44 Spotlight 10/2019 LANGUAGE
A close-up
Read Sophie’s description of the rather
abstract close-up photo below and high-
light the adjectives she uses to describe
the different textures and lines in the pic-
ture. (Tip: the adjectives come in pairs.)
Can you see what it is? It’s a close-up of a
tree. I like the pattern made by the diffe-
rent textures of the surface. The rough-
er and smoother parts create lighter and
darker areas, depending on how the light
falls on them. You can see every small de-
tail of this tiny section of an enormous
tree. I like the soft curves. There are no
hard, straight lines. It looks as if all the
pieces had been carefully put together,
like a jigsaw.
- Textures and lines
Write the opposite adjectives.
A. It isn’t light; it’s
____________________________.
B. It isn’t curved; it’s
____________________________.
C. It isn’t smooth; it’s
____________________________.
D. It isn’t hard; it’s
____________________________.
E. It isn’t enormous: it’s
____________________________.
Children and pets
Read Sophie’s description of this photo of
her baby niece and the family dog. High-
light the words and phrases she uses to
show how she created this image:
Here are Lotti and Lulu, my niece and
my dog. Aren’t they both adorable? This
was the first time they met. I set up the
situation by putting Lotti on the floor,
and then I let Lulu come near. I lay on
the floor to get the best angle. I was really
lucky: I caught exactly the right moment,
just as their eyes met. I took a whole load
of shots, to be honest, and this was the
best one. I love the different expressions
on their faces, which are both nicely in
focus. The original shot was a bit bigger,
even though I’d zoomed in, so I cropped
it down to focus on the faces of Lotti and
Lulu and the connection between them.
adorable [E(dO:rEb&l]
, bezaubernd
angle [(ÄNg&l]
, (Blick)Winkel
crop [krQp]
, zuschneiden
jigsaw [(dZIgsO:]
, Puzzle
pattern [(pÄt&n]
, Muster
surface [(s§:fIs]
, Oberfläche
- Setting up a photo
Fill in the missing letters to form
the words that show how Sophie
created this image.
A. I s __ t it up.
B. I lay on the floor, to get the best
a __ __ __ e.
C. I z __ __ m __ d in.
D. I c __ __ g __ t exactly the right
moment.
E. I c __ o __ p __ d the shot down
to f __ __ __ s on the two faces.
- So beautiful!
Rearrange the letters in bold to
form positive words that can be
used to describe a child or a pet in
a photo.
A. Oh, she’s totally arodblea!
B. He’s so tuce!
C. What a twees little thing!
D. Look at her! She’s gogruoes!
Answers
3.^
Setting up
a pho
to
A.
set
B.
angle
C.
zoomed
D.
caught
E.
cropped, focus
4.
S
o beautiful!
A.
adorable
B.
cute
C.
sweet
D.
gorgeous
5.^
Textures
and lines
A.
dark
B.
straight
C.
rough
D.
soft
E.
tiny