A knight in action!

Parler en continu : je prends la parole pour raconter ou décrire.

George is the patron saint of about 20 other places such as Greece, Portugal, Malta, Egypt or Russia. Do you know any other patron saint? Who is the patron saint of your country?

Exercice 1 : St George’s tale

1

What’s St George’s day? Use words from category 1.

2

Imagine the full legend of Saint George. Use words from category 2.

Exercice 2 : A shining armour

1

Observe and describe the painting.

2

Associate the actions to the correct character.

3

Locate the different characters and elements on the painting.

4

Watch part one again and pick out animal parts.

5

Create a dragon or a monster with different animal features. Describe it to your schoolmate who will then draw it. Use the present BE + V‑ing.

National Gallery of Art/www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.28.html

Exercice 3 : Saint George in action!

1

Listen and take notes.

2

Now concentrate on actions. What is happening?

3

Which painting is Mrs Pembroke describing? Justify.

4

Research paintings of Saint George.

5

Describe a painting to your partner. Can he / she guess which one it is?

Saint George in action!

Saint George in action!

Present BE + V-ing

Observe: The princess is kneeling. The dragon is grabbing the spear.

Think: Which aspect is used here?

Practise: Mime actions. Your classmates must guess what you are doing.

Pronounce ‑ing

Rearing, riding, grabbing, wearing


Slam: I’m having so much fun! I’m riding my horse!

There is a horse.

Use Blabberize and choose a Saint George painting and record an audio guide.

A1 I can describe the characters using very simple sentences.
A1+ I can give details about personalities and emotions.
A2 I can describe what is happening.