Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Negative prefixes

 For individual practice


Task 1: click here

Task 2: click here

Task 3: click here

Task 4: click here

Extra: click here (B2 level)


For pairwork


Task 1: Baamboozle 1

Task 2: Baamboozle 2

Task 3: Baamboozle 3 - Verbs => Nouns

Prefixes and Suffixes

CLICK HERE> Game   (Choose the correct prefix to form a word)

CLICK HERE> Prefixes

Word Formation

 Form new words: act, do, friend, play, sign, view


National ice cream month has begun

47) creamy / cream

48) eaters

49) higher

50) biggest

51) invention

52) choice

53) pleased

54) charming

55) lively


Why should kids drink at school?

48. children

49. badly/worse

50. teeth

51. weight

52. usually

53. best

54. dangerous

55. exactly


Know Your Rights

shopper
consumer
advertisement! (adverts, ads?)
product
delivery
complaint
assistant
unhelpful
manager / management
customers
happiness

Should we stop flying on holidays?

contributions
emissions
unusual
powerful
working
multiplying
surprisingly
choice
sharing
greenest

When shopping gets too expensive

activities
leaving
majority
unhelpful
unable
addiction
behaviour / behavior
seriously
acceptable
persuading
medical
management

How do colours affect our moods?

48. really
49. feeling
50. anger
51. happiness
52. eastern
53. agreement
54. differences
55. understanding

Special Effects in Movies

entertainment
expectations
increasingly
disappointing
amazingly
success
Interestingly
motivated
nearly
digital
actors
surprised (There is no such word as "suprise", although old spelling "surprized" is also OK)
parting
astonishing
fascinating
imagery
recreate

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Revision: Art Movements

 1) What characterizes Expressionism, Surrealism?

2) What characterizes architecture in Classicism style?

3) What characterizes architecture in Art Noveau?

4) What was the women's and men's fashion like in 1900s?

5) What characterizes Art Deco?

6) What do you know about Salvador Dali?

7) What do you know about Gustav Klimt?

8) How has Expressionism influenced fashion?

9) How has Avant-Garde influenced music?

10) How has Cubism influenced architecture?

11) Which art movements influenced Pablo Picasso or he influenced them?

12) What did the early impressionist painters do that was considered innovative, "new", even caused an uproar? 

13) What was the fashion like around 1850s-1900,  during Impressionism? 

14) What themes do Gothic paintings often have?

15) What themes do Baroque paintings often have?

16) What does a Gothic church look like or have?

17) What does a Baroque church look like or have?

18) What do you know about Baroque style?

19) What describes Baroque music?

20) What "new" topics did the artists depict during Renaissance? 

21) Which country / countries have lots of good examples of Renaissance architecture?

22) Queen Elizabeth I was considered the beauty ideal of the renaissance. What did she wear or look like?  / If you prefer, describe King Henry VIII in his fancy attire. 

23) What characterizes Rococo?

24) Describe a woman in fancy Rococo style. 






Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Art Movements and Styles

 1. Choose a movement: 


Abstract Expressionism

Art Deco

Art Nouveau

Avant-garde

Classicism

Neo-Classicism

Cubism

Impressionism / Post Impressionism

Surrealism

Gothic

Baroque

Rococco

Renaissance

(Naturalism)

(Pop Art)

(Street Art)

(Primitivism)

Stage 1: Art

2. Open an Office PowerPoint

3. Find information and create sides

* 1. Title slide (movement, time period, your name, school)

* 2. Background info. When, how and why did this movement start? 

* 3. Description of its characteristics. What characterizes this art movement? Add an image. 

* 4. A list of (most famous) artists and where their works can be seen. If you have space on the slide, add images. 

*  5. A brief description of one of the leaders (life and works). Add images. 


4. Add images: of an artist and of their pieces of art. You can add them on separate slides. 

PS! Pay attention to layout - it should allow readers quickly get the most important information about this movement. Do not add long sentences / long paragraphs. 


Stage 2: architecture

* Description of its characteristics. What influece did the art movement have on architecture? 

* 4. A few images of good examples of buildings. Add information about 

Stage 3: music

* Did the art movement impact the music? How much? Who were the leading musicians, composers, groups in that era? 

Stage 4: fashion (furniture, hairstyles etc.)

 * Did the art movement impact the fashion? How much? If your art movement is from centuries ago, you have to look at high society / royal families etc.. What changes took place during the era?