Rank these ways of experiencing art from most to least enjoyable for you: a live concert, a quiet museum, a film at the cinema, a street performance.

A natural way to answer

I'd put the cinema first, actually - I really value being fully immersed in a story with no distractions. A live concert would come second for the atmosphere. Then a quiet museum, which I find genuinely calming. Street performance last, simply because it's harder to give it my full attention in passing.

Key phrases to use

• swept up in — completely caught up in something emotionally, losing track of everything else“I got swept up in the excitement of the crowd.”
• clock-watching — repeatedly checking the time because you're bored and want it to end“By the second hour I was just clock-watching.”
• work its magic — gradually have a wonderful or powerful effect“Give the place time to work its magic on you.”