The life of Frida Kahlo to practice the simple past of ver be.

3. The life of Frida Kahlo
1907
1922
1928
1944
1954

4. All about Frida Kahlo

5. Where was
Frida Kahlo
born?
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6. July 6th 1907 – July 13th 1954
Frida Kahlo was an artist.
She was famous for painting self-
portraits (pictures of herself).

7. Early Years
Frida was born in Mexico City, in 1907.
When she was a child, Frida loved to
draw. She was very creative.
Her dad was her biggest champion.
He was a photographer and he
motivated her to play soccer, swim
and wrestle.
When Frida was six, she contracted
polio. She was bedridden for over
nine months.

8. An
Accident
When Frida was18,
she was injured in a
traffic accident.
Her spine, ribs,
pelvis, leg, foot and
shoulder were
broken.

9. During her time in bed, Frida was
painting to pass the time.
Her
Recovery
Frida drew
and painted
a lot of self-
portraits.

10. LGBT History Month 2018 11
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Who did
Frida
paint?

11. She painted with bright colors to represent
the Mexican culture.
Frida was very proud of her Mexican heritage.
Self-Portraits
She included tropical
flowers and animals, such
as monkeys and birds.

12. LGBT History Month 2018 13
13
Who was Frida’s
husband?

13. The Louvre, in Paris, is a very famous art
museum. They bought one of Frida’s paintings.
Despite this, Frida was famous after her
death.
Popularity
Today, there is a
museum at the
house where
she was born
and grew up.

14. Quotes
“I paint self-portraits because I am the
person I know best.”
“I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy
as long as I can paint.”
Do you have a hobby that cheers you up?

15. Simple Past of Verb “Be”:
was and were
Objectives
• To identify relevant moments of a
historical or famous figure from your
context using was and were.
• To talk about a famous or historical
figure (person) from your context using
was and were.

16. Who was Frida Kahlo?
Activity I
1. Watch the following video.
2. Identify the ideas expressed
with was and were.

17. Who was Frida Kahlo?
Activity II
3. Watch the video again.
4. Put the sentences in the correct
order according to the video.

18. Example

19. Answers
Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico in 1907 in La
Casa Azul.
In 1928, Diego Rivera discovered Frida’s paintings. He was
super impressed by her paintings.
In 1939, Frida was in Paris. She met artists such as Joan
Miro and Pablo Picasso. The Louvre bought one of Frida’s
paintings.
At the time, girls were not known to play sports.
In 1953, she had a solo exhibit. She had to arrive via
ambulance.
In 1922, Frida was injured in an accident. Her spine and
pelvis were fractured.
In 1950, she got gangrene in her right foot, and part of her
leg was amputated.

20. Answers
They were married a year later. They were referred to as
the elephant and the dove.
When Frida was six years old, she contracted polio. She
was bedridden for over nine months.
In 1944, she finished her painting “The Broken Column”.
She used art to express her physical challenges. She was
incredibly brave.
Her dad was her biggest champion. He motivated her to
play soccer, swim and wrestle.
She saw Diego Rivera painting a mural in their school.
On July 13, 1954, Frida passed away (died) before her 47th
birthday.

21. Who was Frida Kahlo?
Activity III
5. Read again the information
from Activity II.
6. Make a TIMELINE of
Frida Kahlo’s life.

22. Example of a timeline