Hi there everyone!
Again, sorry for the long absences. As some of you already know, I'm working on a PhD and this is the most absorbing thing I've ever done, bar none. Well, maybe except having a newborn baby! But yesterday I was feeling kind of lazy so I looked for a nice video for you all.
This is from a series of videos provided by the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, which give you a certain background on highlights of their collection. This one is about a very famous painting there, which has been dubbed "the best-loved painting in Ireland": The Meeting on the Turret Stairs. The story behind the scene in the painting is also really moving, if you want to take a look at it. It was inspired by a Danish ballad about an ill-fated love.
So, time for some work! Here I leave you activities in three steps:
1. Check pronunciation and meaning of this art-related vocabulary before you listen:
miniature (portraits)
watercolour
narrative genre scene
oil painting
a gilt frame
glazes
... and non-art-related vocabulary:
he started off as
it was highly regarded
it was snapped up by a dealer
to mistake sth for sth else
to make a pilgrimage
2. Complete these phrases with a maximum of three words.
He was ___________ of his career
He ___________ to copyright
Vulnerable to ___________
A balance over ___________ and ___________
This is the flexible approach that we've tried to ___________
3. Answer these questions:
What did writer George Eliot say about the theme of the painting? And about the knight?
What happened once Burton became director of the National Gallery in London?
Why is it important to protect this painting from light?
This time, I'm going to leave three days before I publish the key. Make sure you leave some comments! I'd love to kear from you and about your answers or doubts!
Enjoy the video and the Irish accent!
Again, sorry for the long absences. As some of you already know, I'm working on a PhD and this is the most absorbing thing I've ever done, bar none. Well, maybe except having a newborn baby! But yesterday I was feeling kind of lazy so I looked for a nice video for you all.
This is from a series of videos provided by the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, which give you a certain background on highlights of their collection. This one is about a very famous painting there, which has been dubbed "the best-loved painting in Ireland": The Meeting on the Turret Stairs. The story behind the scene in the painting is also really moving, if you want to take a look at it. It was inspired by a Danish ballad about an ill-fated love.
So, time for some work! Here I leave you activities in three steps:
1. Check pronunciation and meaning of this art-related vocabulary before you listen:
miniature (portraits)
watercolour
narrative genre scene
oil painting
a gilt frame
glazes
... and non-art-related vocabulary:
he started off as
it was highly regarded
it was snapped up by a dealer
to mistake sth for sth else
to make a pilgrimage
2. Complete these phrases with a maximum of three words.
He was ___________ of his career
He ___________ to copyright
Vulnerable to ___________
A balance over ___________ and ___________
This is the flexible approach that we've tried to ___________
3. Answer these questions:
What did writer George Eliot say about the theme of the painting? And about the knight?
What happened once Burton became director of the National Gallery in London?
Why is it important to protect this painting from light?
This time, I'm going to leave three days before I publish the key. Make sure you leave some comments! I'd love to kear from you and about your answers or doubts!
Enjoy the video and the Irish accent!
