AFTER THE FILM ACTIVITIES
1. GRAMMAR PRACTICE- WRITING
Choose four or five paintings by Vermeer from this website.
http://www.about-vermeer-art.com
Write sentences with the present continuous tense describing what is happening in each painting:
Talk about action, people, the light, the objects...
Make good use of details, colour and adjectives!
2- GRAMMAR PRACTICE- INTERMEDIATE
http://www.about-vermeer-art.com
In this activity you don’t have to describe what is happening. You must describe what HAS HAPPENED BEFORE (present perfect tense) and WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT (future Be Going To)
You must use your imagination in this exercise!!!
3- CREATIVE WRITING
http://www.gbt.org/gallery.html
Choose one of Vermeer's paintings. Look at it for 2 or 3 minutes and imagine a story behind it.
Why are the people doing that? Are there any other people involved? What might they be saying?
Write the full story behind the painting.
4- INTERNET ACTIVITY
http://www.mauritshuis.nl/english/
Write an email to the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, The Netherlands
communicatie@mauritshuis.nl
asking several questions about the painting
and about the museum in general.
-Ask how many visitors the museum received last year.
-What other important paintings are there?
-How many Vermeer's paintings do they have in the exhibit?
-Ask any other relevant information.
5- INTERNET ACTIVITY
Visit a virtual musem and choose 10 of their most relevant paintings.
 |
 |
 |
 musee d'orsay |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Write a report about the museum you have visited telling about
its history, its main style, its artists and its paintings.
Or you can create a poster or a powerpoint presentation with the artists
and their relevant paintings.
Make it a nice work of art!
6- INTERNET ACTIVITY
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has got a nice website for teenagers and art activities.
Visit this website and choose one or their many activities that can teach you a lot about modern art.
http://redstudio.moma.org/
If you prefer a version for younger students or primary school students,
try this website from the same museum
http://www.moma.org/destination/
7- WRITE TO THE STARS IN THE FILM
Why don't you write an email to Scarlett Johansson or Colin Firth?
These are the emails of their agents
SCARLETT JOHANSSON: marcel@pyrpr.com
COLIN FIRTH: Colin Firth
c/o Int.Creative Management
76 Oxford Street
London WIN OAX
England
Choose one of them and ask them questions about their experience in the movie
Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Ask them about their present projects and about cinema in general.
Be polite and enjoy your writing!
