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MATURITA SPEAKING EXAM Arts and Culture B2

The document provides questions to help describe and compare a classical painting and a modern painting. It asks the examinee to: 1) Define classical and modern art and the basic differences between them, 2) State their preference for classical or modern art and why, and 3) Discuss whether it is easier to be an artist now than in the past and if visual arts are as popular now. It provides expressions to incorporate into the response such as "contemporary artist" and "the painting reflects...".

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MATURITA SPEAKING EXAM Arts and Culture B2

The document provides questions to help describe and compare a classical painting and a modern painting. It asks the examinee to: 1) Define classical and modern art and the basic differences between them, 2) State their preference for classical or modern art and why, and 3) Discuss whether it is easier to be an artist now than in the past and if visual arts are as popular now. It provides expressions to incorporate into the response such as "contemporary artist" and "the painting reflects...".

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MATURITA SPEAKING EXAM B2

Arts and culture

A. PICTURE DESCRIPTION

In one of the pictures you can see a classical painting (The Awakening Conscience
by William Holman Hunt), in the other a modern one (Modern Painting 3 by Bertrand
Lavier). Compare and contrast the two pictures. There are some questions to help
you.

1. What do the terms ‘classical’ and ‘modern’ mean to you?


2. What basic differences do you see between classical and modern painting?
(e.g. subject matter, objects, people, colours, atmosphere etc.)
3. Which do you prefer: classical art or modern art? Why?
4. Do you think it’s easier to be a painter (or an artist) nowadays than centuries ago?
5. Are visual arts as popular as centuries ago? Why (not)?

If you can, try to use some of these expressions while talking:

• contemporary art(ist) • there is a diversity of subjects:


• be classically trained to … landscape, still life, portrait
• as regards … , • these painters inspire the viewer to look
• the painting reflects … at sth in an original way
• the current trend is • their works of art combine … and …
• in an innovative manner • offer a … message

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