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1 Choose the best alternative.
A haunting performance
If you 1 …. a cinematic adaptation of 2 …. material,
how faithful should you be to the original? The word
syphilis doesn’t 3 …. anywhere in Bram Stoker’s
Dracula, which he 4 …. in 1897 and, 5 …. , it’s still a
matter of debate as to whether the author suffered
from the terrible disease himself 6 …. the novel.
However, the 7 …. of vampirism as a metaphor for
sexually transmitted disease 8 …. tales of the
bloodthirsty count since the beginning. In the British
TV production of Dracula, it takes centre stage as
fears of the brain-wasting and 9 ….-altering impact of
syphilis compete with the effects of vampirism for the
title of Biggest Horror.
While this isn’t a faithful adaptation of Stoker for the
big 10 …. , it certainly feels like it, 11 …. an early
touch of feminism to its female 12 …. , particularly
Sophia Myles as the doomed Lucy. Count Dracula,
13 …. by Marc Warren, is a compromise between
Stoker’s monster and the sexualized creature of later
depictions, but fascinatingly, the humans in the film
are far more 14 …. than the 15 …. . Fresh and
sophisticated, this is a new look at an old story.
Although the film is not rated, it’s 16 …. only for
adults. If young children 17 …. it alone, they would
most likely be in for some sleepless nights. 18 …. it
late at night, some viewers have admitted sleeping
with the radio and all the lights on. 19 …. a true fan of
horror films, I chose to watch it in style – alone and in
the dark. After reading this account, a friend of mine
told me that she 20 …. the DVD. How about you?
1 A
will be making
B
make
C
were to make
2 A
literal
B literature
literary
3 A
feature B emulate
indicate
4 A
wrote
B has written
had been written
5 A
gradually B apparently
aimlessly
6 A
to have been written B
while writing
would
C
C
C
C
writing C
7 A
harassment
8 A
haunted
9 A
10 A
11 A
12 A
characters
13 A
C played
14 A
immeasurable
15 A
prejudice
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appropriate
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were to view
18 A
C Watched
19 A
Given that
20 A
C would buy
assurance B concept
C
will haunt B has haunted
C
exposure B angle C
canvas B screen C
to give B given C
adversities B depictions
conduct
picture
giving
C
having played
playing
B
intriguing B devout C
playwright B protagonist
C
renowned B conflicting
C
will view B would view
C
Having watched
Watching
Being
B
B Considering
having bought
B
C
will buy
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Luetunymmärtämistehtävät
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A designer with attitude
Notorious for neglecting to wear underwear in
public, Vivienne Westwood caused a stir in 1992
when she went to collect an award for services
rendered to fashion and twirled on her way back
to her seat to reveal all. After being made a
Dame in 2006 by the Prince of Wales, she told
the press that she had deliberately chosen to go
knickerless on that occasion, too, in order to
make a fashion statement, albeit a less obvious
one. Considering that she was 65 at the time, the
act was daring to say the least. So who is this
controversial designer and provocative
fashionista? (1)
Vivienne Westwood studied at the Harrow School
of Art and later attended the University of
Westminster for one term. From there, she went
on to attend Middlesex University Trent Park
College and later taught at a primary school in
North London, a job she adored. After divorcing
her first husband, with whom she had two sons,
and from whom she took the surname
Westwood, Vivienne met Malcolm McLaren, who
became the manager of the punk band The Sex
Pistols. Westwood and McLaren lived in a council
flat in Clapham, London and had a son together.
Westwood continued to teach until 1971, when
Malcolm decided to open a shop at 430 King’s
Road called Let It Rock (later also known as Sex
and Sell, Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die).
The shop provided a suitably named and situated
outlet for Vivienne to sell the outrageous clothes
she had started designing. (2)
The English Punk style began to capture the
imagination of British youth when The Sex Pistols
wore clothes from Westwood and McLaren’s
shop at their first gig. Essential accessories for
the fashion-conscious punk at the time were
bondage gear, safety pins, razor blades, bicycle
or lavatory chains on clothing and spiked dog
collars for jewellery, as well as black lipstick,
heavy eyeliner and stiff, spiky hair. Westwood’s
designs were also characterized by the adoption
of traditional elements of Scottish design such as
tartan fabric. Among the more unusual aspects of
Westwood’s style is the use of historical 17th and
18th century cloth-cutting principles, and
reinterpreting these in radical shapes for men’s
trousers, for instance. The use of these
traditional elements makes the overall effect of
her designs all the more unique. Other influences
in Westwood’s work have included Peruvian
fabrics and patterns, velvet, knitwear, and an
emphasis on the female figure. Westwood and
McLaren collaborated closely to revolutionize
fashion and their impact is still strongly felt today.
(3, 4)
The first major Retrospective of her work was
shown in 2004–5 at the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London, and the National Gallery of
Australia. The exhibition, created from
approximately 145 complete outfits grouped into
themes from the early 1970s to the present day,
was assembled from her own personal archive
and the V & A’s extensive collection. They
ranged from early punk garments to glamorous
evening gowns, an electrifying mix of the
shocking and the elegant, which has come to be
recognized worldwide as unmistakably
Westwood. (5, 6)
Throughout her career, Westwood has been
influential in launching the careers of other
designers in the British fashion industry. Most
notably, she employed the services of Patrick
Cox to design shoes for her Clint Eastwood
collection in 1984. The result was a prototype for
nine-inch-heeled creations like the ones worn by
supermodel Naomi Campbell when she famously
tripped during a Westwood fashion show in Paris
in 1994. Campbell quickly regained her
composure, and the incident only served to
increase Westwood’s appeal. (7)
Demonstrating the impact of her long career,
Westwood’s designs were featured in the 2008
film adaptation of the award-winning television
series Sex and the City. In the film, protagonist
Carrie Bradshaw becomes engaged to her longterm lover, Mr Big. Being a writer at Vogue, her
editor invites her to model wedding dresses for
an upcoming article entitled “The Last Single
Girl”. One of the dresses featured in the photo
shoot is a Vivienne Westwood classic, and it is
subsequently sent to Carrie as a gift, with a
handwritten note from Westwood herself.
Although she has already picked an outfit for the
wedding, Carrie decides to wear the Westwood
gown instead. Despite being invited to participate
in the making of the movie, Westwood was
unimpressed with the costuming by renowned
stylist Patricia Field. She walked out of the film’s
London premiere after 10 minutes, publicly
criticizing the clothing featured as middle-aged
and frumpy. However, the unveiling of the
Westwood-designed wedding dress has
subsequently become widely recognized as one
of the movie’s most memorable moments. (8)
Westwood is also widely known as a political
activist. On Easter Sunday 2008, she
campaigned in person at the biggest Campaign
for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration in ten
years in the UK. In September 2005, Westwood
joined forces with the British civil rights group
Liberty and launched exclusive limited-edition Tshirts and baby wear bearing the slogan I AM
NOT A TERRORIST, please don’t arrest me.
Westwood said she was supporting the
campaign and defending habeas corpus. “When I
was a schoolgirl, my history teacher, Mr Scott,
explained to us the fundamental rule of law
embodied in habeas corpus, which protects
citizens against unlawful detention and
imprisonment. He spoke with pride of civilization
and democracy. The hatred of arbitrary arrest by
the French monarchy caused the storming of the
Bastille and the French Revolution. We can only
take democracy for granted if we insist on our
liberty,” she said. The sale of the £50 T-shirts
raised much-needed funds for the organization.
So, it seems Vivienne Westwood doesn’t mince
words and is ready to stand up and be counted
when it comes to her political beliefs as well as
her fashion designs. Even sans underwear, she
is a force to be reckoned with. (9, 10)
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Choose the best alternative.
A designer with attitude
1 What is Vivienne Westwood famous for in public
contexts?
A She enjoys shocking audiences and the general
public.
B She openly expresses her disregard for royalty.
C Her age has made her behave in a provocative
fashion.
2 How could the beginning of Vivienne Westwood’s
career be characterized?
A She acquired an extensive university
education.
B She taught art to young people to gain ideas.
C Her husband helped her launch her designs
onto the market.
3 What was typical of the English Punk style to
begin with according to the text?
A It was uniquely English and was not affected
by outside influences.
B Music played a part in the introduction of the
style.
C Sharp and metallic elements formed the only
accessories.
4 From where did Vivienne Westwood draw much
of the inspiration for her designs?
A Various ethnic fabrics and different textures.
B Men’s fashions from the past.
C Her husband’s revolutionary ideas.
5 How could Vivienne Westwood’s Retrospective be
characterized?
A Most of the outfits came from Westwood’s
London outlet.
B The individual pieces on display were
approximately 30 years old.
C It was aimed at attracting visitors on both sides
of the globe.
6 What is typical of Westwood’s collection?
A Extreme contrasts.
B Intricate details.
C International elements.
7 What is mentioned about Vivienne Westwood’s
shoe designs?
A They are often based on other designers’
creations.
B Her experimental designs never became a huge
success.
C They can be impractical.
8 What is said about Vivienne Westwood’s
contribution to Sex and the City?
A Although she was involved in the film, the
overall style of the clothes was not to her taste.
B She didn’t get on very well with the leading
lady.
C One of her designs featured in the film against
her wishes.
9 What is Vivienne Westwood’s overall political
agenda?
A She is a human rights supporter and is
outspoken about the issue.
B She uses political demonstrations to make
fashion statements.
C She is prepared to risk arrest for her political
beliefs.
10 What can be said of Vivienne Westwood in
general?
A Her lifestyle has little in common with the
clothes she designs.
B She has a social conscience as well as a unique
talent.
C She is more interested in self-promotion than
fashion.
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2 Double, double toil and trouble”: Shakespeare
then and now
Few would dispute Shakespeare’s literary
talents, yet the playwright was not only a writer of
exceptional originality and versatility, he was also
skilled in overcoming the technical difficulties
involved in staging a play in an era in which
special effects and gadgetry were all but nonexistent. Elaborate scenery, props or computergenerated imagery can readily set a scene,
evoke a mood or create an illusion today, but the
Bard had to achieve these feats and create
the appropriate atmosphere purely through
the lines uttered by his characters. The
majority of people in Shakespearean England
may not have been able to read or write, but
this no doubt enhanced their powers of
attentiveness, making them critical theatregoers who could vote with their feet if a play
didn’t live up to their expectations. (1, 2)
Shakespeare also had to make good use of his
imagination when visualizing how his characters
would translate realistically from the page to the
stage. As women were effectively prohibited from
appearing on stage, and female roles were
played by men, Shakespeare had to take this into
account when devising his storylines. This
gender-bending also demanded a lot from the
audience as many comedies relied on mistaken
identity to raise a laugh, involving female
characters who pretended to be the opposite sex
by donning men’s clothing. Audience members
could easily lose track of the complicated twists
and turns in the plot if they didn’t keep their wits
about them. (3)
The structure of the Elizabethan stage also had a
significant influence on the plays. For example,
the Globe was an apron stage, with the audience
standing on three sides, and it wasn’t possible to
draw curtains across it. That’s why Shakespeare
had to write introductory words to start each
scene. It was no easy matter getting the dead off
the stage at the end of a sword fight or violent
scene either. A modern producer would have no
problem plunging the theatre into darkness at the
end of Hamlet, for instance, or simply letting the
curtain descend dramatically after the final
scene, but the Elizabethan audience had a clear
view of the proceedings at all times. So
Shakespeare had to find ways and means of
removing the dead without shattering the illusion
or, worse, inadvertently turning a tragic moment
into a comic one. (4)
There’s no denying the fact that the Bard had a
way with words, weaving imagery and symbolism
into everything he wrote. But there is one play in
particular which seems to have captured the
imagination of both actors and theatre-goers
more than most – Macbeth. The tragedy, with its
murderous plot and fateful conclusion, is alleged
to have a curse attached to it. It has acquired an
evil reputation because tradition traces a long
line of disasters back to its premiere on
August 7, 1606. Macbeth is the story of a
Scottish nobleman and his wife, who are
destroyed by their ambition. It is a violent play
with more than a touch of the supernatural about
it, so it contains all the ingredients that one would
expect in a cursed play: bloodshed, ghosts,
witches casting spells, and a protagonist
possessed by murderous tendencies. Merely
saying the name ‘Macbeth’ inside a theatre will
supposedly doom the production to failure, and
anyone acting in it may face physical injury or
even death. The only exception is when the word
is spoken in a line in the play.
Actors studiously avoid saying the word Macbeth
anywhere else, but if one accidentally forgets to
refer to the play by one of its nicknames, most
commonly ‘the Scottish play’, they are obliged to
perform a number of cleansing rituals to ward off
evil. In order to reverse the bad luck, the person
who uttered the word must exit the theatre,
spin around three times, spit over their left
shoulder, say an obscenity, and then ask for
permission to go back inside. It is also possible to
reverse the curse by reciting a suitable line from
another of Shakespeare’s plays, such as ‘Angels
and ministers of grace defend us’ (Hamlet). (5, 6)
Such a ritual may sound ridiculous, but it is not
entirely without grounds. Macbeth has left such a
long trail of death and destruction in its wake that
it would be impossible to recount all the
instances. The curse seems to have affected
people other than theatre professionals and
audiences as well. It was a copy of Macbeth that
President Lincoln took with him to read to a
group of friends on board the River Queen on the
Potomac River. Ironically, he chose to read the
scene in which King Duncan is assassinated.
Within a week Lincoln himself was killed by a hit
man, in a theatre of all places. (7)
Spooky coincidences aside, some pseudoscientific theories have been put forward to
explain the curse. According to one,
Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to please King
James I, who had previously published a book on
witches and how to detect them. In one scene
three witches dance around a black cauldron
casting spells in a black magic ritual, providing
the audience with step-by-step instructions on
how to cast real spells. The practitioners of rituals
like this were not happy with such public
exposure of their witchcraft, and in retaliation
they reportedly cast a spell on the play, making it
the most ill-fated of all theatrical productions. (8)
A more probable explanation for all the accidents
and misfortunes that haunt the play is the fact
that it includes a greater number of fight scenes
and consequently more possibilities for accidents
than the average play. The backstage area in
old-fashioned theatres was a prime setting for
disasters, especially when dealing with
potentially dangerous equipment such as
daggers and swords. Macbeth is also a crowdpleaser, making it a play that has commonly
been produced by theatres as a last-ditch effort
to avoid closing down. Inevitably, an association
came to be made between the production of ‘the
Scottish play’ and theatres going bankrupt. (9)
Yet the curse of Macbeth may simply be a selffulfilling prophecy. In 1988, an elderly man leapt
to his death from the top balcony in the
Metropolitan Opera during the intermission of a
performance of Verdi’s Macbeth. He landed in
the orchestra section and was killed instantly,
although, thankfully, all the musicians emerged
uninjured. Everyone put the incident down to the
curse, of course, but perhaps the man chose his
dramatic exit purely as a means of sustaining the
myth about a phenomenon which exists only in
the fertile imagination of those who choose to
buy into it. Then again, the curse of Macbeth may
have been the last thing on his mind. (10)
“Double, double toil and trouble”: Shakespeare then
and now
1 According to the first paragraph,
A Shakespeare’s plays were easy to stage.
B when writing his plays, Shakespeare had to
keep the staging in mind all the time.
C there were no special effects whatsoever in
Shakespeare’s time.
2 What made Elizabethan theatre-goers probably
more attentive than audiences today?
A They could easily walk out of the theatre if
they didn’t find the play to their liking.
B They had to concentrate hard on the spoken
language as most were illiterate.
C Without elaborate special effects, there weren’t
any distractions.
3 What point is made in the second paragraph?
A There were only single-sex characters in the
plays as women weren’t allowed to act.
B If the theatre-goers weren’t educated enough,
plays were simply too complicated for them.
C Men dressed as women pretending to be men
were often introduced to make a play funny.
4 Why did Shakespeare have to plan the beginnings
and endings of scenes extra carefully?
A He wanted to avoid totally ruining the
atmosphere of the play.
B The shape of the stage forced him to write long
explanatory comments to finish each act.
C Otherwise all the tragic moments would have
become more or less comic.
5 Why is Macbeth believed to be cursed?
A It has a long history of accidents that have
taken place during its productions.
B It is based on the unsolved murder of an
aristocratic couple in Scotland.
C It contains more supernatural elements than
any other Shakespearean play.
6 How is it possible to get rid of the effects of the
curse?
A The play must be called by one of its
nicknames.
B The person must leave the theatre immediately
to perform certain procedures.
C By quoting special religious lines from a
number of Shakespeare’s plays.
7 According to the paragraph,
A there are more deaths caused by the curse than
have been recorded.
B President Lincoln fell victim to the curse on
the Potomac River.
C it’s possible to be influenced by the curse even
though you’re not a theatre professional.
8 The origin of the curse
A has been explained by a lot of scientific
research.
B was the result of witches taking revenge.
C was published in a book on witchcraft.
9 The curse may have been enhanced by the fact that
A the play was expensive to stage and didn’t
make much money.
B the play’s plot forces the actors to perform
risky stunts, making them more accident-prone.
C the theatres didn’t follow safety regulations
when staging the production.
10 What point is made in the last paragraph?
A Some incidents which may be pure
coincidences have kept the curse alive.
B Many unfortunate events can be blamed on an
over-active imagination.
C Several prophecies have come true during
different performances of Macbeth.
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Kirjoitustehtävät
Write a composition of about 150–250 words
on one of the topics below. Write the total
number of words at the end. Follow the
guidelines when writing your composition.
1 Word power
Have you ever read a book that made a deep
impression on you and the way you see the world?
What kind of book was it? How did you come by
the book in the first place? How did the reading
experience affect you?
2 My first rock concert / opera / ballet / theatre
play
Choose one of the above and describe how the
actual experience matched up to your expectations.
3 Mozart and pea soup?
The head teacher at your school has come up with
a brilliant idea: to make school lunch more
appetizing, classical music will be played in the
background starting next Monday. How do you
feel about the idea? Give a speech to your fellow
students supporting or criticizing the suggestion.
4 The wonders of the modern world
What, in your opinion, are the greatest artistic
achievements of today? Which buildings, pieces of
art or examples of modern design, for example,
will leave future generations in awe of our
creativity?
5 Young designers
Recycling and reusing old things seems to be
popular among young designers. What will Finnish
design look like in the future when these new
designers have added their touch to it?
6 Confessions of my MP3 player
Do you listen to music that you wouldn’t want to
admit to in public? What are the darkest secrets of
your MP3 player? Songs by Abba or Matti and
Teppo, for example? How did these songs end up
in your collection?
7 A library without books?
These days you can borrow audio books, DVDs
and CDs from the library. Some libraries even
stock board games and sticks for Nordic walking.
What are libraries really for and should we draw a
line somewhere so that their original purpose
doesn’t get forgotten?
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A haunting performance
If you 1C were to make a cinematic adaptation
of 2C literary material, how faithful should you
be to the original? The word syphilis doesn’t
3A feature anywhere in Bram Stoker’s Dracula,
which he 4A wrote in 1897 and, 5B apparently,
it’s still a matter of debate as to whether the
author suffered from the terrible disease himself
6C while writing the novel. However, the
7B concept of vampirism as a metaphor for
sexually transmitted disease 8B has haunted
tales of the bloodthirsty count since the
beginning. In the British TV production of
Dracula, it takes centre stage as fears of the
brain-wasting and 9C conduct-altering impact of
syphilis compete with the effects of vampirism for
the title of Biggest Horror.
While this isn’t a faithful adaptation of Stoker for
the big 10B screen, it certainly feels like it,
11C giving an early touch of feminism to its
female 12C characters, particularly Sophia
Myles as the doomed Lucy. Count Dracula,
13C played by Marc Warren, is a compromise
between Stoker’s monster and the sexualized
creature of later depictions, but fascinatingly, the
humans in the film are far more 14A intriguing
than the 15B protagonist. Fresh and
sophisticated, this is a new look at an old story.
Although the film is not rated, it’s
16C appropriate only for adults. If young
children 17C were to view it alone, they would
most likely be in for some sleepless nights.
18A Having watched it late at night, some
viewers have admitted sleeping with the radio
and all the lights on. 19A Being a true fan of
horror films, I chose to watch it in style – alone
and in the dark. After reading this account, a
friend of mine told me that she 20C would buy
the DVD. How about you?
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Kuullunymmärtäminen
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Complete the text with the correct
forms of the verbs.
Turning books into gold
Paulo Coelho 1 ……………………………… (be
born) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As a child he
2 ……………………………… (attend) a Jesuit
school. After telling his mother that he wanted to
become a writer, she 3 ………………………………
(respond) with “My dear, if you
4 ……………………………… (become) a writer, do
you actually know what it would mean?” After
researching, Coelho 5 ………………………………
(conclude) that a writer “always
6 ……………………………… (wear) glasses and
never combs his hair”. At 17, Coelho’s introversion
and refusal to follow a traditional path
7 ……………………………… (lead) to his parents
committing him to a mental institution from which he
8 ……………………………… (escape) three times
before being released at the age of 20. He realized that
if he 9 ……………………………… (want) to make
his parents happy, he would have to abandon his
dream. Coelho 10 ………………………………
(enroll) in law school but dropped out after just one
year and lived life as a hippie, traveling through South
America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe. After
making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in
1986, Coelho 11 ……………………………… (write)
The Pilgrimage. The following year, he
12 ……………………………… (publish) The
Alchemist, which 13 ………………………………
(become) a Brazilian bestseller. Now The Alchemist
14 ……………………………… (go on) to sell more
than 65 million copies, becoming one of the bestselling books in history, and it
15 ……………………………… (translate) into more
than 67 languages, winning the Guinness World
Record for the most translated book by a living
author.
Since the publication of The Alchemist, Coelho
16 ……………………………… (write) one novel
every two years. He has stated that he only
17 ……………………………… (start) writing a
book after finding a white feather in the month of
January of every odd year. This dates back to The
Pilgrimage; while trying to overcome his fears of
launching his writing career, Coelho
18 ……………………………… (say) “If I
19 ……………………………… (see) a white feather
today, that is a sign that God is giving me that I have
to write a new book”. The story goes that Coelho
20 ……………………………… (find) a white
feather in the window of a shop, and began writing
that day.
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Turning books into gold
Paulo Coelho 1 was born in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. As a child he 2 attended a Jesuit school.
After telling his mother that he wanted to become
a writer, she 3 responded with “My dear, if you
4 became a writer, do you actually know what it
would mean?” After researching, Coelho
5 concluded that a writer “always 6 wears
glasses and never combs his hair”. At 17,
Coelho’s introversion and refusal to follow a
traditional path 7 led to his parents committing
him to a mental institution from which he
8 escaped three times before being released at
the age of 20. He realized that if he 9 wanted to
make his parents happy, he would have to
abandon his dream. Coelho 10 enrolled in law
school but dropped out after just one year and
lived life as a hippie, traveling through South
America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe. After
making the pilgrimage to Santiago de
Compostela in 1986, Coelho 11 wrote The
Pilgrimage. The following year, he 12 published
The Alchemist, which 13 became a Brazilian
bestseller. Now The Alchemist 14 has gone on
to sell more than 65 million copies, becoming one
of the best-selling books in history, and it 15 has
been translated into more than 67 languages,
winning the Guinness World Record for the most
translated book by a living author.
Since the publication of The Alchemist, Coelho
16 has written one novel every two years. He
has stated that he only 17 starts writing a book
after finding a white feather in the month of
January of every odd year. This dates back to
The Pilgrimage; while trying to overcome his
fears of launching his writing career, Coelho
18 said “If I 19 see a white feather today, that is
a sign that God is giving me that I have to write a
new book”. The story goes that Coelho 20 found
a white feather in the window of a shop, and
began writing that day.
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Kielioppitehtävät
Fill in the missing words.
1 ………………………………………… these PC
games are forbidden for children, it’s surprising
how many parents buy them. (Ottaen huomioon)
2 ………………………………………… the way
they speak, they can’t be Americans. (Päätellen)
3 We’ll have the wedding reception in the garden,
………………………………………………… , of
course. (sään salliessa)
4 ………………………………………………… her
previous book, Jocelyn Smith’s latest novel deals
with more serious themes. (Verrattuna)
5 Make sure you have packed everything,
………………………………………… sleeping
bags and mosquito repellent. (mukaan lukien)
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Key
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1 Given that these PC games are forbidden for
children, it’s surprising how many parents buy
them.
2 Judging by the way they speak, they can’t be
Americans.
3 We’ll have the wedding reception in the
garden, weather permitting, of course.
4 Compared to/with her previous book,
Jocelyn Smith’s latest novel deals with more
serious themes.
5 Make sure you have packed everything,
including sleeping bags and mosquito
repellent.
Rakenne- ja sanastotehtävät
1
Choose the best alternative.
A haunting performance
If you 1 …. a cinematic adaptation of 2 …. material,
how faithful should you be to the original? The word
syphilis doesn’t 3 …. anywhere in Bram Stoker’s
Dracula, which he 4 …. in 1897 and, 5 …. , it’s still a
matter of debate as to whether the author suffered
from the terrible disease himself 6 …. the novel.
However, the 7 …. of vampirism as a metaphor for
sexually transmitted disease 8 …. tales of the
bloodthirsty count since the beginning. In the British
TV production of Dracula, it takes centre stage as
fears of the brain-wasting and 9 ….-altering impact of
syphilis compete with the effects of vampirism for the
title of Biggest Horror.
While this isn’t a faithful adaptation of Stoker for the
big 10 …. , it certainly feels like it, 11 …. an early
touch of feminism to its female 12 …. , particularly
Sophia Myles as the doomed Lucy. Count Dracula,
13 …. by Marc Warren, is a compromise between
Stoker’s monster and the sexualized creature of later
depictions, but fascinatingly, the humans in the film
are far more 14 …. than the 15 …. . Fresh and
sophisticated, this is a new look at an old story.
Although the film is not rated, it’s 16 …. only for
adults. If young children 17 …. it alone, they would
most likely be in for some sleepless nights. 18 …. it
late at night, some viewers have admitted sleeping
with the radio and all the lights on. 19 …. a true fan of
horror films, I chose to watch it in style – alone and in
the dark. After reading this account, a friend of mine
told me that she 20 …. the DVD. How about you?
1 A
will be making
B
make
C
were to make
2 A
literal
B literature
literary
3 A
feature B emulate
indicate
4 A
wrote
B has written
had been written
5 A
gradually B apparently
aimlessly
6 A
to have been written B
while writing
7 A
assurance B concept
harassment
8 A
will haunt B has haunted
haunted
9 A
exposure B angle C
10 A
canvas B screen C
11 A
to give B given C
12 A
adversities B depictions
characters
13 A
having played
B
C played
14 A
intriguing B devout C
immeasurable
15 A
playwright B protagonist
prejudice
would
C
C
C
C
writing C
C
C
conduct
picture
giving
C
playing
C
16 A
appropriate
17 A
were to view
18 A
C Watched
19 A
Given that
20 A
C would buy
renowned B conflicting
C
will view B would view
C
Having watched
Watching
Being
B
B Considering
having bought
B
C
will buy
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A haunting performance
If you 1C were to make a cinematic adaptation
of 2C literary material, how faithful should you
be to the original? The word syphilis doesn’t
3A feature anywhere in Bram Stoker’s Dracula,
which he 4A wrote in 1897 and, 5B apparently,
it’s still a matter of debate as to whether the
author suffered from the terrible disease himself
6C while writing the novel. However, the
7B concept of vampirism as a metaphor for
sexually transmitted disease 8B has haunted
tales of the bloodthirsty count since the
beginning. In the British TV production of
Dracula, it takes centre stage as fears of the
brain-wasting and 9C conduct-altering impact of
syphilis compete with the effects of vampirism for
the title of Biggest Horror.
While this isn’t a faithful adaptation of Stoker for
the big 10B screen, it certainly feels like it,
11C giving an early touch of feminism to its
female 12C characters, particularly Sophia
Myles as the doomed Lucy. Count Dracula,
13C played by Marc Warren, is a compromise
between Stoker’s monster and the sexualized
creature of later depictions, but fascinatingly, the
humans in the film are far more 14A intriguing
than the 15B protagonist. Fresh and
sophisticated, this is a new look at an old story.
Although the film is not rated, it’s
16C appropriate only for adults. If young
children 17C were to view it alone, they would
most likely be in for some sleepless nights.
18A Having watched it late at night, some
viewers have admitted sleeping with the radio
and all the lights on. 19A Being a true fan of
horror films, I chose to watch it in style – alone
and in the dark. After reading this account, a
friend of mine told me that she 20C would buy
the DVD. How about you?
“Double, double toil and trouble”: Shakespeare then
and now
Few would dispute Shakespeare’s literary
talents, yet the playwright was not only a writer of
exceptional originality and versatility, he was also
skilled in overcoming the technical difficulties
involved in staging a play in an era in which
special effects and gadgetry were all but nonexistent. Elaborate scenery, props or computergenerated imagery can readily set a scene,
evoke a mood or create an illusion today, but the
Bard had to achieve these feats and create the
appropriate atmosphere purely through the lines
uttered by his characters. The majority of people
in Shakespearean England may not have been
able to read or write, but this no doubt enhanced
their powers of attentiveness, making them
critical theatre-goers who could vote with their
feet if a play didn’t live up to their expectations.
(1, 2)
Shakespeare also had to make good use of his
imagination when visualizing how his characters
would translate realistically from the page to the
stage. As women were effectively prohibited from
appearing on stage, and female roles were
played by men, Shakespeare had to take this into
account when devising his storylines. This
gender-bending also demanded a lot from the
audience as many comedies relied on mistaken
identity to raise a laugh, involving female
characters who pretended to be the opposite sex
by donning men’s clothing. Audience members
could easily lose track of the complicated twists
and turns in the plot if they didn’t keep their wits
about them. (3)
The structure of the Elizabethan stage also had a
significant influence on the plays. For example,
the Globe was an apron stage, with the audience
standing on three sides, and it wasn’t possible to
draw curtains across it. That’s why Shakespeare
had to write introductory words to start each
scene. It was no easy matter getting the dead off
the stage at the end of a sword fight or violent
scene either. A modern producer would have no
problem plunging the theatre into darkness at the
end of Hamlet, for instance, or simply letting the
curtain descend dramatically after the final
scene, but the Elizabethan audience had a clear
view of the proceedings at all times. So
Shakespeare had to find ways and means of
removing the dead without shattering the illusion
or, worse, inadvertently turning a tragic moment
into a comic one. (4)
There’s no denying the fact that the Bard had a
way with words, weaving imagery and symbolism
into everything he wrote. But there is one play in
particular which seems to have captured the
imagination of both actors and theatre-goers
more than most – Macbeth. The tragedy, with its
murderous plot and fateful conclusion, is alleged
to have a curse attached to it. It has acquired an
evil reputation because tradition traces a long
line of disasters back to its premiere on August 7,
1606. Macbeth is the story of a Scottish
nobleman and his wife, who are destroyed by
their ambition. It is a violent play with more than a
touch of the supernatural about it, so it contains
all the ingredients that one would expect in a
cursed play: bloodshed, ghosts, witches casting
spells, and a protagonist possessed by
murderous tendencies. Merely saying the name
‘Macbeth’ inside a theatre will supposedly doom
the production to failure, and anyone acting in it
may face physical injury or even death. The only
exception is when the word is spoken in a line in
the play. Actors studiously avoid saying the word
Macbeth anywhere else, but if one accidentally
forgets to refer to the play by one of its
nicknames, most commonly ‘the Scottish play’,
they are obliged to perform a number of
cleansing rituals to ward off evil. In order to
reverse the bad luck, the person who uttered the
word must exit the theatre, spin around three
times, spit over their left shoulder, say an
obscenity, and then ask for permission to go
back inside. It is also possible to reverse the
curse by reciting a suitable line from another of
Shakespeare’s plays, such as ‘Angels and
ministers of grace defend us’ (Hamlet). (5, 6)
Such a ritual may sound ridiculous, but it is not
entirely without grounds. Macbeth has left such a
long trail of death and destruction in its wake that
it would be impossible to recount all the
instances. The curse seems to have affected
people other than theatre professionals and
audiences as well. It was a copy of Macbeth that
President Lincoln took with him to read to a
group of friends on board the River Queen on the
Potomac River. Ironically, he chose to read the
scene in which King Duncan is assassinated.
Within a week Lincoln himself was killed by a hit
man, in a theatre of all places. (7)
Spooky coincidences aside, some pseudoscientific theories have been put forward to
explain the curse. According to one,
Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to please King
James I, who had previously published a book on
witches and how to detect them. In one scene
three witches dance around a black cauldron
casting spells in a black magic ritual, providing
the audience with step-by-step instructions on
how to cast real spells. The practitioners of rituals
like this were not happy with such public
exposure of their witchcraft, and in retaliation
they reportedly cast a spell on the play, making it
the most ill-fated of all theatrical productions. (8)
A more probable explanation for all the accidents
and misfortunes that haunt the play is the fact
that it includes a greater number of fight scenes
and consequently more possibilities for accidents
than the average play. The backstage area in
old-fashioned theatres was a prime setting for
disasters, especially when dealing with
potentially dangerous equipment such as
daggers and swords. Macbeth is also a crowdpleaser, making it a play that has commonly
been produced by theatres as a last-ditch effort
to avoid closing down. Inevitably, an association
came to be made between the production of ‘the
Scottish play’ and theatres going bankrupt. (9)
Yet the curse of Macbeth may simply be a selffulfilling prophecy. In 1988, an elderly man leapt
to his death from the top balcony in the
Metropolitan Opera during the intermission of a
performance of Verdi’s Macbeth. He landed in
the orchestra section and was killed instantly,
although, thankfully, all the musicians emerged
uninjured. Everyone put the incident down to the
curse, of course, but perhaps the man chose his
dramatic exit purely as a means of sustaining the
myth about a phenomenon which exists only in
the fertile imagination of those who choose to
buy into it. Then again, the curse of Macbeth may
have been the last thing on his mind. (10)
4
Choose the best alternative.
“Double, double toil and trouble”: Shakespeare then
and now
1 According to the first paragraph,
A Shakespeare’s plays were easy to stage.
B when writing his plays, Shakespeare had to
keep the staging in mind all the time.
C there were no special effects whatsoever in
Shakespeare’s time.
2 What made Elizabethan theatre-goers probably
more attentive than audiences today?
A They could easily walk out of the theatre if
they didn’t find the play to their liking.
B They had to concentrate hard on the spoken
language as most were illiterate.
C Without elaborate special effects, there weren’t
any distractions.
3 What point is made in the second paragraph?
A There were only single-sex characters in the
plays as women weren’t allowed to act.
B If the theatre-goers weren’t educated enough,
plays were simply too complicated for them.
C Men dressed as women pretending to be men
were often introduced to make a play funny.
4 Why did Shakespeare have to plan the beginnings
and endings of scenes extra carefully?
A He wanted to avoid totally ruining the
atmosphere of the play.
B The shape of the stage forced him to write long
explanatory comments to finish each act.
C Otherwise all the tragic moments would have
become more or less comic.
5 Why is Macbeth believed to be cursed?
A It has a long history of accidents that have
taken place during its productions.
B It is based on the unsolved murder of an
aristocratic couple in Scotland.
C It contains more supernatural elements than
any other Shakespearean play.
6 How is it possible to get rid of the effects of the
curse?
A The play must be called by one of its
nicknames.
B The person must leave the theatre immediately
to perform certain procedures.
C By quoting special religious lines from a
number of Shakespeare’s plays.
7 According to the paragraph,
A there are more deaths caused by the curse than
have been recorded.
B President Lincoln fell victim to the curse on
the Potomac River.
C it’s possible to be influenced by the curse even
though you’re not a theatre professional.
8 The origin of the curse
A has been explained by a lot of scientific
research.
B was the result of witches taking revenge.
C was published in a book on witchcraft.
9 The curse may have been enhanced by the fact that
A the play was expensive to stage and didn’t
make much money.
B the play’s plot forces the actors to perform
risky stunts, making them more accident-prone.
C the theatres didn’t follow safety regulations
when staging the production.
10 What point is made in the last paragraph?
A Some incidents which may be pure
coincidences have kept the curse alive.
B Many unfortunate events can be blamed on an
over-active imagination.
C Several prophecies have come true during
different performances of Macbeth.
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Key
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“Double, double toil and trouble”: Shakespeare then
and now
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Kirjoitelmat
Kirjoitustehtävät
Write a composition of about 150–250 words
on one of the topics below. Write the total
number of words at the end. Follow the
guidelines when writing your composition.
1 Word power
Have you ever read a book that made a deep
impression on you and the way you see the world?
What kind of book was it? How did you come by
the book in the first place? How did the reading
experience affect you?
2 A lunch date with a difference
Imagine that you could have a lunch date with your
favourite fictional character. What would happen if
you sat down to eat and chat with James Bond,
Indiana Jones, Homer Simpson, Bridget Jones,
Lara Croft, Romeo or Juliet, for example? Write a
diary entry where you describe what happened
when you met.
3 My first rock concert / opera / ballet / theatre
play
Choose one of the above and describe how the
actual experience matched up to your expectations.
4 Mozart and pea soup?
The head teacher at your school has come up with
a brilliant idea: to make school lunch more
appetizing, classical music will be played in the
background starting next Monday. How do you
feel about the idea? Give a speech to your fellow
students supporting or criticizing the suggestion.
5 The wonders of the modern world
What, in your opinion, are the greatest artistic
achievements of today? Which buildings, pieces of
art or examples of modern design, for example,
will leave future generations in awe of our
creativity?
6 Young designers
Recycling and reusing old things seems to be
popular among young designers. What will Finnish
design look like in the future when these new
designers have added their touch to it?
7 Confessions of my MP3 player
Do you listen to music that you wouldn’t want to
admit to in public? What are the darkest secrets of
your MP3 player? Songs by Abba or Matti and
Teppo, for example? How did these songs end up
in your collection?
8 A library without books?
These days you can borrow audio books, DVDs
and CDs from the library. Some libraries even
stock board games and sticks for Nordic walking.
What are libraries really for and should we draw a
line somewhere so that their original purpose
doesn’t get forgotten?
9 A photograph that I love
Describe a photograph which you treasure. On
what occasion was it taken and by whom? Why
does it mean so much to you?
10 Famous lives
Why are some people so interested in film stars’
lives? Why do their private lives often attract more
attention than their films?
11 Sport is culture too!
It’s not just opera, ballet and theatre that can be
classified as culture. Sport is culture, too. Argue
for or against this statement.
12 A night at the museum
What could museums do to attract more young
people? Late-night openings? Free food? Free
admission? What else? What would make a
museum a great place to spend time with your
friends? Write a letter to the Editor of your local
paper presenting your views.