Lesson Overview

This B1 ESL lesson explores the topic “What Is Art?”, helping students discuss the meaning, purpose, and importance of art in everyday life.

Learners explore different forms of art, including paintings, music, movies, and other creative works, while discussing what makes something art and why people have different opinions about it. They watch a video about how art can create emotions, tell stories, record history, and have different meanings for different people. Students analyse famous artworks, discuss famous quotes about art, and share their own experiences and opinions.

Students build key vocabulary related to art and creativity and practise expressing opinions, explaining ideas, discussing different perspectives, and describing how art can influence people’s thoughts and emotions. Activity layout:

1. Warm Up: Paintings
2. “I Don’t Get It” 
3. Video: Key Words. 
4. Video: Comprehension 
5. Video: Quotes and Questions 
6. Describing Art
7. Debate
8. Famous Quotes. 

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome B1 ESL lesson plan on “What is Art”. Students are challenged to write detailed answers to topic-based questions. Activity layout:

1. Writing task