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11. Look at the script of Claudia's talk about Dali. Divide it up into the four points on the card. Has she talked about the four points in order?
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The creative person I have chosen is Salvador Dali. I visited the Dali Foundation in Figueres last year, and it made a great impression on me. He was born in Catalunya in Spain. the exact year but I think maybe around 1904 and he died in about the late 1980s, when he was in his 80s. He was a surrealist painter, so he used symbolism a lot. is in his paintings things don't look like what they are. One of his most famous paintings is called The Persistence of Memory and it shows watches or clocks that are very soft, show that time is not asmost people understand it. He was fascinated by Maths and Science, and so am I, so I like him. he was quite unconventional- and even eccentric in his behaviour, so that makes him an interesting character, who was not like other people. The same is true of his art. And what's more, he didn't just stick with painting. he did sculpture and worked on film sets. , I like the fact that he was innovative and totally different from others. , the colours in his work are amazing, so they're good to hang on your walls - not the originals of course! His work makes me feel proud because he's from my country- from my region, , and he brought fame to Catalunya. |
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12. Match the underlined phrases and discourse markers (1-9) in the script above with.their functions (a-i).
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9.
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a. to emphasise that this is surprising information
b. to introduce a clarification
c. to show a shift in time
d. to show uncertainty
e. to add something the speaker had forgotten to say
f. to add a further reason
g. to introduce the first reason
h. to talk about intention
i. to summarise what has been said
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13. Listen to Yaz's talk. Follow it using his notes in exercise 9. Write down any discourse markers Vaz uses.
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14. Listen again and fill in the gaps. Use up to THREE words.
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For my creative person I’m going to talk about the British artist David Hockney. So, saying that he was born somewhere in the North of England, possibly Yorkshire, but I'm not 100% so reabout that I’d say he was born in about the 19305 as he’s still alive today but he’s getting on a bit.
OK, to talk about his art. He’s a modern artist and he was part of the Pop Art movement. a painter, he's a photographer and printmaker, so he’s pretty versatile. He paints country scenes and for some reason he used to love painting swimming pools.
So why do I like him? , it’s because of the colours he uses. His paintings are so bright and cheerful. They show real things you can recognise; they have a modem feel. Lots of modern art is so abstract, you have no idea what it’s supposed to be, but Hockney is different.
, when I see Hockney’s paintings, I feel happy and relaxed. I feel as if it's warm and sunny. I suppose it’s that feel-good factor that makes me like him so much. So, .
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15. In pairs, work together to practise the Part2 task in exercise3. Use the following points to guide you.
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1. Choose a set of notes to use either from exercise 7 or exercise 10.
2. Plan what you will say and make a note of useful phrases and discourse markers you might use.
3. Take turns to give your talks. If possible record them.
4. When your partner is speaking, check that they:
- cover all the points on the task card
- structure their talk well using discourse markers.
5. Give each other feedback using the recorded talks and the notes you made.
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16. Repeat your talks and see if you can improve them.
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