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    BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

    Words in the News


    Oil painting copy shop
    NB: This is not a word-for-word transcript

    Transcript

    Could this be the most important and expensive collection of masterpieces ever?

    Actually no. In fact, it's a workshop in Dafen in southern China where more than half of the
    world's oil paintings are mass-produced.

    Millions of replicas of Van Goghs, Monets, and Picassos are exported, generating billions in
    revenue for these painters who were once farmers or migrant workers.

    But because of online competition, these artists are starting to concentrate on producing
    original pieces of art.

    Vocabulary

    masterpieces
    high quality and very valuable paintings

    mass-produced
    made cheaply and in very large numbers

    replicas
    exact copies

    revenue
    income or money

    original
    not a copy; the artist's own work

    Watch this video online: Oil painting copy shop http://bbc.in/1L0PcuE

    More about this story http://bbc.in/1KYEMM1

    Words in the News © British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 1 of 3
    Exercise
    Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news
    reports.

    Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

    masterpieces / mass-produced / replicas / revenue / original

    1. An exact __________ of an 18th Century French frigate has completed its maiden
    voyage - recreating a historic transatlantic journey to America.

    2. Over the years the band has seen several changes in its line-up - to confuse even the
    most diehard fans. Now the __________ members have decided to re-form, but
    under a new name, MKS.

    3. As technologies develop and become_________, costs usually fall and that is what has
    happened in the last 10-15 years.

    4. A Scottish aristocrat has told a court that he became "an actor" in an undercover
    police operation to secure the return of a stolen __________.

    5. Casino _________ in the world's largest gaming centre, Macau, fell almost 20% in
    November from a year ago as gamblers' appetite for the gambling hub continued to
    wane.

    Words in the News © British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 2 of 3
    Answers

    1. An exact replica of an 18th Century French frigate has completed its maiden voyage
    recreating a historic transatlantic journey to America.
    Source: Replica French warship Hermione arrives in Yorktown, US
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33033850

    2. Over the years the band has seen several changes in its line-up - to confuse even the most
    diehard fans. Now the original members have decided to re-form, but under a new name,
    MKS.

    Source: MKS: Original Sugababes reunite


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23509084

    3. As technologies develop and become mass-produced, costs usually fall and that is what
    has happened in the last 10-15 years.

    Source: Will the falling price of oil undermine green energy?


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31057078

    4. A Scottish aristocrat has told a court that he became "an actor" in an undercover police
    operation to secure the return of a stolen masterpiece.

    Source: Duke of Buccleuch was 'an actor' in Yarnwinder probe


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33026464

    5. Casino revenues in the world's largest gaming centre, Macau, fell almost 20% in November
    from a year ago as gamblers' appetite for the gambling hub continued to wane.

    Source: Macau's casino revenue falls further


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30272168

    Words in the News © British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 3 of 3

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