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The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website: I use this very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms.  In this episode, I'll answer one question to give you some expressions and ideas to do with describing your plans. I'm going to answer the question: What are your plans when you go to Australia? Expressions to describe your plans:I'm looking forward to I hope to I might I'm thinking about I can't wait to I'm determined to Some expressions I used in this episode: Up in the air: things are still to be settled and are unresolved.take a raincheck: when you want to say you cannot accept the invitation now, but you will do it at a later time making loose plans: I have some idea of what I am doing but nothing is certain nothing is set in stone/set in concrete: I haven't made any plans that are certainplay it by ear: take things as they come and be more spontaneous and live in the moment

Welcome to episode 15 of The Arty Anglais Podcast. A podcast where we talk about art, culture and society to help you learn English naturally. You'll hear me talk about interesting topics, English expressions and English grammar in a different way so you can learn English in context.  My name is Tara and I am an English and Art teacher and I teach English and Art together to kids and teenagers, and I teach English to adults also. I love everything to do with art. I am a curious and creative teacher and an artist myself, so I love being able to bring these curiosities and fascinations with the creative world to my students. I also love speaking to artists and creative people about their stories and what they do.  I don't talk about just art history or the old art masters, the painters. Here I talk about what's going on now in the world around me about art.  Today I'm excited to share the first in a series of a few episodes about comics. In this first episode, I talk to Andrew Shaw about the comic he made with Will Pleydon called Cul-de-Sac.   CuldeSac links : Comixology Facebook page Will Pleydon ArtI also share an artist statement from a collaborative artist team called Canned: you can find their links here:  Canned:  WebsiteInstagram  In the interview with Andrew I talk about his: History with comics in Australia Inspirations for the comic The artistic style of the comic The characters and the process between the author and the artist You'll find the transcript for today's episode here along with vocabulary and a downloadable PDF booklet with some sample images from the comic and the full list of expressions and vocabulary. You'll need to sign up to be a member of the site but it's free to do so and we'll keep all your private information safe. Next time, we'll talk to Will Pleydon, the artist from the Comic. You can Follow Arty Anglais InstagramFacebookiTunesSpotifyYouTube (Podcast Episodes)

The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website: I use this very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms.  In this episode I'll answer one question: How should success be measured? And by that measurement, who is the most successful person you know? I think this is so subjective and it depends on what you value as a person.In this episode, I talk about a video I recently watched with Jane Goodall and Guy Kawasaki because to me Jane Goodall is someone who is very successful. You'll understand why I believe she is so successful when you hear about some of the things I value. See the video about Jane Goodall here:Vocabularysuccess - the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for subjective - influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on fact. to value something - (verb) to consider something important values - (noun) the principles that help you to decide what is right and wrong, and how to act in various situations:being generous - willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expectedbeing open - being honest and willing to be convinced by something. eg. not being rigid in your opinions. volunteering - doing something without being paid for it donating money to a cause - giving money to an organisation PhD - doctor of philosophy. The highest university degree you can achieve  Some expressions I used in this episode: off the top of my head: saying something unplanned In my opinion: something you use to denote giving your opinion make time for my family: making sure you spend time with your family I have been able to/I've been able to: reflecting on (something): thinking deeply about something at the same time: on the other handfocusing internally: thinking about myself/ my own situation/reflecting stuck to her guns: to continue to have your beliefs or continue with a plan of action, even if other people disagree with you.

Welcome to episode 14 of The Arty Anglais Podcast a podcast where we talk about art, culture and society to help you learn English naturally. You'll hear me talk about interesting topics, English expressions and English grammar in a different way so you can learn English in context.   My name is Tara and I am an English and Art teacher and I teach English and Art together to kids and teenagers, and I teach English to adults also. So I love everything to do with art. I am a curious and creative teacher and an artist myself, so I love being able to bring these curiosities and fascinations with the creative world to my students. I don't talk about just art history or the old art masters, the painters. Here I talk about what's going on now in the world around me about art.  Today I discuss a few different things:  Applications:  Street Art App Flash Invaders. Invader the Street Artist Space Invader Map (for finding invaders)Street Art Cities Map Crying Sailor (Street Artist from Montpellier)  Crying Sailor Website Crying Sailor Instagram The main topic for today's episode is all about colour so I'll talk about: English expressions with colourWhat is colour psychology and how it can change our moodHow we perceive and see colours differently, including cultural differencesHow artists used colourHow it impacts on brandingColour associations Some interesting books about the psychology of colour and some ESL lessons that you might be interested in that you may be interested in reading.You'll find the transcript for today's episode here along with vocabulary and a downloadable booklet with colour expressions. You'll need to sign up to be a member of the site but it's free to do so and we'll keep all your private information safe. You can Follow Arty AnglaisInstagramFacebookiTunesSpotifyYouTube (Podcast Episodes)

The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website: I use this very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms. In this episode I'll answer one question: What is your favourite Season and Why? I've also been talking about Seasons in my classes so I shared some of the artwork we've been working on in class. This week I also shared examples of when to use certain prepositions with verbs and how to use them. I tried to use a few in today's episode so you can see how I use them. Look out for examples of: choose from think about reminds me of forgotten about influenced bygiving to attribute tochoose from agree with prepare for prefer to Some expressions I used: the norm - normal or usual it would have to be - it's definitely the ultimate - the best think back to/ remember back to - remember an event the thing is, right - can also mean (in my opinion) don't get me wrong - said when you think someone might not understand what you say Find the video of this episode on the Arty Anglais YouTube Channel.

The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website: Everything I say is unplanned so you'll hear a native speaker just doing their thing! This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions. I use conversation starters very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms. Whatever comes out at the time! In this episode I'll answer three questions:What motivates you? What inspires you?Look out for these expressions in today's episode: Urban Sketching: drawing on-site in the city have a go at tackling (something): try something (in this case it was drawing people).found the missing link: a thing that is needed in order to complete a series, provide continuity, or gain complete knowledge.like-minded people: people who have similar interests Eat, sleep and breath (something): do something all the time heart and soul into something: working really hard at something delve deeper: investigate more run out of steam: to be tired usually at the end of something push yourself: make yourself do something even if you don't feel like doing it put yourself out of your comfort zone: push yourself in a way that is not comfortablewhen someone has your back: someone who has your best interest at heart. Someone who encourages youput pressure on yourself: to make demands on or expect something from yourself put in the effort: try really hard to improve with something to get to where you need to be: to reach your goal If you need the transcript you can find this episode on our Youtube channel. Come and find the Arty Anglais podcast www.artyanglais.com/podcast

The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website:Everything I say is unplanned so you'll hear a native speaker just doing their thing! This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions. I use conversation starters very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms. Whatever comes out at the time! In this episode I'll answer three questions:What is something you do every day without fail?Would you rather lose the ability to speak or the ability to read?Somewhere you would recommend others to go in your country. The reading app I talked about is called ReadLang check it out if you want to find something to read with translations and links to WordReference. The other app I'm big on at the moment is Lyrics Training for listening to songs. Check them both out if you're interested. Look out for these expressions in today's episode: Without out fail: something you do often Read between the lines: look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated. For example, someone's body language might indicate they are angry without them saying it or writing it. You can find this episode on our YouTube channel. Come and find the Arty Anglais podcast www.artyanglais.com/podcast

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Arty Anglais Podcast. The Podcast where we talk about art, culture and society to help you learn English naturally. You can find the transcript with images for today's episode here. You'll need to sign up as a site member, but don't worry it's free to sign up or you can find our channel on YouTube and put on the subtitles.This week I'm talking about how to write an Artist Statement. I've also included a PDF document to help you which you can download from the episode transcript. This document contains a sample interview and some example Artist statements for you to look at to get an idea of how different artists use language. I have also included an activity where you can look at some examples of expressions and idioms when talking about your work. I'll also talk a little about how to write in the Active voice compared to the passive voice (00:28:00) and in the first person.  Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes or Spotify and leave us an evaluation to help grow the podcast so more people can find us. You can get in touch with Tara atwww.artyanglais.com or [email protected]

The Art of Conversation is a series of short 5-10 minutes episodes (today was 13mins whoops!) where I answer conversation topics from the Conversation Starters World website:Everything I say is unplanned so you'll hear a native speaker just doing their thing! This is to help give you some ideas about how a native speaker might answer questions.I use conversation starters very often in my 1:1 English conversation classes with my students. Each week I'll try to include in my natural speech different examples of grammar points, expressions and idioms. Whatever comes out at the time! In this episode I'll answer three questions:Do movies have the same power as books to change the world?Does technology simplify life or make it more complicated?Which TV series is underrated? underrated: undervalued, underestimate the importance of something. So, after listening to often to my own voice, I've realised I say 'I like' or 'I really like' too much! I need some variation! So today I made a big effort to use some different expressions so explain what I like. Look out for these ways to express liking something: I'm into I'm a big fan of I'm not a big fan ofI'm keen on  What others did I use? Expressions: off the top of my head - means without careful thought or investigation.two schools of thought - two different ideas about a topic keeping it simple stupid - things should be simple and not complicated things going on - things that are happening Come and find the Arty Anglais podcast www.artyanglais.com/podcast You can find today's episode on The Arty Anglais YouTube Channel.

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Arty Anglais Podcast. The Podcast where we talk about Art, Culture and Society to help you learn English naturally. You can find the transcript with images for today's episode here. You'll need to sign up as a site member, but don't worry it's free to sign up or you can find our channel on YouTube and put on the subtitles.This week I'm taking a break from talking about Australia and instead I'm talking about how to be creative and some of the challenges I have faced. In today's episode, I'll share some books by Austin Kleon that I have found useful over my years working as a creative person. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes or Spotify and leave us an evaluation to help grow the podcast so more people can find us. You can get in touch with Tara at [email protected]