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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)

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1 Arts and crafts

Match the types of arts and crafts to the main material used.

1. pottery a. acrylics

2. painting b. charcoal

3. sketching/drawing c. clay

4. sculpture d. ink

5. calligraphy e. wood

6. knitting f. wool

What other materials can you think of that artists use?

2 Artists’ equipment
Match the words to the pictures.

a canvas a drawing board an easel a paintbox

a paintbrush a palette a portfolio a sketchbook

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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3 Artists and their work

Match the types of artists to the statements.

1. a painter
2. a cartoonist
3. a sculptor
4. a designer
5. an illustrator
6. a photographer

a. "I mainly work with stone and clay, but sometimes metal."
b. "I used to do comic book work but now I draw for a political magazine."
c. "The light is at its best in the early morning or evening."
d. "This effect was created with small, delicate brushstrokes."
e. "This new drawing is for the cover of a children’s picture book."
f. "You need to think about who is going to use the product that you are creating."

4 Art styles

Label the pictures.

surrealist art modern art Renaissance art

pop art art deco abstract art

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5 Describing art

Match the underlined words to their meanings.

1. The animals in the picture were stylised, similar to those in cave paintings.
2. The portrait of the family was very lifelike, almost like a photograph.
3. The artist wanted to make the work accessible so it would appeal to a large audience.
4. The chair was engraved with a classical design.
5. Furniture hung from the ceiling and animals wore clothes in the surrealistic painting.
6. The images left a strong impression on people as they were powerful and evocative.
7. Her pictures were always abstract, made up of bold lines and patterns.

a. creating a strong emotional reaction

b. easy to understand
c. having a simple, traditional style
d. in a way that is artificial rather than realistic
e. looking like a real person or thing
f. not seeming real
g. using colours and shapes in a way that represents ideas and emotions

Now, work with a partner. Look at the pictures in Exercise 4 again. Take turns to describe them.
Try to use words from this activity.

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