Homework: developing
conversations, p. 71 (A) + Reading
Installation:
[countable] a piece of modern art which can include objects, light,
sound etc .
still life plural still lifes [uncountable
and countable]
a picture of an arrangement of objects, for example
flowers or fruit
Plot:
story/film
The events that form the main story of a book, film,
or play:
The plot was a little confusing.
We discover that Jack isn't as
innocent as he seems, as the plot unfolds (=gradually becomes clearer).
It’s been a long time since I last went to the cinema.
I haven’t been to the theatre for ages.
be all the rage
informal to be very popular or fashionable:
DiCaprio became all the rage
after starring in the film 'Titanic'.
hooked
1 curved outwards or shaped like a hook:
a hooked
nose
2 [not before noun] informal if you are hooked on a drug, you
feel a strong need for it and you cannot stop taking it [= addicted]
hooked on
I know a
girl who got hooked on cocaine.
3 [not before noun] informal if you are hooked on something,
you enjoy it very much and you want to do it as often as possible
hooked on
I got
hooked on TV when I was sick.
Modern art is not my thing.
Once in a while / once in a blue moon.
I haven’t seen a film in a long time.
I was amazed at the look of such terrific sculptures.
I prefer the cinema best.
I think (that) in the future prices will be even
lower.
Young people can’t afford a house.
Make the prices cheaper.
sculptor /ˈskʌlptə r / noun [ C ]
[ ART ] someone who makes sculpture
scenery /ˈsiːn ə ri/ noun [ U ]
1 COUNTRYSIDE the attractive, natural things
that you see in the countryside
The Grand
Canyon is famous for its spectacular scenery.
2 THEATRE the large pictures of buildings,
countryside, etc. used on a theatre stage
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