Oral Review of Exercise 2 on page 50
6.2.3. Verbs followed by verbs in gerund or infinitive with different meanings
Introductory Review Exercise:
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A Night at
the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid
Last summer, I
visited the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, famous for housing Picasso’s Guernica.
At first, I thought the evening would simply mean admiring a few
masterpieces before dinner, but it actually meant to provoke deep
reflection on war, memory, and social change.
In the first
gallery, I decided to try engaging with the artworks by sketching
fragments of Guernica in my notebook. This experiment contrasted with
the challenge of later having to try to explain my impressions to a
Spanish visitor. That attempt was far more demanding than sketching in silence.
Midway through
the visit, I realized I had forgotten bringing my camera. Surprisingly,
this made me more attentive. Soon after, the guide reminded us to remember
to take out our phones to scan the QR code for the interactive commentary.
Later, I paused
before a haunting installation about exile and dictatorship. I couldn’t help
but regret not staying longer in front of it, since the atmosphere was
overwhelming yet enlightening. However, I did not regret to say that the
museum achieved its goal of unsettling its audience and reminding us of Spain’s
turbulent past.
As the lights
dimmed in the gallery, some visitors stopped to take one final picture,
while others stopped looking and simply closed their eyes to reflect.
Both gestures captured the essence of art appreciation at the Reina Sofia museum:
sometimes pausing for action, other times letting go.
6.2.3. Verbs followed by verbs in gerund or infintive with different meanings
