Artists & Creators
The Beatles, Frida Kahlo, Picasso, Shakespeare, Miyazaki and Beethoven: what it takes to make something new. Levels A2 to C1.
Who it's for
Marked for all levels: the topic carries the lesson, and you set the difficulty by what you ask of the answer.
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Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
Lessons
- The Beatles: Four Friends from LiverpoolFour young men from one port city made music that the whole world knows. A simple story about friendship and practice for A2 students.48 minA2Free
- Frida Kahlo: Painting the PainA bus accident, a bed, a mirror and a lifetime of self-portraits. How one Mexican painter turned her own life into her subject, for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- Picasso: The Man Who Broke the Rules of PaintingHe could paint perfectly at fifteen, then spent his life painting badly on purpose. A B1 lesson about rules, style and changing your mind.48 minB1Outline
- Hayao Miyazaki: Hand-Drawn WorldsThousands of drawings, four seconds of film, and an argument about what technology should replace. Craft versus speed for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Shakespeare: 400 Years and Still on StageA glove-maker's son from a small town wrote plays that never left the stage. Why they survive, and what we still do not know, for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Beethoven: Writing Music He Could Not HearDeafness arrived in his twenties and his boldest work came after it. A C1 discussion about suffering, myth and the stories we tell about genius.48 minC1Outline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 48 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "The Beatles: Four Friends from Liverpool": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Artists & Creators with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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