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Study Time

Listen to the audio and do the activities that follow.

a. Answer in short:

i. What is the listening text about?
ii. Whose art work is this?

iii. What is the painting called in French?
iv. Who is Lisa Gherardini?
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v. When was it painted?

b. Why is Mona Lisa so famous? List any four reasons.

c. Find the odd one from the following sets of words:
i. painting, portrait, art work, masterpiece

ii. enigmatic, mysterious, serenity, strange
iii. serenity, bustle, peacefulness, tranquility

iv. treasure, gaze, gape, stare

v. concord, discord, agreement, harmony
Put into Practice

Listen to a radio, the Internet, television or live program that describes a
famous place, person or thing. Note down some information which you
find new and interesting and share it to your classmates.

Speaking

Think and Act

Refer back to ‘How Fruits Taste the
Best’. Imagine what the writer looks
like? Imagine her age, eyes, hair,
complexion and height. Draw the
picture of the writer as you imagine
her.

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