On my member site I asked students to prepare vocabulary ideas for the following topic:
What do the arts contribute to our lives?
I gave two tips that can help you to think of vocabulary ideas.
1) Start by thinking of examples to make the topic (the arts) more real.
- Paintings e.g. in the National Gallery in London
- Music e.g. live concerts and performances
- Theatre e.g. a Shakespeare play
2) Then think about the topic from different perspectives.
- Personal: enjoyment, inspiration, enrich our lives, capture our imagination
- Cultural: heritage, national identity, connection to the past
- Economic: employment, boost the economy, attract visitors, tourism
Some of the students shared many more ideas, and they seemed to find the 'perspectives' idea useful. Try it yourself.
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