CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
35. ART AND ARTISTS
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A. Which of these expressions is not a
natural collocation?
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1
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display/ exhibit/ hold/ show a work of art
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2
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fine/
modern/ antique/ contemporary/ work of art
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3
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a digital/ a disposable/ an electronic camera
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4
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artistic temperament/
licence/ merit/ work
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5
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colour/ camera/ family/ black and
white/ digital photo
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B. Choose the most natural-sounding answer.
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6
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The cathedral looks slightly different
in real life, but I’ve used a bit of artistic _________ to help balance
the composition.
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a
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freedom
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b
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licence
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c
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permission
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7
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Do you
usually _________ oils or watercolour?
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a
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work in
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b
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paint by
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c
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paint
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8
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He was a
very _________ with a great gift for composition.
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a
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gifted creator
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b
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talented artist
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c
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artistic painter
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9
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This
portrait is _________. The artist has caught your wife’s expression
perfectly.
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a
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an accurate look
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b
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a true picture
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c
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a good likeness
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10
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It’s
just _________ of how the building will look when it’s finished.
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a
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a rough sketch
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b
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a quick study
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c
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an approximate drawing
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11
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Have you
ever _________ a portrait before?
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a
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sat for
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b
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posed in
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c
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modelled with
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C. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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12
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I’m not trying to compose a perfect
photo. I just want to take ….
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a
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an exhibition.
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13
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Neil took out pencil and paper and quickly did …
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b
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foreground.
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14
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The
gallery are going to put on ….
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c
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a
snapshot.
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15
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The portrait will put on
…
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d
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a sketch.
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16
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I like
this painting with the animals in
the …..
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e
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a
display.
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