In this lesson you will learn how to speak in English while talking about art.

Hey, look at this painting! It's beautiful.

Wow Jon! It's incredible. Who painted it?

Well, it's a Picasso. It's hundreds of years old.

Who was Picasso?

He was a great Italian artist. One of the world's greatest.

His painting still looks amazing! How has it lasted so long?

They've preserved it using special techniques.

Are there any great painters today?

Sure, of course there is. One modern painter is David Hockney.

Oh yeah! Isn't he famous for the swimming pool paintings?

That's right, Jane. His most famous painting is “A Bigger Splash”.

I guess that also has a swimming pool theme, right?

Yes, it shows a swimming pool with a big splash beside a building.

Yeah! I've seen that painting. I think there was also a chair beside the pool right?

I think so. You have a good memory.

Hey Duke! What did you like the most in Florence?

There are many statues there, but I liked the Statue of David the most.

Are you talking about the marble statue by Michelangelo?

That's right.

We have a replica of it here in New York.

I was overwhelmed by that lively piece of art!

That's the best of Michelangelo's creations.

If you look closely at it, you start to get a feeling that it's even better than any real life human figure.

That's the magic of art!

We visited Petra in Jordan.

That's one of the wonders of the world!

It's really unbelievable how something so beautiful can be created out of mere rocks.

It's a city built on rocks right?

Yes, in fact, Petra means rock. There's some amazing rock architecture there.

I've seen some pictures of it. It's hard to imagine without actually seeing it.

No doubt! No one can imagine the incredible beauty hidden inside those rocky hills, without having actually seen it.

Hey, look at this painting! It's beautiful.

Who painted it?

His painting still looks amazing! How has it lasted so long?

Are there any great painters today?

I've seen that painting.

I was overwhelmed by that lively piece of art!

That's one of the wonders of the world!

There's some amazing rock architecture there.