The Absinthe Drinker and more paintings by Edgar Degas

 Shared by Mª del Carmen Rodríguez:

Level: B1. Adult learners.

The main objective is to enhance ss' knowledge about present continuous, adjectives and Impressionism.

Various pieces: Beach Scene (Degas), At the theater (Renoir), Luncheon on the grass (Monet), The ballet class (Degas), A cotton office in New Orleans.

Teacher asks SS about the people in the paintings:

-Can you tell me what these people are doing?
- Are they ordinary people?

https://www.wikiart.org/en/edgar-degas/the-absinthe-drinker-1876

Look closely at the piece The Absinthe Drinker, by Edgar Degas:

-What is the relationship between the man and the woman? Why are they there?
- How do they feel? Can you describe the atmosphere?
- What can you hear? What can you smell?

Jot down the conversation between the couple.
The teacher helps with the vocabulary (taught previously in class).

https://www.wikiart.org/en/edgar-degas/beach-scene-1877

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/at-the-theatre-la-premiere-sortie-114348

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire_id/luncheon-on-the-grass-18731.html?no_cache=1&S=0

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438817

                                                                 http://www.degaspaintings.org/cotton-office-in-new-orleans/