IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• gradable and ungradable
adjectives
• position of adverbs
VOCABULARY
• art and artists
• adverb-adjective collocations
• order of adjectives
SCENARIO
• dicussing implications,
offering counter-arguments
• deciding on an action plan
STUDY SKILLS
• expanding your vocabulary
WRITING SKILLS
• an online review
Art
9.1
WHAT IS ART?
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973, Spanish artist
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SPEAKING AND READING
1
Work in small groups and discuss the questions.
1
Did you study Art at school? Did you enjoy it?
Why?/Why not?
2
How often do you visit museums and art galleries?
3
Do you think art is important in people’s lives?
Why?/Why not?
2
Read the debate on the webpage and match the
people to the opinions below.
1
Art is about someone’s feelings.
2
Art is to show the craftsmanship of the artist.
3
Art is a waste of time.
4
The purpose of art is to represent the natural
environment.
5
The purpose of art is to make viewers think about
their own ideas.
6
The purpose of art is for financial gain.
3
Which people do you agree/disagree with? Who
makes the best point, in your opinion?
4
How would you describe the views of each person?
Select from the following adjectives and find reasons
in the article to support your answers. Can you add
any other adjectives?
conservative critical dismissive intellectual
passionate radical respectful undecided
5
Justifying opinions
Work in small groups. Which
of the following do you consider to be art? Explain
your reasons.
•
a picture created by a group of people holding up
coloured cards
•
a henna design on a bride's hands and feet
•
a holiday photograph
•
a pile of bricks in an exhibition
•
a screensaver on a mobile phone
•
a comic book
•
a painting of a bowl of fruit
•
an advert for a product
•
a firework display
