Read the biographies and autobiographies in the Let’s read! section again. In your notebook, make a list of the verbs in the Simple Past that you learned in this unit. Página 97
Text 1:
Ben Agbee’s Biography Ben Agbee, born in 1966 in Ghana, is one of the most successful Ghanaian artists. He has over the years carved a niche for himself with extremely evocative works. Ben majored in art, graduating in 1989, and worked for four years in advertising and design before starting to paint and discovering his talent that is markedly original and vigorous. His acrylic paintings are in vibrant and earthy colors, mainly of women in attractive clothing, and incorporate unusual shapes.
Text 2:
Louise Holgate’s Autobiography About In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. I live in Birmingham with my husband and fouryear-old daughter. I’ve been a primary school teacher for more years than I care to admit to, but am now following my dreams and developing a career in photography. I was a keen photographer as a teenager but it fell by the wayside as I got older and life got busier. I picked up a camera again after my daughter was born, then bought a DSLR and started a Photo-a-Day project. I quickly became hooked. I’ve always enjoyed being creative and with digital photography I have finally found my form.
Text 3:
Cranio's Biography He was born in 1982 and grew up in São Paulo. It was in 1998 that Fabio began to cover the gray walls of his home town with his work and besides spray, he always carries lots of creativity and good humor in his backpack. Fabio de Oliveira Parnaiba, better known as Cranio (“Skull” in English). The trademark blue Indian was the result of his search for a character that could show the indigenous people from Brazil. It could not have been chosen better. With their typical blue and distinctive shape, the Indians find themselves always in funny and curious situations, provoking the observer to think about contemporary issues like consumerism, corrupt politicians and the environment. Cranio gets his inspiration from life, cartoons and the famous painter Salvador Dali. The artist has been improving his techniques, innovating in the context, but without losing the style he is known for. One of the best comments that defines Cranio’s work came from a British collector: “Cranio has developed an unique and significant group of characters who are not only vibrating, but also pleasant to be seen. Furthermore, the images created by him always pass a message of important concepts we often forget in our lives. These set of qualities is what makes his art excellent to appreciate and great to think and philosophize about.”
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Text 1:
Ben Agbee’s Biography Ben Agbee, born in 1966 in Ghana, is one of the most successful Ghanaian artists. He has over the years carved a niche for himself with extremely evocative works. Ben majored in art, graduating in 1989, and worked for four years in advertising and design before starting to paint and discovering his talent that is markedly original and vigorous. His acrylic paintings are in vibrant and earthy colors, mainly of women in attractive clothing, and incorporate unusual shapes.
Text 2:
Louise Holgate’s Autobiography About In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. I live in Birmingham with my husband and four-year-old daughter. I’ve been a primary school teacher for more years than I care to admit to, but am now following my dreams and developing a career in photography. I was a keen photographer as a teenager but it fell by the wayside as I got older and life got busier. I picked up a camera again after my daughter was born, then bought a DSLR and started a Photo-a-Day project. I quickly became hooked. I’ve always enjoyed being creative and with digital photography I have finally found my form.
Text 3:
Cranio's Biography He was born in 1982 and grew up in São Paulo. It was in 1998 that Fabio began to cover the gray walls of his home town with his work and besides spray, he always carries lots of creativity and good humor in his backpack. Fabio de Oliveira Parnaiba, better known as Cranio (“Skull” in English). The trademark blue Indian was the result of his search for a character that could show the indigenous people from Brazil. It could not have been chosen better. With their typical blue and distinctive shape, the Indians find themselves always in funny and curious situations, provoking the observer to think about contemporary issues like consumerism, corrupt politicians and the environment. Cranio gets his inspiration from life, cartoons and the famous painter Salvador Dali. The artist has been improving his techniques, innovating in the context, but without losing the style he is known for. One of the best comments that defines Cranio’s work came from a British collector: “Cranio has developed an unique and significant group of characters who are not only vibrating, but also pleasant to be seen. Furthermore, the images created by him always pass a message of important concepts we often forget in our lives. These set of qualities is what makes his art excellent to appreciate and great to think and philosophize about.”
Verbos no passado simples estão em negrito.