1AW HATS

YOUR BINGE?

Is it time to cut the cord?

Watching the telly is not as simple
as it once was. There is now a wide
range of platforms on which to
1 Look at the images and the words in the box
take in your favourite soap opera,
What types of show would you associate series or reality show. W hichever
with each image? option you choose has its pros and
cons. Here we look at the main
advantages and disadvantages of
action & adventure comedy the most popular Services.

crime & suspense R EG U LA R N ETW O RK TV

The granddaddy of them all, regular TV networks have been
drama histórica! broadcasting for decades and are still very popular, so they must be
doing something right. The main disadvantages of this type of TV are
horror sci-fi the limited number of channels and the fact that if you can't be in front
of a TV set at a certain time, you will miss your favourite show and you
thriller probably won't get another chance until the rerun months later. In
other words, you snooze, you lose. On the plus side, it doesn't cost
you a penny to have some family time watching something together.

Discuss the questions. Then read an article C A B L E A N D S A T E L L IT E P A C K A G E S

and compare your answers.
1. What are the different ways you can watch your
favourite TV programmes nowadays?
2. What are their advantages and disadvantages?
If you enjoy channel-hopping, this is probably the Service that suits
you best. Thousandsofshowsspread over hundredsof channels mean
that, at any time of the day or night, you'll almost always be able to
find content that appeals to you. What's more, channels usually offer
severa! time slots so you can choose which is the most convenient
for you. On the downside, cable and satellite TV subscriptions can be
quite pricy, and TV could end up costing even more if you're seduced
by the pay-per-view options.

What do you think the future of television is?
STREAMING SERVICES
You'11 need a fast and reliable internet connection, of course,
but watching your favourite show w henever you want is now a
reality thanks to on-demand TV. On-the-go access adds even more
flexibility and allows viewers to watch programmes w h erever
they are. Another favourable aspect of this type of Service is that
programmes can be paused, meaning interruptions like phone
caIIs no longer spoil your viewing pleasure. A downside? Well,
critics of this personalised style of viewing say that it's killing the
social aspects of family television viewing.
 5 Discuss in groups. Use the words in #3.
Grammar & Speaking Justify your answers.

3 Complete the box with the highlighted words from How difficult is it to find something to watch on regular
the text in #2. television?
What is the best way to watch live content, such as
breaking news or live sports events?
WORDS END1NG IN -EVER
Talking about alternatives In your opinion, what is the best option: regular network
TV, cable TV or streaming Services?
You can watch your favourite series however you like.
= in any way
Listening & Vocabulary
You can watch whatever you want from a wide range
6 ^>)) Listen to Pamela, Grant and Sofia talking about
of options.
their viewing habits and answer the questions.
= anything at all
1. Who considers watching TV a social activity? ‘P q vne $5

This Service allows you to pause the show UmevY^N/p.V 2. Who thinks of viewing as an intense activity? Sâoff ^
you need.
3. Who doesn’t have much free time to watch TV?<js,vavyt'
= at any time
7 Q Listen again. Who said these things?
All the content is available online \A )h gV p .tf> vou go. Write Pamela (P), Grant (G) or Sofia (S) next to
= to or in any place the sentences. Then use your own words to guess
the meanings of the highlighted expressions.

There are no wrong options - choose u t f t iV w V e y - 1. . I often watch episodes back to back.
is best for you. 2 . 1 _ We have a list of must-watch soaps and shows.
= any one from a limited set
3. _tf_ At weekends I’m really into binge watching.
t f I wouldn’t have time to fit them all in.
The service is free - whoever wants it can have it. 4.
= any person at all 5. t f _ Fll happily watch four episodes in one go.
6.^ I can get through a whole season in just
a few sittings.
4 Choose the correct option to complete
7. All of us gather round the TV to watch our
the sentences.
favourite series in real time.
1. Cable TV has such a vasLiangeof options that you
8 . O z I record programmes on the DVR and watch them
can basically watch^hatever /tfhichever you want.
later. That way, I can catch up when it suits me.
2. The number of channeis-aRdshows is certain to
9. ^ Another advantage of recording stuff is that I can
please whichever /(whoevejtf in front of the TV.
fast-torwar» through the commercial breaks.
3. Cable or streaming - Whichever/ whatever you
choose - will certainlyloe-mere-costly than
regular TV.
4. Regular network TV is still a very popular option,
wherever/(hõwève^you look at it. Who do you most identif y with? Why?

5. Streaming Services allow you to watch your favourite

shows çÁrherèvèiy whenever you choose: on a smart
TV, on yòurTCor laptop and on most mobile devices.
6. Users of streaming Services can watch the available
contentíwhenevèr)/ wherever they have time.
Speaking
S Read the sentences in #7 again and say which
are true for you. Compare your viewing habits in
groups. Who is the biggest binge watcher?

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MMIT1 I Eli MS &T V 11
 I We live in an age of ch o ice . Today we can d e cid e not only what, but when and where we want to w atch our
favourite film s and shows, be it on a big-screen TV with a top -no tch sound system on a lazy Saturday afternoon or on
a sm artphone screen with our earbuds on w hiie com m uting. M ovie theaters are due to follow suit in the next holiday
m ovie season. A fter carrying out a survey with its audience, a big theater chain in England has recently revealed plans
5 to let m oviegoers d e cid e w hich m ovies are played, creating a m ore individu alized m ovie experience. It will use an
app w here you vote and buy your tickets in advance. There is also a grow ing trend tow ard cinem a as e v e n t - w here
film screen ing s are augm ented by live perform ances, site -sp ecific locations, kinetic seats, te ch n o lo g ica l interventions,
social m edia engagem ent and all m anner of interaction, includ in g singing, dancing, eating and drinking.
4 M ovie theaters have always had to fend off co m p etitio n from television. In the 1950s, H ollyw ood retaliated with
Io Cineram a: huge curved projection screen s a cco m p a n ied by a high-quality surround-sound system that provided an
entertainm ent thrill at the time. But that was then. Now adays hom e-theaters got so go o d that people don't want to leave
their hom es. So to attract larger audiences, m ovie theaters will have to go bigger still. Within a few years 3D m ovies
will be projected on dom e-shaped screen s allow ing a 3 6 0 degree view ing angle that creates a truly im m ersive
exp erience w hile facial recognition softw are will add sp ectato rs' faces to scen es in the actual movie.
3_ 15 Digital te ch n o lo g y has - and will co ntinue to - chang e the film industry. M uch cheap er and less bulky than film,
it allow s directo rs to shoot scen es from various angles and gives them m ore c h o ic e during the ed itin g stage. Editing
softw are will only get m ore a dvanced and so will digital sound and sp ecial effects technology. Looking ahead, the
bigg est chang e will co m e in how w e film. O ne of the best film s at the recent Sun d a n ce Film Aw ards was shot entirely
on a sm artphone. Better te ch n o lo g y is bound to result in sm aller and cheap er cam eras, w hich m eans you can make a
. jfj beautiful film on a shoestring budget.
q_ Many believe that Avatar, the largely com puter-generated film by James Cam eron, has changed the film industry. But
will Com puter generated characters ever replace human actors? Sure they can be tem peram ental and very expensive,
but fam ous actors are paid to fill theaters. People feed off the celebrity status, the backstory, the gossip. No empty, digital
persona can replace that. Maybe ínthelongrun, with m ore technological advancem ent, digital actors may becom e even
I S more com m on, but the main protagonists are unlikely to be replaced by a digital character anytime soon.

Speaking 3 According to the author, are the following

statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 Look at the images and answer the questions.
1. People will be able to choose what they watch in
1. What do they all have in common? movie theaters.
1fi£M 4<om/ ojoj/5 of a f i/ w i
2 What are the most popular ways people see films 2. Cinemas will not have larger screens in the future.
where you live? 3. “T In the future it will become cheaper to make films.
3. How do you usually see films? 4. F Computer-animated characters will soon play the
lead roles.

Reading & Speaking

2 Read an article about the future of cinema and
match the headings to each paragraph. How d id stre a m in g S e rv ic e s c h a n g e your
film g o in g h a b its?
1. Digital vs human actors 2. Distribution
What do you think the future of cinema is?
3. Filmmaking 4. Movie theaters
 Voeabulary & Sp@aking
Look at sentences from the article in the box.
6 Cm Complete the box with the highlighted
Which of the high expressions ref er to:
expressions from the article in #2.
things that are certain or very likely to happen in the Future time expres$h>ns.
future?
a short tim e a iong tim e future
2. things that are scheduled or expected to happen at a
in the future in the future in general
particular time in the future?

the probability of something happening or not in the by 2100 oneday

3.
future? beforelong by the end of in the future
4. a prediction? UYplfcdu- the century
i in about five
í years in about tw e n ty
{ years'tim e
TALKING ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS in th e short ru n
!b© + bound/due/(unjlikely + to -infinitive

2_ Movie theaters a re d u e to fo ü o w suit in the next within my

lifetime
holiday m ovie season.
â Better te ch n o lo g y is bound to result in sm aller and
cheaper cameras.
7 Use the following ideas to make predictions about
3 The main protagonists are unlikely to be replaced the future of cinema.
by a digital character anytim e soon.
1. a truly immersive cinema experience includes
í W ithin a few years 3D movies will b e projected panoramic screens
on dom e-shaped screens.
2. individualised movie screening experiences
become popular

3. thematic theatre designs, like a beach theatres,

5 Circle the most appropriate options.
are the new trend
1.
r 7^
Half of Americans say they are unlikely to /
4. cinema subscriptions become available in most
are bound to subscribe to strearriing se rvic es in the
chains
short run because they think they are too expensive.
5. virtual reality films revolutionise the way films
2. A record number of blockbusters are likely to /
are made
are due to b.e released next summer, producers
have confirmed. 6. the Oscars introduce a category of awards for
smartphone films
3. As streamincpservices grow popular, more
cinemas are bound tò/ are unlikely to shut down
in the near futurer" 8 In groups, talk about your own ideas and predictions
for the future using the topics suggested.
4. Video streaming Services are duetoy jet more
personalised in the future.
entertainment

politics in your country

the media

the world economy

transport in your city

world population

your professional future

your school/work
Speaking
1 Look at the image of screenwriter, producer and
author Shonda Rhimes and titles of three hit
Selevision series. Answer the questions in groups.

G rey’ 5 A nato m y
How TO' G et A way w it h I I urber

1. What do you know about these series?

2. Which description best fits each one? Justify your

answers.

crime mystery poiitical thriller medicai drama

Shonda Rhimes
3. Which one would you most/least like to watch? Why?

Grammar & Pronunciation

Do you think stream ing Services have changed the 3 Match the sentence halves. Then write the
way screenw riters w rite episodes for series? highlighted words next to the equivalent expressions.

1. These series __ provid e d she work hard and

wouldn't be possible pass all her courses.
Listening & Speaking
2. They would support unfess there were hundreds
2 4 J)) Listen to a podcast and answer the questions. her through college of talented people working
behind the scenes.
1. What is the podcast about?
a. How to become a successful screenwriter 3. She loves her work, Shonda will always find time
b. . The iife and career of Shonda Rhimes but shell only be for her three children.
c. The top-paid jobs on TV nowadays haopy doing it

2. How many jobs in television are mentioned? 4. Even if she's really _ as iong as she has time to
Tick the ones you hear. busy, spend with her family.
v actor cam era operator despite the possibility that =
, choreographer costum e designer if... not =
\J director / * make-up artist
only if = and
v/producer | sound supervisor
■ y stuntperformer
3. What did she study after high school? s t o ) o Ç-V^ltsVi ^ % Look at the sentences from #3.
Decide how to divide them into groups. Listen
4. According to the speaker, which quality is very and practise saying the sentences paying attention
important to become a writer? to the groups of words.

5. How many people work for her? 1 These series wouldn’t be possible _ M unless there
were hundreds of talented people working behind
the scenes.
2. They would support her through college provided she
work hard and pass all her courses.
What do you think are the pros and cons of working 3. She loves her work, but she’11only be happy doing it
in television? as long as she has time to spend with her family.
4. Even if she’s really busy, Shonda will always find time
for her three children.

14 UNIT 1 | FILMS & TV

S Rewrite these sentences using as long as, even if, unless or provided so that they have the same meaning.
1. I’d love to work on a cruise ship, but only if it’s a temporary job.
I’d love to work on a cruise ship, _ _ ________ ;_________________ _ _ ________ .
2. My parents don’t mind what job I do, but they want me to be happy.
My parents don’t mind what job I do _________ :_________________________ ____,
3. Women often face difficulties getting certain jobs, although they have the qualifications.
Women often face difficulties getting certain jobs,__________________________________ .

4. No one can be truly successful if they don't work really hard.

No one can be truly successful - _____ _________ _ _____________________ .

© Complete the sentences with as long as, even if, unless or provided and your own ideas.
Then compare in groups.
1. Anyone can be successful in a job...
2. Working on a cruise ship can be rather boring...
3. It’s very stressful to work in an office...
4. A person can’t be a good teacher...
5. Playing in a rock band must be the coolest job in the world...

Vocabulary & Speaking

7 Look at some skills mentioned in the podcast. Complete the table with the skills from the box.

be a good listener be able to deal with pressure be able to delegate

express ideas in an effective manner have the ability to compromise meet deadlines

people skills ■1 planning and organisation

be able to manage people be able to negotiate have self-discipline

8 Talk in groups. What are the most important skills...

• for the jobs in the images? • in your current occupation? • for the job you'd like to have?

I +hink you mus+ -Peel a lo+ o-P pressure as a barrran because some+imes +here are a lo+ c-P people who need serving.

Q Extra

UNIT1 I F IL M S & T V 15
 LDIDENTITY ON TH
SCREE

Voeabuiary & Speaking

3 4 >)) Match the halves to make sentences from the
Speaking interview. Listen and check.

1. I also wanted the film to aflect

1 Look at the image. In pairs, answer the questions.
2. Part of my job is to provide
1. What does the image show? 3. ... and help them to deve op
4. Part of my role as a director is to challe ge
2. What culture does it depict? Does it show a modern or
5. I hope it can generate
an ancient tradition?
6. True success is when a film can move the audience
3. How are the people on each side of the image similar and shape
or different? Think about their customs and their roles
. society for the better.
in the image.
4a different perspective for the audience...
those stereotypes.
Think about a f ilm w hich portrays a foreign culture. 5 a sense of pride in them.
W hose point of view does the film p resen t? J empathy with people who suffer hardships.
Do you think it is a stereo typical v iew ? Why (not)? j __ our values, our culture and lifestyle.

4 Complete the collocations using the

verbs in #3.

Listening & Speaking 1. ____________ an assumption / a view / stereotypes

2 . ____________ awareness / empathy /a sense of identity
2 You are going to listen to a Colombian film director 3. ____________ empathy / interest / a sense of pride
talking about how films can portray a country. 4. ____________ evidence / insights / a perspective
5. ____________ a mood / ssality / values
1. Which aspects do you think vyill be mentioned?
6 . ____________ an opinion / society / the world
cuisine ' \J- culture and lifestyle
s \ J ethnic diversity ' fashion
» Page 79 #1
' '•/"natural landscapes . politics
religion ' i/ social issues
5 Discuss the questions in groups.
2. Listen to the interview and check your answers.
• How can films about foreign cultures influence the
What other aspects were mentioned?
way we see other peoples and customs?
3. What does the director mean when she says, “I’d like • Think about films that show your country. How well
to show people the other side of the other side”? do they portray your reality?

16 UNIT1 I FILMS & TV

 x MY Ht r1°H£

Before Viewing After Viewing

Look at a screenshot of the trailer of 8 Retell the story in the video.
the documentary Song oíLahore. Talk about the following.
In pairs, make guesses about the story.
• the city of Lahore
• how the city's traditions w ere changed
• the m usicians' strategy to save their culture
• their visit to New York
While Viewing
9 You are films directors who want to make a
7 Q Watch the video and answer the questions.
movie that depicts the identity of your country.
'. How much of what you guessed was correct? Discuss what to include in the film to...
1 Which sentence best summarises the plot? • reflect the ethnic diversity and lifestyle
• challen ge stereotypes and m isco n cep tio n s
S o n g o f Lahore tells the sto ry of Pakistani
• provide a m ore accurate perspective of the main
m u sicians and how they b e ca m e international
social problem s
p o p stars.
• develop the aw areness of the hardships faced
S o n g o f Lahore tells the story of Pakistani
• make view ers de ve lo p em pathy w ith the culture
m u sician s and their a b ility to o verco m e all
o bstacles.
S o n g o f Lahore tells the story of Pakistani
m u sicians and how they d e c id e d to try their luck
in N ew York.

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Generalising

■ All in all,...
.7Hat s u rp ris e d yo u a b o u t th e v id e o ?
■ As a rule (of thumb),...
W ould yo u lik e to s e e th e d o c u m e n ta ry ? • More often than not,...
W hy (not)? * Most of the time,...
> Nine times out of ten,...
a What normally happens is...

UNIT 1 | FILMS & TV 17

 The Living Dead i s (1) set in
modern-day New York City and
{2) tells the story of events taking
place at the very beginning of
an apocalyptic zombie outbreak.
Everyday people's lives are turned
upside down as they fight to
survive in a world where it is
difficult to be certain who has
already been contaminated. With a
plot which is (3) full of tension and
twists and turns, The Living Dead is
(4) a must-see for fans of the horror
drama genre.
<6) From the producers of
The Journeymen and Angst,
Mates tells the story of four
twentysomethings who share an
apartment in Los Angeles.(6) Fuli
of humorous moments but also
with its fair share of moving drama,
this sitcom will soon make viewers
fali in love with the multifaceted
characters and the hilariously
dysfunctional relationship between
them. Mates has that(7)feel-good
factor which promises to be
another(8) smash-hit.
(9)Adapted from a book by Megan
Sharpe, Baking Bread begins
with the central character, a
single mother called Kristen Hall,
discovering that she has just
lost her job as a cookery teacher.
Desperate to secure the financial
future, of her family, she enters the
World Cupcake Championships.
With <10>a well-chosen cast that
brings the story to life, and
mi powerful scenes that will stay
with the viewer for years to come,
this series i s (12) not to be missed.

Readíng & Vocabulary 2 Look at the texts in #1 again and work in pairs.

1. Which highlighted expressions refer to:

1 Read the piots of three potential hit shows to be
produced by a streaming media provider and a. direction and production? ^__
answer the questions. b. script and screenplav? °T
c. plot? aL 6 _l\__
1. What tone is conveyed in the plot summaries? Justify.
d. atmosphere and setting? jp
2. What do you like or dislike about the plot in each one? e. performance? IO
f. evaluation? H ^
3. Choose one of the shows. What would you change to
make it more original?
2. Match these expressions to the categories a-f above.
4. Which one would you recommend to the producers?
G a realistic portrayal of
Why?
f an audience pleaser
<£ an exceptional performance by
() create a sombre mood
S expertly directed by
__from a screenplay by
D escribe your favourite f ilm or television show
to a partner.
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18 UNIT1 | F IL M S & T V
 m
Listeíung & Speaking 7 Present the ideas for your show to your peers.
Together decide which one the AMPFLIX producers
^ lí Listen to three producers at AMPFLIX choosing would pick.
one of the shows in #1 to be released next year.
Which one do they choose in the end and why?
Tick the box if the person liked the show and put
a cross if the person didn’t.
NOT ALL

Julian y Eilie Opinions VO CABULARY SURE RIG NT EASY

| Describe viewing habits j

The + Potentiai for action
Living and special effects í • exp ressio n s related to view ing habits
Dead -?iof |
I Make predictions about the future ■___i ,
Mates + People love a good of cinema

X sitcom
- "I V ^ kavt0 a gvw -c§~
• future tim e exp ressio ns

£>-g|ri£g V u v sw v w Discuss important job skills

__i ._ J j

+V-feves-frVf jj-ov • jo b skills

- Plot for a film,

Discuss films and identity
not a series - J ■
• co llo ca tio n s: film s and culture
■ useful expressions: gen era lisin g
4 4 $ Listen again and add one more opinion for
each show. Describe and give opinions
about T V shows i
-J
W hich show would you choose based on the • p lo t sum m ary
producers' opinions? W hy? • expressions: m aking d e cisio n s

» G o to page 107 for voeabulary list.

NOT ALL
GRAM M AR SURE R1G HT EASY
Voeabulary ' _ j
Words ending in -ever — I . ....

5Q Complete the sentences from the conversation Talking about future events _ i _ i

(be bound to, be due to,

with one word. Check the audioscript on p. 117.
be (un)likely to)
~ J j
T a lk in g about c o n d itio n s
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
(as iong as, even if, p ro v id e d , u n le ss)
M a kin g d e c is io n s

Asking for o p in io n s / » G o to page 106 for m ore pra ctice.

* What are y o u r(1) TkooiuVTks on this (one)? NOT ALL
i How do you feel about mat? R E A L -LIF E C O M M U N IC A T IO H SURE RSOHT E A SY

R eairecting Making decisions: choosing a show -----1 -----1 . -J

* Let's go on to the (2) irigvT (one).
« Let's get back to (this one).
• What are the most useful things you have learnt
A greeing w ith pe o pie
in this unit?
* I have t o (3) with (Eilie) on this one.
• What do you need to review from the lèssons?
» l'd go (4>0 Bruno with (Mates).
• What do you need f urther practice in, if anything?
* (That's á very) good (5)poi»vP
D isagreeing w ith pe o pie
MYGOALS
* l'd sav the e x a c t(6)*
*qppo s/fya .
« l'm (7) Sjw I can't agree with you there.
» l'm not s o (s) <

Speaking
6 Create a TV show to present to the AMPFLIX
producers.
» Student A: go to page 68
» Student B: go to page 70
 ®

Vocabulary & Speaking

1 Look at these works of art. What do you know about them?

1. Complete the art challenge using the words below.

abslract lantfeeape "peftart^ portr^it^ stillHfe

ART CHALLENGE ----------------------------------- ------------

a. Monet's famous series of water-lilies, created in his garden at Giverny, includes some of the most famous
S/avxtlSc.àNpg-_____ paintings ever.
b. Vincent Van Gogh's series of paintings on sunflowers, including Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, rank among the most
famous _ paintings ever created.
c. Kandinsky's First Abstract Watercolor was painted in 1910, and is considered by art historians to be the first purely
_______ painting.
d. Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The \pr\Y^V?M t ______ was only
recovered two years later.
e. The CampbelFs Soup Cans by Andy Warhol is an iconic exampie of p o p AVT

2. Discuss in pairs.
«e
Would/rather buy a landscape or a portrait painting? Why?
s
3* How much do you iike still life paintings?
m
Talk about a pop art piece or an iconic art work that caught your attention.

Speaking & Listening

2 You will listen to a news bulletin about a story tliat
took place in the Museum of Modera ürt in San
Francisco. Look at the image and the words and try
fio guess what happoned.

exhibit glasses

prank teenagers

3 ^ í Listen and check your answers.

How would you have reacted to the prank?

22 E XPRESSIONS OF AR T
Reading & Speaking Orammar & Speaking
4 Read the full story and answer the questions. 5 Look at the sentences in the box. C ircle the correct
1. Why did Kevin and TJ decide to place a pair of glasses options to compjete the rules.
on the floor? 1. We us&jjither.^oiu)./ neither... nor... to refer to a
choice between two possibilities.
2. We use either... or... /|iéiíFrer..rnO*... to connect two
negative alternatives. ---------J
2. What else did they place on the floor and what was
3. ‘Either of’ and ‘neither of’ are followed by a singular /
the reaction?
C p jy ra í form.
4. When we use ‘both’ before words such as the/these/
my w éjSt)y* can't omit ‘of’.
3. How did users on social networks react to the prank?

EITHER, NEITHER & BOTH

Referring to possibilities and alternatives
4. How do Kevin and TJ feel about art?
Either... or...
Most contemporary art is either pretentious or just plain stupid.
Either of...
I've been to MoMA in New York and the Tate Modern in London
air of glasses and I didn't like either of them.
left on museum floor Either + singular noun
íistaken for art Either installation is OK for the new public art project.

A recent practical joke pulled Neither... nor...

by two Californian teenagers has But neither a jacket nor a baseball cap attracted as much
called into question what people attention as the glasses.
consider to be art. During a visit Neither of...
to San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, Kevin Nguyen, 16,
Neither of the teenagers has lost his love of art.
and TJ Khayatan, 17, both from San Jose, were unimpressed
Neither + singular noun
by the simplicity of some of the ex-hibits, which included
stuffed animais on a blanket. 'Is that really what you call art?' Neither artist was in any way destined for an artistic career.
asked Nguyen, when he was interviewed later. Both... and...
Khayatan said, 'We looked at that and we were like, this Visitors were both admiring and photographing the exhibit.
is pretty easy. We could make this ourselves.' So Kevin took
Both of...
off his glasses and placed them on the floor of the world-
famous gallery, under a sign which gave an explanation of Both (of) his paintings were auctioned yesterday at Christie's.
the displays in that particular room. They then stepped back Both + plural noun
to see how visitors would react. Within minutes, a small Both painters were born in Seville at least a generation apart.
crowd had gathered and visitors were both admiring and
photographing the boys' exhibit.
The boys also tried placing other items on the floor, 6 Complete the quotes with a form of either, neither or
but neither a jacket nor a baseball cap attracted as much both.
attention as the glasses. 1. “Art is p T ^ e v plagiarismQw, revolution.” -
The prank caused quite a stir on social networks with the Paul Gauguin
majority of users finding the prank hilarious. Here are some “In art, there is pastwoyfuture. The art that
of the reactions: is not in the present will never be.” - Pablo Picasso
'LOL. Most contemporary art is either pretentious or just 3. “Art is creation^ c i recreation.” - Lin Yutang
plain stupid.' 4. natural ability without instruction W r
Tve been to MoMA in New York and the Tate Modern in instruction without natural ability can make the
London and I didn't like either of them. Contemporary art is perfect artist.” - Vitruvius
total nonsense.' “Sometimes I see it and then I paint it. Other times
Followingtheirsocialexperiment, neither of the teenagers I paint it and then I see it. tn are impure
has lost his love of art, with Khayatan describing it as 'a situations andI prefer vxgviW.v .” - Jasper Johns
pleasure for open-minded people and imaginative minds'.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/arts/sfmoma-glasses-prank,
html?_r=1 (accessed on 14 September, 2016) W hat do the quotes m ean?
W hich do you a g re e w ith?
Do you th in k so m e th in g o rd in ary, like a p air of
g la s s e s , can be co n sid e re d a rt? If so , w hen?
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To w hat e xten t do you a g re e that 'art is in the
eye of th e b e h o ld e r'? 7 Get cards from your teacher and talk in pairs.
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 PATH TO SUCCESS
Speaking & Listening
1 Discuss the questions in groups.

How do you define success?

How much do you think success depends on...?
fo cu s I go o d id eas I hard work I luck

m otivation I optim ism I passion

2 '44)Listen to a programme about famous artists

and decisive moments in their careers. Answer the
questions. What do their stories have in common?

1. How did Henri Matisse start painting?

2. How did Johnny Depp get his first movie role?
3. How did Stanley Kubrick become a filmmaker?
4. How did Mariah Carey get her lucky break?

Grammar & Pronunciation

3 Look at the sentences in the box and answer the questions.

1. Do the sentences describe real or imagined situations?

2. Look at the two parts of each sentence. Which parts refer to the past? Which ones refer to the present?
3. Complete the forms with: had, have, infinitive, -ín gfo rm or past participle.

SPECULATING ABOUT THE PAST AND PRESENT

modal verb +. _+ past participle

If Depp's wife hadn't introduced him to Nicolas Cage, he probably wouldn't have becom e an actor.
,\j k J : ■r :

modal verb + _________________________

If Nicolas Cage hadn't advised him, Johnny m ight not be a famous actor today.

modal verb + be + _____________________

If Johnny Depp hadn't becom e a movie star, he m ight still be sellin g pens.

4 Complete the sentences about the artists’ careers using your ideas.
Then compare your answers with a partner.

1. If Matisse hadn’t got ill________________ _ __________ ____________

2. ______________ __________________________________ _______ ___________________ , he might not/wouldn’t have become a

famous filmmaker.

3. If Mariah hadn’t gone to that party, _

4. -C ~ ■f : . - - Cl f , he might/would still be selling pens.

EXPRESSIONSOFART
5 4 $ Listen to the groups of words in these sentences
and circle the most stressed word in each group.
Practise saying the sentences in pairs.
'. [If he hadn’t become a movie star,] [he might still be
selling pens.]
2 [If he hadn’t listened to her demo tape,] [she wouldn't
have millions of fans.]
: [If he hadn’t got ill,] [he wouldn’t have started
painting.]
Get sentences from your teacher to practise
mixed conditionals.
Reading & Vocabulary
7 Read a profile article about Noah Bradley and how
he became an artist. Answer the questions in pairs.
1. How difficult was it for him to become an artist?
2. According to the artist, which of these factors is
the most important for aspiring artists: networking,
online support, perseverance, positive feedback or
scholarships?
3. How did the other factors influence his career?

IR L iSIllli

BECOMING
AN ARTIST-
N oah B radley

Although he had enjoyed making art throughout his figure painting extensively. However, after a year, the
: h Idhood, Noah Bradley's dream as a teenager was to create school fees became too high for his family to support him
■ideo games. At 14, he studied Computer programming and he transferred to Virgínia Commonwealth University.
and, having gained the basic skills, he would probably have That same year, during the summer holidays, he painted
:ecome a programmer if he had chosen that path. outside for the first time and discovered that he loved
A turning point in his life carne when he discovered an painting landscapes. Inspired by the positive feedback he
ine forum for concept artists. He was fascinated by their received, his paintings became more imaginative.
work and, more importantly, he realised that it was possible A decisive moment in his life carne in his second to
tc make a living as an artist. Shortly before his 18* birthday, last year at college when he decided to take two days off
,oah (1)was in two minds about his future: would he go into college to exhibit his work at a convention. He made a big
programming or art? He spent a week (2)weighing up his impression and soon started to receive offers of work. He
:::íons and eventually (3,sethissightson becoming an artist. now has an impressive list of clients, including Dungeons
He worked hard to get a place and a scholarship at the & Dragons and the Walt Disney Studios. Noah says that if
estigious Rhode island School of Design, where he studied would-be artists persevere, they can achieve success.

Speaking
Look at three highlighted expressions from the Talk about decisive moments in your life.
text and match them to other three expressions with
Situations:
a similar meaning.
• an important decision
Noah was in two minds about his future: would he go • a significant person
into programming or art? • an expensive purchase
He spent a week weighing up his options. • changing careers or schools
He eventually set his sights on becoming an artist. • moving house or cities

___I have given italotof thought and l've finally made

Think about:
my decision.
• when and where it happened
___You can do anything if you put your mindto it and
• how you made the decision
work hard.
• how the decision influenced your life now
__ I have mixed feelings about leaving the city and
• what else could have happened
moving to the countryside.

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884
Georges Seurat

Speaking & Listening

lt'sse tin a park by the River Seine, in Paris.
1 L o o k at a p a in t in g b y F r e n c h p a in t e r G e o r g e s S e u ra t It conveys a sense of the loneliness of city iife.
a n d d is c u s s t h e s e q u e s t io n s in g r o u p s . b- This scene suggests the artificiality of modern
% Parisian society.
1. What is happening in this painting?
J_L The painting portrays a seaside resort where the
2. Would you say the people are enjoying themselves?
artist spent time with his family.
Why?
í) The white dress worn by the lady in the middle
3. Where do people in your city go to spend time
^ implies a feminine ideal of that period. \ /
outdoors?
^ The painter's choices emphasises the fashion worn
at the time.
2 4sl L is te n to tw o p e o p le v is itin g a n a rt g a lle ry .
The boats in the background lead theeyeof the
H o w m u c h d o th e y k n o w a b o u t th e p a in t in g in #1?
viewer to the distant horizonV
3 L is te n to th e re st o f th e c o n v e r s a tio n .
W h a t d o th e y s a y a b o u t :

the scene where the painting is set? L DESCRIBING PICTU RES

2. the people in the scene?
3. the style of the painting? in the top
in the background
in th e top
the meaning of the painting? left-hand right-ham

on the • | in the | on the

What aspects do you like or dislike about left I m iddle I i riaht
the painting?
How has their description of the painting
changed your perception of it?

bottom
lefthand afESSE
r n m A i1

Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867

Claude Monet

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 ** «
Look at the painting by Diego Velázguez and
Las Meninas, 1656 - Diego Velázquez
complete the gaps in the description using the
words and expressions highlighted in #4.

This is one of Velázquez's most famous paintings. The artist

seemed determ ined to go beyond the traditional representations
of royal courts and exploited the full potential of the pictorial genre.
In this painting, Velázquez successfully created a complex and
: -edible composition that would <1> convey a sense o-P______
roontaneity and informality.
The painting (2) 'p o v V y < M 5 l arge room with several
members of the Spanish court captured in a private moment. It
: ksas if the composition 13) S (ft&â [V t f P AS of the viewer
to Infanta Margarita, the young g ir l(4) i ^ C yv>*fod * C______
of the scene. S heappearstobe the centre of attention, since she's
=urroundedby her maids and other members of the Spanish court,
who are apparently entertaining her. One of them lo o k s a s if he's
zrovoking the dog (5) th ' i W VncXV-Vi^vH^ co ^V n^ v
In addition to this group, we also see the artist himself
e>v\ ~~^Vs£ __of the scene. He is working on what
seems like a large canvas. <7>Xv e WacVuaY-cmuv^ there are
Oi
three other people: an official standing in the doorway and the King
snd the Queen of Spain reflected in the mirror. The inclusion of the
— rror in the painting (8) t ^ that the artist
sxpected the viewers to reflect
flect on the
theYaws
Taw: of representation, the
mits between painting and reality and his or her own role within
me painting. This fu rth e r(9) the question of
what exactly the painting is about, especially if you notice that the
artist is looking directly at the observer, who would be reflected in
:ne mirror exactly like the King and Queen. Do you think this painting is about Infanta Margarita
or the artist is in fact portraying the King and Queen
of Spain?

Grammar
7 Rewrite the sentences about the painting in #1
Look at the sentences including highlighted verbs
using the words given.
in the text in #5.
1. It is probably a warm and sunny afternoon.
'. What do they refer to?
IT
< / Look, seem and appear refer to im pressions of
2. Apparently, few people interact in the
som ething or someone. scene.
: Look, seem and appear refer to detailed SEEM
descriptions of people and things. 3. This painting technique made the sunset
brighter.
2. Match the examples to each of the forms in the box.
APPEAR
4. The two figures in the middle are probably
a pair of soldiers.
LIKE
5. The girl on the right may be the only one
having fun.
ASIF

Speaking
In pairs, choose a painting and take turns to
describe it. Use appropriate language to describe
what you see and say how you interpret the scene.

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UNIT2 I EXPRESSIONS OF A R T 27
Speaking
Write Barbican (B) or Inhotim (I) next to the
1 Look at the images and talk in groups. sentences used by Jackie and Alan to describe
each exhibition.
1. What type of art is shown in the images?
2. Where do you think the photos were taken? 1. ___We carne across these awe-inspiring works of art.
3. What kind of message do you think they convey? 2. ___The place is replete wifh interactive exhibits.
3. ___lt's a real multi-sensory experience.
4. ___ Some of the exhibits are really thought-provoking.
5. ___ The most memorable thing was an experiential
Listening & Vocabulary installation.
6. ___lt's a new model for exhibiting art.
2 1s) Listen to Jackie and Alan talking about two
7. ___I was completely immersed in nature and art.
different art exhibitions they visited and
8. ___Visitors are invited to walk through it.
answer the questions.
9. ___I found it impactful and really significant.
1. Which place did Jackie visit? 10___ lt's definitely an experience that should be
2. Which exhibition did Alan go to? repeated many times.
3. What do the two exhibitions have in common?
4. What was the impact of the exhibitions on them?

Which of these two art exhibitions w ouldyou rather go to? Why?

Have you ever been to an immersive or interactive exhibition?
If so, talk about what the experience w as iike.
If not, would you Iike to? Why (not)?

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 mirrors. water

lile Viewing
0 Watch the video and check your answers in #4. What type of exhibition is it?

Read the sentences and decide if they are true (T ) or false (F) according to the video.
Watch the video again and check.

. Each installation responds to the visitors’ actions.

Visitors can change their surroundings by touching the walls and the floor.
-The projections are pre-recorded so there is a limited number of experiences.
There is also a room filled with water where light is projected onto the surface.
In one of the rooms, fish turn into butterflies when they bump into people.
The rooms emit various scents evoking different sensations.

nich p a rt of th e ex h ib itio n m ost a p p e a ls to y o u ? W h y ?

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
ter Viewing Ex p lo rin g O p tio n s

In groups, decide which groups of people would Let's start with this one?
most benefit from each type of exhibition. How do you think they might benefit
from it?
a multi-sensory interactive installation art students Howabout this aiternative?
an open-air art gallery families with children ■ Should w e move on to the next point?
a museum exhibiting classical art works groups of sênior citizens • Before we move on, we need to
a virtual reality exhibition groups of teenagers consider...
the general public Let's look at this option.

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