APIEVocabulary: Street Art and Murals
Street art and murals
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🎨 Street Art and Murals
Learn 10 words about street art, practise them in 16 short items, and then say them aloud.
💡 How to use this lesson
👨🏫 For the teacher
Guide students through the word table, then monitor their progress as they complete the 16 practice questions in 10 minutes.
Check answers instantly using the embedded grading feedback before moving to the oral shadowing drills.
🧑🎓 For the learner
First, study the 10 key words, listen to their sound clips, and memorize the quick memory tips.
Next, complete the 16 interactive exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section at the end.
📖 Word Table
Study these 10 core street art words divided into three themes.
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
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mural
mural
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A large picture painted directly on a wall. | paint a mural | "She painted a mural on the school wall." | A mu-ral is a picture so big that it needs a whole wall. |
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wall
wall
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A vertical side of a building or room. | brick wall | "The artist picked a plain brick wall." | Picture w-a-l-l as 4 tall bricks standing. |
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graffiti
graffiti
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Drawings or writing sprayed on public walls. | colorful graffiti | "The alley is filled with colorful graffiti." | Graf- looks like "graphic" or drawing. |
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stencil
stencil
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A cut-out shape used to guide paint or drawing. | plastic stencil | "He used a stencil to make clear letters." | Rhymes with pencil. Both help you draw! |
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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bold
bold
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Strong, bright, and very noticeable. | bold colors | "She chose bold colors for the painting." | Starts with B like Bright and Big. |
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faded
faded
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Having lost brightness or original color. | faded paint | "The old painting looks faded in sunlight." | Opposite of bright; color has vanished. |
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pattern
pattern
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A repeated decorative design or shape. | geometric pattern | "He drew a repeating pattern of stars." | Pat-tern repeats like a drumming rhythm. |
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
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spray
spray
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To blow liquid out in small drops. | spray paint | "Artists spray paint onto the wall." | Sounds like splash or stream. |
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marker
marker
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A felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing. | black marker | "He outlined the drawing with a marker." | A tool to leave a clear mark. |
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surface
surface
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The outside or top layer of an object. | smooth surface | "Clean the surface before painting." | Sur- means outer (outer face of a wall). |
✏️ Practice Activities
Complete all 16 items below to test your understanding.
Match each action verb to its correct noun collocation.
Why this works: Pairing action verbs with target nouns helps you build natural English expressions.
Fill in the blank using the target vocabulary.
5. The artist used a plastic ____ to make precise letters on the sign.
6. She painted a huge picture on the brick ____ next to the park.
7. Some people view street ____ as modern public art.
8. The colors on the old building look ____ after many years in the sun.
Select the option that correctly completes the meaning of each sentence.
9. The artist used ___ colors that grab everyone's attention immediately.
10. He drew fine lines on the cardboard with a black ___ that was almost out of ink.
11. The city asked an artist to paint a ___ that shows the history of the town.
12. Make sure the wooden ___ is clean before you begin drawing.
Reorder the given words to form a correct English sentence.
Type the complete sentence exactly, including correct capitalization and full stop.
Words: [ stencil / clean / lines / a / for / Use ]
13. Reordered sentence:
____Words: [ transform / Graffiti / quiet / can / streets ]
14. Reordered sentence:
____Words: [ today / bold / chose / They / designs ]
15. Reordered sentence:
____Words: [ quickly / paint / faded / Old / becomes ]
16. Reordered sentence:
____🎙️ Shadowing & Speaking Practice
Listen to each phrase or sentence, then tap the record button to practice your pronunciation.
Part 1: Key Collocations (Listen & Shadow)
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____Part 2: Short Sentences
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____Part 3: Everyday Speech Sentences
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____Part 4: Challenge Words (Focus on Pronunciation)
Focus on the two syllables: MYOOR-ul.
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____Focus on the clear ending: STEN-sil.
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