Listen to the whole recording. What is it about?Écoute tout l'enregistrement. De quoi parle-t-il ?
- This recording is
- Andy Warhol is presented as
The facts: listen again and choose.Les faits : écoute encore et choisis.
- What was Andy Warhol's real name?
- Where and when was he born?
- Who were his parents?
- What was his first job in New York?
- Why did he stop painting comics?
- What did he decide to paint instead?
- How did he make his famous Marilyn series?
- What was the Factory?
- How is Warhol seen today?
Listen and write the verbs in the right tense (the base verb is given).Écoute et écris les verbes au bon temps (le verbe de base est donné).
Four tenses to tell a life
Preterite (a finished past action): he was born in 1928 · he died in 1987 · he became an advertising artist.
Past perfect (an action before another past action): he dropped comics when he realized that Lichtenstein had already used them.
Present perfect (from the past until now, with since): his work has been exhibited since his death.
Present (true today): he is still controversial · he is recognized as a great artist.
Careful: « il est né » = he was born, neverhe is born.
Preterite (a finished past action): he was born in 1928 · he died in 1987 · he became an advertising artist.
Past perfect (an action before another past action): he dropped comics when he realized that Lichtenstein had already used them.
Present perfect (from the past until now, with since): his work has been exhibited since his death.
Present (true today): he is still controversial · he is recognized as a great artist.
Careful: « il est né » = he was born, never
The American artist Andy Warhol, whose real name (be) Andrew Warhola, (be born) in Pennsylvania in 1928 and (die) in New York in 1987. He (be) the son of Czech immigrants. He (study) at Carnegie Institute of Technology and (become) an advertising artist in New York, which he (love). He (work) for magazines like The New Yorker. He (begin) to paint, beginning with pictures of Popeye in 1960. But he (drop) comics when he (realize) that Lichtenstein (already use) them. So he (decide) to copy mass-market products using silk-screen painting. He (make) Campbell's soup can labels and Coca-Cola bottles the stars of his pictures. His works (be) quickly successful. In 1962 he (start) to work on photographs of stars, like the now-famous Marilyn series. His technique (be) to take black-and-white photos, colour them in and then silk-screen them. He (become) the king of Pop Art and (reign) over the New York underground art scene. The Factory, his workshop, (open) in 1962 and (offer) many cultural events, including concerts by Lou Reed's Velvet Underground rock band. Warhol (be) world-famous as a painter, music producer, actor and art-world figure. Although he (be) still controversial, a lot of his work (exhibit) and studied since his death. He (generally recognize) as one of the most famous 20th century artists.
Your turn (on a sheet of paper).À toi (sur une feuille).
On a sheet of paper, write the biography of an artist you like (a painter, a singer, a film director, a street artist…) in 8 to 10 lines.
Use the tenses of the text: … was born in … · studied … · became … · began to … · when … realized that … had already … · … has been … since … · today, … is recognized as …
Then read it to a partner without saying the name: can they guess who it is?
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