September 10th UNIT: ART & CULTURE Objective: Reading Comprehension.
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bright flowers
the moon bowing his head
light bulbs
with a Mexican flag in her hands
skyscrapers
the sun spitting fire
ancient temples
other artifacts seem to march like robots
II.- WHILE READING
1.- Read first and then confirm your prediction:
2.- Read again and underline the key words you find:
3.- Underline the right alternative:
The text is : a) a poem b) a legend c) an article
4.- Underline the best title for this text :
a.- Understanding Frida's painting.b. - Understanding Mexican culture.c. - Industries in USA.
5.- Underline the right alternative .
The text explains: a.- her life in Mexico. b.- the meaning of her picture. c.- her life in United States.
5.- Match these two columns to make one sentence
a.- Other artifacts seem 1- her thoughts and feelings in an imaginative way
b. - Kahlo longed to return 2- through the United States with her husband
c. - One part of the picture 3.- to march like robots
d. - Kahlo tells us about 4.-shows her beloved Mexico
f.- She was travelling 5.- to her homeland
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III. POST READING
1.- Classify words following the ideas that are expressed in Frida´s painting in this Venn diagram .
Stones - ancient - clouds- Mexican flag - she stands - the word FORD - lightning - artifacts - temples - stones – idols - skulls – bright flowers – sun - a statue - the American flag - smokestacks – skyscrapers - chimneys - in her hands - roots - spitting fire - moon - light bulbs – sky - machines - bowing his head – soil – plants – happiness - sadness
1. – FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY.
Visit these sites and choose one picture you like the best and one you dislike:
http://www.fridakahlofans.com/paintingsenglish05.htm
http://www.fridakahlo.com/art.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/worksofart/index.html