Some people threw soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris. The Mona Lisa is a very famous painting made by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century. It is kept safe behind bulletproof glass, so it wasn't damaged. The people who threw the soup said they want everyone to have good and healthy food to eat, and they don't like how food is made and sold now.
This soup-throwing event shows that some people are very worried about having enough good food for everyone. They chose the Mona Lisa because many people know about it, and they wanted to show how serious they are. They think we need to change how we grow and share food so everyone can have enough. Throwing soup was their way of asking for these changes.
Even though throwing soup at a painting is a surprising way to show you care about something, it makes people think. By choosing the Mona Lisa, they hoped more people would listen to their worries about food. This event makes us think about how food, art, and caring for others are connected. It starts conversations on how to make sure everyone has enough good food in the future.
Original news source: Watch: Soup thrown at Mona Lisa painting (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: After reading the article, students will work in pairs to write a summary of the news. They should include the main points of the article and try to keep it concise.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups and have them discuss their opinions on the soup-throwing event. Then, each group will create a poll with three questions related to the topic. They will then go around the class and ask other groups to answer their poll questions. Finally, they will share the results with the rest of the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Divide the class into pairs. One student from each pair will pick a word from the hat and draw a picture to represent it. Their partner will then try to guess the word based on the drawing.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Choose a keyword from the article and write the number of letters on the board as blanks. Students will take turns guessing letters to try and fill in the blanks. If they guess a correct letter, it will be filled in. If they guess a wrong letter, a part of the hangman will be drawn. The objective is for students to guess the keyword before the hangman is complete.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. One group will discuss the pros of throwing soup at the Mona Lisa, while the other group will discuss the cons. Give students some time to prepare their arguments. Then, have a debate in which each group presents their points. Encourage students to use persuasive language and provide evidence to support their arguments.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They threw soup at the Mona Lisa painting.
Leonardo da Vinci made the Mona Lisa painting.
The Mona Lisa is kept behind bulletproof glass to keep it safe and protected from any damage.
The people threw soup at the Mona Lisa to show that they want everyone to have good and healthy food to eat and to express their concerns about how food is made and sold now.
The people who threw the soup want to change how we grow and share food so that everyone can have enough.
They chose the Mona Lisa to throw soup at because it is a very famous painting that many people know about, and they wanted to grab people's attention and make them think about their concerns about food.
This event makes people think about the connection between food, art, and caring for others, and it starts conversations about how to ensure that everyone has enough good food in the future.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Some people threw soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris. The Mona Lisa is a very famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th . It is safe behind bulletproof glass, so it wasn't damaged. The people who threw the soup said they want everyone to have good and healthy food to eat, and they don't like how food is made and sold now. This soup-throwing event shows that some people are very worried about enough food for everyone. They chose the Lisa because many people know about it, and they wanted to show how serious they are. They think we need to change how we grow and food so everyone can have enough. soup was their way of asking for these changes. Even though soup at a painting is a surprising way to show you care about something, it makes people think. By choosing the Mona Lisa, they more people would listen to their worries about . This event makes us think about how food, art, and caring for others are connected. It conversations on how to make sure everyone has enough good food in the future.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is the Mona Lisa painting?
2. How would you feel if someone threw soup at a famous painting?
3. Do you like the idea of everyone having good and healthy food to eat? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to change how we grow and share food? Why or why not?
5. Why do you think the people chose the Mona Lisa to throw soup at?
6. How do you think throwing soup at a painting can make people think?
7. What do you think about the connection between food, art, and caring for others?
8. How can events like this start conversations about having enough good food?
9. Have you ever seen a famous painting? How did it make you feel?
10. Do you think throwing soup is a good way to ask for changes? Why or why not?
11. What other ways could people show their worries about having enough good food?
12. How can we make sure everyone has enough good food in the future?
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