June 28, 2020
Lesson 17/32 60min
Vlad's previous lessons
Jan 3, 2021
Lesson 15/30 60min
Hello Vlad!
Today's first ted ed lesson is about artist Georgia O'Keefe: "See more and care less about what other people think!"
Michel Basquiat's art has been described by some as chaotic brilliance.
Dec 27, 2020
Lesson 14/30 60min
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Orthodox Christmas is coming so we'll read two Christmas classics:
Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" & Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
Dec 20, 2020
Lesson 13/30 60min
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Today lesson we'll do a Ted ed about How art can help you analyze.
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-art-can-help-you-analyze-amy-e-herman
This Friday, December 25th is Christmas Day on the Western calendar.
We'll discuss many aspects of the popular culture around Christmas.
First, Caroling: "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
Christmas Vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg__vXsU8xw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqxzt2QiJUo
Google's Santa's Village and Santa Tracker
https://santatracker.google.com/?hl=en#liftoff
NORAD's Santa Tracker and Games
Tracking Santa.net
Email Santa http://emailsanta.com/Santa-Claus-Tracker.asp
Christmas Lights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro2Gd90wYKg
Christmas Carol Sing Along
http://www.the-north-pole.com/carols/
A nice Russian Christmas story from a Greek Orthodox Christian blog
http://www.honeyandhemlock.com/2014/12/leo-tolstoys-papa-panovs-special.html
A Russian Christmas (New Year) cartoon from the Soviet period dubbed into English!
http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/12/russian-cartoon-christmas-visit-1959.html
A story about the Christmas star called "The First Christmas" in English and Russian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZpAj7-ohJEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3jNIxCmAoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3jNIxCmAoM
A reading and cartoon of the the Dr. Seuss book called How the Grinch Stole Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOpKuQO1FkA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aJcmOm9J1U&list=PL_iybbChsunupZNxYkgiD-tAowMT6k6e-
Dec 13, 2020
Lesson 12/30 60min
Hello Vlad!
This lesson we'll do a Ted ed about art that you have chosen.
Art News: Britain to return 5,000 ancient artefacts to Iraq
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2010/201026-iraqi-antiquities.html
Dec 6, 2020
Lesson 11/30 60min
Hello Vlad! Happy Saint Nicholas Day!
This lesson we'll discuss an article about how Egypt and Greece are calling for the return of ancient artifacts.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1004/100408-ancient_treasures.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville)
Art News: Britain to return 5,000 ancient artefacts to Iraq
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2010/201026-iraqi-antiquities.html
Nov 29, 2020
Lesson 10/30 60min
Hello Vlad!
Today, we'll discuss how to talk about art with 2 topics.
Is there a difference between art and craft?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-difference-between-art-and-craft-laura-morelli
Art News: Britain to return 5,000 ancient artefacts to Iraq
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2010/201026-iraqi-antiquities.html
Nov 22, 2020
Lesson 9/30 60min
Hello Vlad!
Today, we'll discuss how to talk about art with
2 ted ed talks;
Is there a difference between art and craft?https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-difference-between-art-and-craft-laura-morelli
And: How ancient art influenced modern art.
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo
Then we'll read an Essay #19 about Thanksgiving in the U.S. in which the meaning of the holiday is explained but also it is celebrated.
https://www.eslfast.com/eslread/
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/7507136
Famous Thanksgiving Paintings
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/8-paintings-for-thanksgiving-that-will-warm-your-heart/
Thanksgiving Slideshow