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Rebecca J. White
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Spoken English for Artists

Written and illustrated by Rebecca J. White

I wrote and illustrated Spoken English for Artists as an English course for artists and art students. The lessons are built around studio and gallery situations, so the grammar arrives in the context of the work. The book is free to download for educational use.

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2004年から2005年、東京藝術大学で絹谷幸二先生に油画を習っていました。芸術の仕事に根ざした英語の教材が、文化を往き来する人には必要だと感じ、留学したい美術の学生のためにこの本を書きました。

2nd edition. ISBN 978-0-578-09377-2.

Contents

  1. Lesson 1: Introduce Yourself at the Gallery (opens YouTube)
  2. Lesson 2: At the Ceramics Studio (Present Simple & Adverbs of Frequency) (opens YouTube)
  3. Lesson 3: Found Art/Assemblage Sculpture (Simple Past) (opens YouTube)
  4. Lesson 4: Peter is Painting a Still-Life. (Prepositions of Position) (opens YouTube)
  5. Lesson 5: Plein-Air Portrait Painter (Present Continuous) (opens YouTube)
  6. Lesson 6: In the Glass Studio (Future with Will/Won’t/Going to/Not Going to) (opens YouTube)
  7. Lesson 7: Figure Drawing Session (Imperatives) (opens YouTube)
  8. Lesson 8: John is a Lithographer. (Comparatives & Superlatives) (opens YouTube)
  9. Lesson 9: Saundra Moved into a New Studio (Describing Places) (opens YouTube)
  10. Lesson 10: Tour a Museum (Present Perfect & Passive) (opens YouTube)
  11. Lesson 11: Allison is a Landscape Photographer. (Expressing Preferences with Gerunds) (opens YouTube)
  12. Lesson 12: Master and Apprentice Metal smith (Modals – Can/Should/May) (opens YouTube)
  13. Lesson 13: Design 101 (Building Vocabulary for 2-D and 3-D Design) (opens YouTube)
  14. Lesson 14: While Mitch was working in his studio… (Simple Past & Past Continuous) (opens YouTube)
  15. Lesson 15: Negotiating a Gallery Contract (Conditionals) (opens YouTube)
  16. Lesson 16: A Critique (Adjectives/Adverbs) (opens YouTube)
  17. Lesson 17: Interviewing Karen (Subject, Object & Tag Questions) (opens YouTube)
  18. Lesson 18: Professor J.D. Twilliger, Master Painter (Reported Speech) (opens YouTube)
  19. Lesson 19: “Modern Art at a Glance” (opens YouTube)
  20. Lesson 20: Sarah’s Journal (Reviewing Tenses) (opens YouTube)

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Glossaries

  • Genres in American & European Art History
  • Supplementary Art Terms
  • Color Wheel

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A preview of Lesson 8, John is a Lithographer.