Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th century art: BBC News Review 2022

February 1, 2023



Andy Warhol’s painting of Marilyn Monroe has become the most expensive piece of artwork by a US artist ever to sell at auction.

Rob and Neil look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.

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Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Story
1:30 – Headline 1: The Guardian – Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait sells for record $195m
4:30 – Headline 2: RTE – Iconic Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe fetches record $195 million
7:00 – Headline 3: The wire.in – Why Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portraits Continue to Enthral
8:53 – Language summary

Key words and phrases:
iconic
very famous; represents an idea
– Elvis Presley’s iconic jumpsuits are a symbol of the 1970s.
– The iconic Gangnam style video was a massive YouTube hit in the 2010s.

fetches
sells for a certain amount of money
= I put my old bike on an auction site, and it fetched twice as much as I originally paid!
– Can you fetch me a coffee? I’m really sleepy.

enthral
keep your total attention; be extremely exciting
– The World Cup enthrals millions of viewers across the globe every four years.
– People say Squid Game is the most enthralling drama on TV in recent years.

To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2022/unit-1/session-21

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22 Comments
  1. Reply
    Abdulrahman Alhariri February 1, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Hello BBC, may I ask Where is Catherine haven't been on the programme for a while?

  2. this video is enthralling. Thank you very much!!

  3. I am totally entralled by your way of presentation
    This show is always iconic
    But it doesn't fetches anything from us

  4. This channel is iconic and I am enthralled. Thanks a lot.

  5. This news review program enthrals me because it is iconic when it comes to teaching the official language in headlines. And this education program fetches no price for me

  6. Where is the new episode?

  7. You have very interesting method for teaching English! Thank you so much BBC ☺️☺️☺️

  8. The way you repeatedly use the "question tag" is very educational. For English learners it is a little hard to learn and use the different types of question tags, such as "weren't they?; didn't we" etc. Keep up with the good work!

  9. Excellent work! Really helpful for English learners. Thank very much.

  10. Thank you so much

  11. 😍

  12. Jack and Jill went up the hill

    to fetch a pail of water

    Jack fell down, and broke his crown

    then Jill came tumbling after

  13. Thank you as ever👍

  14. I was veritably enthralled by your wonderful review! Thanks a billion.

  15. Reply
    Πετρος Νικου February 1, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Auction iconic fetches enthral

  16. Reply
    Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullah Mohammed Zaid February 1, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    THANKS

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  19. ¶ Soad Hosney was an ICONIC lady in old Egyptian films.
    ¶My house FETCHED the highest price in the auction.
    ¶ Queen Elizabeth ll ENTHRALS people all over the world.

  20. Reply
    RUKMA KNOWLEDGE HUB DEHRADUN UTTARAKHAND INDIA February 1, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Thanks both of you

  21. Gentlemen thank you so much for this amazing presentation .

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