A very old painting by a man named Gustav Klimt was found after many, many years. It was a picture of a lady called Fraulein Lieser and no one had seen it since a long time ago. A family had the painting since the 1960s, but they didn't know it was so special. People who know about art are very excited and say the painting is worth a lot of money, more than 54 million dollars! Soon, people will have a chance to buy the painting when it is sold.
The painting used to belong to a family a long time ago, but they lost it. Now, the family will get money when the painting is sold. The people who sell paintings looked very carefully and found out that no one took the painting in a bad way during a big war. Paintings by Gustav Klimt are very important and can cost a lot of money. This painting is special because people thought it was gone forever, but now it's back.
Original news source: Gustav Klimt portrait found after almost 100 years (BBC)
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– Sketch It
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask them to draw a picture of what they think the painting by Gustav Klimt looks like based on the description in the article. After they are finished, have them share their drawings with a partner and explain why they drew it that way.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down 10 vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Fold the papers and put them in a hat. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will come up and choose a word from the hat. They must then draw a picture on the board to represent the word, while their team tries to guess what word it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write down 5 important keywords from the article on the board, leaving out some letters. Divide the class into pairs. One student will choose a keyword and draw a hangman scaffold on their paper. Their partner must then guess letters to try and complete the word. If they guess a correct letter, it is filled in. If they guess a wrong letter, a body part is added to the hangman. The goal is for the partner to guess the word before the hangman is completed.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. One group will discuss the pros (positive aspects) of finding the painting, while the other group will discuss the cons (negative aspects). Each group will have a few minutes to brainstorm their ideas. Then, one student from each group will present their ideas to the class. Encourage the students to use the vocabulary and phrases from the article.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student write down two true statements and one false statement related to the article. They should not reveal which statement is false. Then, students take turns reading their statements aloud to the class. The rest of the class must guess which statement is the lie. After the class has made their guesses, the student reveals the lie and explains why they chose those statements.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Gustav Klimt painted the old picture.
The name of the lady in the picture is Fraulein Lieser.
It had been a long time since anyone had seen the painting.
No, the family didn't know the painting was special.
The painting is worth more than 54 million dollars.
The family will get money when the painting is sold.
This painting is special because people thought it was gone forever, but now it's back.
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A very old painting by a man Gustav Klimt was found after many, many years. It was a picture of a called Fraulein Lieser and no one had seen it since a long time ago. A family had the painting since the 1960s, but they didn't know it was so special. who know about art are very excited and say the painting is worth a lot of money, more than 54 million dollars! Soon, people will a chance to buy the painting when it is sold. The painting used to belong to a a long ago, but they lost it. Now, the family will get money when the painting is sold. The people who sell paintings looked very carefully and found out that no one took the painting in a bad way during a big war. by Gustav Klimt are very important and can cost a lot of money. This painting is special because people thought it was forever, but now it's back.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a painting?
2. How do you think the family felt when they found out the painting was worth a lot of money?
3. Do you like art? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you lost something very special and then found it again?
5. Do you think it's important to take care of valuable things? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever found something that you thought was lost? What was it?
7. What would you do if you found a very valuable painting?
8. Do you think it's fair that the family will get money when the painting is sold? Why or why not?
9. How do you think the people who know about art feel about the painting being found?
10. Do you think it's important to keep old things? Why or why not?
11. Have you ever seen a painting by Gustav Klimt? What did you think of it?
12. If you had a lot of money, would you buy a painting? Why or why not?
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