Famous artists
Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 · Unit 9: Art and design · Lesson 33 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Topic sentence · Passive voice
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Lesson idea
Biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Hokusai and Mary Cassatt show their lives and art, and we practise topic sentences, opposites, passive voice and relative clauses.
Lesson vocabulary: biography: a text about a person's life · talent: a natural ability · skilled: having the ability to do something well · expert: a person who knows a lot about a subject · printmaker: an artist who makes prints · woodcarver: a person who cuts shapes in wood · topic sentence: the sentence with the most important idea of a paragraph
Key points
- A topic sentence contains the most important idea of a paragraph.
- We use the passive voice to focus on the object of the action.
- We use who, which, whose, whom and that to give information about a noun.
Lesson questions (15)
- Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?
Answer: Italy in 1452 - What is Da Vinci's most famous painting?
Answer: Mona Lisa - Where is the Mona Lisa?
Answer: The Louvre Museum in France - Why did Da Vinci's paintings look real?
Answer: He drew muscles, bones and animals - What ideas did Da Vinci draw?
Answer: A bicycle and a helicopter - Hokusai was a ___.
Answer: Japanese printmaker - What are Hokusai's best-known works of?
Answer: Mount Fuji and waves - How many pieces of art did Hokusai produce?
Answer: Over 30,000 - Where did Mary Cassatt spend most of her life?
Answer: France - What do many of Cassatt's paintings show?
Answer: Mothers with their children - Complete: She is a highly ___ young designer.
Answer: talented - What is the opposite of hardworking?
Answer: lazy - Rewrite in the passive: Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
Answer: The Mona Lisa was painted by Da Vinci. - Complete: Mary Cassatt, ___ was American, lived in France.
Answer: who - Complete: My aunt has two children, both of ___ are artists.
Answer: whom
About this lesson
“Famous artists” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 (Unit 9: Art and design) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?” and “What is Da Vinci's most famous painting?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
Questions about this lesson
What is the main sentence?
The main sentence in a paragraph contains the most important idea, and it usually comes first. Example: Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist.
When do we use the passive?
We use the passive to focus on the object or when the agent is unknown. Example: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo.
What are relative words?
The relative words who, which, whose, whom and that link a describing clause to a noun. Example: Leonardo is the artist who painted the Mona Lisa.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.