2. UNIT ART & CULTURE OBJECTIVE: READING COMPREHENSION 1. - Could you guess the topic of the text? Circle the right option. 1. - Could you guess the topic of the text? Circle the right option. Gabriela Mistral Mozart Vincent van Gogh Literature Music Painting

3. 2. - Look at this picture carefully. What do you see?

4. 3. - Write the meaning of these words. Painter Oppress – oppressed Brief Jeer – jeered Mad Reject – rejected Sold Fall in love – fell in love While Early Greenish Peasants Months Miners Despair Potatoes Grim Eaters Struggle colorful

5. Alley Pallete Support Père Younger Successful Write – wrote Pointillist Detailing Take - took Youth Left Picture dealer Sunflowers Until Bright Dismiss – dismissed Illness Compulsively Confine - confined Try – tried Swirling Preach Starry

6. II. WHILE READING 1.- Read first and then confirm your prediction: 2.- Underline the right alternative: The text is: a) an article from a book. The text is: a) an article from a book. b) an article from a newspaper. b) an article from a newspaper. c) an article from internet c) an article from internet 3 - Underline the best title for this text : a) “Postimpressionism” b)“Vincent´s life and paintings” b)“Vincent´s life and paintings” c) “Sunflowers” c) “Sunflowers” 4. - Underline the right alternative: The text explains: a) his personality The text explains: a) his personality b) his dementia b) his dementia c) his life and work c) his life and work

7. 5. - Match these two columns to make one sentence. 1-During this period he mutilated his left ear complete and successful work in his new colors. new colors. 2-Only one of Van Gogh's paintings was rejected by the woman he fell in love with. love with. 3-His difficult personality in the course of his first attack of dementia. dementia. 4-His painting Père Tanguy was the first Van Gogh decided to be a painter. 5-His paintings from this period was sold while he lived. 6-Ten years before his death include the incomparable series of sunflowers. sunflowers. 1 2 3 4 5 6

8. 1889 Pere Tanguy Sunflowers 1880 - 1885

9. III. POST READING 7.- Write the name of these paintings and the year they were painted 7.- Write the name of these paintings and the year they were painted: Père Tanguy Starry Night. Sunflowers The Potato Eaters 1880 – 1885 1889 1888 1887

10. SUNFLOWERS 1888

11. PERE TANGUY 1887

12. THE POTATO EATERS 1880 - 1885

13. STARRY NIGHT 1889

14. 7. - Do you think they are masterpieces? Why? Follow up activities: Follow up activities: Visit these sites and choose one picture you like the best and one you dislike: Visit these sites and choose one picture you like the best and one you dislike: http://www.artheritageprogram.org/vanGoghpowerpoint.pdf http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Vincent_van_Gogh/. Write the name of the picture and the complete these sentences: Write the name of the picture and the complete these sentences: send your picture with your sentence to our facebook (gringoparra@gmail.com) “………………………………………………………” I like this picture because it is colorful / it expresses life and nature/ it shows Vincent´s life. “………………………………………………………” I dislike this picture because it is sad/ it is dark/it is depressing.

15. 2.- Visit these sites and draw and paint in van Gogh´s style. http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/landscape_van_gogh/eng/Introduction/default.ht m http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/landscape_van_gogh/eng/Introduction/default.ht m http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/landscape_van_gogh/eng/Introduction/default.ht m http://www.ngfl- cymru.org.uk/vtc/landscape_van_gogh/eng/Introduction/default.ht m ( interactive whiteboard activity) http://http:// http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/van_gogh/intro.html (make your marks) http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/van_gogh/intro.html Print your masterpiece. 3.- Answer this word search