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LESSON 4A LISTENING AND VOCABULARY
- I can identify specific details in a conversation and talk about art.
Eight words for talking about art
Exercise 1: which photograph goes with each conversation (1, 2, 3)? Listening answer.
Exercise 2: which conversation (1–3) answers each question a–h? Listening answers.
1 modern ideas or new methods ___
2 not intended to be serious ___
3 so good or large that it is surprising ___
4 doing something unusual to attract attention or sales ___
5 making you feel calmer and more relaxed ___
6 considered to be better than it really is ___
7 being very attractive or of interest ___
8 being of a very average standard, not impressive ___
Using the words in sentences
1 When you see the King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque in Amman for the first time, it’s absolutely ___ .
2 After a busy, stressful day, I find reading a book for half an hour to be really ___ .
3 Most people agreed that his last book was quite ___ and not his best work at all.
4 At the time, the building’s design was seen as quite ___ and it was unlike anything anyone had seen before.
5 He wasn’t really criticising your painting, it was just a ___ comment.
6 Everyone was talking about how good her poems were, but I thought they were a bit ___ and not that good at all.
7 I find the way the tree catches the light of the sun every evening to be incredibly ___ every time I see it.
8 I’m sorry, but in my opinion, coloured squares aren’t abstract art. It’s just ___ and doesn’t say anything useful.
