This document introduces students to the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, known for creating portraits made entirely of arranged fruits, vegetables, and other objects. Students are prompted to create their own faces using fruits and vegetables, then describe their creation in a few sentences noting which items are used for the mouth, eyes, nose, ears, etc. They are provided with word lists of fruits and vegetables to choose from for their portraits.

1. MakingFaces
The Arcimboldo Project
Art in the EFL classroom

2. GIUSSEPPEARCIMBOLDO
Hewas an artist fromthis
country….can you guess?

4. This isGiuseppeArcimboldo…..canyourepeat his
name?
He was an artist.
Do you
knowwhatan artist does?

5. What fruits
and
vegetables
can you see?
This artist likes
to paint faces
with fruits and vegetables.

6. What do
you see?

7. What do
you see?

8. These are fruits
and vegetables?
What are they?

9. Thisisa fruitbasket.
What happensif
weturn it upside
down?

10. What do you
see?

11. What happens if
weturn this oneupside
down?

12. What do you
see?

13. Now it isyour turn!
Create several faces using fruits and
vegetables.
Then choose oneandwrite at least 4
sentences describing yourface.

14. Here is anexample…
My name is Kelly Banana.
• The mouth is a banana.
• The eyes are brocolli.
• The nose is an onion.
• The ears are tomatoes.
Why are some sentences
using is and some are?
WHICH ARE SINGULAR AND WHICH
ARE PLURAL?

15. TRY DESCRIBING THESEFACES…

16. Now let´s see…..Who can
remember the name of
the artist?

17. Hereare some wordsyou can use:
FRIUTS
APPLE
LEMON
ORANGE
KIWI
GRAPE
BANANA
TOMATO
PLUM
MANDARIN
VEGETABLES
POTATO
CUCUMBER
BROCOLLI
CHILI PEPPER
CORN
CABBAGE
PEPPER
ONION
CARROT
GREEN BEAN
SPINACH
CAULIFLOWER
MUSHROOM
ALFALFA SPROUTS