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Why Doesn’t the Mona Lisa Have Eyebrows?

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Beginner

Answer the following questions.

1.

Do you know Leonardo da Vinci?

2.

Which of his works do you like the best?

Dialogue Practice

Read the cartoon with your tutor.

Look at the cartoon again.

Fill in the blanks to complete the dialogue.

	Emily I’m (1) my sister.
	Jack (2) doesn’t she have a (3)?
	Emily (4) I hope she won’t talk anymore.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 4

Answer Pool (Questions 1-4)

Why
mouth
drawing
Because

Why Doesn’t the 'Mona Lisa' Have Eyebrows?

Listen and repeat after your tutor.

Did you know the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows? Did Leonardo da Vinci forget to draw them? Some people say the Mona Lisa is an unfinished work. Some people say Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa with eyebrows, but they were erased over time. Why doesn’t the Mona Lisa have eyebrows? Because it was the fashion in the Renaissance to shave them. Women shaved their facial hair, including their eyebrows, then. Leonardo was an Italian, but he sold the painting to the king of France. Today, it is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Determine whether the following statements are true or false.

1.

The Mona Lisa is in Italy.

2.

The Mona Lisa has brown eyebrows.

3.

The Mona Lisa is a work by Leonardo da Vinci.

Reading Check-Up 1

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1.

This story is about .

A.
why the Mona Lisa is in Paris
B.
the life of Leonardo da Vinci
C.
why the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
D.
why Mona Lisa shaved her eyebrows

2.

Some people say the Mona Lisa is a(n) work.

A.
painted
B.
erased
C.
sold
D.
unfinished

3.

It was the fashion in the Renaissance for women to their eyebrows.

A.
forget
B.
shave
C.
draw
D.
say

Reading Check-Up 2

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1.

The Mona Lisa is in the Louvre in Paris.

A.
Museum
B.
Shopping Mall

2.

Some people say Leonardo painted her with .

A.
ears
B.
eyebrows

3.

Women shaved their facial .

A.
hair
B.
nails

Fill in the blanks to complete the text.

Why doesn’t the Mona Lisa have eyebrows?

Because it was the (1) in the Renaissance for women to shave them.

Give an answer that fits in blank 1

Read the answer after your tutor reads the question.

Mona Lisa

	Emily Who painted this picture?
	Jack It is a work by Leonardo da Vinci.

	Emily Where is it?
	Jack It is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

	Emily How big is it?
	Jack It is 53 cm in width and 77 cm in length.

	Emily What is special about it?
	Jack She has no (1). And she has a beautiful smile.

Give an answer that fits in blank 1

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

The Mona Lisa is a work by (1) da Vinci. She has no (2). Some people say the Mona Lisa is an unfinished work. Some people say her eyebrows were erased (3). But it was the (4) in the Renaissance to shave them. Women (5) their facial hair, including their eyebrows, then.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 5

Answer Pool (Questions 1-5)

Leonardo
eyebrows
over time
shaved
fashion

Parts of this lesson are based on:

The book "Reading ART 1" by Danielle Bass. Publisher: Happy House. All rights reserved.

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