer being less
33......................... . A - INVENTIVE
• The second widely held view, shared by painters, some
photographers, and some critics, was that photographs would be
useful to art but should not be considered equal in creativeness to
drawing and painting.
Finally, a smaller number of people suspected that the impact
of photography on art and society
C - BENEFICIAL
could be 34........................ .
• Lastly, by assuming that the process was comparable to other 50
techniques such as etching and lithography, a fair number of
individuals realized that camera images were or could be as significant
as handmade works of art and that they might have a positive
influence on the arts and on culture in general.
 enlarge
• to become bigger or to make
something bigger

• /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/
 fundamental
• forming the base, from which
everything else develops:

•  /ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/

• We need to make
fundamental changes to the
way in which we treat our
environment.
 invader
• Noun - an army or country that uses
force to enter and take control of
another country
• /ɪnˈveɪ.dɚ/
• The foreign invaders were finally
defeated by allied forces.
 conquer
• Verb - (C1) to take control or
possession of foreign land, or a group
of people, by force
• to deal with or successfully fight
against a problem or an unreasonable
fear
•  /ˈkɑːŋ.kɚ/
• The Spanish conquered the New
World in the 16th century.
• He has finally conquered his fear of
spiders.
 conservatory
• Noun - a room with glass walls and a
glass roof, usually connected to a
house, used for growing plants or for
relaxing in.

• /kənˈsɜː.və.tər.i/
 an amusement park
• = a theme park

• /əˈmjuːz.mənt ˌpɑːrk/
 FORT

NOBLEMEN
ENLARGED
LIFELIKE
INVADERS
CONQUERED
LUXURIOUS
RETAIN
LISTENING!!!
 ... it was decided that rather than repair the guest rooms, they'd
make a new house for her out of wood next to the main hall.
B

However, by 1982 the Fenys family could no longer afford to maintain the castle,
even though they received government support, and they put it on the market. It
C
was eventually taken over by a company who owned a number of amusement
parks...
When you go inside, you'll find that in the state rooms
there are life-like moving wax models dressed in costumes
C of different periods in the past, which even carry on
conversations together.

Nowadays the old zoo buildings are used for public displays of paintings and
B sculpture.
We'll then go on to the long gallery, where there's a wonderful
collection of photographs showing the family who owned the
castle a hundred years ago having tea and cakes in the
A conservatory - and we'll then take you to the same place,
where afternoon tea will be served to you.
 H
D
F
A
E
16. It’s quite near the main entrance - walk straight
down the path until you get to the south gate, and
it's just there.
17. The quickest way to get there is to take the first
left after the main entrance and follow the path past
the bridge, then you'll see it in front of you at the
end.
18. If you go from the main entrance in the direction
of the south gate, but turn right before you get there
instead of going through it, you'll see it on your right
past the first tower.
19. That's right at the other side of the castle from
the entrance, and over the bridge.
20. Just take the first left after the main entrance, go
down the path and take the first right.
EXTRA LISTENING!!!
C (just the other side of the stairs, near the study area)
B (right, corner, overlooking the car park)
A (right opposite the entrance)
H (turn right, see the door ahead of you)
G (immediately to the right of the entrance)