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LESSON
• Before students listen, tell them to skim the exercise items
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
A 4:24 Vocabulary
Suggested 3–7 Your actual
• Have students listen once. If necessary, have them listen a
teaching time: minutes teaching time:
Vocabulary Flash Card Player
• After students listen and read, point out that the second
sentence in each pair expands on the meaning of the
expression. Have pairs create additional sentences to
explain the meanings; for example, for be fascinated by:
He has visited cities where van Gogh used to live.
• Ask Are these expressions in the active or the passive voice?
(Passive.) Have students say what tenses they are.
(1. Simple present tense; 2. simple past tense; 3. present
perfect; 4. future with will.)
• Have students listen and repeat again.
Language and culture
• Stella McCartney, the daughter of former Beatle Paul
McCartney, is a successful fashion designer.
• Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) is one of the most important
figures in film history. He was an English actor, comedian,
and director who made many silent films in the early
20th century. He often played a beloved character called
“The Tramp” who always dressed in a black suit and a
bowler hat.
• Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch post-
impressionist painter. He had little success during his
lifetime. After his death, his fame grew quickly, and today
he is one of the most popular artists in the world.
• From the Longman Corpus: Each of these verbs (inspire,
influence, fascinate, move) is more commonly used in the
passive voice than in the active voice.
Learning Strategies
B Pair work
Suggested 4–8 Your actual
teaching time: minutes teaching time:
• Have students answer the questions individually. Tell
them that their answers don’t have to relate to art; for
example, I’m interested in old cars.
• Have students work in pairs to compare answers.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
A 4:25 Understand from context
Suggested 10–15 Your actual
teaching time: minutes teaching time:
• For a warm-up, ask students to skim the pictures and
captions. Ask What kinds of artists are these people? (Ang
Lee: film director; Frida Kahlo: painter; Valentino: fashion
designer; Henri Cartier-Bresson: photographer.) Which of
these artists do you know about?
with the names of the four people being interviewed.
Tell students that each interview will focus on one of the
artists.
second time. Review answers with the class.
AUDIOSCRIPT
INTERVIEW 1
M1: Welcome to Focus on the Arts. I’m Paul Green, and
we’re broadcasting today from beautiful downtown San
Francisco, where we’re asking people about their favorite
artists. Excuse me, sir! Sir? Excuse me.
M2: Yes?
M1: I’m Paul Green from Focus on the Arts. I wonder if I could
ask for one minute of your time to tell us if you have a
favorite movie director.
M2: My favorite director? Sure. That would be Ang Lee, from
Taiwan. I find his work really fascinating.
M1: In what way?
M2: Well, for one thing, all his films are really different from each
other.
M1: How so?
M2: Some of his best movies are in Chinese, like Eat Drink Man
Woman . . . Crouching Tiger / Hidden Dragon . . . And he
also makes great movies in English that are set in England
. . . or the U.S. . . . and they really explore the culture in
those countries.
M1: Mm-hmm.
M2: Some of his movies are really artistic and others are very
commercial. I think he’s not afraid to try new things. I like
that.
M1: Great. Thank you so much. And your name is?
M2: Burt. Burt Hildegard.
M1: Well, thank you so much for your time.
INTERVIEW 2
M1: Let’s find someone else . . . Oh, there’s a woman over here
taking pictures. Ma’am? Excuse me, ma’am? Would you
be willing to talk with us?
F1: Me? I’m in a little bit of a hurry, but . . . Well, OK. I guess.
M1: Great. Well, first of all, can I get your name?
F1: Susan. Susan Wallach.
M1: Hi Susan. I couldn’t help but notice that you’re a
photographer.
F1: Well, not professionally.
M1: I’m wondering if you have a favorite photographer.
F1: A favorite photographer? That would definitely be Henri
Cartier-Bresson, the French photographer. He was a real
twentieth-century artist. I think he died a few years ago.
M1: What do you like about his work?
F1: Well for one thing his photographs are just beautiful to look
at.
M1: Mmm.
F1: He traveled all over the world to take photos and he
captured some of the most important historical images of
the twentieth century.
M1: I see.
F1: You know, his work is all in black and white, but the
images are unforgettable. He had this ability to photograph
people at just the right moment. I read somewhere that
often he would wait for hours for the right time to take a
photo.
M1: I believe I’ve heard that, too.
F1: Believe it or not, his work has really influenced my own.
As a matter of fact, when you came over to speak to me, I
was waiting for the right moment to take a shot.
M1: I’m sorry I interrupted you!
F1: Oh, that’s OK. It was fun talking with you.
AUDIOSCRIPT continues on page T95.
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