Audio Time: 1
min 13 sec
Level: Intermediate and up
Vocabulary: To help
learners fully understand the audio and transcript, most vocabulary that might
be unknown for this lesson’s level is provided. Vocab in bold is more useful for learners at the
lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8 to 10 new words to learn from the story
(in general, it’s best to try to learn no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Sake: (for…sake) the benefit of someone or something — used in
phrases with for to say that something is done to help a particular person or
thing.
Installation: a work of art that usually has several parts
(such as a sculpture, lights, and sound) and that is usually shown in a large
space.
Resident: someone who lives in a particular place.
Upright: positioned to be straight up: vertical.
Neighborhood: a section of a town or city.
Freezing your pants off: To feel very cold.
Yep: (informal) Yes.
Vignettes: a short written description, scene, or play.
Submerge: to make (someone or something) go under the surface
of water or some other liquid: to cover (someone or something) with a liquid.
Shake: to move sometimes violently back and forth or up and
down with short, quick movements.
Fellas: (informal) a male person: fellow.
Challenge: a difficult task or problem: something that is hard
to do.
Alongside: along or close at the side.
Questions:
1. What would you think if you saw this art installation?
2. Do you consider this to be art?
3. What is or isn’t art for you?
4. What kind of art
installation would you (or do you) create?
5. Why do people make art?
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