Art

Describe a picture or painting

- The picture
- Your feelings
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- The artist

- The picture
It’s a painting of a house/ cafe/ a street
There are some tables/ a lot of people/ some stars on the sky

Feelings
It makes me feel warm /happy / curious / inspired. (adj)
It gives me a feeling of warmth / happiness/ curiosity / inspiration (n)

The artist
biết: I like one painting called … and it’s by …. And it was painted in …

không biết: I like one painting that has chopped up bodies, I’m not sure who it was
painted by, nor when, but it gives me a feeling of sadness

performing arts
dance / music / film
 art exhibition
visual arts : painting / drawing / sculpture / photography / graffiti

a piece of art
artist
artistic (adj)
arty (adj) làm ra vẻ nghệ sĩ
artistically inclined ; thiên hướng nghệ thuật
I am not at all artistically inclined

1/ a landscape : phong cảnh

2/ a seascape : cảnh biển
3/ a portraits: chân dung
4/ a still life painting: tĩnh vật

Do you like art?

- I like crafting/ making/ creating something new
- I have to admit I am not …
- I have an appreciation of art
Have you ever been to an art exhibition?
- I once attended an art festival
- I went to my school’s art exhibition
- I have seen art displayed on the street , a kind of street art
- Not recently due to covid restrictions
- I have been to a museum and it had art in it
What pictures or style of art do you like?
- I like the pictures on the wall in my home with a scenic view
- This picture makes me feel calm
- I’m not fond of abstract art
- I’ve always liked…
- I like some graffiti but sometimes it can be seen as an eyesore or a stigma
- I actually like textile art
Do you think art is an important part in our education?
- Creativity
- For sure, art can enhance the learning of other subjects
- Help children develop some skills
- Visual arts can teach learners about the color, the layout, the perspective and the
balance
- Inspire and motivate children to enjoy learning

Some idioms about art

It took my breath away = it was very impressive
It is jaw-dropping = it was amazing
It blew my mind = it was amazing
 That painting was as exciting as watching paint dry
It didn’t like that painting , I don’t know why, I can’t put my finger on it ( I can’t explain
why)

What form of art do you prefer?

Vivid: sinh động
What do you think about digital art?
- Have a passion for
- Patient
- Think outside the box
- Masterpiece
- Fine art (n) mỹ nghệ
- Decorative art (n) nghệ thuật trang trí
- Colored pencil (n)
- Oil painting
- Acrylic painting
- A work of art
Describe a painting / a work of art you have seen
- When you saw it
- Where you saw it
- What it looked like
- Explained your impression
Are you good at art?
- An amateur

Books
I am really into English literature
Literacy (n) kha năng biết đọc viết
Literate (adj) biết đọc viết
I think it’s really important for children to be literate

Types of books
Fictional and non-fictional books
Genres = types
- Crime novels
- Romance
- Thriller
- Comedy
- Action
- Sci-fi
Made into a film
Non-fictional books
- Biographies : tiểu sử
 - Autobigraphies : tụ truyện
- Hobbies
- Historical
- Self help = personal development
- Books related to your field of work
- Recipe book
- Travel guide

Describe the story

Plot = storyline: cốt truyện
Setting = background ( where and when) bối cảnh
Characters
Protagonist = main character/ hero
Vd: this book has gripping plot = interesting
It is set in … Vn /
The protagonist is a magician called ,….

Phrases to drescribe how you read a book

- Skim through the book in the bookstore
- Flip through a book
- Leaf through a book
- Read in depth
- A Voracious reader : đọc ngấu nghiến
- An avid reader
- A bookworm

Drescribe a book
A heavy read (n) that book is difficult to read
This book is easy reading
I couldn’t put it down
It had me spellbound
It was a gripping novel
It read it from cover to cover
It’s a captivating read
It had an intriguing plot

Do you often read books? When?

Are your reading habits now different than before?
Have you ever read a novel that has been adapted into a film?
Which do you prefer, reading books or watching movies?