ESOL PROGRAMME Entry 1 & 2: THE VICTORIANS

Florence Nightingale NPG 4305 Find this portrait Talk to your partners What can you see? Find the people in uniform. Who are they? What has happened to them? Who are they pointing at? Answer the questions Which person in the portrait is Florence Nightingale? How can you tell?.......................................................................... What is she doing?.......................................................................... When you have finished, talk to your partners and answer the questions Have you visited the doctor or the hospital? What jobs do nurses do? Make a list of all the jobs you can think of. What type of person is a good nurse? ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 1 of 18

Florence Nightingale This is a portrait of Florence Nightingale. Read this text Florence Nightingale lived in the nineteenth century. She was a nurse. There was a war in the Crimea in Russia in 1854 56. NPG 1784 The war was between Russia and Great Britain. Florence Nightingale looked after the wounded soldiers. The hospitals were dirty. Lots of soldiers died. She cleaned the hospital wards and fewer soldiers died. Are these sentences true or false? Florence Nightingale lived more than 100 years ago True False The Crimean War lasted two years True False She looked after wounded soldiers True False Fewer soldiers died after she cleaned the wards True False ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 2 of 18

: Back at college Florence Nightingale Back at college Using the worksheets you completed in the Gallery, write a label about the portrait you looked at with your partners. Use the vocabulary in the worksheet to help you. Title of portrait: Painter: Material: Date: Number: Description: ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 3 of 18

: Back at college Queen Elizabeth II Back at college Find portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria on the National Portrait Gallery website www.npg.org.uk Talk to your partners and answer the questions How are the portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria the same? How are the portraits different? Look at the clothes and the faces NPG x125853 She is Q E II. She is Q of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. You can see portraits of Queen Elizabeth II in many places. C _ S ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 4 of 18

Mary Seacole Find this portrait Is the woman young or old? The woman is.............................................................. The woman is called Mary Jane Seacole. Mary Jane Seacole was a nurse from Jamaica. Where is Jamaica? NPG L235 Look at the portrait. What can you see? Tick the things you see Medals Scarf Earring Read this text Mary Seacole grew up in Jamaica. She learnt to be a nurse. She travelled to Britain. She looked after wounded soldiers in the Crimean War. She made medicines for her patients from plants. She made sure the hospital wards were clean and the soldiers were nourished. She came back to Britain a heroine. She wrote a book called The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands. ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 5 of 18

Mary Seacole Draw objects in the boxes of Mary Seacole s life. Give each object a title. Born in Jamaica Her book, The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole When you have finished, read the sentences and talk to your partners The hospitals in the Crimea were dirty. The wounded soldiers died of disease and lack of food. Mary Seacole cleaned the hospital wards. She gave the soldiers medicine and food. More soldiers lived. Why? ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 6 of 18

: Back at college Mary Seacole Back at college Using the worksheets you completed in the Gallery, write a label about the portrait you looked at with your partners. Use the vocabulary in the worksheet to help you. Title of portrait: Painter: Material: Date: Number: Description: ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 7 of 18

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Find this portrait What can you see in the portrait? Circle the things you see. NPG 835 Artist Lions Bucket Dog Steps Draw a picture of one of the lions. ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 9 of 18

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer What words describe the qualities of a lion? Tick all the words you agree with Strong Powerful Leader Small Weak When you have finished, can you find animals in other portraits in the Gallery? Talk to your partners What animals can you see? Lions from Trafalgar Square Where is this? This is T _ S _ It is in L _ Who is this? Lord N _ ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 10 of 18

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Read this text Nelson s Column is in Trafalgar Square. It was built to remember Lord Nelson. He died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. At the bottom of Nelson s Column are four lions. Answer the questions Why did the artist choose lions to decorate Nelson s Column?.......................................................................... Are the lions large or small?.......................................................................... What event does Nelson s Column remember?.......................................................................... When you have finished, talk to your partners Are there any statues, public sculptures or memorials in your local area?.......................................................................... What are they statues of?.......................................................................... Do you like them?.......................................................................... ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 11 of 18

: Back at college Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Back at college Using the worksheets you completed in the Gallery, write a label about the portrait you looked at with your partners. Use the vocabulary in the worksheet to help you. Title of portrait: Painter: Material: Date: Number: Description: ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 12 of 18

Queen Victoria Find this portrait Look at the portrait and answer the questions Who is the woman? What is her job? She is..................................................................... Is the woman young or old? NPG 1250 The woman is.............................................................. What is the she wearing on her head? Who wears a crown? Label the portrait This is a c C S NPG 1250 U R _ T _ D L _ Crown Throne Sceptre Unicorn Lions Dress Ring ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 14 of 18

Queen Victoria Find the four objects (rose, thistle, harp and dragon) in the painting of Queen Victoria. Tick when you find them Rose Scotland Thistle Ireland Harp Wales Dragon England Now match the object to the flag ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 15 of 18

Queen Victoria Look at the portrait of Queen Victoria and talk to your partners What is she sitting on? Do you think she always sits here or is it a special day? What special day is it? What is she thinking? Queen Victoria was small. Do you think she looks important in the painting? What is she wearing to show how important she is? Queen Victoria was 152cm tall. How tall are you? ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 16 of 18

: Back at college Queen Victoria Back at college Using the worksheets you completed in the Gallery, write a label about the portrait you looked at with your partners. Use the vocabulary in the worksheet to help you. Title of portrait: Painter: Material: Date: Number: Description: ESOL Programme Entry 1& 2: The Victorians 17 of 18