Unit 7

Visual Stories
1 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Then match each picture to the
correct sentence. Write the number.

audience  meaningful  oral  shock  subject  visual  witness

1.

4 a. The student gave an oral

presentation with images on a screen.

2.
3 b. The witness saw the thief
stealing the canvas.

3. 5 c. The painting was meaningful

to her.

1 d. The audience showed their

4. anger when the artist didn’t appear.

6 e. The image portrayed a man who was in

shock .

5.
2 f. Her dogs were the subject of
her portraits.

6.

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 2 Read each definition and write the word. Then use the letters in the circles to spell the
name of a famous artist.
1. An image, usually of somebody’s
head and shoulders P O R T R A I T

2. Something that is very

important and significant M E A N I N G F U L

3. Special cloth to paint on C A N V A S

4. The people who watch, read or listen

to something A U D I E N C E

5. Someone who sees something happen W I T N E S S

6. Spoken, not written O R A L

The famous artist is P I C A S S O .

3 Listen. Complete the notes with a vocabulary word. Tick T for True or F for False for
each sentence. Then, in your notebook, rewrite the false statements to make them true.
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T F
1. To capture scenes of rainy weather, change your lenses outdoors. ✓
2. After you have the image you want, walk further ✓
away from the subject and take the picture again.

3. Help people’s understanding of the size of ‘big’ landscapes ✓

by including a person, a car or animals in your photo.

4. Include an animal’s habitat to help the visual ✓

representation of that animal.

5. Use the flash on your camera to portray buildings ✓

when there is little light.

6. Water can cause permanent damage to your camera. ✓

You need to carry certain things with you.

7. Make portraits of people meaningful ✓

by getting to know them first.

8. Help your memories of photos last by keeping ✓

a record of when, where and of whom the photos were taken.
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 Gr ammar
Past passive: Describing past actions and processes

Thieves stole a Gauguin painting A Gauguin painting was stolen by thieves 40

40 years ago. years ago.

Picasso revolutionised art. Art was revolutionised by Picasso.

Art dealers sold paintings for millions Paintings were sold by art dealers for millions
of dollars. of dollars.

When we use the passive, we usually focus on the action performed, not on the person
performing it. However, when we use the past passive, it’s more common to focus on the thing
or person performing the action. We do this by using by. This is especially true when we talk
about artwork and important discoveries.

The passive is more common in formal writing and less frequent in conversation.

To form the past passive, use was/were + past participle.

1 Rewrite each sentence in the past passive so that the meaning is the same.
1. Researchers found simply painted rocks from 10,000 years ago.

Simply painted rocks from thousands of years ago were found by researchers .

2. Our ancestors recorded history in a permanent way through paintings.

History was recorded in a permanent way by our ancestors through paintings .

3. Paintings told stories about the past before cameras.

Before cameras, stories about the past were told by paintings .

4. Ancient civilizations painted and decorated their ceramic pottery

with stories.

Ceramic pottery
was painted and decorated with stories
by ancient civilizations .

5. In the past, people made things to last.

In the past, things were made to last .

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 2 Listen. Complete the sentences with words from the box and the past passive of the verbs
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abstract  canvas  landscape  masterpiece  permanent  quality  shock  witnesses

1. The masterpiece Guernica was painted (paint) by Pablo Picasso.

2. The town of Guernica was bombed (bomb) by the German air force.

3. The shock of war was portrayed (portray) in the painting.

4. More than 1,600 people were killed (kill).

5. The town and landscape were destroyed (destroyed).

6. Reports by witnesses were printed (print) in the newspapers.

7. A mural-size canvas was used (use) for the painting.

8. The subjects were shown (show) in a new abstract style.

9. The painting was returned (return) to Spain in 1981 where it now has a
permanent home.

3 Write. Choose a painting by an artist you admire. Find out more about it. Use the past
passive and the vocabulary in the box in Activity 2 to write about the painting.
Answers will vary.
My painting is by .

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 1 Listen and read. Are you familiar with all the different ways stories can be portrayed?
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THE WORLD IS A SCREEN

People have always illustrated certain information or products appear

stories on some sort of screen. First, we on our screens when we shop on the
had cave walls. Now, we have tablets, Internet.
smartphones, televisions and cinema We can take 360-degree images
screens almost everywhere we go. with a smartphone. Social network
More than ever, our world is becoming sites have introduced the possibility
one big canvas of sophisticated, of allowing 360-degree videos. These
high-resolution images – a modern videos allow our friends and fans to see
collection of visual stories. the scenes and stories happening all
Digital screens are on our around us. We can already experience
computers and play stations and in smells and movement in 4D cinemas.
headsets or helmets with screens Soon 360-degree cinemas will be an
inside. They show us a virtual reality, a experience, too. Audiences will feel
3D world that allows us to interact with like they’re right in the middle of a
it. Digital screens are on our wrists; scene, watching the action taking place
they’re in our hands on smartphones around them. As Shakespeare said, ‘All
and tablets; they’re in shopping centres the world’s a stage.’ Now that stage is on
selling products; they’re in cars and a screen!
aeroplane seats; they’re in photo frames
and even on our fridges at home.
Screens are everywhere, and
most are connected to ‘the cloud’. We
can control the stories we see on our
screens with our fingertips, with our
voices or with gestures. What’s more,
screens are becoming an extension of
ourselves, a part of our own personal
story. Screens tell us our heart rates,
our stress levels, our exercise levels and
what we’re eating. Companies can even
identify what we like and then make

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 2 Read and answer the questions.
1. What were the first ‘screens’ ever used?

The first ‘screens’ were cave walls.

2. How are modern images different from images from the past?

Modern images are more sophisticated and high-resolution.

3. What digital screen can you wear on your body?

A headset, helmet and watch.

4. What types of information can a screen tell us about ourselves?

A screen can tell us about our health and diet.

5. How can we tell our friends stories about ourselves?

360-degree video allows our friends to see our stories and everything around us.

6. Why do you think the stories are more about how we see things through technology rather
than what we see?

The article talks more about the technology of screens and innovations in this area
rather than the type of information we see on the screens.

3 List five different places we find screens. Write notes for each and describe one way we
use that screen. Possible answers

Screen Use
1. Play station 1. To play video games
2. Smart watch 2. To see how much exercise I’ve done
3. Fridge 3. To control the temperature of the food
4. Aeroplane seat 4. To watch a film during the flight
5. 360-degree cinema 5. To experience being inside a film

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7 Write questions. Find out how your friends or classmates use their screens. Answers will vary.
What time of the day do you look at your first screen? Do you ever look at two screens
at the same time (for example, computer screen and smartphone)? What screen do you
play games on? Do your parents have a screen in their car? How many screens are there in
your home?
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 Gr ammar
Reported speech: Describing what others say

She says, ‘I can’t draw!’ She says (that) she can’t draw.

He said, ‘I think I will join an art class.’ He said he would join an art class.

‘Put the tops on my pens.’ The illustrator tells/is telling/told them

to put the tops on his pens.

‘Will you help me?’ she asked. She asked (me) if I would help her.

We use reported speech to tell someone else what another person said. (This is different from
direct or quoted speech when we quote the speaker’s exact words between quotation marks.)
When the reporting verb – say, tell, ask – is in the present, there is no tense change to the verb.
When the reporting verb is in the past – said, told, asked – the verb tenses change as follows:
present past   will, can would, could
Remember to change the pronouns in the reported speech to represent the speaker’s point of view.
She said, ‘My friend likes landscape paintings.’ She said her friend liked landscape paintings.
To report a command, use told + person + the infinitive with to.

1 Listen. Which picture do the speakers talk about? Write A, B or C. Then report what they
said. Complete the sentences. Remember to change the pronoun where necessary. 034

A. B. C.

B 1. She said landscapes were her favourite paintings

_____ .

C 2. He says the subject could be a boy or a girl

_____ .

A 3. She said she loved abstract art

_____ .

B 4. She said the painting made her want to walk in the country
_____ .

C 5. He asked if he could learn to draw Manga

_____ .

A 6. He told me to read about abstract art online

_____ .

C 7. She asked if Manga drawings were always black and white

_____ .

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 2 Read Sol’s message to his friend. Underline the reported speech. Write the actual words
people say.

Hi Esme,
I’m looking for ideas for my end-of-year art project. The
teacher told us to take a photo of the town that would tell
a story. My mum laughed and said that was impossible
because the town was so modern! My dad told me to take
a photo of the river. He said that before people built roads,
they travelled on the river. My uncle says that you can see
parts of an old bridge over the river. Serge told me to forget the
old stuff and take photos of the modern shopping centre.
My grandma says that my grandad was a shipbuilder, so I
should visit the port.
I think my sister had the best idea. She asked me if there was one thing that
visually represented the town. I couldn’t think of one. So she told me to take a lot
of photos of the town and use a method called collage!
What do you think? Let me know.
Thanks,
Sol

1. The teacher said, ‘Take a photo of the town that will tell a story.’

2. My mum said, ‘That’s impossible because the town is so modern.’

3. My dad said, ‘Take a photo of the river.’

4. He said, ‘Before people built roads, they travelled on the river.’

5. My uncle says, ‘You can see parts of an old bridge over the river.’

6. Serge said,‘Forget the old stuff and take photos of the modern shopping centre.’

7. Grandma says, ‘Your grandad was a shipbuilder, so you should visit the port.’

8. My sister asked, ‘Is there one thing that visually represents the town?’

9. She said, ‘Take a lot of photos of the town and use a method called collage.’

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 Writing
We use reported speech and quoted speech (when we use quotation marks to surround the
exact words a person said) to make what somebody says part of our story. In reported speech,
changes of pronoun and tense may be necessary.
As he left, he said, ‘I’ll be back.’
As he left, he said that he would be back.
‘Sit down and have a slice of cake,’ my aunt tells me each time I visit.
My aunt tells me to sit down and have a slice of cake each time I visit.
‘Do you really like climbing?’ my dad asked when I showed him the photo.
My dad asked if I really liked climbing when I showed him the photo.

1 Organise.
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1. Your task is to choose a photo of a friend or family member and write the story that the
photo tells. Try to remember conversations you had when the photo was taken. Include
reported speech and quotations. On the lines below, write some of what was said.

2. Plan your writing. You’ll need an introductory paragraph with a topic sentence. Your topic
sentence will explain why you chose this particular photo. Write your topic sentence here.

You’ll need two to three body paragraphs. Describe the context in which the photo was
taken, why it was a memorable occasion and what people said, asked or told you.

Finally, you’ll need a short concluding paragraph. Try to summarise what effect the
person in the photo and the place or moment has had on your life.

2 Write.
1. Go to page 123 in your book. Re-read the model and writing prompt.
2. Write your first draft. Check for organisation, content, punctuation, capitalisation
and spelling.
3. Write your final draft. Share it with your teacher and classmates.
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 Now I can ...
• talk about images to tell important stories. o Yes, I can!
o I think I can.
‘A picture can paint a thousand words.’ Do you agree? Why or why not? o I need more practice.
Answers will vary.

• use the past passive to describe past actions and processes. o Yes, I can!
o I think I can.
Rewrite the sentences using the past passive. o I need more practice.

1. The magic lantern used candles to create a moving image.

Candles were used to create a moving image.

2. Thomas Edison invented a machine to watch cartoons.

A machine to watch cartoons was invented by Thomas Edison.

3. Robert Capa took meaningful pictures of the Spanish Civil War.

Pictures of the Spanish Civil War were taken by Robert Capa.

• use reported speech to describe what others said. o Yes, I can!

o I think I can.
1. What did a friend say or ask you yesterday? Possible answers o I need more practice.

My friend asked me if I had a healthy snack in my bag.

2. What did a teacher or parent tell you to do last week?

My/Our teacher told me/us to visit an art gallery.

• write a narrative essay about the story that a photo tells. o Yes, I can!
o I think I can.
If you could choose one photo to frame tomorrow, which one would it be? o I need more practice.
Why? Remember a conversation connected to the photo.
Answers will vary.

you decide Choose an activity. Go to page 96.

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