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Unit 3 Art Flashcards

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Innovate

/ˈɪn əˌveɪt/

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Word family
(noun) innovation
(adjective) innovative innovatory
(verb) innovate

Syn innovate: experiment
Syn innovative: groundbreaking

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Conceptual

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Word family
(noun) concept conceptualization (adjective) conceptual
(verb) conceptualize
(adverb) conceptually

Abstract

This is a conceptual framework for understanding human behavior.

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Sculpture
Noun verb

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Figure

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Technique

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Method

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Mould British
Mold American

Noun verb

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Cast
قالب
با قالب به شکل درآوردن

Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould.

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Immerse

Immersive adj

Immersion noun

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The verb immerse means to involve oneself deeply in a particular activity, environment, or experience, or to physically submerge something in a liquid.

  1. She loves to immerse herself in books about history.
  2. The vegetables were immersed in boiling water for a few minutes.

immersive describes something that fully engages your senses or attention

Virtual reality provides an immersive gaming experience. فراگیر غوطه ورکننده

Studying abroad can provide a complete immersion into a new culture and language.

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The arts
The art

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The arts : fine art such as sculpture, painting, drawing , theatre
I love the arts. یعنی تمام هنرهای بالا

Used when talking about the general field of art in all its forms

She has always been interested in the arts, especially theater and painting.

He is a well-known figure in the arts community.

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This refers to a specific work or type of artistic expression

He loves art and spends hours at the museum.

The art of …
Shakesper was skilled in the art of writing.

You use art when talking in general about paintings, drawings etc:
• She believes that art should be beautiful.
Don’t say: She believes that the art should be beautiful.
You use art when talking about a particular type of art:
• He is fond of modern art.
Don’t say: He is fond of the modern art.
You use the art of when talking about the paintings, drawings etc that were produced in a particular place, or at a particular time:
• There is an exhibition of the art of nineteenth-century Italy.
You also often use the art of when talking about the skill of doing something:
• He is an expert in the art of lying.

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Art lover

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Art admirer

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Artistic

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Word family
(noun) art artist artistry
(adjective) artistic arty
(adverb) artistically

That’s a lovely picture - I never realized you were so artistic.

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A Work of art
Works of art

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The Mona Lisa is considered a remarkable work of art.

Her collection includes many beautiful works of art from around the world.

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Arts and crafts

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Is used to refer to the skills of making objects, such as decorations, jewellery, and furniture by hand

He took an arts and crafts class to learn how to create beautiful handmade pottery.

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Sculptor

Sculpture

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مجسمه ساز
مجسمه
Figure statue

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Pottery

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Pot
Pottery
Potter

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Architecture noun

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Architect noun
معمار طراح معماری کردن
Architectural adjective
Related to architecture
Architecturally از نظر معماری

the architecture of Venice

architectural features

Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China.

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Abstract painting

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Shapes or patterns that do not look like real people or things

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A portrait
A landscape

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A portrait is a painting of a person

A landscape is a painting of a scene in the countryside

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Still life

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Objects that are lifeless
Is a painting of a set of objects that do not move usually fruit or flowers

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Original painting
Reproduction

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An original painting is one produced by the painter him or herself rather than a copy or reproduction

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Storey

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It’s a big old four-storey house

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Cramped

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Opp : spacious

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Airy adjective

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an airy room or building has plenty of fresh air because it is large or has a lot of windows

All the hotel’s bedrooms are light and airy.

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Granny flat

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British

a separate place inside or next to someone’s house that is designed for an old relative to live in

There is a separate basement flat which we might turn into a granny flat for my mother

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Refurbish

British

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Renovate

to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its

It needs to be completely refurbished, but Luke and I have always wanted to do up an old house

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Do up

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  1. to repair an old building or car, or to improve its appearance

They did up an old cottage in the Scottish Highlands.

  1. to fasten something, or to be fastened in a particular way

Do up your coat or you’ll get cold.

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Move out of
Move in to

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I’d love to move out of my awful one room flat

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Dilapidated

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Run down / derelict

The inner city is an area where many buildings are dilapidated

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Draughty British
Drafty

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describes a place, usually a room or building, where there are uncomfortable cold air currents coming in through gaps in doors, windows, or walls.

It’s so draughty in here. Is there a window open?

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Chilly

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  1. chilly weather or places are cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable
    chilly day/night/evening etc
    a chilly November morning
    chilly wind/breeze/air etc
    Getting chilly, isn’t it?
    The bathroom’s a bit chilly.
  2. if you feel chilly, you feel uncomfortably cold

Chilly: Describes how you feel (subjective).
• Drafty: Describes a condition of a place where cold air flows in (objective).

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Affordable housing

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Affordable housing is crucial in cities where rent prices are skyrocketing

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Mortgage

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وام مسکن

Take out a mortgage

We took out a 30-year mortgage to buy our house

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House-warming party

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مهمانی که بعد از نقل مکان به منزل جدید ترتیب داده میشود

I hope you’ll invite me to your house-warming party.

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Short-let accommodation

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Temporary
Short-let accommodation available near university. rooms, and a studio flats

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Fully furnished
Fully-fitted

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• Fully furnished: Emphasis on movable furniture for living.
• Fully fitted: Emphasis on built-in fixtures and appliances, especially in kitchens and bathrooms.

Fully furnished flat available to rent from first September. Quiet residential area.

Spacious accommodation, fully fitted kitchen .

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Newly-built apartment

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Off-road parking

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The house comes with off-road parking for two cars.

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