Unit 7

Unit Opener Extend Worksheet 3.7.1

1 Work with a partner. Read and discuss.

The photo of La Bella Principessa shows a famous

portrait of a young woman who lived in fifteenth-
century Italy. Her fashionable clothing and hairstyle
and her serious expression help to tell her story.
Look back through your book. Find your favourite
photograph. What story does it tell?

2 What are your favourite types of visual art? Try to list at least three. Choose from the box
or list other visual arts you like. Below each one, write the title of an example of that visual
art or describe it – what it shows, what it’s about, or where it is.

painting cartoons/comics animation films

photography sculpture computer art graffiti

1.
An example is .

2.
An example is .

3.
An example is .
4.

An example is .
5.

An example is .

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 3 Write about one of your favourite types of visual art. What do you like about that type of
art? Do you remember how you were first introduced to it? Write about the experience.

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Vocabulary Extend Worksheet 3.7.2
1 Fill in the web. Use words from the box that relate to the visual arts.

represent  anger  scene  portrait  oral  image  canvas

represent image
visual arts

scene canvas
portrait

2 Read. Unscramble the correct word in the box and write it on the line.

nedditurnngas  arlo  cineadue  scokh  rapotry

1. Sometimes, a photograph is meant to shock the viewer.

2. A powerful image that leads to greater understanding between people is

what a photographer hopes for.

3. You know your work is successful if you get the correct response from your
audience .

4. Cave paintings that portray the world of ancient humans give us a

window into the past.

5. While ancient paintings have survived, many oral stories have not.

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 3 Read. Write answers to the questions. Use the words in bold in your answers. Then share
your answers with a partner.
1. How can a painting make you a witness to history?

2. If you were to paint a picture that would be a window into the past for future humans, what
would the subject of your painting be?

3. What are some of the most meaningful forms of communication today?

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Speaking Strategy Extend Worksheet 3.7.3

Speaking strategy

Explaining a process
First, Meanwhile,
After that, Make sure you
The next step is to Next,
Then Finally,

1 Put the steps in order. Imagine your brother has been given this writing assignment after a
visit to a museum: Identify and describe the most interesting painting you saw. He’s written
out the process he’ll follow and gives it to you to check. Number the steps in order for him.
Use words and phrases from the box to clarify. Then read the steps to a partner.

3 Then write a first draft.

1 First brainstorm paintings to write about.

2 Next, plan the beginning, middle and end.

4 Make sure you check that there are enough descriptive details.

6 After that, make a clean copy.

5 The next step is to edit and proofread.

7 Finally, hand in the assignment.

2 Choose a ‘word’ from the list. (These are NOT real words!) Think of a definition for this
step in a process. Then work with a partner. Take turns explaining the step.

brolate  emoze  geft  prek  snackle  threm

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Reading Extend Worksheet 3.7.4
1 Read. Complete the sentences with the correct word in brackets.
1. It’s not easy to capture a person’s expression in a painting. (last, capture)

2. A painting in the abstract style may not look like anything that exists in
real life. (abstract, realistic)

3. A certain style of painting that developed in France in the nineteenth

century is called Impressionism. (certain, permanent)

4. Animation has a long history that goes back to the seventeenth century.
(Landscape, Animation)

5. Today, digital animation has largely replaced more traditional methods ,

such as drawings and clay figures. (cartoons, methods)

2 Read. Which words make sense together? Circle all the correct letters for each item.
1. capture
a. real life b. method c. a scene d. an expression

2. sophisticated
a. landscape b. clothing c. technology d. behaviour

3. be a witness to
a. history b. a crime c. an image d. an accident

4. shock
a. your grandparents b. a viewer c. a subject d. an audience

5. a greater understanding of
a. the plight of endangered animals b. the world
c. your fashion footprint d. anger

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4 Look at the words. When you know the meaning of one form of a word, you can increase
your vocabulary by recognising related forms. How many of the words related to the word
realistic have you seen before? Use two of the words in a sentence.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
realism to realise real realistically
realist realistic really
reality

4 Complete the table. Write as many forms of each word as you can without using a
dictionary. Compare your table with a partner’s. Then use a dictionary to find additional
forms and add them to the table. Some of the spaces may remain blank.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
anger to anger angry angrily
animation to animate animated animatedly
image to image
imagery ­– ­–
imaging
understanding to understand understanding understandably
understandable understandingly

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Grammar 2 Extend Worksheet 3.7.5
1 Read. Choose the correct word or words from the box to complete each example of reported
speech.
is creating takes don’t worry to use would was
was to create took not to worry use will is

1. The narrator of the video said creating animations took careful

planning and teamwork.

2. He says that the first step is to design a mood board.

3. The editor tells the illustrator to use cooler colours and different music.

4. Then the illustrator told the editor he would revise the mood board.

5. The narrator says the next step is creating a storyboard.

6. The editor tells the illustrator not to worry because together they’ll get it
right.

2 Read. Then rewrite each numbered sentence below as direct speech or reported speech.
Follow the directions in brackets.
Imagine your friend told you some facts he read about the history of animation. Now you’re
telling someone else what your friend told you.
1. The earliest animation device was called the magic lantern. (direct speech)

‘The earliest animation device was called the magic lantern.’

2. My friend told me they (to be able to create) moving images on

a wall with a magic lantern and a candle. (reported speech)
My friend told me they could create moving images on a wall with a magic lantern and a candle.

3. In 1917 it took 58,000 illustrations to create the first animated film! (direct speech)

‘In 1917 it took 58,000 illustrations to create the first animated film!’

4. He says that today digital animation (to be able to save) a lot of

time and money. (reported speech)

He says that today digital animation can save a lot of time and money.

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Mission Extend Worksheet 3.7.6
1 What are three interesting things you learnt about Ami Vitale and her ideas about the
power and purpose of photography?
1.

2.

3.

2 Explain three reasons why it’s important to tell stories about other people and about
the world we live in.
1.

2.

3.

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 3 What stories do you want to tell? Why do you want to tell them? How will you tell them?
Write your ideas below.

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Unit Review Worksheet 3.7.7
1 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

last illustrators canvas represent

masterpieces cartoons images shock

1. The images painted on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs give us a

window into the past.

2. These scenes of life in ancient Egypt were the masterpieces of their time.

3. How can something so finely detailed last for 3,000 years?

4. What information about modern life would you choose to represent in a

work of art?

5. To bring about change, Ami Vitale sometimes takes photographs intended to

shock her audience.

6. Even cartoons and other animations can help to raise people’s

awareness of important issues of modern life.

2 Rewrite. Change each sentence to the past passive tense.

1. More than 100,000 years ago, early humans painted patterns on rocks.

More than 100,000 years ago, patterns were painted on rocks by early humans.

2. Tourists saw the work of unknown artists on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs.

The work of unknown artists was seen by tourists on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs.

3. The young lady wore fashionable clothing and a beautiful hair net for her portrait.

Fashionable clothing and a beautiful hair net were worn by the young lady for her portrait.

4. Da Vinci created masterpieces of art and science in fifteenth-century Italy.

Masterpieces of art and science were created by da Vinci in fifteenth-century Italy.

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 3 The sentences below contain errors. Rewrite each sentence correctly.
1. The speaker said ‘Manga is a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels aimed at adults
as well as children.

The speaker said, ‘Manga is a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels aimed

at adults as well as children.’

2. She told us we can easily recognise the style of Japanese manga.

She told us we could easily recognise the style of Japanese manga.

3. She said there are many variations, though, on the style of characters with huge hair and
large eyes.

She said, ‘There are many variations, though, on the style of characters with huge

hair and large eyes.’ / She said there were many variations, though, on the style of

characters with huge hair and large eyes.

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