My Thoughts on Van Gogh's Starry Night

STARRY NIGHT is a work by Post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The painting depicts a night view from a window, showing the moon and many stars over a town called Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The picture was painted in mid-1889. Right now, this painting is represented in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This picture is one of the best-known works of Van Gogh.

Mine is a favorite because it reminds me of the best night of my life, where I could see the stars with a great person. Every time I see it, it reminds me of that person. I also love it because blue is one of my favorite colors, and it has many shades, both light and dark, and flashes of yellow light, which I love. It is a truly perfect picture, one I love. Someday, I'd love to see it in person.

Notes and Exercises

Educational Incentives Discussion

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Spanish-English Vocabulary

• billete ida y vuelta: Return ticket
• terremoto: earthquake
• secuestrar: hijack
• rayo laser: laser beam
• obra maestra: master piece
• maltratado: mistreated
• sarpullido: rash
• seguro de uno mismo: self-confident
• horario: time table
• sin hogar: homeless
• testigo: witness
• esconder: hide
• acuarela: watercolor
• estar de acuerdo: agree
• ponerse en forma: get in shape
• preocupado: worried

Grammar Examples: Verb Forms

• rings
• had bought
• did you take
• have you decided
• was having
• will be
• was giving
• didn't live
• has already written

Grammar Examples: Past Tense & Conditionals

• would go
• didn't eat
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• won't be removed
• have broken
• didn't take

Grammar Examples: Passive Voice

• This building wasn't designed by a famous architect.
• Guernica was painted in 1937 by Picasso.
• The sculpture won't be completed in two weeks.
• Will the letter be sent tomorrow?
• Many paintings are sold every week.

Grammar Examples: Reported Speech

• The architect said that they would build a zoo here.
• Sue said to us that the vet wasn't examining these horses today.
• Tom said to me that he had called me last week.
• Rita's mother said that she had to clean her room the following day.

Grammar Examples: Modals

• I can speak French.
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• You can use my mobile phone.
• Can you open the window?