Art in all its forms

Our speaking lessons follow a consistent six-stage structure: warm-up, presentation (with video, images, or reading), controlled practice, free conversation, deeper discussion, and a final homework task to introduce in class.

Lessons come with a printable student worksheet and a teacher version containing notes and answers. For online teaching, we provide an editable Google Slides e-lesson that can be downloaded or exported to PowerPoint.

The purpose of this stage is to activate your students' existing knowledge and prepare them for the lesson's theme.

Activity 1: You will lead a warm-up discussion by asking students broad questions about the different categories of art, gradually narrowing to their experiences and preferences.

Activity 2: Students will brainstorm the different kinds of art that can be experienced in various locations.

During this part of the lesson, we will introduce the main content, presenting new language and concepts through video, text or images.

Activity 3: Students have to describe four different types of performers, compare them, and share their opinions about which one they would most like to see.

Activity 4: Students will associate adjectives to the images from the previous activity and then use them to create sentences.

Activity 5: Students now match the newly learned adjectives with their antonyms to reinforce vocabulary comprehension.

To reinforce their understanding of the new language or concepts introduced in the lesson, the students will work on a couple of controlled practice activities.

Activity 6: Students have to match idioms related to the arts with their definitions.

Activity 7: Students will interview a partner about their experiences with art.

We move into free practice for this stage, where the students apply the language in more open-ended, communicative activities.

Activity 8: Students discuss quotes about art and creativity and then share their thoughts and interpretations.

Activity 9: In this activity, students will debate the ethical implications of using real people and experiences in art, especially when details are altered for dramatic effect.

This stage allows students to explore the lesson’s theme in more depth, tackling complex ideas and expressing their thoughts and opinions on related topics.

Activity 10: The students will discuss a selection of clever jokes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Activity 11: Students will discuss and debate which art form they think should be put into Room 101 (a place for things that are erased from society).

Finally, we'll encourage students to extend their learning outside of the classroom to reinforce the language and concepts covered during the lesson.

Homework task: Students will write a review of an art performance they have attended.