Exercise RC1-2, page CAN YOU understand this text? - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

CAN YOU understand this text?

a Read the article once. Match the headings to the tips.

A Take more than one B Start early C Zoom in

b Read the article again. Mark the sentences

T (true) or F (false).

1 The best time to take photos is early evening.

2 The writer prefers taking photos with people in them.

3 Try to make your photos different from other people's.

4 Your own photos are always better than postcards.

5 The writer went to the Louvre to see the paintings.

6 He was sorry that he only had his small camera.

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1

I took this photo in Bruges in Belgium. I got up and, when my friends were having breakfast, I went for a walk with my camera. This gave me three advantages:

– The sun was low in the sky and the light was beautiful and warm.

– There were no people around.

– My friends didn't need to wait patiently when I was taking photos.

The light in the evening is also good, but there are a lot more people around. There are times, in the local market, for example, when having lots of people in the photo can be a good thing, but most of the time I prefer my photos to be less crowded.

2

I took these two photos of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and I think the picture on the right is much better. Try not to take exactly the same picture as millions of other people – look for little details that other photographers haven't seen. Although I am a very enthusiastic photographer, I often buy a nice postcard of the places I visit – much better than going home with pictures that aren't very good.

Adapted from www.geofflawrence.com

3

These are the gardens outside the Louvre in Paris. We spent all day looking at the paintings, and we were walking back to the hotel when we saw someone feeding the birds. I only had my little camera with me, but it was all I needed. I quickly took maybe 30 photos from different angles, and this one is the best.

ПОНИМАЕТЕ ЛИ ВЫ ЭТОТ ТЕКСТ?

a Прочитайте статью один раз. Соотнесите заголовки с советами.

A Сделайте больше одного снимка B Начните пораньше C Приблизьте

b Прочитайте статью еще раз. Отметьте предложения как T (истина) или F (ложь).

1 Лучшее время для фотосъемки - ранний вечер.

2 Автор предпочитает фотографировать с людьми.

3 Постарайтесь сделать свои фотографии отличными от фотографий других людей.

4 Ваши собственные фотографии всегда лучше открыток.

5 Автор пошел в Лувр, чтобы посмотреть картины.

6 Он сожалел, что у него была только маленькая камера.

Ответ:

a

1 - B. Start early (1 - B. Начните пораньше)

2 - C. Zoom in (2 - C. Приблизьте)

3 - A. Take more than one (3 - A. Сделайте больше одного снимка)

b

1. F (False). The text says early morning is a good time. (1. F (Ложь). В тексте говорится, что раннее утро — хорошее время.)

2. F (False). The writer prefers photos to be less crowded. (2. F (Ложь). Автор предпочитает, чтобы на фотографиях было меньше людей.)

3. T (True). The writer advises to look for little details that other photographers haven't seen. (3. T (Истина). Автор советует искать мелкие детали, которые не заметили другие фотографы.)

4. F (False). The writer says that a nice postcard is often better than a not very good picture. (4. F (Ложь). Автор говорит, что красивая открытка часто лучше, чем не очень хорошая фотография.)

5. T (True). The text says "We spent all day looking at the paintings" before they were in the gardens outside the Louvre. (5. T (Истина). В тексте говорится: «Мы провели весь день, разглядывая картины», прежде чем оказаться в садах возле Лувра.)

6. F (False). The writer says about the small camera, "it was all I needed." (6. F (Ложь). Автор говорит о маленькой камере: «это было все, что мне нужно».)