Today we are talking about ……
… illusions.
C
A
B
How many faces can you see in picture A?
Three.
How many dogs are in picture B? – 2,3 or 4?
Two (heads), four (bodies)
What do you see in picture C – an elderly couple, a vase or two people: one playing the guitar and the other listening?
All of them.
Why do we not always see things as they really are?
We don’t always see things as they really are because of optical illusions and because we all have different opinions.
Learn new words.
to play tricks on
сложный для понимания
обманывать, дурачить
complicated
process
процесс
elderly
пожилой
image
картина, изображение
ряд, последовательность
series
individual
принимать, пропускать
to take in
индивидуальный
train track
оптическая иллюзия
optical illusion
железнодорожный путь
Learn new words.
complicated
elderly
image
individual
optical illusion
to play tricks on
series
train track
Read the text and match phrases A-F to gaps 1-5. there is one extra phrase.
E
D
F
A
B
Choose the correct word.
Brain – мозг
Fantasy – фантазия
Illusion – иллюзия, обман зрения
Imagination – воображение
Mind – соображать
Reflection – отражение
Shadow – тень
Test – проверка, тест
Head – the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
Mind – the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things.
Test – a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like.
Illusion – an idea or belief that is not true, or something that is not what it seems to be.
Fantasy – a pleasant but unlikely situation that you enjoy thinking about, or the activity of thinking in this way.
Shadow – an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something.
Imagination – the ability to form pictures in the mind.
Reflection – the image of something in a mirror or on any reflective surface.
Head – the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
Brain – the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity.
Fantasy – a pleasant situation that you enjoy thinking about but is unlikely to happen, or the activity of imagining things like this.
Imagination – something that you think exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true.
Word list
Making assumptions
This picture must be very old.
It can’t be original.
This picture may be expensive.
Look at the painting and choose the correct word in each sentence.
The Kitchen Maid by Johannes Vermeer
Study skills
Look at the painting and read the description.
Is the description detailed?
Yes, the description is detailed.
What is the mentioned about:
the people?
The people are a group of field workers collecting grapes. There is a man on a cart on the left of the painting and a group of women carrying baskets on the right.
the place?
The place is in the open countryside.
the colours?
The colours are natural shades of green, red and blue.
the style?
The picture is realistic.
The Vintage at Chateau Lagrande by Jules Breton
Describe this painting as fully as possible.
Answer
Help
The Sunday School Walk by Albert Anker
Listen to two friends trying to decide where to go on Saturday afternoon. Where do they decide to go?
Making suggestions
Script
To an art exhibition
To a film festival
To a dance performance
To see a play
You are discussing what arts event your class should organize to raise money for charity. These are your options.
- A photographic exhibition
- A demonstration by a well-known local artist
- A classical music concert
- A painting competition
Act out your dialogue. You an use the tapescript for Ex. 7 as a model. Make sure you discuss all the options before deciding on one.
Answer
Match the words in the two columns. Then use the phrases in their correct form to complete the sentences.
Workbook
Fill in: in, at, about .
Underline the correct item.
Correct the sentences. Use: a fantasy, minds, process, a shadow, illusions.