Evolution New Edition

QNOTE!
Present
Past
There is a tree in front of my house. There was a tree in front of my house.
There are good schools in my town.
There were good schools in my town.
4.A. Read the text and answer the questions.
Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum was opened in 1973.
The building, designed by the Dutch architect
Gerrit Rietveld, houses the world’s largest selection
of Van Gogh’s works. The collection comprises
over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters
by the master, as well as his collection of Japanese
prints. The artist produced some 900 paintings and
1200 drawings. The museum also contains works
by his contemporaries, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gaugin, Monet, Bernard and Monticelli. In 1999, the museum
was completely renovated with addition of a new exhibition wing, designed by the Japanese architect Kisho
Kurokawa.
a) When was the Van Gogh Museum opened?
b) Who designed the building?
c) How many works did Van Gogh produce?
d) When was the museum renovated?
e) Who was Toulouse-Lautrec?
f) What happened in 1999?
By Toulouse-Lautrec
4.B. Now, find out more about Van Gogh’s life and answer the questions:
a) Where was Van Gogh born?
b) Did he marry anybody?
c) When did he die?
d) How did he die?
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4.C. In Pairs. Ask your partner questions about his / her childhood.
a) Did you like your city when you were a child?
b) Did you like your school?
c) Did you have many friends at school?
d) Were there many buildings in your neighborhood?
e) Were you shy? Happy? Popular?
f) Who was your best friend? Tell me about him/ her?
g) Were you a good student?
h) Were you good at sports?
i) Did you have many friends in your neighborhood?
My city..
my school...
my neighborhood...