1

Look at the

vocabulary mind map below.

a. Find a title for each box.

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b. Classify the words from the toolbox into the mind map boxes.

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2

Look at the picture above.
a. Use words from the toolbox to describe it. Select ten words from the mind map you believe best illustrate the aim of the picture and explain why.

b.
Does it remind you of a similar picture? Why do they pose that way? What is their message?

3

Discuss the

brainstorming questions.

Read the

idiom of the week

below. With the photo and the note, guess its meaning, rephrase it in your own words and give examples.

• bandana (n.)
• determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (adj.)
• proud /ˈpraʊd/ (adj.)
• self-confident / self-assured (ajd.)
• be able to / be capable of (v.)
• roll up one's sleeve (v.)
• show strength /ˈstrɛŋθ/ (v.)

A picture is worth a thousand words

Although its origins are not confirmed, it seems the first occurrence of a similar idiom dates from a 1911 newspaper article discussing journalism and publicity. It then appears in a 1913 advertisements for an auto supply store. Pictures are said to be messages in advertisments.

1

Is it fair for artists to use other artists' work?

2

Can artists make us reflect about the world?

1

• convey a message (exp.)
• draw attention (exp.)
• criticise (v.)
• denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ (v.)
• highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (v.)
• make people think (v.)
• provoke (v.)
• reflect (v.)

2

• canvas /ˈkænvəs/ (n.)
• collage (n.)
• hard copy (n.)
• painting (n.)
• print (n.)
• stencil /ˈstɛnsəl/(n.)
• work of art / artwork (n.)

3

• imitate (v.)
• pay homage (v.)
• re-examine (v.)
• reproduce /ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/ (v.)
• revise (v.)
• revisit (v.)
• take another look (exp.)

4

• compelling / powerful (adj.)
• iconoclastic /ˌaɪkɒnəˈklæstɪk/ (adj.)
• irreverent /ɪˈrɛvərənt/ (adj.)
• be critical (v.)
• be involved (v.)
• commit to (v.)

5

• approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ (n.)
• distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən/ (n.)
• homage /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ (n.)
• interpretation (n.)
• rewriting (n.)
• tribute /ˈtrɪˌbjuːt/ to (n.)

6

• debunk /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ / discredit (v.)
• distort (v.)
• mislead (v.)
• misuse (v.)
• toy with (v.)
• twist (v.)