The arts

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 511.

Unit 1. defining the arts

? VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Task 1. Study carefully all the given information and learn the vocabulary you have not been familiar with.

A. Things which generally come under the heading of 'the arts'

The arts (plural) covers everything in the network.

Art (singular, uncountable) usually means fine art, but can also refer to technique and creativity.

Have you read the arts page in The Times today? [that part of the paper that deals with all the things in the network]

She's a great art lover.[loves painting and sculpture]

Shakespeare was skilled in the art of poetry. [creative ability]

Dance usually refers to modern artistic dance forms; ballet usually has a more traditional feel, unless we say modern ballet.

Remember: a novel is a long story, e.g. 200-300 pages; a short prose fiction, e.g. 10 pages, is a short story.

Use of the definite article

When we refer to a performing art in general, we can leave out the article.

Are you interested in (the) cinema/ballet/opera/theatre?

Would you like to come to the cinema/ballet/opera/theatre with us next week? [particular performance]