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C. What is he/she wearing? http://www.fridakahlo.com/
• 3. Show students Frida Kahlo's • To show students the two-minute video which includes
portrait, and have them check their many paintings by Frida Kahle:
predictions.
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'his project is aimed at primary school students. Building the tallest tower:
' We may ask for the help of the Art teacher to
• The teacher may ask a carpenter for some remaining pieces
design some drawings, and to work together
of wood with a certain measure (2,5cm x 7cm xt,5cm). It
during her classes. We will teach the students to
- recycle some objects, and use them to create games would be more exciting if the students personalized the game
by painting the blocks in different colours. The teacher will
they could use to play at school oral home. We will ask them to
encourage students to build the tallest tower.
bring empty cans or tins, old socks and empty boxes.
d introduce or
- Then, the teacher can use
the
revise colours, it the poster in a very simple
is a good idea way, just asking and pointing
not to teach at the different images: What
them in isolation, colour is banana? How
since they are everywhere, and many green fruits can you
our kitchen is not the see' Are there any red apples
exception. here? etc.
Through the activities proposed, The food presented and their
students will be able to discover respective colours are the
colours in some food as well as to following:
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try some simple but interesting • white: bananas (inner pan)
scientific experiments such as the I • yellow: pear
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extraction of natural dyes from
vegetables louse them, later, to • orange: oranges
express themselves artistically. • pink: grapefruit (inner pan)
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• red: cherries
Poster: • green: kiwi fruit (inner part)
In this issue, there is a colourful poster • blue: blueberries
which portrays fruit and vegetables. The
first step is to show the poster of a basket f"fl • potpie: plums
of veggies and fruit so that the teacher can ask • brown: coconut
students to look at it carefully. lb encourage
children to do that, do a gesture like wearing
asses or using binoculars.
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Instructions:
1- Chop
Photocopiable Activities:
finely the
There are also three photocopiable worksheets
vegetable
so children can work individually giving
chosen.
the teacher the opportunity to move
2- Cover it with
around the classroom and to speak ,,dltIlIIII•IIhlh hot water, and
with each student. The teacher i.'
let it stand for 4
reinforces the new lexical items by
minutes.
asking and repeating, when
3- Press and smash
necessary.
the vegetable with a
The first two activities are related to fine --
spoon
motility and concentration since children
4- Strain all the juice.
have to follow a code to paint with the right
5- Add S teaspoons of sugar and mix.
colour to discover the hidden items of
And you have paint ready to use'
food. Then, there is another activity in
Tips:
which students have to draw the
missing halves of different fruit and The vegetables and fruits that best work with
veggies. this technique are: spinach (to obtain green
Finally, the last photocopiable paint), strawberries (red), beets (use the skin to
worksheet can be set up as make pink paint), carrots (orange), coffee
(brown).
homework so as children have the
chance to work together with their To obtain concentrated colours, do not use
families and to speak about what they too much water. Just enough to cover the
have learned. Students will find an empty veggies.
basket to fill with drawings or pictures from • You can add a teaspoon of alcohol to help the
magazines of fruit and vegetables of veggies liberate their pigments and make them
stronger.
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different colours. Their productions can
be displayed on the walls of the • It would be useful to use gloves and aprons to
classroom. Each child will have the avoid stains.
opportunity to speak about them, • Use the pigments obtained to paint with
paintbrushes on big pieces of white cardboard
so children can appreciate them.
Lets paint with Another form of making art with food is natural
Veggied stamps. Just cut some fruit or vegetables in
halves, put them on a plate with paint, and
pick up carefully one at a time. Finally, stamp
As it has been mentioned before, colours are everywhere, and
the fruit or vegetable on a sheet of paper.
teachers can help children realize this by doing a simple
experiment of extraction of natural dyes from some vegetables.
The following steps can be done with different veggies or fruit,
preferably the ones which are more juicy to get enough paint
for the children to colour their own drawings.
Level: Beginner Age: Very young learners
ART IN THE KITCHEN
A) Follow the code to paint the picture with the right colours. Can you find the hidden fruits?
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B)Follow the dotted lines to draw the missing parts of each fruit and veggie.
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Level: Beginner Age: Very young learners
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Banksy is the pseudonym of a British graffiti artist. Nobody knows who he really is, although he infamous for his graffiti
and stencil graffiti. He is an activist and gives political and social messages through his artwork. He is such a prestigious
artist that some of his pieces of art have been stolen. In other words, people broke walls to take his graffiti home. He has
done most of his work in London.
B) Find images of all the categories of Street art on the Internet. Comment with your classmates which
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D) Look at the bricks, and write some of the Street art categories mentioned in the text.
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Keys 1) A) 1) True, 21 False, 3) False, 41 False, 5) Iron: Dl Order may vary. 5) Steed) graffiti, 2) Street installation, 3) Art intervention. 4) video projection,
5) Street passer art, 6) Sticker arc 7) 3D street art.
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' his protect is aimed at Once they have chosen their answers, 49 Some people consider graffiti a form of
re-teens and teenagers ask them to search the web to see if art, and hence, respect it: however,
at a false beginner or low they were correct. some others think of it as a form of
, elementary level. Tell students that to make graffiti, the vandalism, and so they are against it.
Throughout it, students first thing is to know which materials Draw a chart on the blackboard like the
will be able to learn are needed. Ask students to match the following:
vocabulary related to graffiti, give their drawings to the names of supplies in
opinions orally, and develop their Activity BI. FOR GRAFFITI' AGAINST GRAFFITI:
reading and speaking skills through a
topic of their interest. After checking the answers about the
materials, work on how to paint graffiti. It is a way of
The following activity is about the steps expressing ideas
Objectives: to be followed. Students have to put
-To expand vocabulary. them in order. The teacher may
highlight the time sequencers (Firstly, Pre-teach some useful expressions such
-To accept different opinions. secondly, then, after that, finally), and as: in my opinion...! I think...! I agree
To learn about a different form of mime them so that students can connect with.. ./1 disagree with.. Encourage
expression. the actions in order. students to give their opinions, but as
they may be a bit reluctant to speak in
Go to the link httpl/www.banksy.co.akl English, you can share some other
Linguistic features where you can find a lot of graffiti opinions:
painted by one of the most famous
Specific vocabulary related to graffiti graffiti artists called Banksy. It can be decorative.
such as art, vandalism, wall, aerosol, - We have to clean op all the walls.
cave, mural, signature, tag, As students look at the graffiti,
prehistoric ancestors. encourage them to make comparisons, Graffiti isn't art.
focusing on the colours, drawings, You can give your opinions through
- Vocabulary connected to giving messages. Then, they can speak about
opinions: In my opinion.. .1 agree graffiti.
their preferences.
with.. .1 disagree with... I think... - Graffiti is simply vandalism.
If necessary, pre-teach some
expressions: - It's important for teenagers.
Write graffiti in the middle of the board, I like the second one because Ask: Do you agree with this idea? Is this
and ask students to brainstorm words it's...................................... idea for or against graffiti?
related to it. Write them around the Share these and other options, and give
main word. Explain their meaning, if My favourite drawing
Is .................................................. some examples. Students can be the
necessary. ones in charge of writing the sentences
Then ask: Have you ever seen graffiti? in the right columns.
Where? What is it about? Do you like it? I don't like this one
because......................................... As a final task, ask students to create
Why (not)? Have you ever painted their own graffiti. Give them white
graffiti? What about writing on the walls sheets of paper, colour markers, and
of the classroom? Or on the tables/desks? I think the best graffiti is ................ other elements they may need. Help
Do you write there? Or do you draw? - The most colourful is..................... them with the messages they want to
What for? Generally, students will want write in English. Another idea is to
to answer the questions in their mother cover the classroom walls in
tongue, so encourage them by eliciting tin Activity C, on page 13, students construction paper, so students can
key words to help them speak in work on a word search in which there create their own graffiti whenever they
English. are 10 words they have already learnt want. Students can also tell the rest of
Ask students to work on the related Is graffiti. They can work in the class what they have painted and
questionnaire in Activity A on page 12 pairs. This activity can be done as a their reasons.
to see how much they know about competition in which the winner is the
graffiti. pair who finds the words first.
C)
1) Where did prehistoric ancestors paint ore? 5) Where did graffiti art start?
al Caves, a) Spain.
bi Land. bi USA.El
Cl Trees. - c) Germany.
2) Most graffiti artists reornally paint With... b) The ntearsirsg of the word graffiti is...
a) colour perscils.E a) graphic. LI
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c) brushes and paint.LI
b) twisted lines. LI
C) scratched.
B) Making graffiti
11 Match the drawings to the names of the supplies needed to make graffiti.
• Supplies needed
1.Drawing paper
2. Black pencil
3. Markers 0 1
4Eraser
5. Sharpener
b. Scissors
1. Paint pens
B. A can of spray paint
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q. Glue
10. Palette
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Levels False beginner/Elementary Age: Pre-teessileenaqers
GRAFFITI
2> Put the steps to make graffiti in the correct order.
Secondly, start to apply the paint to the paper. Cover the surface completely.
Take your eraser, and clean Out all the pencil lines.
Firstly, choose your favourite colour, and mix the paint with a few drops of water.
Go back to your original composition, and use the glue to paste your letters onto your
background.
After that, take your scissors, and cutout your letter composition. Don't do it quickly! Take
your time, and be careful.
When you complete your name, immediately go over the pencil lines with your black marker.
Finally, use your paint pens to add extra details, a message or symbols.
And don't forget to tag your name.
On a new sheet of clean paper, begin to draw out your name with the pencil.
Then, take your spray paint, and cover some parts of the painted paper.
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pencil, 4) signature, rag, ci artist, vandals.
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Tn.. Level: Elementary Age: Young learners/Teenagers
WHAT IS ART?
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A) Read the title, and brainstorm words related to
art.Tell them to your teacher. For example: statue
What is Art?
B) Let's check the meaning of some words. Use a
"What is art?' nw niece once asked,
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dictionary, if necessary.
while doodling on my bedrooms door.
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• Scratch While cleaning up the scribbled lines;
and then I know What She wants to say.
• Painting • Syrrubols • Bronze icall her back and try toexplain:
A) Listen to the poem, and choose the right option. Art can be seen anywhere, on the ground,
ore the sand, on the wall, on the Stairs.
11 What does the author's niece
"Let's imagine how it Works' and my answer must be
want to know? clear doodling, scratching, painting or scribbling
a) About pictures. All in all, as art describes, a range of forms
bl About drawings. 4) Clay and ice are... -.-
Sculptures come
c) About art, a) maseria Is. collage of colours to use in crafts.
b) pieces of art
21 Where is the girl7 c) instruments. Piercing, tattooing and symbols are
a) In the garden. Ideas With meaning to show your 'feelings
b) In the bedroom You can fly high as images flow
Useful materials as clay, as ice or wood or bronze
c) In the bathroom. 5) Where can you find art'?
In multicolours you express yourself.
a) On television.
Your own design through mind and soul.
31Who cleans she door? b) At the cinema.
Art is art, as you cars see.
a) The lithe girl. c) Everywhere.
Words can combine so easily.
b)The author's mother.
c) The author.
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Level: Elementary Age: Young learners/Teenagers
WHAT IS ART?
B) Complete the blanks from the first and second stanzas replacing the original words.
• Remember to change the pronouns, if you choose a boy
(she/her- he/ his( -
C) And now, it's time for your own piece of art! Here is an example of a shape poem. You can add drawings,
colours, etc. You can take lines from the poem above or, if you are more adventurous, you may write your
own art poem.
WHAT IS ART?
ART CAN
BE SEEN ANYWHERE
ON THE GROUND, ON THE SAND
ON THE WALL, ON THE STAIRS
LET'S IMAGINE HOW
IT WORKS AND MY
ANSWER :
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CLEAR
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The phrase did introduce a debate: Is cinema an art? Many would
deny it emphatically, while others would defend it with
stage 4
Ask your students to choose five of the films on
enthusiasm, the board, or others, and rate them. They can then
Setting the debate aside, it cannot be denied that cinema is a form complete the second activity in the worksheet, in
of art, which most of our students are exposed to; maybe the type which they write sentences on their film rating.
of art they are closer to. So, we need to exploit their familiarity Encourage students to follow the sentence
with it to boost their motivation for language learning. pattern appropriately.
These fun 40-50 minute lesson plans will help your students
expand their cinema-related vocabulary, while they practise Stage
important cognitive skills such as categorizing, rating, applying, Arrange your
etc. them ask and
Model the actis
first.
The Seventh Art - Types of films - Beginners
A: What type of film is.........
lesson plan
B: It is a/an............film.
Stage i
• Option t: Introduce the topic by writing the word Films on
The Seventh Art - Types of films - Elementary
the board, and asking students what their favourite film is. You
can also ask when they watched it, and who they watched it lesson plan
with. Stage i
• Option 2: Tell your students you are going to give them clues • Introduce the topic by talking about the last film you saw,
about your favourite film. They have to guess it, and they can and asking students if they like films and why, if they watch
take turns to do the same in pairs or small groups afterwards. films at home or go to the cinema. You can also talk about the
seventh art term.
Stage 2
Ask students if all films are the same. Tell them that there are Stage 2
different types of films, and then give out the worksheet, and Elicit different types of films from your students, and play a
ask them to match the types of films with the correct pictures. short hangman game with them before introducing
You might need to explain a couple of them. photocopiable activity A on page 19. The hangman word most
be a film type which most students know.
Stage S Stage 3
Write the name of a very well know film on a piece of paper, Ask your students to re-read the text in detail, and help them
and encourage students to guess it by asking questions. They focus on the words in bold. You might need to explain some
might resort to Ll. Nevertheless, the main idea is to introduce vocabulary, especially for the categories, but do not explain the
photocopiable activity B on page 19. They will learn questions words in hold, to pairs, they should match the words with their
to talk about movies and match them to the appropriate definitions. Check the exercise.
answer. Clarify she meaning of some words, if necessary.
Stage 4
Stage 4
Ask the students to think about their own favourite film, and As a fun way to end the class, you can suggest a mini award
write their answers to the questions in photocopiable activity ceremony rule play. Focus your students' attention on the
B. Afterwards, arrange your students in pairs or small groups. phrases the presenters use to introduce the nominees and
Ask them to interview each other with the questions they learn announce the category winner. Ask your students to suggest
so that they guess their friends' favourite films. two or three awards for the class: Funniest person, Always late
student, Most helpful student, etc . Try to suggest fun
categories which cause no conflict. Then, ask the class to
Stage 5 suggest 5 nominees for each category. Lead an anonymous
Ask your students to use their answers to write about their voting session. Choose the presenters for each category among
favourite film. You might need to guide them so that the the students who have not been nominated, and ask them to
sentences are complete. For the paragraph to be cohesive, ask rehearse their tines. Also, suggest the nominees to think of an
your students to use the order of the questions as a guide. acceptance speech. Finally, host the ceremony.
Stage 2
Introduce the text about the Oscars in the
worksheet. Ask them to read it, and come
on it after 5-7 minutes. After that, ask the
questions about the text. Some suggested
questions are: How many times a year do
have an Oscar ceremony? Where is the ma
ceremony? Who is "Oscar"? How many
categories are there? How many nominees
has each category got? Who announces
the winners? Who can win an Oscar?
Level: Beginner/Elementary Age: Teeragers/Adu Is
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THE 'JTH ART - TYPES OF FILMS
A) Match the types of films to the pictures.
Sci Fi
Horror
Western
• _______ ______
Orv Thriller
Rnace
Animated
- Action .
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A) Complete the types of films.
1. When did you see it? a) It's a horror movie with a bit of action.
C) Use the questionnaire in B as a guide, and write about your favourite film.
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Kur.A) Science fiction, Horror, Western, Comedy, RonrorrSe, Animated, Thriller, B) 1)1,2)0,3)0,4) g, 5) b, 6)d,7) h,8) i, 9)i, 101 s.
Level: Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Age: Teenagers/Adults
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"jinxy" and "lucky", and
guess whatst 's
about .
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E) Match the infinitive forms of the verbs to their corresponding past forms:
(
ii dry vi went out 1x21
21 cover bI jumped
pass by c1 covered 0 k
41 break dl started
1 51 blow el came out
hI Walk by fI blew
I) start gi put
9) bloom broke
9i put 11 bloomed
101 jump ji dried
: lii come out kI Walked by
I 121 90 out II passed by 1x21
F) Complete the chart with the pant forms of the verbs and phrasal verbs in exercise E. You have to use verbs
in a) and I) twice )x2).
Jenkins Lou
I) Jenkins and it to rain. 5) When Lou ....................., the Sun
il me mirrors_ ....rhenJenkirvs
6) A newspaper .................the puddle when she
over it.
7) Flowers
8) Some birds
when she
ajiower garland around Lou's
neck.
1) He continued walking, and fell into a trolley. fl 5) Jenkins and Lou landed on a bridge. fl
21 They shared an ice-cream. 6) They lumped over a car crash. El
31 They moved forward from piano to piano. 7) Jenkins and Lou bumped into each other on
41 Lou also fell into the trolley, and they went the street. El
down the rood. 81 They flew over the river. El
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Level: Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Age: Teenagers/Adults
OMELETTE
(Short animated film)
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A) Before watching...
What do you think the short film is about? Imagine its characters. What do they do?
Dl What is the dog like? Choose the most appropriate adjectives to describe it as a pet.
playful or serious? • nseons or generous?
lovely or unfriendly? • friendly or unkind?
• cruel or kind? • cute or ugly?
• considerate or inconsiderate?
El This is Omelette's sequence of events. Complete the sentences with words from the box,
One rainy 11 -aa elan gets back from 2) - He is exhausted and so hungry that he starts cooking an
3) ________. He chops some 4) ________.bat he is so tired that he is about to hurt himself.The 5)________sees
this, and throws the garbage bin. Because of that, the man stops cooking and picks up the 6) _________.His pet takes
over the 71 _________.He chops, fries, and finishes the delicious omelette for his 81 _________.who returns to see his
meal ready. He is surprised, but too hungry, so he sits on the 91 to enjoy his 101 _________.His lovely dog is
looking at him suspiciously; he realises who made his food when he chews apiece of dog ill - He decides to
share his tasty feast with his adorable and generous 121
F) Write a short paragraph describing what you think about pets and your relationship with them. You can
include pictures/photos. Stick all your productions on the classroom noticeboard/walls.
Ill A))ivo"means *an uviuckyor malevolent force, person, ur thing" (Taken Crow: httpil/wvwu.wordreference.com/deenison/jlno),iucky'meanstaving
good look. fortunate (Taken Irons httpcl/www,wordreferonce.cum/de6nit)on/Iucky). B) 2); 01)11,2) 0), 3)11,41 hI, 3111,61 kI, 7)41,81)), 9)81.101 b), rile), 121
0); Fl 11 went out. started. 21 blew. 3) broke, passed by/walked by, 4) drIed, walked by/passed by, 5) went out. Caere nut, 6) covnred,iutnped, 7) bloomed,
passed by/walked by, 81 pot. G) 7),l),4),6),3),8),5),2); Dl appropriate adjectives: piup1ui, lovely, kind, considerate, generous, friendly, ode; El it evening. 2)
work. 31omelette, 41 vegetables, 51 dog, 61 garbage, 71 cooking 81 owner. 91 solo, 101 dinner. 11) food, 12) pet.
Level: Intermediate Age: Teenagers/Adults
B) Look at the pictures, and consider which images can be called art and which cannot.
I 3) Avant-garde movements changed the way people consider art, since everyday items can be called artistic.
4) Avant Garde is French word and it refers to the leading line of an army, the one that opens the road to attack.
5)The urinal submitted by Marcel Duchamp was considered 'artistic"because it was exhibited in a museum.
6) Surrealists used automatic writing because they were determined to end with the difference between dream and
I reality......
D) Read the following text, and check your answers. Then, correct the false sentences in order to make
I them true.
Art is a form of expression in which man recreates an aspect of reality or a feeling, producing works to
be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. Through colours, words and sounds, art allows people
I to express ideas, emotions, perceptions and sensations. Art has always been present in human history
since its beginnings. However, this definition of art changed at the beginning of the 201h century with a
series of artistic movements called Avant Garde. Their main intention was to change the way people have
seen art in history. They believed it should not be beauty what defines art.
I The name comet from a French word that had originally a military use: it is the front part of an army. That
means, the first line of soldiers in charge of leading the attack during a battle. In 1910, the term was first
used to name a series of artistic movements that sought innovation in artistic production, exploring the
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relations between art and life, and trying to reinvent art by confronting previous movements. There are
many movements within Avant Garde: Dadaism, Surrealism, Cubism, Expressionism and several more.
Marcel Duchamp, for example, was a French sculptor who belonged to Dadaism, which went against the
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literary and artistic conventions by making fun of the traditional artists and their art. In 1917, Duchamp
submitted a urinal for an exhibition in New York. It was called Fountain, but it was not accepted because
"it was not art". There are several interpretations about this piece of art, but they resume in the provocative
attempt of Duchamp: art is not a special product; art can be even a urinal. Another movement was
Surrealism, which tried to resolve the "contradictory condition of dream and reality". They experimented
with automatic writing, understanding that maybe thought should function in absence of all moral and
aesthetic preoccupation. The main figure of Surrealism was André Breton, who believed that consciousness
and unconsciousness should work together.
Art no longer has to be something beautiful and a product of the feelings: anything can be art. And that
includes ugly things and objects from modern life.
E) Highlight the verbs in the past and present perfect tenses. Classify them into regular and irregular verbs.
Write the infinitive form of the irregular verbs.
GI Look at the text, and find synonyms for the following words.
1) Feelings
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21 Day one
3) Combat
4) Gorgeous
I HI In groups, choose an Avant-garde movement, and prepare a short oral presentation about it (it can be a
power point presentation as well.) Describe its main figures, its most important works and some of its
characteristics.
Key: c)i) False Not only beautiful works can be considered art, 21 False: Art can be found everywhere in the street, in museum,, in people's heuser 3)True,
4)Trce 5) False: The urinal submitted by Marcel Duchamp was not considered artistic even though it was exhibited in a museum 6) True; E) Their: the works'.
Is. human history's, their: Avant Garde movemeers) that: the front part of an atmy,this piece of art: the urina I called Fountain, they- the surrealists; F) Regular
verbs- changed, believed, belonged, submitted, tried, experimented; Irregular verbs, has been (be). was (be), have seen (see), had (have), sought (seek), went
(go), G) 1) emot ons/senrar ens, 2) beginnings 3) battle, 4) beautiful
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Level: Intermediate Age: Teenagers/Adults
ART IN TIME
_ A) In groups, define the term art. Read your definition out loud for the teacher to write keywords. Can you
improve your definition?
B) Every paragraph in the text has a missing title. Be careful, therein one extra title that you don't need.
An The importance and impact of aesthetics - Art goes to people - Hard to define, easy to
find - The three axes of art - Many of our museums are full of history - The street is not
a place for art - Can art change the laws
1) It is curious to be constantly surrounded by something that is difficult to define and that is part of our daily lives.
Nobody could deny that we are permanently in contact with works of art, and that they are deeply influential. The
problem is that, according to who analyses it, art could be a series of disciplines related to creativity, a number of
organised academic studies or random objects that serve specific and practical purposes. For others, art can be simply a
way of living. This means that our cultural background and our own preferences affect the way we perceive art, and the
importance it has in our lives.
21 The origin or the time when a work of art was produced influences how it is viewed. For historians and
archaeologists, cave paintings, prehistoric tools or weapons are precious objects that can help them understand how
life was organised thousands of years ago.These objects and the materials with which they were produced are vital for
N explaining the habits of cultures that no longer exist and are, sometimes, the most important artifacts inside museums
around the world. In this case, the reason why these objects are exhibited in museums lies on the importance they once
had for the survival of social groups.
31 Nevertheless, during the last three centuries there has been an agreement among specialists, who started to
differentiate between the work of artisans and the work of artists. While artisans elaborate objects thanks to their skills
and with a specific purpose (Applied Arts), artists create complex pieces of art that are meant to have an impact on the
ideas and feelings of people, These pieces of art, opposite to the work of artisans, are conceived with an aesthetic
purpose,and might be either tangible or intangible.
4)There is a generally agreed way of classifying the different disciplines that are considered artistic. Although the term
FineArts (those works of art developed primarily for aesthetic and intellectual purposes) is still in use in some academic
circles, it only serves in order not to confuse it with Applied Arts. The most extended classification is the one that divides
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Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Literature as an art includes those texts that use
written language with "literary merit' whether it is poetry or prose. In the case of Performing
Arts, these are meant robe performed in front of the public because the artists use their voice
and bodies to express themselves. Theatre, dance and music are included in this category. Finally,
those disciplines that use different materials to create physical objects are considered part of the Visual
Arts, such as painting, sculpture and architecture.
51 Although the exhibition of artistic events can be found in specific spaces that have been created for that purpose,
nowadays, art is present everywhere.., more than ever. One might commonly find museums or art galleries that exhibit
paintings and sculptures, attend concerts at auditoriums, theatre plays and dunce performances at theatres, or look for
literature in libraries. However, the importance of art in the habits of people has surpassed their private lives, and now
governments are starting to implement policies to extend it outside the traditional spaces. An important implementation
in public policies in the last decades all around the world is the"Percent for Art" legislation: a law or ordinance that assigns
some percentage of taxes to fund art in public spaces.
6) Some of the biggest cities in the world have sculptures built on their bridges, giant murals painted on their buildings,
free concerts organised in their open amphitheatres, dance performances held in their squares, poems written on their
walls. A new era for art has apparently arrived. This time, the contact between the artist, the work of art and the spectators
is more active.This new concept of art means that the public is no longer attending a concert or visiting an exhibition, the
concert or the exhibition are being organised where people are.
C) Read the text once again, and choose the sentence that sums up best the main idea of the paragraph.
There is only one correct answer for each paragraph.
2) Paragraph 2:
U a) Museums are filled with useless antiquities. 5) Paragraph 5:
U bI In museums, you can neverfind works of art of living U a) Every country in the world has implemented the
artists. 'Percent for arts" legislation.
U c) Ancient tools have a huge importance for historians. U b) Governments are interfering in the private lives of
Ed) Social groups that lived in other eras were disorganised. artists.
LJc) Literature is no longer found in libraries.
3) Paragraph 3: U d) Art has become such an important issue that
governments are starting to change public policies.
El a) Works of art are always tangible.
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U C) Artisans do not have skills. U alit is becoming more common to see artistic
EJ dl Art has a strong relation with aesthetics, interventions in public places.
U b) Poems written on walls are not artistic activities.
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artists.
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the project, students will analyse the life of a
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singer, fill in a fact file, read a text, listen to the
httptu/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-GLuydiMe4 to check if it is
4,yrics of a song and prepare their own presentations.
right.
Outcome:
Task 5:
• To create their own presentations, including information of a
singer and an activity with a song. Students will create their own fact files. Teacher will check that
all the information collected by students is correct. They will
create a poster with images and words that are associated with
Warm up: the chosen artist. This poster can be hung on the walls of the
Students will look at some pictures, and try to guess the classroom, if it is allowed. Then, they will read aloud to their
relationship among them and the person they are associated classmates the information they need to complete the fact file
with. (Activity F).
Task 1: Task 6:
Listening to the song "Happy". In this task, students will listen Finally, students will prepare an activity with one of the songs
to the song, and answer some questions (Activity B). from the singer they have talked about. Teacher will give them
examples of activities they can do:
Task 3
Teacher will ask students to find out infoemat
private life. For instance, What does he do to
city? Does he belong to any organization? Wh
one? What does this organization dot (Activit
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E)Create your own fact file choosing a singer you like. You can follow the steps in the previous tasks. This task
can be performed in small groups. Make a poster with images related to the singer you have chosen. Show it to:
your classmates so that they can guess who the person is. Then, give information about this person. The rest of
the class has to complete the fact file.
F)Choose a song, and prepare an activity for the other students to complete.
t yA) and B) Answers may vary. Pharrell Wdliamu. He is from virginia. He always wears big hats. He wrote the eung"Happy"for the film Despicable me. He
e three Giamwys for this song (Best Pop Solo Performance Happy (Lice), Best Urban Contemporary Album AiR I, Best Music Video Happy). GIRL is the
name of the album which was released in 2013, B) the name of the song is'Happy'; Cl Name: Phareell Williams. Born: Virginia. Parents' professions: a teacher
anda handyman. inspiration: his grandmother. Most famous song: Happy; Dl USa not-for-proHt foundation established by PharreilW:iliams to provide
educational S I.E A.M.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Motivation) related tools needed for the future success of children.
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MUSIC STYLES
A) Answerthese questions about MUSIC.
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31 Which ones are completely new to you?
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ci The funniest one is -----------, 151 My brother/sister always listens to ----------
dl My grandmother loves listening to ----------- ii If I played music, I would play
F)INSTRUMENTS. Do you think the following sentences are True or False? Then do an internet search and
check your predictions.
11 You can only play music using musical instruments.
21 All musical instruments are made of either metal or wood.
3l The first musical instrument was invented in 1890.
4) You can only listen to music on MP3 players, mobile phones and computers.
SI You can make music with your body. :h
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MUSIC STYLES
G) Watch the video at https'J/www.yoatube.corulwasch?v=wwILiZSSIIlJ, and complete these predictions about the
performer.
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correct answers.
al Does he breakdance? bi Dubstep? What's that? c) Has he always worked as a dancer?
dl Is he English? ci What else do you know about him? fI Who's the artist?
Professiory
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J) THE BEST MUSIC VIDEO EVER. Watch the videos below in small groups.
1) Discuss these aspects: originality/ideas; story told/lyrics; planning/pre-filming process, 00 Irection: es es
2) Which is the best for you? Write a paragraph giving reasons for your choice. Present it to the rest and vote with everyone
else to chooselHE BEST VIDEO EVER.
110K Go-White Knuckles - Official Video 41 Bjork Bachelorette 7) Nlcky Romero -Toulouse
www.youtube,com/watch?v=nl-IIJODYBLKs www.youtahe.com/warch?v=x5nNfbTt6N4 www.youtube.cons/watch?v=KrVC5dm5fFc
2) Mutenruth -Typical 51 Fathoy Slier - Push The Tempo B) Another video to include on this list:
www.youtube.comfwatchnv=biIKL3qhOL4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGpkNPbSa2Q
31 Kylie Minogue - come Into My World 61 Michael Jackson Thriller
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TATTOOS
? A) How much do you know about tattoos? Read and choose the answer you consider correct.
Then, watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYnl5yDBu,M and check.
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