Досуг и увлечения (хобби) современного подростка: чтение, кино, театр, музей, спорт, музыка, живопись, компьютерные игры. Роль книги в жизни подростка

Choose the correct word. Mike’s picture will definitely _________________ the judges at the art competition.

Choose the correct word. Some artists usually _______________ the outline of the subjects before they start painting them.

Match the words.

Choose the correct word. Little Jane had to sit perfectly _____________ because she was scared.

Use the correct form of the adjective/adverb. Mary is by far ____________ (talented) singer in our club.

Use the correct form of the adjective/adverb. This is _____________ (bad) performance I’ve ever visited. The ending was boring and predictable.

Use the correct form of the adjective/adverb. David paints much ____________ (accurately) because he has been practicing for a long time

Use the correct form of the adjective/adverb. Nancy’s novels are quite interesting but they are not as ________ (good) as her last detective story.

Read the text and mark the statements True, False or Not stated. From hobby to a job Yesterday at the Minnesota Fashion Week, the 15-year-old designer Rachel Giddings amazed the fashion world when she showed her clothes for the first time. Everyone agreed that they looked beautiful and that the attention to detail was surprising from one so young. Rachel Giddings taught herself to sew when she was just seven years old. ‘I didn’t like my own clothes and I wanted to customize them, so I usually added things – like pockets or zips. Or I made them shorter! My mom used to get a bit worried about all the scissors and pins lying around,’ laughs Rachel. Then during the summer holidays one year, she was looking for something to do when she decided to do a summer course at a fashion and design school located in the heart of her home town, Woodbury, just outside Minneapolis. At the summer school, Rachel learned many tips and techniques from her teacher, Canadian-born Joan Lo. When Rachel was 12, Joan invited a few teenagers to join her at the famous Toronto Fashion Week. ‘I loved it’, said Rachel. ‘It was just amazing and I knew that I wanted to be there’. She completed more fashion courses with Joan, and later attended a Fashion Week with her successful first designs from her collection. Rachel’s Mum says that this came as no surprise. ‘It’s what she has always wanted,’ she says. At the Minnesota Fashion Week, Rachel looked absolutely fabulous in her smart leather jacket which had a decoration of a small blue butterfly on it. ‘That was hard. I looked for the right material for a long time’. The result was perfect because it looked like a real butterfly. ‘It’s such a fun thing to do’, says Rachel. ‘I think more people should make their own clothes – or at least change their clothes to make their own, if you see what I mean!’ People at the event were making plenty of positive comments about her skill and designs. She sold all of her items and the money went to her own favourite charity, a local children’s hospital. ‘My little sister was there for a few weeks last year and the stuff were just wonderful. I know that they need money to make the children’s stay in hospital as comfortable as possible’. Rachel admits that making and designing the clothes for the show was a lot of hard work. ‘At that time, I did all my work on the clothes after dinner, as I had a busy timetable at school and loads of homework as well. But it was worth it.’ When asked about her plans for the future, she says she is looking forward to a short break and then the preparations for next season’s collection will begin.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There are TWO EXTRA phrases you don’t need to use. Micro-Sculptures Willard Wigan (born in 1957 in England) is the creator of the smallest works of art on Earth! His miniature sculptures include The Titanic on a pinhead, a cat on an eyelash and . Some are a lot smaller than the full stop at the end of the sentence. Wigan started making tiny things . People made him feel small because , so he decided to show how significant small could be! How does he create his unbelievable micro-sculptures? He slows his breathing, then patiently , so that his hand could stay perfectly still. He spends months carving his tiny creations from materials such as toothpicks, sugar crystals and grains of rice and such as an eyelash. How do visitors to Willard Wigan’s exhibitions view his work? Through a microscope of course!