Art and Design in English 3

Art and Design in English 3

Welcome to the Exhibition Selection Committee Meeting.

You are a member of the Exhibition Selection Committee

• Prepare complex questions about submissions from artists so you can interview them

• Provide an introduction for the interview, explaining what the exhibition is about and which venue has been chosen

You are an artist or designer. You would like your work to be included in the exhibition.

• Persuade the selection committee that you can provide the most appropriate artwork

• Use a variety of expressions to say what you are passionate about

• Be as descriptive as possible, using lots of different adjectives and adverbs

You are going to read an interview with a designer about an exhibition of her work. Before you read, here are some questions about the vocabulary you will need.

Multiple Choice

Look at these verbs. One of them does not belong in the list. Pick the odd one out.

• yearn for

• hanker after

• aloof from

• crave for

• eager to

Multiple Choice

So many artists yearn for visibility.

• They wish to be accepted for who they are

• They desperately want their work to be viewed by as many people as possible

• They are not sure how well their work will be accepted

• They are prepared to pay for their work to be exhibited

Multiple Choice

Sculptors _________________ the perfect space in which to exhibit their work, often in the open air.

• hanker after

• look after

• want to

• are keen on

Multiple Choice

Her abstact artwork is __________________ figurative representations of the human form

• keen on

• eager to

• crave for

• aloof from

Vocabulary practice

Copy these expressions

• catch [someone's] eye

• catch up with

• afford / offer

• seek to

• unpack

Fill in the Blanks

Which expression from the list means to try to discover

Multiple Select

When you unpack an idea, it means

• you make it available for everyone

• you analyze its nature by examining it in detail

• you make it attractive

• you ignore it

Multiple Choice

Sculpture ___________ the artist unusual effects of volume and illusionism.

• affords

• makes

• combines

• catches

Fill in the Blanks

Type in the expression from the list which means to get the latest information

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adjectives does not belong in the list? Select the odd one out.

• ornate

• loud

• flamboyant

• subdued

• intricate

Multiple Select

Which artwork cannot be described as loud?

Reading comprehension

Read the interview on the worksheet and fill in the twelve missing questions.