Verb + adjective collocations

become     prove       seem      get     consider     make      remain

 _______   involved (with/in)   interested    beyond   upset   freaked out   killed

 _______  apparent  available   aware   blurred   established   evident  
 independent      involved   obvious   visible  widespread

 ________  appropriate    friendly    relevant    interested   necessary   true    right

________  available    aware   explicit  visible   known

_________  successful   useful   useless    right

_________  constant   stable    unchanged   unclear   mysterious

_________  beautiful   appropriate  obvious   plausible   unlikely



Adverb + verb

apply equally, behave differently, change constantly, change dramatically, change rapidly, communicate effectively, contribute significantly, differ considerably, differ significantly, differ widely, expand rapidly, explore further, grow rapidly, increase dramatically, occur frequently, occur naturally, rely heavily (on), respond appropriately, state explicitly, think differently, treat differently, treat equally, use effectively, use sparingly, vary considerably, vary greatly, vary significantly, vary widely, work effectively


Verb + adverb

adversely affect, briefly describe, briefly discuss, clearly understand, closely resemble, critically evaluate, directly affect, fully understand, generally agree, greatly enhance, greatly increase, severely affect, significantly affect, significantly increase, strongly agree, strongly disagree, strongly suggest

24 collocation to practice (Quizlet)

How to say what you mean and mean what you say - conversational skills

A global effort to make communication clearer, kinder, and more meaningful for everyone started in the front seat of Jefferson Fisher's car. He's a Texas trial lawyer who started recording videos from his car during breaks in court.

Discuss the following pieces of statements:

"What you say to people is who you are".

"We're living in a world of transmission - not connection."

"Argue less, talk more."

The Next Conversation

1. "What you say is who you are"

"People don't remember what you say, they remember how you made them feel"

2. Social media / texting etc

replacement / transactiona / the warmth of someone's smile / describing the sound of a band or a sunset / misinterpretations / essential / connection

3.

""Why" is a trigger word".

 

5 Ways to Listen Better

In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you.

Watch:

5 Ways to Listen Better


Vocab:

retain

roughly

extraction

recognise

signal

distinguish

pink noise

to discount

embedded

the flow of time

Pre-listening:

What is the difference between hearing and listening?

___________________________________________

Part 1. 0:00-2.00

Techniques we use to listen (extract meaning from sound):

Pattern recognition: example__________________

Differencing: example ______________________

Filters:

___________

___________

___________

___________

___________

___________

How does sound tell us about the space around us?

___________________________________________

What does Julian say about how sound and time are related?

____________________________________________

Part 2 2.00-

What is RASA?

____________________________________________

What the 5 ways of becoming a better listener?

___________

___________

___________

___________

___________

5 Ways Listening can change your life

Silence (Listen to the first three minutes)

The mixer

Savouring

Listening positions

RASA

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

Set in the near future, in dystopian Melbourne, Australia, The Lost Thing is a story about Shaun who enjoys collecting bottle tops for his bottle top collection. One day, while collecting bottle tops near a beach, he discovers a strange creature. A simple story well told.

Watch:

The Lost Thing

Picture books for grown ups

Language notes:

working t__________ on sth
a weird l______ about sth/sb
There was no d_______ sth
ask i__ sb
physical ma_______
careful ob________
controlled ex_________
nothing l___ to do but
at l_____ until
I couldn't just l_____ it
w_______ the streets
a r____ dilemma
a pigeon h___
The Federal Department of O___ and Ends
all the w___ into the city
fill in the f_____
leaving b_____
i______ looking
from t___ to time
see sth out of the c_______ of my eye
doesn't q_____ fit
s____ noticing




_____________
Check

working tirelessly on sth
a weird look about sth/sb
There was no denying sth
ask if sb
physical manifestation
careful observation
controlled experimentation
nothing left to do but
at least until
I couldn't just leave it
wandering the streets
a real dilemma
a pigeon hole
The Federal Department of Odds and Ends
all the way into the city
fill in the forms
leaving behind
important looking
from time to time
see sth out of the corner of my eye
doesn't quite fit
stop noticing


Discussion:

1. How much of the story was told with words and how much with visual action?
2. Would you have been able to follow the story with the sound turned down?
3. What musical instruments were used in the music?
4. What other noises were used - how do you think these were created?
5. Is this a sad depressing story or a whimsical happy one?

Scene breakdown:

The Utopia Scene

Before listening: 

Writer, Illustrator, Producer, Composer, Foley artist, CG designer, Editor

What would each of these people be responsible for in creating an animated film?

Who would guide the project as a whole?

Who would have more creative freedom, who would have less?

Which job would you be most comfortable doing?


1. Shaun Tan: writer illustrator

components
a binding aesthetic
distant childhood memories
deep-seated memories
spatial relationships
lingering
under the surface

Replace the  bold words with one of these words:

appearances, unifying, separate details, unconscious, compositional, remaining, early 


2. Music composer

otherworldly
a question of how experimental to make the scene
in the end they decided for a melodic, warm feel
so the audience felt the conclusion of the story

Replace the  bold words with one of these words:

tuneful, unconventional, resolution, timeless yet strange

Why did they decide to use a guitar in the Utopia sequence?


CG Artist and Animator / editor


1. What made the Utopia scene special in the film?
2. Why was it tricky to create the horn creature?
3. What part of the blimp creature was challenging to model?

A great starting point 
exist slightly on its own
reference sketches
creature by creature a slightly different challenge
tapering shape
texture reference
sway around

Replace the  bold words with one of these words:

surface, float, surface, one character at a time, way to begin, independently, schematic, unique, 


Sound design

foley artist
how literal should we go?

They broke down each character into:

1. what it was _______
2. visual ______
3. the way it _______
4. also it's c______ and p__________

guidelines
prop closets 
markings
mic up 

the literal sound didn't communicate the correct t_____, w______, s_____ or e________

Why was the sound of squeaking wood appropriate for the bird in the cage?

Replace the  bold words with one of these words:

rules or principles, record, sound making, objects for theatre or film, lines, physically realistic, 


Producer

the big reveal
capture the pathos

Replace the  bold words with one of these words: 

surprise, sadness

1. Why does she call Utopia "the big reveal"?
2. Where was "the original picture"?


Shaun

1. Why did Shaun decide to have no music over the credits?
2. Why does Shaun prefer ambiguous endings?
3. Why is the film deliberately not giving a clear concept?

epilogue
adds a sad note
counterpoint
transition
living nightmare 
dichotomy
ambiguous
a life outside the film  

glimpse
origin story
adaptable

Replace the  bold words with one of these words:

after story, contrast, backstory, change, brief vision, binary decision, open-ended, beyond, feeling

The Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, “When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first.” As difficult as turbulence is to understand mathematically, we can use art to depict the way it looks. Natalya St. Clair illustrates how Van Gogh captured this deep mystery of movement, fluid and light in his work.

Lead in

Draw some flowing water. How can you represent something fluid, with static lines?

Go to Ted Lesson:

The math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

1. Who admitted van Gogh to a mental asylum?

2. What is an energy cascade?

3. What is turbulence?

4. What is relativity?

5. What is the Hubble telescope?

6. What is amazing about van Gogh's 1889 Starry Night painting?

Discuss

1. Is it important that Van Gogh seems to have accidentally represented turbulence? Why?

2. If we can just take photographs or films of fluid things, why bother trying to represent them through painting or drawing? 

Descension




Hannah Gadsby: Nanette | The Sunflowers

lead in:


Who painted this?

If I give you "unsolicited" advice, does it mean the advice is...
A) poorly researched?
B) unasked for?
C) not from a lawyer?
D) not advice that I follow myself?

Discuss

1. Should people who suffer from mental illness take medication or try to cope without it?

2. Is there a connection between artistic talent and mental instability?

3. How might the medication van Gogh was taking have actually been partly responsible for the Sunflowers?


Guide questions

1. According to the man, why should artists not take medication for mental health problems?


Kahoot Quiz

The Math of Starry Night

IELTS Speaking test analysis

 Thai candidate 

Examples of different candidates

French speaker

Figurative language and word play

 

How is language used in these ads?

 

Find

Metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, superlative, multiple adjectives, use of three words, rhyme, use of two words, unusual punctuation, made-up words

Quiz

Think of ways these are used in the names of shops....

acronym

portmanteau (a blend of two words)

imperative

adjective used as name

adjective as noun

Use of punctuation in name

Use of possessive

Scavenger Hunt

 

Go and find some examples of these! Take a photo!

 

Word play / pun

Deliberate misspelling

Alliteration

Abbreviation

Named after a place

Superlative

Onomatopoeia

Acronym

Non-word as name

Portmanteau

Imperative verb

Adjective used as name

Use of punctuation in name

Use of possessive

Reference to Greek mythology

Exotic word as name 

Extra-long name (sentence or long phrase)

Other

 

• Puff Dad E (Vape shop, Essex)
• Jean Claude Van Man (Removals, Southport)
• Some Fin Fishy (Pet shop, Wirral)
• Pest in Peace (Pest control, Wilmslow)
• Thaitanic (Thai restaurant, Belfast)
• Hairy Pop-Ins (Pet nannies, Shetland, Scotland)
• William the Concreter (Concrete mixer van, Battle, East Sussex)
• Taco Look At Me Now (Taco van, West Sussex)
• Love you a Latte (Cafe, Mumbles, Swansea)