1Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1Do you like taking photos?
2What do you usually take photos of?
3What do you use to take photos?
4What was the last photo you took?
2Read the introduction to the article. What is Lizzie's job?
Interesting jobs
This week we talk to travel photographer, Lizzie King, about school, work and her favourite places to take photographs.
Numbered paragraphs (1–5) from the interview follow in Exercise 3 below.
This week we talk to travel photographer, Lizzie King, about school, work and her favourite places to take photographs.
Numbered paragraphs (1–5) from the interview follow in Exercise 3 below.
Lizzie's job is:
travel photographer
teacher
journalist
3Read the rest of the article. Complete 1–5 with questions a–e.
a What do you usually take photos of?
b What do you use to take photos?
c Did you study photography?
d When did you start taking photos?
e Where is your favourite place to take photos?
1 ___ "I think I was about three or four! My dad loved photos and he had lots of cameras. He showed me how to use them and taught me about light."
2 ___ "I studied painting and photography at university. I learnt lots and met really interesting artists."
3 ___ "When I finished university, I got a job in a zoo and I took lots of photos of animals! After a few years, I was bored and I went travelling around the world. I visited lots of beautiful places and took some great photos. Now I usually take photos for travel websites and books."
4 ___ "My favourite place is the sea! I always feel happy there. I come from a town next to the sea and when I was young, I went to the beach every day. I take hundreds of photos of the sea and the sky."
5 ___ "I've got lots of different cameras, some of them are very expensive. Sometimes I use the camera on my phone. It's good, too."
b What do you use to take photos?
c Did you study photography?
d When did you start taking photos?
e Where is your favourite place to take photos?
1 ___ "I think I was about three or four! My dad loved photos and he had lots of cameras. He showed me how to use them and taught me about light."
2 ___ "I studied painting and photography at university. I learnt lots and met really interesting artists."
3 ___ "When I finished university, I got a job in a zoo and I took lots of photos of animals! After a few years, I was bored and I went travelling around the world. I visited lots of beautiful places and took some great photos. Now I usually take photos for travel websites and books."
4 ___ "My favourite place is the sea! I always feel happy there. I come from a town next to the sea and when I was young, I went to the beach every day. I take hundreds of photos of the sea and the sky."
5 ___ "I've got lots of different cameras, some of them are very expensive. Sometimes I use the camera on my phone. It's good, too."
1
"About three or four — my dad loved photos…"
2
"I studied painting and photography at university…"
3
"…I got a job in a zoo and took photos of animals…"
4
"My favourite place is the sea…"
5
"I've got lots of different cameras…"
4Read the article again. Choose the correct alternatives.
Click the correct word in each sentence.
1.
Lizzie's
mum
/
dad
taught her how to use a camera.
2.
Lizzie
studied
/
didn't study
photography at university.
3.
Lizzie takes photos for websites and
books
/
newspapers.
4.
Lizzie went
swimming
/
to the beach
every day when she was young.
5.
Lizzie
always uses
/
doesn't always use
an expensive camera.
5Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What does Gabriel do?
2. What three things does he take photos of?
3. What does Nigel want to learn?
4. How many tips does Gabriel give?
6Watch the video from 00:40–02:27. Complete the descriptions with the words in the box.
calm
clothes
dark
France
garden
grandfather
happy
mountain
storm
1.
Gabriel took this photo in
.
The women all had colourful
and looked
and relaxed.
2.
This is a photo of Gabriel's
in
.
They were in a peaceful
in the evening. Half of his face is
so you focus on his eye.
3.
This is a photo of a
in Wales. It looks
and peaceful but there was a big
after Gabriel took the photo.
7aWork in pairs. Complete the Top Tips cards with the words and phrases in the box.
details
interesting
leading lines
people
reflections
shapes
straight
TIP ONE
Use
• Show where to look in a photo
• Not always
TIP TWO
Play with
• Make normal things look more
TIP THREE
Focus on
• See interesting things like
7b Watch the video from 02:28 to the end and check your answers.
8Work in pairs. Discuss the questions with your partner.
1What did you think was interesting in the video?
2Which was your favourite of Gabriel's photos?
9aChoose a photo on your phone. Make notes about:
Your notes
where you took it
what it is of
why you like it
how it makes you feel
Useful language
I took this photo in / at …
It's a photo of …
I like it because …
It makes me feel …
💬 9b Work in pairs. Use your notes to tell your partner about your photo.