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1 Types of art
Look at the types of art below and discuss the questions that follow.
1. Which of the above types of art have you done? Which would you like to try doing?
2. Have you ever visited an art gallery or museum? What kind of art did you see there?
3. Who is your favourite artist or architect? What do you like about their work?
4. How do you think art can influence people’s emotions and opinions?
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2 Types of paintings
Part A: Match the types of paintings to the correct images below.
abstract landscape oils
portrait still life watercolour
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
Part B: Complete the sentences below with the correct word from Part A. You may want to change
the form of the word.
abstract landscape oils portraits still life watercolours
1. Pablo Picasso is known for his pieces full of bright colours and unusual shapes.
2. She prefers using because they create soft and delicate effects.
3. In our art classes, we learned how to paint a with fruits and flowers.
4. The Louvre Museum displays many beautiful of famous historical figures.
5. He enjoys working with because they allow him to blend colours smoothly.
6. The painter captured the beauty of the mountains in his painting.
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3 Artists’ materials and equipment
Match the words to the pictures.
canvas frame ink paint
paintbox paintbrush pastels sketchbook
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Do you know any other artists’ tools or equipment?
4 Organising an exhibition
Choose the correct option for each gap in the text below.
1. a. paints b. paintings c. painties
2. a. gallery b. galery c. gallerry
3. a. exhibit b. exhibits c. exhibition
4. a. critics b. critical c. criticants
5. a. collections b. collectors c. collects
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My mother is a very talented artist. Her are quite unusual, but people seem to like
them. She used to show her works in local community centres, but last month she received an invitation
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from a big New York . They wanted to put on an of her work! The
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art from all the national newspapers will be there, so hopefully she will get some
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recognition after the event. There are going to be some private there too - she might
sell some of her work and earn some money!
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5 Artists and their work
Complete the table below.
a designer a drawing an illustration an illustrator
a painter a sculptor a sculpture a sketch
verb person object
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paint a painting
2
sketch a sketch artist
3 4
illustrate
5
design a design / a product
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draw —
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sculpt
6 Other types of art
Label the pictures below.
bust ceramics embroidery
mosaic mural statue
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
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7 Describing art
Part A: Match the words to their correct synonyms or definitions.
abstract depressing detailed edgy
glossy monochrome realistic vibrant
1. : bright and strong
2. : dark and unpleasant
3. : including many small parts
4. : like real life
5. : fashionable and cool
6. : smooth and shiny
7. : using different shades of one colour
8. : existing as an idea or feeling
Part B: Look at the pictures below and describe them using the words from Part A.
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8 Famous art
Look at the picture. Complete the gaps in the text below with the correct words.
artworks canvases copies shades versions
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The picture above is one of many of a Vincent Van Gogh painting: Sunflowers. It is
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one of his most famous . During 1888 - 1889 in Arles in the South of France, Vincent
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painted five large with sunflowers. He used three different of yellow,
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and ‘nothing else’. With this, he showed that it was possible to create several of the
same picture without it losing its power.
Listen to check your answers.
What else do you know about Vincent Van Gogh?
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8. Famous art
Speaker: The picture above is one of many copies of a Vincent Van Gogh painting: Sunflowers. It
is one of his most famous artworks. During 1888 - 1889 in Arles in the South of France,
Vincent painted five large canvases with sunflowers. He used three different shades of
yellow, and ‘nothing else’. With this, he showed that it was possible to create several
versions of the same picture without it losing its power.
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Key
1. Types of art
5 - 10 mins.
Encourage a short discussion. Monitor the task and provide feedback if necessary.
2. Types of paintings
5 - 10 mins.
Part A
Ask the students to label the pictures. Go through the answers together as a class.
1. watercolour 2. portrait 3. landscape
4. still life 5. abstract 6. oils
Part B
Ask the students to complete the sentences below with the correct word from Part A. They may want to change
the form of the word.
You may want to elicit the fact that a painter can also be called an artist, and a painter can also be a person who
paints a house.
1. abstract 2. watercolours
3. still life 4. portraits
5. oils 6. landscape
3. Artists’ materials and equipment
5 mins.
Ask the students to match the words to the pictures. They can work in pairs. Go through the answers together as
a class.
1. paintbox 2. canvas 3. pastels 4. frame
5. paintbrush 6. sketchbook 7. paint 8. ink
4. Organising an exhibition
5 mins.
Ask the students to choose the correct option for each gap in the text. Have them check their answers in pairs.
1. paintings 2. gallery
3. exhibition 4. critics
5. collectors
5. Artists and their work
5 mins.
Students can work in pairs and then check answers with the teacher.
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1. a painter 2. a sketch 3. an illustrator 4. an illustration
5. a designer 6. a drawing 7. a sculptor 8. a sculpture
6. Other types of art
5 mins.
Students label the pictures related to other types of art. Go through the answers together as a class.
1. statue 2. bust 3. mural
4. mosaic 5. ceramics 6. embroidery
7. Describing art
5 - 10 mins.
Part A
Ask the students to match the words to their definitions.
1. vibrant 2. depressing
3. detailed 4. realistic
5. edgy 6. glossy
7. monochrome 8. abstract
Part B
Students then look at the pictures below and describe them using the words from Part A. Monitor the task and
provide feedback if necessary.
8. Famous art
5 - 10 mins.
Give students a maximum of 5 minutes to discuss the picture and the artist after the activity.
1. copies 2. artworks 3. canvases 4. shades 5. versions
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