A Journey Into Mysterious Art
ESL Lesson PlansA Journey Into Mysterious Art

A Journey Into Mysterious Art

This ESL lesson plan on mysterious art focuses on improving reading and vocabulary skills. Students explore the life and works of René Magritte through engaging activities like matching exercises, reading comprehension, and collocation practice. The lesson develops students’ ability to interpret and describe art, enhancing their creative thinking and language fluency.

Skills

  • Can understand short narratives and descriptions of someone’s life that are written in simple words.
  • Can describe people, places and possessions in simple terms.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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Warm-up

Look at these famous paintings and answer the questions. Do you know the artists? Which one/ones do you like the most and why? Have you ever tried painting or drawing before? If yes, what did you draw/paint?
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Read the article about a famous surrealist painter - René Magritte. You can look up some unfamiliar words in the glossary below the text.

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Glossary

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Match the words from the text to the definitions.

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Match the halves of the collocations from the text about René Magritte. Then match all additional collocations that seem possible and logical to you. Check together with the teacher.

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Read the article again and choose the right answer to each question.

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Homework

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The Painting