Aihepiiri 1 (Culture)

Quizlet

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Interesting facts about Finnish culture

Sanasto:

Magnificent = Upea

Survey = Kysely

Cleanse = puhdistaa

Accommodation = Asunto

Perseverance = Periksiantamattomuus

Sisältö kysymykset :

1. Has Finland been ranked the most happiest country in the world?

2. How often are Air guitar contest held?

3. How old is the tradition of giving baby boxes to expectant mothers?

4. Are finns the biggest coffee consumers in the world?

5. How many saunas are there in Finland?

Vastaukset kysymyksiin ↓

1. Yes.

2. Annually = once a year

3. more than 80 years old

4. Yes they are.

5. More than 2 million.

Art

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Tee tähän taulukko

Crayon	a coloured pencil or stick of soft coloured chalk or wax, used for drawing	She used crayons to draw the picture.	väriliitu
Collage	a picture made by sticking pieces of coloured paper, cloth or photographs onto a surface, or by putting images together on a computer	She makes collages from everyday objects that she finds.	kollaasi
Fresco	a picture that is painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet; the method of painting in this way	The church is famous for its frescoes.	fresko
Bid	to offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction	I bid £2 000 for the painting.	huutokauppatarjous
Pottery	pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that are baked in an oven, especially when they are made by hand	There were fragments of Iron Age pottery	savitavara
Kiln	a large oven for baking clay and brick, drying wood and grain, etc.	The vases are then fired in a kiln.	uuni/polttouuni
Restoration	the work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was.	The palace is closed for restoration.	entisöinti
Tapestry	a picture or pattern that is made by weaving coloured wool onto heavy cloth.	He likes crafts such as embroidery and tapestry.	kuvakudos
Exhibit	an object or a collection of objects put in a public place, for example a museum, so that people can see it.	The museum contains some interesting exhibits on Spanish rural life.	näyttelyesine
Vivid	producing very clear pictures in your mind (of memories, a description, etc.)	This painting gives me vivid memories	selvä

Film and Theatre

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Cue	an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something	Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne.	vihjaus/merkki
Rehearsal	time that is spent practising a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance.	We only had six days of rehearsal.	harjoitus
Debutant	a person who is making their first public appearance, especially in sport or films.	Being a debutant, she'd hoped to watch others audition, but her name was called first.	debytantti
Aisle	a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.	The aisles are narrow.	käytävä
Sequence	a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result.	He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.	jakso
Epilogue	a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened.	Fortinbras speaks the epilogue in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’.	loppunäytös
Weepy	a sad film or play that makes you want to cry.	Last night i saw a weepy film.	nyyhkyelokuva, nyyhkynäytös
Rough cut	the first version of a film, after the different scenes have been put together.	Calling it the most difficult edit of her entire career, Duane de la Vega has already assembled a rough cut of the film.	raakaversio
Soliloquy	a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts; the act of speaking thoughts in this way.	Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, ‘To be or not to be…’	yksinpuhelu
Revue	a show in a theatre, with songs, dances, jokes, short plays, etc., often about recent events.	This unique musical revue is a one-of-a-kind show.	revyy

TV, radio and news

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Canard	a false report or piece of news.	The book repeats some of history's oldest canards.	uutisankka.
Bulletin	a short news report on the radio or television.	The story led the television news bulletins that evening.	uutiskatsaus
Correspondent	a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station.	She's the BBC's political correspondent.	kirjeenvaihtaja
Snapper	a photographer, especially one who takes pictures of famous people for newspapers and magazines.	My friend David is a snapper.	napsija/valokuvaaja
Reportage	the reporting of news or the typical style in which this is done in newspapers, or on TV and radio.	We need accurate up-to-the-minute reportage of events.	uutisointi
Rag	a newspaper that you believe to be of low quality.	I don't know how you can bear to read that awful rag!	ryysy
Readership	the number or type of people who read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.	In its new format, the magazine hopes to attract a much wider readership.	lukijakunta
Sleb	a famous person.	Who is your favourite sleb?	julkisuuden henkilö
Omnibus	a television or radio programme that combines several recent programmes in a series.	An omnibus edition of his more popular stories	kertaus
Tabloid	a newspaper with small pages.	She is used to seeing her name in the tabloid.	pienikokoinen uutislehti