1. Area: Art
Level: Intermediate
A trip to a virtual museum
Sequence of activities using online material and web 2.0 tools:
1) Visit one of the following museums:
The Louvre: http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp?bmLocale=en
Click on “collection”, then “`paintings”, finally “selected works”.
The National Gallery: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/
The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art: http://www.moma.org/
2) Read and choose the period, artist or museum room that you want. Then go
through the room and find the three paintings that you like most. Fill in the
table below. Use the online dictionary if necessary.
Name of
painting
Artist
Period
Style

2. Subject
Colours
Shapes
Lines
Additional
information
3) Download your paintings to show them to your partners using the Teacher’s
Program.
4) Speaking: Describe your painting using the following structures while your
partners are watching your painting.
This painting is callled………….
It was painted by……………………
It belongs to ………………………….period.
It is …………………………..
The subject is………………………
Its colours are………………………………..
It has………………………. (shapes) and …………………………….(lines)
(description) In the background/in the foreground I can see…………
On the left /on the right of the painting there is /are…………………………….
Next to/in front of /above / below /behind………………………
5) Work in groups of 3. Write the description of two paintings using the
structures in ex.4. Use Google docs. Invite the teacher to enter and read your
task.
or

3. Work in groups of 4. Use the descriptions of your selected paintings and
create your own virtual Art gallery. Use Prezi to present your paintings. Then
invite your partners and teacher to enter.