Ben's amazing grape art

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Ben's amazing grape art

Warm-up

  1. Do you like drawing pictures? (Yes, I do. I like to draw pictures of...)
  2. What kind of fruit do you like? (I like...)
  3. How many grapes can you eat? (I can eat…)

Vocabulary Match

carefully •• happy
placed •• put
building •• gave
roof •• cover
proud •• school, house
shared •• slowly

Vocabulary Answers

carefullyslowly
placedput
buildingschool, house
roofcover
proudhappy
sharedgave

Story

Ben loved art and grapes. He had a fun idea. He wanted to make a big picture of his school. But not with paint. With grapes!

Ben got 1,000 grapes. Half were green. Half were purple. He started his art on a big white sheet. Carefully, he placed each grape. Green grapes made the grass. Purple grapes made the building. He used both for the roof. It looked just like his school!

Everyone at school saw Ben's grape art. They all said, "Wow!" Ben felt happy and proud. His grape picture was amazing. Then, Ben did something nice. He shared the grapes with his classmates and teachers. Everyone ate the tasty grapes together. Ben smiled. His art was special and delicious!

Quiz

  1. What did Ben use to make his art?
  2. What did the green grapes make?
  3. Did people like his art?
  4. What did Ben do with the grapes after showing his art?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Ben used grapes to make his art.
  2. The green grapes made the grass.
  3. Yes, they did. They all said, "Wow!"
  4. He shared the grapes with his classmates and teachers.

Conversation

Ms. Smith:Good morning, Ben! Wow, that's a lot of grapes!
Ben:Good morning, Ms. Smith. Yes, they are for my art project.
Ms. Smith:Oh really? What are you going to make?
Ben:I'm going to make a picture of the school.
Ms. Smith:With grapes? That sounds amazing!
Ben:Thanks. When it's finished, we can eat the grapes!

Discussion

  1. Have you ever made art with something unusual?
  2. Do you share your lunch with your classmates?
  3. Tell me about your school building. How many classrooms are there?

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