Reading. Seeing faces, slide 91
Watch the video    and do the ex-es 1,2,4 slide 95
Writing  Review  slide 96 ex 4

1. Complete the sentences with wordss from the box.

a. Do you like the stone bust of Beethoven sitting on top of the piano?
b. In Van Gogh’s self-portrait, we see that he painted himself wearing a bandage over one ear.
c. Many celebrities post selfies of themselves on social media so everyone can see their latest image.
d. I sat for two days while the artist painted my portrait.

4. Watch again and answer the questions.

a. What did Oxford Dictionaries do in 2013?
Oxford Dictionary named “selfie” the word of the year in 2013.
b. Why have artists been creating portraits of pople for hundreds of years.
A portrait is an artistic representation of a person. For centuries people have created images for historical and artistic purposes. They show popular figures and their personalities.
c. What negative opinions of selfies does the presenter mention?
Selfies that we share everyday aren’t as carefully created as older portraits and they are less artistic.
d. What is the value of selfies?
Selfies show this generation’s fashion and culture. They show how things can change over time.
e. What can great portraits show us that selfies might not be able to?
Unlike selfies, portraits go deeper into the person’s emotions, character. It can make the viewer feel like they know somebody they have never met or bring to life somebody who died hundreds of years ago.

4. Complete the sentences with the most suitable words or phrases from the box.

1. The painting uses a lot of straight lines with very few curves.
2. Although it was painted nearly 100 years ago, it still feels quite modern.
3. It seems as if it was painted outside.
4. It’s very bright and colorful, with reds, blues, yellows and black and white.
5. The picture obviously tells a story; you can see exactly what’s going to happen next.
6. The man in the foreground seems mysterious because we can’t see his face.