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Diary  Painters in Europe: Turner vs. Dali

William Turner  ° London 1775  † London 1851  Nationality: British  Romantic landscape painter  He was very much inspired by shipwrecks, fires, natural catastrophes and natural phenomena (such as sunlight, storm, rain and fog).

Salvador Dali  ° Figueres 1904  † Figueres 1989  Nationality: Spanish  Surrealistic painter  Dali was a very eccentric figure  He had a remarkable moustache

There + to be  There + to be = an equivalent of the Dutch ‘er zijn’ e.g. There are two boats on this painting.  ‘Zich bevinden’ can be expresses by ‘there + to be’  e.g. There are curtains at the window. (NOT: There hang…) Er hangen gordijnen voor de ramen.  e.g. There are towels in the cupboard. (NOT: There lie…) Er liggen handdoeken in de kast.  e.g. There are mice in the attic. (NOT: There sit…) Er zitten muizen op zolder.

There + to be: exercise  There is a fly in my soup.  There are many parks in New York.  There aren’t any tigers in Africa.  There are lots of hotels in big cities.  Is there a bank near here?  Is there life on Mars?  Is there a telephone I can use?  There is a football game tomorrow.  There are 8 students in my class.  There aren’t many people in my town.

Group work  Work in groups of 4  Describe the 2 paintings (use ‘there + to be’)  Compare the 2 paintings  Give your personal opinion  +/- 15 minutes  Speak English  Don’t shout and make sure that everybody can give their opinion  Present it to the class  Everybody has to say something!  +/- 2 minutes

Group 1: presentation

Group 2: presentation

Group 3: presentation

Group 4: presentation