1Recommend a museum
Discuss your favourite artist
Top Notch 2 – P3 (List 1.02)
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Photo story
C) Read and listen to a conversation at an art show.
D) Focus on language
Find and underlined expression in the Photo story to match each of the
following explanations.
I have some information that may surprise you.
I’m really surprised.
You can’t really know someone just by looking at him or her.
In my opinion it’s…..
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The active voice focuses on the WHO does an ACTION.
The passive voice focuses on the OBJECT that the ACTION affects.
Active voice: Picasso painted Guernica in 1937. ( focus on Picasso)
Passive voice: Guernica was painted by Picasso in 1937. (focus on Painting)
Form passive voice with verb “to be” and past participle (V3) of a verb.
Simple present tense: These vases are made in Korea.
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Passive Voice
Use Passive voice is WHO is not known OR not important
Pottery is made in many parts of the world. (by many people…)
Use a by phrase when important to identify WHO
This dress was designed by Donatella Versace. (important)
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Passive Voice
Read each passive voice sentence and decide if the by phrase is necessary.
If not, cross it out.
The Louvre Pyramids were added to the museum by workers in 1989.
The sculpture The Thinker was created by Auguste Rodin.
Antoni Gaudi designed and built some of the most famous buildings in Barcelona
Spain. His plans for the Casa Mila were completed by him in 1912.
4 The melody of “Ode to Joy” is known all over the world. It was written by
composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Change each sentence from the active to the passive voice.
Use a by phrase.
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Read and listen to someone recommend a museum.
A: Be sure not to miss the Prado Museum while you’re in Madrid.
B: Really? Why’s that?
A Well, for one thing, Las Meninas is kept there.
B: No kidding! I’ve always wanted to see that.
A: They have a great collection of paintings.
You’ll love it.
Listen again and repeat. Then practice with a partner.
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No KIDDing!
That’s terrific!
That’s wonderful!
Change the Conversation model to recommend a museum,
Using the information in the pictures or museums you know.
A: Be sure not to miss _____ while you’re in _____ .
B: Really? Why’s that?
A: Well, for one thing ________ is kept there.
B: _____! I’ve always wanted to see that.
A: They have a great collection of __________ . You’ll love it.
B: ________ !
Conversation
B: Wood. It’s handmade.
A: Really? Where was it made?
B: Mexico. What do you think of it?
A: It’s fantastic!
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wood
stone
Passive voice - questions
Was this stone figure carved by hand? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Were these wood bracelets made in Thailand? Yes, they were. / No they weren’t.
What is this made of? It’s made of wood.
What is this ceramic bowl used for? It’s used for preparing food.
When was this picture painted? It was painted in the 1980s.
Where were these cloth figures made? In Brazil.
How were they made? By machine.
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Practice
Complete the questions in the interview. Use a question word and the passive
voice.
e.g., Where are these quilt made?
These beautiful quilts are made in Vietnam by women from the Hmong tribe.
B) Complete the conversations. Write information questions using the passive
voice.
Pairwork
Change the conversation model to ask about and describe one of the objects.
A: Excuse me. What _________ made of ?
B: ______________ .
A: _____________ .
Read and listen. Listen again and repeat.
be inspired by He is inspired by nature. He tries to capture
nature’s beauty in his photographs.
be influenced by She was influenced by Georgia O’Keeffe’s work.
You can see similarities between O’Keeffe’s
paintings and her own.
be fascinated by He’s always been fascinated by the life of
Vincent van Gogh. He loves to read about how
it influenced his paintings.
be moved by You will be moved by Charlie Chaplin’s films.
Even though they are funny, their themes of life
really touch your heart.
Listening Comprehension
Listen to the interviews. Complete each statement with the name of the artist.
Burt Hildegard is fascinated by the work of ______________ .
Susan Wallach is influenced by the work of ______________ .
Katherine Wolf is inspired by the work of ______________ .
Nick Jenkins is moved by the work of ______________ .
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Frida Kahlo
Discuss your favourite artists
Listen to take notes
Listen again to the interviews and write some notes of the details you hear.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Frida Kahlo
Discuss your favourite artist