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Costa Rican Art, Music and Crafts

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1. Museum:_________________ 2. Opening :_________________ 3. Painting:__________________ 4. To start:__________________ 5. To last:___________________ 6. Dance:___________________ 7. Exhibition:________________ 8. Show:___________________ 9. Lovers:__________________ 10. Contest:_________________ 11. Tours:___________________ 12. To hold:_________________ 13. Concert:_________________ 14. To attend:________________ 15. Poets:___________________ 16. Poetry:__________________ 17. Band:___________________ 18. Songs:___________________ 19. Writer:___________________ 20. Jewelry:__________________ 21. Voice:____________________ 22. To enhance:_______________ 23. To strengthen:________________ 24. Gallery:______________________ 25. Organizer:___________________ 26. Basket:______________________ 27. To blend:____________________ 28. To paint:_____________________ 29. Distinguished:________________ 30. Rhythms:_____________________ 31. Development:__________________ 32. Ties:_________________________ 33. To Direct:_____________________ 34. Members:_____________________ 35. To win:_______________________ 36. To promote:___________________ 37. Expensive:____________________ 38. Cheap:_______________________ 39. More:________________________ 40. Less:________________________ 41. To design:____________________ 42. Works:_______________________ 43. Thoughts:____________________ 44. Each:_______________________ 45. Last:________________________

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Read the information below. Choose the option that answers each question correctly.

MUSEUM CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY

The Children’s Museum is holding a one-week celebration starting April 25. On the

opening day of the celebration, they will have an “Intelligent Light Show”, where the

lights will dance to a mix of music at 3, 4, and 5 p.m. Admission is free. On April 26, a

Latin American Culture Night will feature dances, music videos, and paintings of

various Latin American countries at the Museum. The ticket price is ₡ 1,500. A rock

concert with the groups Gandhi, Evolution and Stigma will be held at 9 p.m. April 30 at

the museum. The ticket price is ₡ 2,000. On May 2, the final day of celebrations, the

museum will hold a carnival starting at 10 a.m. and lasting to 3 p.m.

1. What celebration starts on April 25? The __________ birthday of the Children’s

Museum.

A) twenty-fifth

B) fourth

C) tenth

D) fifth

2. What time will the rock concert be? At __________. A) nine at night

B) ten in the morning

C) nine in the morning

D) three in the afternoon

3. What will the last activity be? A(n) __________.

A) painting exhibition

B) intelligence show

C) carnival

D) dance

4. What will the Latin Night include? It will include __________.

A) dances and music

B) paintings and a light show

C) videos and rock music performers

D) a presentation by the groups

Evolution and Stigma

Read the text and choose the correct alternative to answer the questions.

Like parents with newborns, emerging artists are introducing their works to art lovers in

Guided Visits at the Costa Rican Art and Design Museum. Since January 29, the museum

has offered the public the opportunity to learn about the works of the winning artists of

the first Emerging Artists Contest held last year. The idea of the exhibit is to provide a

springboard for the work of the region’s new artists. The show is displaying 66 works by

52 emerging Central American artists . At no cost, these artists take visitors through the

museum in groups of no more than 15 people, and explain the creative thoughts, muses of

their own works. The tour takes about one hour and 40 minutes.

8) How many pieces of art is the museum exhibiting?__________________ .

A) Fifteen B) Fifty two

C) Sixty six D) Twenty-nine

9) Who will guide the tours inside the museum? The ____________________.

A) parents B) visitors

C) artists D) public

10) What is the objective of this exposition? To ___________________. A) promote the region’s new talents B) make newborns like their parents C) win the first Emerging Artist Contest D) explain works made by some of muses 11) How do artists interact with the visitors? By ____________.

A) making them work for the region’s new artists B) giving them tours and explanations C) winning the contest held last year D) providing them a springboard 12) How many persons can be guided at the same time? _______________ . A) Fifteen B) Fifty two

C) Sixty six D) Fifteen groups

13) What is the most coherent title for the article? _______________________

A) Expensive Visits B) Guided Art Tours

C) Museum of Design D) Parents and Newborns

SUNDAY IN THE PARK MAKING ART ACCESIBLE

The Costa Rican Art Museum has combined Sunday afternoons in the park with some

of the Country’s most talented musicians,poets, and dancers. Held on the last Sunday

of each month, Parque de la Expression takes place in the flat space in front of the

museum in La Sabana, San Jose, where bands play, poets read their poetry, dancers

move according to their music, and visitors of all ages can enjoy a variety of national

creativity. Activities this Sunday will begin with an 11 a.m. concert by the Cartago

National Band, directed by maestro Ricardo Vargas. The band will kick things off with

the National Anthem and follow up with a variety of play list. At 2 p.m. the traditional

Latin dance group el Guarco, with its 16 members, will put on a presentation directed

by Mario Romero. Activities end at 4p.m. Admission is free.

1. Where does the Costa Rican Art Museum develop this activity?

a. Away from La Sabana

b. In Parque de la Expression

c. In a park in Cartago

d. At el Guarco

2. When does this activity take place?

a. at the beginning of each month

b. each Sunday morning

c. every other Sunday

d. once a month

3. What expressions of art does the article clear mention?

a. Music and poetry

b. Paint and sculpture

c. Theater and oil painting

d. Drama and photography

4. What does Mario Romero do? He ___________________________________

a. Is the main organizer

b. Directs musicians

c. Directs dancers

d. Is a musician

5. When does the next exhibition conclude?

a. Before 5 p.m.

b. After 4p.m.

c. At 11a.m.

d. At 2 p.m.

Based on the reading, choose the appropriate alternative to answer the questions. 1) What do these three musicians have in common? They _____________________.

A) all sing only rock music. B) combine rhythms such as jazz, rap and

country.

C) blend popular rhythms with their country’s music.

D) all sing to express the way they feel about youngsters.

2) Why is Bonnie Raitt’s voice good for country and blues music? Because ______________.

A) she’s a very sad songwriter. B) she has a strong and rough voice.

C) her voice reflects feelings and strong emotions.

D) those rhythms are part of the folcklore of America.

3) What does Cui Jian want to express through his music? The____________________

A) representation of Chinese youth

feelings. B) development of rock music in China.

C) Chinese instruments and sounds. D) influence of Western styles.

4) What is the word “blues” related to, in the text? A ______________________.

A) type of paint B) variety of folk music

C) country rhythm for a strong voice D) mixture of rock and African rhythm

The Sound of Music

Do you like popular music from latin America, The United States, or Asia? Many musicians

from around the world mix their country’s music with popular sounds.

Caetano Veloso after thirty years, is still one of Brazil’s most important musicians. He mixes

rock with the music of the Bahia region. Bahia is a state of Brazil that is strongly influenced by

African culture. Caetano Veloso is an excellent songwriter and poet. He says of this music, “I

make my songs like a painter paints his canvas.”

Bonnie Raitt is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her music blends rock with

country and the blues. The blues is a kind of folk music that is often sad. It is usually about

love and the problems of life. Bonnie Raitt’s strong, rough voice is perfect for singing country

and the blues.

Cui Jian is a very important musician and singer in the growth of rock music in China.

Western styles, like jazz and rap, clearly influence his music. However, his music is very

Chinese in its instruments and sounds. Cui Jian says his music expresses the feelings of Chinese

young people.

Read the text.

Northern Artisans Visit Center

The best of United States basket

and jewelry making, textiles and paper

making is coming to Costa Rica’s

Sophia Wanamaker Gallery.

“The exposition covers handmade

art of great beauty,” says Manuel Arsa,

gallery director.

Twenty-four artists sent works.

Each artist is presenting from two to

three pieces which are representative of

a northwestern organization in the U.S.

According to Fernández, the organizer,

the work is not just the work of talented

artisans but of distinguished artists,

making this exposition more than a craft

show.

The gallery holds expositions of

the U.S. art twice a year to enhance the

relationship between the artists of both

countries.

“This is an opportunity to

strengthen the ties among Costa Rican

and the United States artists, an

opportunity to learn from each other,

says Arsa”.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the previous text. 1) The art exposition ____________________.

A) is in a U.S. gallery B) includes art made by hand C) shows only the work of Costa Rican artisans D) has the best baskets made by the gallery’s

director

2) The art gallery showed _________________.

A) the artists’ pictures B) two or three pieces per artist C) twenty-four pieces of a group D) the Costa Rican artisans' work only

3) A purpose for the gallery exposition is to

____________________.

A) send the artisan works to the United States B) collect artist works twice a year to foreign

countries C) show ceramic pieces to be used in the kitchen D) increase Costa Rican and U.S. artist

relationship

Read the dialogue.

Select the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the previous dialogue. 1) The Gutenberg’s machine _____________________

A) was painted in 1450 B) preserves its original tones C) was very deteriorated physically D) is part of Scott’s personal collection

2) Vasco da Gama’s painting ______________________

A) has a costly framework B) is deteriorated since 1492 C) describes the statue of David D) is about the discovery of America

3) Michelangelo’s sculpture of David _________________________.

A) looks placid and has no clothes B) is considered and elegant painting C) symbolizes the author's calmness and peace D) represents the movement of the human being

Read the text.

Situation: Scott and Becky are visiting the Metropolitan Art Museum.

Scott: This museum has some interesting pictures from the Renaissance. All of them are original paintings. Look! There’s a picture of an old machine.

Becky: Yes. That’s Gutenberg’s printing press. He invented it in 1450. It’s a beautiful piece of art. It keeps the original colors.

Scott: Look at this big picture. Its physical condition is bad. It’s Columbus. The description says that he discovered America in 1492. Is that Vasco da Gama’s picture over there?

Becky: Yes. Look at its framework. It’s very new, luxurious and expensive but it’s not nice. The painting is in a good condition. What about Michelangelo’s statue of David?

Scott: The description says Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David in 1501. Look at David's virile figure, it is the representation of the elegance and beauty of the human being. His weight is over the right leg while his left leg seems to be ready to move. He is completely naked and his face has a calm and peaceful expression.

Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous text.

1) Maná came to Costa Rica to ___________________.

A) make business with its writer B) prepare a new audiovideo C) give a concert to its fans D) interview Adrián Zurita

2) Adrián Zurita is ___________________.

A) a writer for Teleguía B) the new member of the group C) a creative member of the group D) the last member of Mariposa Traicionera

3) Mr. Zurita thinks that videos ___________________.

A) are useless B) have only three shows C) get the group closer to the public D) make Rubén Blades participates on them

MANA, the popular rock Mexican group, was in Costa Rica to give a concert. Many of its fans were there to enjoy its music.

Teleguía interviewed Adrián Zurita who came with the group. He has been with the rock band for several years and he is the creator of many of the ideas that Maná shows on television. He was the creative writer in the last three audiovideos of the group: Angel de Amor, Eres Mi Religión, and Mariposa Traicionera.

Zurita said that on this business it is necessary to use a lot of resources to get to the public. Today, videos on television are the best way to be near the audience. With a video, you can be in many places at the same time.

Maná is working on the recording of a new video “Sábanas Frías”, in which Rubén Blades participates.

Adapted from TELEGUIA, LA NACION

Read the text. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, from the previous text. 1) Louis Armstrong was an outstanding musician because he _____________________. A) was an orphan B) didn’t have parents C) was very young to play Jazz D) was very talented in playing Jazz 2) When he left the orphanage he didn’t get _____________________. A) trumpets B) a cornet C) drums D) a job 3) During his first years, Louis didn’t work as a professional musician because he

_____________________.

Louis Armstrong and the Jazz

Louis Armstrong was an outstanding jazz musician. He was born on July 4, 1900, in Louisiana. His early life was very difficult. He was an orphan when he was 10 years old. He was sent to prison when he was 13 years old. From prison he went to a home for orphans, and suddenly his life changed.

At the orphanage, he learned to read music and to play instruments. He played the drums and the cornet. He left the orphanage. By this time, he was still too young to get a job as a professional musician so he worked as a newspaper boy. Then he played for three years with a band on the Mississippi River Boat. Louis had the ability to improvise, to create music as he played. He was very talented. The world recognize Louis as “The King of Jazz”.

Many people believe the Jazz is the only true American art form. Originally, it was a simple form of folk music, related to African, Indian and European rhythms and melodies. In Jazz you’ll rarely hear a piece played the same way twice. orphan: a boy without parents orphanage: a place where orphans go

A) was in India B) was too young C) was “the king of Jazz” D) played European rhythms 4) Jazz is _____________________ for many people. A) a complex form of music B) never performed in America C) the only true American art form D) never played the same way twice 5) According to the text improvisation was _____________________. A) an ability in Mr. Armstrong B) part of any piece of music C) an European melody D) folk music 6) Louis Armstrong had the skill to _____________________. A) create music as he played B) make musical instruments C) dance in bands D) sing very well 7) After working as a newspaper boy, Louis played a few years ____________________. A) in Africa B) in all America C) with a European group D) on the Mississippi River Boat Read the text.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences, from the text above.

1) The Kinks concert was _____________________.

A) very good B) regular C) boring D) tiring

2) The concert lasted ____________ hours.

A) three B) five C) four D) two

3) On the way back home, the people looked at the talker and his friends as __________ ones.

A) intelligent B) patient C) crazy D) lazy

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I have gone to a lot of concerts, especially the classical ones, but the best of all I’ve

ever been was a rock concert in Boston, about 10 years ago. The Kinks were playing.

The concert started at 8 p.m. o’clock and finished about 11 p.m.-nobody wanted to

leave; it was so good. I went with a group of friends, and we all enjoyed it a lot. And

I remember we sang Kinks’ songs on the train all the way home. Everybody kept

looking at us as if we were nuts.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK MAKING ART ACCESIBLE

The Costa Rican Art Museum has combined Sunday afternoons in the park with some of the country’s

most talented musicians, poets, and dancers. Held on the last Sunday of each month, Parque de la

Expression takes place in the flat space in front of the museum in La Sabana, San Jose, where bands

play, poets read their poetry, dancers move according to their music, and visitors of all ages can enjoy a

6. Where does the Costa Rican Art Museum develop this activity?

a. Away from La Sabana

b. In Parque de la Expression

c. In a park in Cartago

d. At el Guar co

7. When does this activity take place?

e. at the beginning of each month

f. each Sunday morning

g. every other Sunday

h. once a month

8. What expressions of art does the article clear mention?

e. Music and poetry

f. Paint and sculpture

g. Theater and oil painting

h. Drama and photography

9. What does Mario Romero do? He ___________________________________

e. Is the main organizer

f. Directs musicians

g. Directs dancers

h. Is a musician

10. When does the next exhibition conclude?

e. Before 5 p.m.

f. After 4p.m.

g. At 11a.m.

h. At 2 p.m.

DOLLY PARTON

As a child, she was very poor. She had eleven brothers and sisters. They lived in a two-room house in the

mountains of Tennessee, in the south of the United States. Her only entertainment was music. She

wrote and listened to songs and played them on her guitar. She didn’t know how to read or to write

music, but people recognized her talent as country and western singer and song-writer. After 1976, she

began to experiment with rock music and formed a new band called “Gypsy Fever”. She became more and

more popular after each concert. Her huge blond wigs and her colorful clothes make people everywhere

remember her as well as her songs.

11. Dolly Parton had______________________ brothers and sisters.

a. Ten

b. Two

c. Eight

d. Eleven

12. Dolly __________________________________________________.

a. Studied how to write music

b. Knew how to read music

c. Liked to compose songs

d. Never played her songs

13. When she was young, she _______________________________ music.

a. And her band played rock

b. Showed no talent for

c. Played only western

d. Disliked listening to

14. Dolly Parton is recognized as a__________________________________________.

a. Popular gypsy

b. Very poor woman pop music

performer

c. Pop music performer

d. Singer and song-writer

Read the text

Santa Ana and Escazú, located southwest of San Jose, have long been magnets for artists. Escazu in

particular is home to many contemporary artists: Christina Fournier; the Mena brothers---Jorge,

Manuel, Javier, and Carlos; and Dinorah Bolandi, who received the nation’s top cultural prize. Here, in

the late 1920s, Teodorico Quiros and a group of contemporaries (partners) provided the nation with its

15. The Costa Rican “Landscape” movement was _______________.

a. influenced by German impressionists

b. led by French painters

c. born in the late 1920´s

d. born in Europe

16. When Teodorico Quiros was 77 years old, he___________________.

a. displayed his paintings at the Costa Rican Art Museum

b. began to portray Costa Rica in his paintings

c. started painting Costa Rican landscapes

d. received a famous Costa Rican prize

17. Manuel de la Cruz is also known as the________________________.

a. Teutonic magnetic painter

b. “Costa Rican Picasso”

c. French Impressionist

d. Contemporary artist

18. Enrique Echandi ____________________________________.

a. learned different styles and

techniques in Europe

b. studied painting with Luisa Gonzalez

in Germany

c. was influenced by Escazu painters

d. was born in Escazu

19. ̈ The Red Gate¨ was painted by _________________________________________.,

a. Manuel de la Cruz

b. The Mena brothers

c. Teodorico Quiros

d. Luisa Gonzalez

JOHN TRAVOLTA

John Travolta was vorn in 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. He was the youngest of 6 children. He

always wanted to be an actoe. In 1975, he played in a TV program about a high school teacher and his

students. Travolta became famous with this program. He made several movies such as Saturday Night

20. When was John born?

a. In 1975

b. In 1977

c. On Saturday

d. In Englewood

21. How many siblings does John have?

a. Six

b. One

c. Five

d. There

22. What did John want to be? A(n)_________________________

a. Actor

b. Player

c. Teacher

d. Student

23. What was John’s wife’s last name whan she was single?

a. Englewood

b. Travolta

c. Preston

d. Kelly

24. Before 8:00 a.m., Jack_________________________________.

a. Has breakfast

b. Goes to church

c. Goes to the movies

d. Studies in the library

25. The third thing Jack does every Thursday is

to_____________________________________.

a. Get up

b. Watch TV

c. Go to class

d. Do homework

26. Jack’s last activity every Tuesday is

to___________________________________________.

a. Get up

b. Go to church

c. Watch television

d. Study in the library

JACK TWAIN Jack, Shania Twain’s brother, lives in a dormitory. From Monday to Friday, he gets up at seven o’clock in

the morning. He eats breakfast at seven-thirty. He goes to class at eight o’clock. He studies in the

library in the afternoon. He does homework assignments and he watches TV in the evening. He goes

downtown on Saturdays, and he goes to the movies on Saturday nights by car. He goes to church on

Sunday mornings.

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27. Belinda is ______________________________________________________.

a. The tallest girl

b. As tall as Avril

c. Taller than Christina

d. Shorter than Britney

28. The youngest girl is________________________________________________.

a. Taller than the oldest one

b. Over fifty-two kilograms

c. The heaviest of all

d. Also the shortest

29. The girl with__________________ eye is also the girl with the lowest weight.

a. Blue

b. Grey

c. Hazel

d. Green

30. All the girls__________________________________________________________.

a. Weigh less than fifty-five kilograms

b. Have different hair-length

c. Have identical heights

d. Are over twenty

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HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE HAIR EYES

1. AVRIL 1.73 50 KG 21 LONG

GREY

2. BRITNEY 1.73 54 KG 23 LONG

HAZEL

3. BELINDA 1.65 51KG 17 LONG

GREEN

4. CHRISTINA 1.75 52KG 24 LONG

BLUE

1. Miguel Brenes is __________________.

a. Mexican

b. Salvadorian

c. Guatemalan

d. Costa Rican

2. Mr. Brenes first studied arts at the _____________________________.

a. U.C.R

b. School of Painting

c. Gold Medal School

d. Biennial School of Arts

3.

4. Miguel Brenes is ____________________________.

a. an outstandin artist

b. a gold sculpture teacher

c. an arts instructor in Mexico

d. a teacher at the University of Costa

Rica

5. Miguel Brenes is mainly famous for his _______________________________.

a. paintings

b. sculptures

c. degrees in painting

d. golden masterpieces

MUSICIAN RECEIVED NATIONAL MUSIC AWARD

Musician Ulpian Duarte was honored on May 29th for his famous and great marimba sounds at a

ceremony at the National Auditorium in San Jose. During this ceremony, he received the highest

distinction from the Association of Music Composers (ACAM).

Miguel Brenes is one of Costa Rica’s living master sculptors. His works celebrate the “Eternal Feminine” in

wood, stone, and bronze. In addition to holding a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Costa Rica

(U.C.R.), he studied extensively at the National School of Painting and Sculpture of Mexico.

Brenes’ sculptures have been widely shown in Central America and Mexico in individual and group

exhibitions. A native of Heredia, Miguel Brenes has obtained numerous awards and honors for his work,

including a medal in the First Fine Arts Salon of Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, the Acquisition Prize in the

Second Biennial of Fine Arts in El Salvador, and the first prize for Central American Sculpture in

Guatemala.

6. Based on the text, what does Ulpian Duarte do?

He’s__________________________________.

a. ACAM’s president

b. A marimba maker and player

c. A mu sic composer and professor

d. Working for a marimba school now

7. Why was Ulpian honored? Because of his____________________________________

a. Last great ceremony

b. Comitente to mu sic

c. Teaching at the University of Costa Rica

d. Outstanding participation at the National Auditorium

8. Who conferred Duante’s distinción?

a. Ricardo “Reca” Mora

b. Some citizens of Guanacaste

c. The Association of Music Composers

d. A professor of the University of Costa

Rica

9. According to the writer, what is Duarte’s main contribution to the music in Costa Rica?

a. The foundation of a marimba school

b. The creation of all Costa Rican music

c. His participation in a music association

d. His performance in the National

Auditorium

10. According to the text, what at important task did Ulpian carry out in Costa Rica? He

was_______________________________________________ in Costa Rica.

a. A public school teacher

b. The principal of a music school

c. The founder of the National Marimba

d. The best member of a marimba

association

TRADITIONAL CLOWNS

In Escazú, Gerardo Montoya, a local man, maintains the indigenous tradition of payaso mask-

making in his garden studio. The huge, highly decorated heads are used in processions at

festivals in the region. The make a surreal party in the tiny, rusty, corrugated-iron hut. The

process involves a mold made of mud, on which a mix of paper and glue forms the mask. “The

Indians made masks of their gods, but when the Spaniards arrived, they prohibit pagan

11. Where does the traditional of payasos come from? From________________.

a. Spaniards

b. Foreigners

c. Festivals

d. Indians

12. What are payasos´s heads like? They are______________________.

a. Medium

b. Gigantic

c. Small

d. Tiny

13. Why did aboriginal people vary the images of the masks? Because the Spaniards

________________.

a. Forbade pagan religious practices

b. Made masks of Indians´ faces

c. Taught them to make payasos

d. Wanted their own caricatures

14. What do mask wearers look like? They look________________________.

a. Wild

b. Shorts

c. Ridiculous

d. Monstrous

15. How do Mr. Montoya´s sons look when they put on the masks? They

look_________________.

a. Short

b. Slim

c. Thin

d. Tall

Costa Rican Art , Music and Crafts Read the text and choose the best answer that complete the sentence.

This weekend I went to two different concerts, one classical and the other tropical. On Friday night I went to the classical music concert with my parents . It took place at a tiny auditorium in San José. Fortunately , it wasn’t too hot inside just warm. I enjoyed the music , some songs were sad , but I’ve always enjoyed tropical music and the artists interpreted my favorite pieces. On Saturday night I attended the tropical concert, some friends joined me, it was a public park in Alajuela . It was a cold

night, but I took a coat with me so I was OK. The songs had so much rhythm that I even danced at times.Unfortunately, the event wasn’t very well organized, but we still had a good time. This weekend was fantastic! I wish they could all be like this. Best Regards Peter

20. The Article indicates that Peter went to _____________ concerts.

a) Three b) Two

c) One d) Four

21. Peter went to the classical music concert with his _________________

a) brothers and sisters b) mother and brother

c) monther and father d) father and sisters

22. Peter went to the tropical music concert with his _________________

a) acquaintances b) friends

c) family d) friends and family

23. The classical music concert took place at _________________

a) a tiny auditorium in San Jose b) a public park in San Jose

c) a public park in Alajuela d) a tiny auditorium in Alajuela

24. The tropical music concert took place at _________________

a) a tiny auditorium in San Jose b) a public park in San Jose

c) a public park in Alajuela d) a tiny auditorium in Alajuela

25. Peter considered his weekeend to be a _________________ weekend.

a) boring b) great

c) awful d) horrible

26. Peter took a coat to the tropical concert because the night was _______________

a) hot

b) warm

c) cold

d) fantastic

27. The temperature during the tropical concert was _______________

a) hot b) warm

c) cold d) fantastic

Read the text and choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

The Arts Magazine

Museum of Costa Rican Art The First International airport in Costa Rica , known as Aeropuerto de la Sabana, is now a museum , it offers visitors an exhibition of Costa Rican Art from the 18th and 19th centuries, including a collection of Juan Manuel Sanchez (1907-1990), who was a teacher, poet, sculptor and drawer, It also exhibits international pieces. It shows a great variety of artistic techniques such as painting , engraving , watercolor ,drawing, sculpture and photography. It offers different services to the community , like art education through the art school Casa del Artista, temporary exhibitions, and tours including a tour guided by actors portraying the lifestyle of the 40´s. This art center is located near the metropolitan park La Sabana in San José. Visitors can arrive by car , bus or train. It’s open from Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m to 4p.m . Undoubtedly , it is the best option to start the journey of knowing more about art in Costa Rica for its convenient location, variety of artistic techniques , and different services offered to the publc , and the best of all is that the visit to the art gallery is for free.

28. The museum of Costa Rican arts includes a collection of __________________

a) International pieces only b) National pieces only

c) National and International pieces d) Local pieces

29. The museum of Costa Rican art offers__________________.

a) music education and free art b) art education and exhibitions

c) beach tours and art education d) free art and music education

30. The museum has actor who portrays the lifestyle of the __________________

a) Fifties b) Sixties

c) Forties d) Thirties

31. Visitor can arrive to the art center by__________________

a) car, boat and train b) baot,car and train

c) car, train and bus d) car, bus and boat

32. The Art center is opened __________________ a day.

a) six hours b) seven hours

c) five hours d) eight hours

33. The Art center is opened __________________ days a week.

a) six b) seven

c) five d) four

Read the two texts and answer the questions

Costa Rican Craft Exhibition and Sale! Costa Rican Folkloric Music Day

Come and find a great collection of the best crafts by Costa Rican craftsmen! Where: Culture Square When: Saturday December 15th from 9 a.m to 1 p.m Entrance: free Don’t miss the chance to buy a great gift for family and friends.

Time to enjoy our national music! If you’d like to spend a pleasant day listening to the sound of the marimba and all of our folkloric music , come and visit the national center of culture. When: Sunday December 16th From 9 a.m to 5 p.m

Come and taste our typical food and beverages at low cost , all proceeds will be donated to the Children’s Hospital Entrance: Children: $5 Adults : $10

1. Where will the Craft Exhibition take place? _________________________________

2. When will the Craft Exhibition take place?__________________________________

3. Where will the Costa Rican Folkloric Music Day take

place?___________________________

4. When will the Costa Rican Folkloric Music Day take

place?___________________________

5. How much do adults have to pay to attend the folkloric concert?

_________________________

6. How much does an 8 year old boy have to pay to attend the folkloric concert?

____________________

7. Who will be mainly benefited by the Costa Rican Folkloric Music Day?

____________________________________________________________

8. What can you eat and drink at the Costarican Folkloric Music Day?

_______________________________ , ________________________________

9. Which is the longest event? ____________________________________________

10. Which event is free? __________________________________________________

11. Which event is the best for you_______________________________________