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Play & Play Connections 3 Student's Book

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Lesson 1. Art

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Lesson 1. Art

1. What’s the purpose of a debate? Who do you choose to have debates with? Who is interested in debate? 

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Answer: The point of a debate is to exchange ideas and say whether you are for or against a topic, giving arguments to support your opinions. You can have debates at school with other classmates. Everyone can be interested in debates, depending on their topic

2. Work in pairs. Look at these art-related topics. Which one would you choose to debate? Who would you debate with?

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Answer: I would like to debate “Modern art” with my art teacher

3. Look at the picture. How does the painting make you feel? Some people think the girl seems sad and that she is homeless. Are you for or against this idea? Justify your answers.

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Answer: I agree with the people who say that the girl in the picture looks sad. She looks too young to be selling fruit. Her smile looks fake

4. Read the text again and underline the most interesting facts. Can you tell some key words and details from it?

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1. Why was Murillo adopted? Because his dad passed away

2. Is his work classified as sacred art? No, it is not

3. What does his work portray? Poverty, homeless and poor children

4. Where can some of his paintings be found? In important museums such as the Hermitage

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5. Look back at the text in Activity 2 and focus on the phrases in blue. Do you recognize the construction of passive sentences? Are they used to make generalizations about people’s ideas or to give further information?

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Phrases in blue: was created by, was born, was adopted by, cannot be classified, can be found


The construction of passive sentences is with a subject + form of to be + past participle


They are used to focus attention on the action made and it is not important to know who or what performed that action

6. Work in groups. Is it easy for you to express your opinion about artistic topics? 

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Neutral tone: it might help…, Ladies and gentlemen, Some people forget to…, You also have to consider…


Biased tone: You’re completely wrong!, Your argument is really valid because…, That’s is nonsense…, I am afraid, I can’t agree…, Yes, we should all agree!

7. Work in pairs. Answer these questions about the painting Boy with a Dog.

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a. Is the painting as sad as Girl Selling Fruit, painted by Murillo? No, it is not. They boy is happy


b. What feeling is portrayed by the painting? Happiness


c. What is your opinion about this painting? I think it is happy


d. What kind of art do you like and support? I like modern art

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8. Work in groups. What do you think about lost pieces of art? What would happen if a piece of art disappeared? Do you know any pieces of art that have been lost?

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Answer: I think it is sad that some pieces of art are lost due to natural causes, like a fire, but it is worse when people purposefully steal them. At least now, if some pieces of art disappear, there is a digital archive where everyone can see what these paintings look like.

9. Use the information from the paintings to discuss these questions with a partner: 

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a. What can be done to preserve works of art? I think people have to be honest


b. What do you think causes the loss of some works of art? I think one of the causes is natural disasters

10. Work in groups. What expressions would you use in a debate? The following expressions are used when you participate in a debate. Some are for, while others are against.

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Expressions for: A convincing argument in favor is…, People are convinced that…, They believed that…, It is widely maintained that…


Expressions against: It could be argued that…, A further criticism of…, Opponents claim that…, All are opposed to…

11. Using the two masterpieces you investigated about, write a couple of arguments to support in a debate related to Lost Art.

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Answer: To support in a debate, you can use: It is evident that…, While this is true…

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