Tiêu đề ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 TRIỆU SƠN - THANH HOÁ 2024-2025.docx ✅

2 5. What was people's reaction to the painting? A. They recognized Frances Graham as the model for the Beggar Maid. B. They realized how personal the painting was for the artist. C. They interpreted the painting without difficulty. D. They did not approve of the subject matter of the painting. TRANSCRIPT Teacher: Now, let’s move along to the next gallery…whose turn is it to tell us about the next painting? Amanda, is it you? Amanda: Yes, this is the one I’ve prepared. Teacher: Good…now I’ve got one or two questions for Amanda to guide us through this painting, so if you could all pay attention, we can get started…Brian…thank you. Now, as you can see it’s a pre-Raphaelite painting, so we’re talking 1880,1890…and what can you tell us about this-and other pre-Raphaelite paintings for that matter-compared for what came before? Amanda: Well, there was a very definitely a reaction against some of the earlier concerns – for example the pre-Raphaelites didn’t believe in the idea that it was important to be true to nature or realistic… (1) this is a good example – it’s by the painter Burne-Jones, completed in 1884, and it shows a lot about his philosophy of painting… Teacher: Ok. And what was it exactly? Amanda: Well in his own words, is it ok if I use my notes? Teacher: Yes of course. Amanda: He said that a painting should be a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, never will be, in a land that no-one can define or remember, only desire (1). Teacher: So in other words the very opposite of realism – no practical lessons for modern industrial societies or whatever. Amanda: Yes, exactly, and this painting is in many ways very typical of Burne-Jones – in fact his wife later said it was his most distinctive work, the one that really summed up what he thought. Teacher: OK tell us about the story it tells. Amanda: It’s called King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, and it’s based on an old legend from early medieval times about a king who falls in love with a beggar girl, and finds that his love for her is greater than all his wealth and power. Teacher: Was it a well-known story? Amanda: Yes – most people knew it well, but only through reading Tennyson’s poetry, in which he wrote about it, rather than from the original story (2). Teacher: So it’s another example of what we were talking about earlier – the link between the romantic