Revise Narrative tenses and practice use of narrative tenses. Students briefly revise narrative tenses, watch a video and identify correct use of tenses, and then practice their own use. Students finish with a creative interactive task

Does an artist have to suffer to produce good art?

Do you think art is useful to society? If so, how? If not, why not?

Frida often painted an image of herself surrounded by symbolic images of things which represented different aspects of her life. Draw a portrait of your partner, in the style of Frida Khalo. Students must interview each other as they draw, and incorporate symbols of that person's life in the portrait, just like Frida did.

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Show some Frida Khalo paintings. Ask if your students have seen them before, whether they like her paintings, and ask what feelings or meanings are evoked from the paintings.

Pre-teach any vocabulary you think your students might need.

Teacher writes 4-5 sentences, each demonstrating one of the narrative past tenses. Ask your students what they are and what their function is. Allow them to discuss a little, then get answers and have an open class discussion, elicit more examples from them.

a descriptive video of Frida Khalo's life. She is born in Mexico, she has a car accident and begins painting, she gets married and has an unhappy relationship, she suffers miscarriages, and eventually dies from severe health complaints. She completed 150 paintings in her lifetime and has left an important legacy in popular culture.  

Frida Khalo - Famous Mexican Artist - Advanced Narrative Tenses

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. Revise Narrative tenses and practice use of narrative tenses. Students briefly revise narrative tenses, w…