No Man is an Island (1624)
By John Donne
No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
Edward Hopper, Office in a Small City - 1953
Matching poems written in English language
with famous paintings
Shared by Beatriz Monje:
Poems and famous paintings
Level: A2 to C2. Any level secondary school level depending on the poem chosen.
Organization: Single students, pairs or groups. Depending on the teacher’s choice.
Language focus
That on each of the poems. Also descriptive language, colours, shapes, present simple. Describing a picture: on the forefront, on the background, on the right, on the left… you can see or passive voice: it can be seen…
Language for presenting a topic (higher levels).
Objectives
1. Practice reading comprehension by reading and understanding famous poems written in English language.
2. Analyse the meaning of the poem and the reasons why students chose a particular painting to match a poem by focussing on the meaning of both, the poem and the painting and how that is relevant to the students’ personal experiences and previous knowledge of the world.
3. Practice written language by taking notes to prepare an oral presentation.
4. Practice oral production by presenting work to the rest of the students in class.
5. Practice oral comprehension by listening to the presentations of the rest of the students in class.
6. Practice question making.
What Am I?
By Jo Peters
I have no colour,
not even white,
but sometimes I’m wide and blue.
Sometimes I’m still,
and sometimes I rush,
and I can fall down on you.
I can change my shape,
I often do,
but I’m hard to hold in you hand.
You need me to make
your castle stand up
when you’re playing in the sand.
I haven’t much taste
but on a hot day
your tongue’s hanging out for me.
Then I am cold,
but I can be hot
when I’m in your mum’s cup of tea.
What am I?
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