Lesson:Essentials/46

Grammar

1. Complete with could or couldn't:

1. _______ you stop doing that? It's annoying!
2. I _______ possibly finish such a large pizza alone.
3. _______ you ask her to go out with me?
4. You _______ ask mister Sebel to help you.
5. Where _______ he have parked his car?
6. He _______ have done this. He was with me the whole time.
7. We _______ go to France next summer.
8. I _______ lift the box. It was too heavy for me.
9. Sarah _______ eat because she was ill.
10. If I _______ only turn back time.

2. Complete with can, can´t, could or couldn't:

a. Before Andy came to the USA, she ______ speak English. Now she _______ understand everything.

b. Nancy _______ run twenty miles when she was younger.

c. Brian was so tired last night that he _______ sleep.

d. We had a great picnic last Sunday, but my friend Bob _______ come.

e. I _______ somersault now, but I _______ when I was two. (somersault = cambalhota)

f. Mary was so busy that she _______ accept the invitation to go out.

g. Joe _______ whistle at all. Now he _______.

h. Lisa _______ play baseball, but she _______ when she was three.

Pronunciation

Examples

Vocabulary

Art

• Actor
• Actress
• Mask
• Spotlight
• Stage
• Director
• Megaphone
• Star, celebrity
• Audience
• Applause
• Clap
• Boo
• Painting
• Frame
• Painter, artist (general)
• Easel
• Canvas
• Paint
• Palette
• Paint brush
• Portfolio
• Model
• Sculptor
• Sculpture
• Pedestal
• Bust
• Museum

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/art/

Slang and Idioms /Phrasal Verbs

1.

Conversation

1. Do you like any kind of art? Which one?
2. What do you consider art? Why?
3. Are you an artist? If not, would you like to be an artist?
4. Would you like to be on stage? What would you like to perform? (sing, play, etc)
5. Are there good museums where you live?
6. When you travel to different places, what do you most like to meet?
7. Do you like to go to theaters? How often do you go?
8. Which famous movie directors do you know?
9. Who are your favorite movie stars? In what movies did they particiate?

Travel…

1.

Prepositions

around

Review

1. Use the words can, can't, could or couldn't to complete the sentences below:

a. Bob _______ swim but he _______ when he was two years old..

b. Steve's younger sister _______ surf, but he _______.

c. Last week it was sunny and we _______ go swimming, but this week we _______.

d. Russel _______ play the violin, but he _______ play the piano.

e. Seaturtles _______ swim, but they _______ fly.

f. Tony _______ cook now, but he _______ before taking cooking classes.

g. Kimi _______ dance with fans, but she _______ dance samba.

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model:

1. The actress couldn't go to the stage. / actor / director
2. The painter wasn't using the canvas / palette / paint brush
3. That painting has no frame. / colors / sculpture
4. The audience will be arriving at 7pm / The star / The artists
5. At the end, the audience clapped / applause / boo
6. That actor could be in the spotlight / can / That celebrity
7. I saw the portfolio of that sculptor / it's beautiful / different
8. This museum has many different pieces of art / sculptures / rare paintings

3. According to the vocabulary above, try to guess what's the definition of the sentences:

1. A material where we use to hold in our hands with many different colors of paint.
2. The place where the actors like to be.
3. The main person of a movie, play, etc.
4. An instrument used so the person can speak louder.
5. A bad reaction of the audience after a presentation.
6. The thing used to hold sculptures.
7. The people who use their body and beauty as a job.

4. Text listening:

Answers

5. Free exercise:

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