Reading Tasks

Understanding main points

Answer these questions

1) What do you need to create graffiti?

2) Where did the word “graffiti” come from?

3) What do “tags” and “hits” mean?

4) Are there any messages in graffiti?

5) What surfaces do young people and artists use?

6) Find the differences between the first graffiti and the later ones.

Understanding details

Make these statements T (true) or F (false) according to the information in the text.

1. The use of spray-can paint became a popular phenomenon among the most prosperous businessmen.

2. The first modern graffiti art was worked in many bright colors.

3. Graffiti rapidly spread worldwide and became an integral part of youth culture.

4. Graffiti art was approved by Ministry of Education.

5. Some graffiti are exhibited in art museums.

6. Gaffiti artists use tempera for their best “tags”.

7. Railroad stations, and especially traines, were a favorite focus of graffiti artists activity.

8. Since ancient Roman times, the term graffiti had traditionally been used as a signature on documents.

Match these words as they occur together in the text.

spray railroad subway simplified decorative zigzag popular

phenomenon motifs trains contour station figures can

How the text is organized

These sentences summarise the main idea of each paragraph. Match the sentence to the correct paragraph.

1. A sign language for everyday communication.

2. Where you can see graffiti.

3. History and essence of graffiti.

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