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Video Words in the News
11 September 2013

Art in your face

Video Words in the News

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Transcript:

In the streets of Paris, you come face-to-face with art.

Hundreds of masks were created by Gregos, a truck driver turned self-taught

street artist.

And he's just installed his 500

th

sculpture. The masks replicate the artist's

features.

Most are spread all over the French capital, but with his masks also adorning

the streets of Japan, Brazil and the US, Gregos is one artist who is rarely out of

sight.

Vocabulary:

face-to-face
meeting someone in the same place

self-taught
someone who learnt something by themselves, without a teacher

replicate
reproduce

features
the different parts of a person's face

adorning
decorating, making a place or thing look beautiful

Watch the video online: Art in your face

http://bbc.in/1aY3qKT

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Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from
news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence
correctly.

face-to-face / self-taught / replicate / features / adorning

1. John Kent, leader of Thurrock Council, said: "I fear that if you build another

bridge or another tunnel in the east of the borough all you'll do is
__________ the problems of the west in the east - and everybody in the
middle will be stuck in a hideous pincer movement."

2. The colourful banners and billboards hung out to celebrate South Sudan's

independence back in July, and still ___________ the streets now, are all in
English. As are the names of the new hotels, shops and restaurants.

3. Through endless hours of __________ talks and telephone conversations,

aides from all sides are trying to put together a detailed plan of incentives
and commitments.

4. "When you say she has had her make-up tattooed on it sounds really

shocking. But actually it is done very subtly," she said. "It's done to
enhance her __________, it's not done to change her, to make her look like
somebody else. It's not done to change the way she looks."

5. Emma Smith, who is studying for her A-levels at Hull's Wyke College, is a

__________ street dancer. She learned the dance movements by watching
videos of her favourite choreographers on the internet.

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Answers:

1.

John Kent, leader of Thurrock Council, said: "I fear that if you build another
bridge or another tunnel in the east of the borough all you'll do is replicate
the problems of the west in the east - and everybody in the middle will be
stuck in a hideous pincer movement."

Source: Tunnel recommended for new Thames crossing

http://bbc.in/10KAKPt

2.

The colourful banners and billboards hung out to celebrate South Sudan's
independence back in July, and still adorning the streets now, are all in
English. As are the names of the new hotels, shops and restaurants.

Source: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

http://bbc.in/omlvIl

3.

Through endless hours of face-to-face talks and telephone conversations,
aides from all sides are trying to put together a detailed plan of incentives
and commitments.

Source: Palestinians undecided on Kerry peace talks plan

http://bbc.in/13BqdD9

4.

"When you say she has had her make-up tattooed on it sounds really
shocking. But actually it is done very subtly," she said. "It's done to enhance
her features, it's not done to change her, to make her look like somebody
else. It's not done to change the way she looks."

Source:

Make-up tattoos for girl, 14, defended by mother

http://bbc.in/d2vlYD

5.

Emma Smith, who is studying for her A-levels at Hull's Wyke College, is a
self-taught street dancer. She learned the dance movements by watching
videos of her favourite choreographers on the Europe.

Source: Teenage street dancer Emma Smith wins £10,000 award

http://bbc.in/1dVxhVD