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Creating iconic pictures

Look at the portrait and its style and discuss with your classmates.

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A modern royal portraitA modern royal portrait - Questions
Painting the QueenPainting the Queen - Questions
King Charles III's first portraitKing Charles III's first official portrait - VidéoKing Charles III's first official portrait - QuestionsKing Charles III's first official portrait - ActivitéHM King Charles III - Activité

A modern royal portrait

A modern royal portrait - Questions

Look at the portrait and its style and discuss with your classmates.
1.Who is represented in this portrait?
2.Can you guess the period in which this portrait was painted?
3.What do you think about it (style, colour, posture, symbols)?
4.What's the name of the artist?

Painting the Queen

Painting the Queen - Questions

Read the text carefully.
1.First, look at the quotation marks. Who do you think is speaking?
2.Then, answer these questions. Justify your answers by highlighting clues in the text with the right colour:
  • How did she feel?
  • How was the queen?
  • What memoriesdoes she keep from this day?
  • What feelingsdoes her painting convey?

King Charles III's first portrait

King Charles III's first official portrait - Vidéo

King Charles III's first official portrait - Questions

Watch the video and discuss with your classmates.
1.Who is this man?
2.Look at the title. Why is it a special occasion?
3.This is the unveiling of a portrait. Explain what "unveiling" or "unveil" means in your own words.
4.The title says "receives mixed response". What do you think this means?

King Charles III's first official portrait - Activité

Imagine you are a journalist and you must do the voiceover for the video.
Prepare a short speech which must include:
  • what is happening (the event, the people),
  • the occasion (with a quick description of the painting),
  • the reaction.
You can use the information you have, the different opinions from the classroom or invent and be as creative as you like.
Start your voiceover:Dozens of journalists are gathered in... They are attending the unveiling of...

HM King Charles III - Activité

Look at King Charles' portrait carefully. Write down a description in your copybook in 35 words maximum.
Talk about:
  • the king's appearance,
  • the colour,
  • the symbols you guess,
  • the impressions conveyed by this portrait.