FUNCTIONS:

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Hesitating

Introducing your opinion

Asking for opinions

Expressing preferences

Asking for clarification

Expressing likelihood

Speculating, guessing

Advice and recommendations

Describing a picture

Agreeing

I think you’re right

I would go along with the idea

I completely agree with you

That makes perfect sense

You have a point there

Absolutely, that’s spot on!

I couldn’t agree more

Disagreeing

That’s not how I see it

I couldn’t agree less

You must be kidding

That’s a ridiculous idea, don’t you think?

With all due respect, I must disagree

I’m afraid I can’t see it that way

No way, that’s nonsense!

Hesitating

I’m in two minds about it

I have some reservations regarding that

I’m not entirely convinced

There’s something that gives me pause

While I’m not entirely opposed, I do have some doubts

Introducing your opinion

To my mind

I reckon

In my opinion

As I see it

It seems to me

I would argue

From my point of view

Asking for opinions

Don’t you think …?

What’s your attitude to …?

What’s your opinion of …?

Are you in favour of …?

What’s your position as regards …?

You don’t support …, do you?

Expressing preferences

I prefer…

I would rather…

My preference would be…

I tend to favour…

If I had to choose, I would…

I lean towards…

I am inclined to…

I’m a big fan of…

I really enjoy…

I’m into…

I absolutely love…

I’m crazy about…

I’m fond of…

It’s right up my alley

It’s my thing

I can’t get enough of…

It appeals to me

It’s growing on me

I wouldn’t miss it for the world

I’m not a big fan of…

I don’t really enjoy…

I’m not into…

I can’t stand…

I’m not fond of…

It’s not my cup of tea

It doesn’t do anything for me

I’m sick of…

It gets on my nerves

It puts me off

I’d rather not…

It leaves me cold…

Asking for clarification

Could you please elaborate on that?

Would you mind explaining that further?

I’m not quite sure I understand. Could you clarify?

Could you provide more details?

Can you expand on that point?

Expressing likelihood

“It’s a foregone conclusion that…”

“There’s no doubt in my mind that…”

“I am almost certain that…”

“It’s highly likely that…”

“Chances are that…”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if…”

“It’s possible that…”

“There’s a chance that…”

“It’s unlikely that…”

“I doubt that…”

Speculating, guessing

“It seems to me that…”

“My gut feeling is that…”

“From what I gather…”

“If I were to guess…”

“It would appear that…”

“I reckon that…”

“I suspect that…”

“In all likelihood…”

“There’s a distinct possibility that…”

“It’s plausible that…”

Advice and recommendations

“You might want to consider…”

“Perhaps you could try…”

“If I were you, I would…”

“One thing you could do is…”

“Have you thought of…”

“May I suggest…”

“It might be beneficial to…”

“Consider this approach…”

“Why not give this a go…”

“If it were up to me, I’d…”

Describing a picture

“In the foreground…”

“In the background…”

“In the center of the image…”

“On the left side of the picture…”

“On the right side of the picture…”

“At the top of the picture…”

“At the bottom of the picture…”

“The picture depicts…”

“The image illustrates…”

“The photograph shows…”

“One can see…”

“Notice how…”

“This scene captures…”

“This photograph highlights…”

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THE BLUE TREE

English for Graphic Designers

BEGINNING GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

warm up

  • What is design?
  • Do you pay attention to how things are designed?
  • Is design a learnable skill?

part one

LEARN KEY LANGUAGE

WATCH THE VIDEO

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

  • ⌚ 00:25 What are the five most basic elements of design?
  • ⌚ 00:46 What is the advantage of mastering fundamentals of design?
  • ⌚ 01:00 What are some of the types of lines?
  • ⌚ 01:26 What are some of the functions of a line in a text?
  • ⌚ 01:33 What are the four qualities of a line?

part two

LEARN KEY LANGUAGE

WATCH THE VIDEO

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

  • ⌚ 01:56 What is the definition of a shape?
  • ⌚ 02:00 What are some examples of shapes?
  • ⌚ 02:09 What are the two categories of shapes?
  • ⌚ 02:18 How do shapes affect images?
  • ⌚ 02:35 What are some of the uses of shapes in a graphic design?
  • ⌚ 02:51 What is the difference between a shape and a form?
  • ⌚ 03:01 What does it mean that a form is implied?
  • ⌚ 03:01 What three strategies help create an illusion of depth?
  • ⌚ 03:20 What is the advantage of using 3D forms in graphic design?

part three

LEARN KEY LANGUAGE

WATCH THE VIDEO

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

  • ⌚ 03:43 What is the definition of texture?
  • ⌚ 03:59 What does texture add to a design?
  • ⌚ 04:05 What are some of the qualities of texture?
  • ⌚ 04:20 Where can texture be found?
  • ⌚ 04:26 What should a designer remember about as regards the use of textures?

part four

LEARN KEY LANGUAGE

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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

  • ⌚ 04:36 How can balance be described?
  • ⌚ 04:44 What are some of the things that can affect balance?
  • ⌚ 04:49 Why mastering balance is difficult for beginners?
  • ⌚ 05:00 What are symmetrical designs?
  • ⌚ 05:11 How does balance work on an asymmetrical design?
  • ⌚ 05:31 What is the rule of thirds?
  • ⌚ 05:39 What does research say about the path human eye follows?

POLL

Which basic element of design is in your opinion the most impactful?

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COMMENTS

  • How important is design in the modern world?
  • Does design have impact if a product of a site are successful?
  • How important is it to learn the basics of design?
  • Do you know some examples of work that illustrates good use of these design elements?

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