Reporting on a visit to an art exhibition

Skills building 1: listening to instructions to report on a visit

Have you ever visited an art gallery, a museum or an exhibition? Where and when did you go? Why did you go there? What did you see there? Did you see someone like the organizer of the exhibition, the artist or the photographer there? Did you learn anything new by going? If so, please explain.

If you are going to report on a visit to an exhibition, what information do you need to include?

Step 1: taking notes to report on a visit You will listen to an art teacher talking, and then complete the notes about the information included in the report. Then you will use the information you gathered to report on a visit to an art exhibition.

1. what place I visited 2. _______ I went there 3. _______ I went to see 4. ____________ for the trip describe some of the _______ say whether I _______ them or not 5. Give some details about the painter and his _______ where he _______ how he became _________ in painting where he has _______ when what the reason paintings liked life grew up interested studied

6. find out his __________ 7. find out why the painter choose the name for the exhibition masterpiece

Study the advertisement for the exhibition in Part B on page 43 and then listen to Part B to fill in the missing information.

(1) _______ -29th May Student Day 30th May (student price: ￥ (2) _______) Zhang Linghong has been painting for (3) ______ years and this is an exhibition of his recent work in Guilin, Guangxi Province. He shows many beautiful views of the (4) _________ and the surrounding (5) _____ and presents them in a unique way. 22nd 5 20 Li River hills

Skills building 2: asking technical questions

Suppose you are at a photographic exhibition and you happen to see the photographer. Think about what questions you would like to ask him or her. You may discuss your questions in pairs.

Step 2: finding out technical information By interviewing an artist, you will practice how to find out technical information.

Where did you get the idea from? What did you do first? What did you do next? How did you get this effect? How long did it take you to finish your work? How did you decide what to call it? What do you think of it?

One acts as the artist and the other as the one who interviews the artist. Pair work: When you finish the interview, you should change roles.

Skills building 3: writing a report on a visit

What should be included in a report :  Heading—what the report is about  Introduction—place/date of visit/what was seen/people met  description of what was seen  description of people met  Conclusion—what you thought of the visit

Step 3: writing a report Possible example: Report on Art Club visit to Glance of Guilin Introduction Place of visit: City art Gallery Date of visit: 29th May What was seen: an exhibition by Zhang Linghong

The exhibition 1 The collection: 12 paintings, painted between 2003 and The masterpiece: Guilin Heights, over 3m tall, focusing on several caves, painted in a unique way. The artist

born in Hangzhou in 1961, admitted to Beijing School of Art in 1983, set up a studio in Hangzhou after graduation, studied in the USA in the 1990s, presented his paintings in Guilin Conclusion fantastics and impressive, painted at different angles, cannot be missed

1. admit: verb [I or T] (-tt-) to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly: He admitted his guilt/mistake. [+ (that)] She admitted (that) she had made a mistake. [+ ing form of verb] She admitted making a mistake. 他承认了他的错误。 她承认她犯了错误。 她承认犯了错误。

verb [T] （ -tt- ） (1) to allow someone to enter a place: Each ticket admits one member and one guest. 每一张票允许一个成员及一个客人。 (2) to allow a person or country to join an organization: Spain was admitted to the European Community in 西班牙是在 1986 年被允许加入欧洲共同体的。

admission noun [C or U] (1) when you agree that something is true, especially unwillingly: Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat. 她的沉默被视为承认内疚 / 失败。 (2) when someone is given permission to enter a place, or the money that you pay to enter a place:

The admission charge/fee is £2. 入场费是两英镑。 admit of sth. phrasal verb FORMAL to allow something or make it possible: The present schedule does not admit of modification (= it cannot be changed). 目前的时间安排不允许改变。

2. experiment: noun [C or U] a test done in order to learn something or to discover whether something works or is true: Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned. 一些人认为在动物身上的实验应该被禁止。 experiment verb [I] to try something in order to discover what it is like:

The school is experimenting with (= trying) new teaching methods. 这所学校正在实验新的教学方法。 3. take turns to do sth. 轮流干某事, 相当于 : take turns (at) doing sth. The three brothers took turns to look after their sick mother. 这三兄弟轮流照看他们的生病的母亲。

in turn 轮流着 by turns 轮流, 交替 on the turn 正在转变中 out of turn 不依顺序地, 不合时宜地 It’s one’s turn to do sth. 轮到某人做某事