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‘Starry, starry night’ Talking about Vincent van Gogh using hedges. Use ‘hedging’ to answer the questions if you are not sure of your answers: maybe… , I think that… , perhaps… , I was told that… , probably… , possibly… ,. What:. Why is he famous?. did he look like?. Where:.
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‘Starry, starry night’ Talking about Vincent van Gogh using hedges.
Use ‘hedging’ to answer the questions if you are not sure of your answers: maybe… , I think that… , perhaps… , I was told that… , probably… , possibly… , What: Why is he famous? did he look like? Where: did he paint? who he paint? did he live? What sort of person was he? was he born? did he die? Vincent van Gogh When: was he born? How: did he die? Was he famous when he was alive? did he die? did he paint?
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean • We are going to listen to the song ‘Starry, Starry Night’ by Don McClean. It is about Vincent van Gogh. • The Starry, Starry Night is one of van Gogh’s most famous paintings • Listen carefully to the song to find out some information about Vincent van Gogh.
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean - lyrics • Starry, starry night. Paint your palette blue and grey, Look out on a summer's day, With eyes that know the darkness in my soul. Shadows on the hills, Sketch the trees and the daffodils, Catch the breeze and the winter chills, In colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen; they did not know how -- Perhaps they'll listen now.
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean - lyrics Starry, starry night. Flaming flowers that brightly blaze, Swirling clouds in violet haze, Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue. Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain, Weathered faces lined in pain, Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean - lyrics Now I understand What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen; they did not know how -- Perhaps they'll listen now. For they could not love you But still, your love was true And when no hope was left inside On that starry, starry night You took your life as lovers often do -- But I could've told you, Vincent: This world was never meant For one as beautiful as you.
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean - lyrics • Starry, starry night. Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget. Like the strangers that you've met, The ragged men in ragged clothes, The silver thorn of bloody rose, Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean - lyrics Now I think I know What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen; they're not listening still -- Perhaps they never will...
‘Starry, starry night’ a song by Don McClean • What did you learn about van Gogh from the song? (Remember to ‘hedge’ the information we have learned.) What: What did he look like? Why is he famous? Where: What did he paint? did he live? Who did he paint? What sort of person was he? did he die? Vincent van Gogh When: How: did he die? Was he famous when he was alive? did he die? did he paint?
Vincent van Gogh • names with ‘van’ in them come from Holland or Germany. • The name Gogh sounds Dutch • lived when? • probably lived in the early 20th or late 19th centuries? • painted landscapes in Provence, South of France and in Holland and Belgium.
Vincent van Gogh • Apparently his last words were: • ‘La tristese durera toujours’ • which is French for • ‘The sadness will last forever.’
A Short talk about Vincent van Gogh • You will have to give a short talk about van Gogh. • The information I have given you is ‘vague’ and may not be true. • You will have to use hedging words and phrases:
