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Inquiry question:
What do people want to say through paintings 
and sculptures?
Inquiry them e:
To understand why people from ancient times 
wanted to express themselves through art
In this unit you will
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listen and complete the table 
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read about the wonders of the world 
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read and identify genres of painting, true or 
false information 
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discuss what people wanted to say through 
their paintings and sculptures 
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write a picture review
s make a presentation about the person they 
would like to see in Madam Tussaud’s museum
A cadem ic skills:
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listening for details 
listening for specific information 
expressing opinions 
giving reasons
guessing meaning from context
C ritical thinking:

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LESSON 1 What do they want to say?
1 W o rk in p a irs. Read and th in k w h a t th e s e q u o ta tio n s m ean.
“If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint. ”
 
Edward Hopper 
"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
 
” Pablo Picasso
W o rk in p a irs. L iste n to w h y 
people cre a te a rt. M atch the 
s p e a k e rs and se n te n ce s.
3 b W o rk in sm all g ro u p s . Give y o u r ideas 
w h y p e o p le c re a te a rt.
\  W o rk in p a irs . Read and 
ch o o se th e b e s t an sw e r.
4 a W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 /5 . Read and 
ch o o se a c o u rs e fo r each 
p e rso n . One c o u rs e is e x tra .
Tim, Kathy, Paul, Wendy and Mary want to do an art course during their 
summer holidays. Read descriptions of eight short art courses. Decide 
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1) Tim has done a course about printing on paper. He
J V would like to learn how to print on other materials. He also 
wants to produce something to take home and wear.
2) 
Kathy loves drawing and she wants a course to help her with her 
drawing skills. She loves fashion and she is interested in the latest styles of 
clothes, shoes and bags, because she wants to study this later at college, 
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3) Paul enjoys reading and making comic books. He thinks his drawings 
are not good and he doesn’t want to display his work. He wants to learn 
how to draw superheroes and animals, and create adventures about them. 
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4) Wendy is good at making pictures and objects from different 
materials. She wants to visit an exhibition to get new ideas and learn 
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how to use her love of sport in her designs at the course.
5) 
Mary is fond of drawing and also enjoys filming his friends on 
an old digital camera. She wants to develop this skill by learning 
to use modern equipment, and prepare for further study.
A Fashion Design This course is about 
different drawing techniques, including using 
inks and colour. You will draw models wear­
ing designer fashions and sportwear. If you 
like fashion design and think your future is 
in this, then this course is for you!
B Wild World A rt This course focuses 
on teaching drawing and painting. You 
will learn how to make a wall poster 
depicting animals to take home. We 
have a lot of picture books from galleries 
around the world to give you ideas! At 
the end of the course there will be an 
exhibition of everyone’s work, too.
C Create Magic Do you want to know 
what your comic stories would look like on 
film? We are givi ng you a chance to find 
out! Bring your own comic drawings or prints, 
and the actions from your page will be 
transferred onto the screen! At the end there 
will be a film show of the best cartoons!
D Colours M atter! Come and enjoy mak­
ing a bag for your school sports clothes! You 
will get lots of colourful wool and printed 
cotton. Choose the design and colour: your 
favourite football or hockey team colours 
will work. A trip to a gallery will help you 
get creative ideas in your designs.
E A rt! A rt! Use the latest technology to de­
velop creative skills, like printing, photography, 
cartoons and movie-making. If you want to study 
these subjects at college, this course is for you! 
Good drawing skills are helpful on this course, 
and students’ work will be put into a book.
F Colourful World Come and bring a 
clean white T-shirt for this fun course! You 
will learn how to transfer a picture onto your 
T-shirt with printing inks and paints. You 
will create a special artwork that you can 
put on for everyone to enjoy and admire!