Wednesday, February 29, 2012

BBC news in pictures: Sir John Lavery and the Origins of Golf

  1. Before reading, answer these questions: 
  • Have you ever played golf? Do you consider it an expensive hobby?
2.  Click on the title below and read the information on the pictures. Pay attention to the words used to talk about golf and submit your words on the blog.Then answer the comprehension questions.





COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Where are the pieces of art going to be exhibited?
2. What is an auction?
3. What's the most reputable auction in the world?
4. What items does the collection feature?
5. Where did Sir John Lavery's paint the paintings in his collection?
6. In picture no. 3 there's a putter. What's its name in Spanish? Who owned it? How much is it worth?
7. If you had to bid in this auction on one of the items, which one would you bid on?









5 comments:

CLAUDIA said...

I've never played golf but some day, I would like to learn how to do it. I think is an expensive hobby because you have to spend a lot of free time to playing it.
About the auction I'd probably bid for the putter of Tom Morris because they won eight open Championships and may be give me good luck.

Elena Gómez said...

Thanks Claudia, good choice!
Elena

CLAUDIA said...

About the comprehension questions, my answers are:
1.The collection is going to be exhibited in New York, Dubai, Hong Kong and at Christie's house in London.
2.An auction is a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
3.Christie's auction house in London.
4. Paints, Porcelain and other items that representing the history of golf.
5. Scothish golf course.
6. A putter(palo de tiro o salida), owned to Tom Morris and his son it is valued from 40.000 to 70.000 pounds.
7. I'll probably bid for the putter of Tom Morris because of his history and because with this putter he won eight open championships.

Juan said...

I was a Caddy when I was child and also I used to play every so often, so I know a lot abaout golf.

Here my answers:

1. The full collection will be on public view from 20 to 29 May at Christie’s London.

2. An auction is a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

3. Christie's auction house in London.

4. Golf stuffs, such as a putter, pictures or a chinnese porcelain.

5. The painting is from a series of works the artist painted at the Scottish golf course in 1921 and 1922.

6. It's the same name in Spanish. Owned to Tom Morris and his son it is valued from 40.000 to 70.000 pounds.

7. I'll probably bid for one of Sir John Lavery's pictures.

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