IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• make notes for your long turn in Part 2
• structure your long turn
• use a range of spoken discourse markers.

01. Read these reactions to works of art. Do you think the person liked the art he/she was reacting to? Write Yes (Y), No (N), Not Sure (NS) next to each one.

1. I'm not sure what to make of this one.

2. I can really relate to this.

3. This is very powerful.

4. I'm not sure what the artist is trying to convey.

5. I like the simplicity of this.

6. There's a bit too much going on.

7. I don't quite get the point of it.

8. It evokes strong feelings of nostalgia/empathy/sadness.

9. I wouldn't hang it on my wall. To be honest, it leaves me cold.

10. It's too abstract for my taste.

02. Look at the examples of art on the page. What is your reaction to them? You could use some of the expressions from exercise 1.