Spotlight - 10.2019

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.

5. 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

3. 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.

4. 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