Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
- What was your favorite subject in school or learning environment?
- What benefits are there in studying music and art in secondary school?
- What drawbacks may come with studying art and music in secondary school?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| creativity | (n) the use of the imagination to create a work Creativity is especially important in the fields of art and music. |
| design | (n) plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of something The design of the building was large and innovative. |
| innovative | (adj) featuring new methods, creative in thinking To solve the problem, they needed to be innovative and think of something new. |
| harmonious | (adj) forming a pleasing and consistent whole After days of practice, the band finally played a harmonious song. |
| create | (v) bring something into existence Their assignment was to create something based on their personality. |
| initiate | (v) to start, begin something She wanted to initiate a new arts program at the school |
| brighten up | (expression) improve, make better The painting she created brightened up her mom’s day. |
| color in | (expression) fill an area in with color Before she could leave her table, she needed to color in the entire picture. |
| pipe down | (expression) to be quiet The teacher asked the talkative students to pipe down so others could listen. |
| learn by heart | (expression) to memorize Before the concert, they needed to learn the song by heart. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Creativity is contagious – pass it on.”
― Albert Einstein
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