In a town called Menton in France, there is a big party called the Lemon Festival. This year, they are celebrating the Paris Olympics by making big art pieces out of lemons and oranges. They used about 140 tonnes of these fruits to make things like floats and scenes from history. They think around 200,000 people will come to see it over two weeks.
The Lemon Festival has been happening for a long time, but this year is extra special because of the Olympics. They made sculptures out of lemons and oranges to show how much they like the Olympics. They used almost 500,000 fruits to make everything for the festival. It's a fun and colorful event that people from the town and visitors like to see.
The Lemon Festival is a cool way for Menton to show off its art skills and celebrate the Olympics. It also shows how important lemon and orange farming is to the town. The festival is a time for people to come together and share their creative ideas. If you are in the French Riviera during the Olympics year, you should go see it.
Original news source: French Riviera town turns lemons into Olympic gold (BBC)
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– News Summary
Instructions: Have students read the article individually and then summarize the main points in their own words. They can then share their summaries with a partner or in small groups.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Have students discuss their opinions on the Lemon Festival and whether they would like to attend. Each group should then present their opinions to the class and explain their reasoning.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the class into teams and have one student from each team come up to the front. Show them a vocabulary word and they must draw it on the board while their team tries to guess what it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Have students work in pairs or small groups. Give each group a different scene from history mentioned in the article (e.g. ancient Rome, medieval France). Students must sketch a picture of the scene using only lemons and oranges as their materials. After a set time limit, each group presents their sketch to the class and explains which scene from history it represents.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think about and write down one question they have about the Lemon Festival. Then, have them pair up with a classmate and share their questions. After discussing, each pair shares their most interesting question with the whole class. As a class, discuss and try to answer the questions together.
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The name of the party is the Lemon Festival.
They are celebrating the Paris Olympics by making big art pieces out of lemons and oranges.
They used almost 500,000 fruits to make the sculptures and floats.
This year's Lemon Festival is extra special because they are celebrating the Paris Olympics.
The Lemon Festival is important for Menton because it shows off their art skills and celebrates the Olympics. It also shows how important lemon and orange farming is to the town.
At the Lemon Festival, people can see big art pieces made out of lemons and oranges, such as floats and scenes from history.
If you are in the French Riviera during the Olympics year, you should go see the Lemon Festival over two weeks.
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In a town called Menton in , there is a big party called the Lemon Festival. This year, they are celebrating the Paris Olympics by big art pieces out of and oranges. They used about 140 tonnes of these fruits to make things like floats and scenes from history. They think around 200,000 people will come to see it over two weeks. The Lemon Festival has been happening for a time, but this year is extra special because of the . They made out of lemons and oranges to show how much they the Olympics. They used almost 500,000 fruits to make everything for the festival. It's a fun and colorful event that from the town and visitors like to see. The Lemon Festival is a way for Menton to show off its art skills and celebrate the Olympics. It also shows how important lemon and farming is to the town. The festival is a time for people to come together and their ideas. If you are in the French Riviera during the Olympics year, you should go see it.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is the Lemon Festival in France?
2. How would you feel if you saw big art pieces made out of lemons and oranges?
3. Do you like festivals? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about using fruits to make sculptures?
5. Have you ever been to a festival? If so, what was it like?
6. How important do you think farming is to a town?
7. If you could make a sculpture out of fruits, what would you make?
8. Do you think it's important for towns to celebrate events like the Olympics? Why or why not?
9. What creative ideas would you share at a festival?
10. Why do you think people like to see colorful events?
11. What is your favorite fruit? Why do you like it?
12. If you could attend any festival in the world, which one would you choose? Why?
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