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Scientists search for real Mona Lisa (14th August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	close to finding	a.	graphics program
2.	head of an Italian cultural	b.	bones to find out
3.	test the DNA of the	c.	the remains
4.	the woman behind	d.	compare it to the painting
5.	use a computer	e.	that famous smile
6.	make a face from the skull and	f.	heritage group

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	fascinated art experts and	a.	model for the Mona Lisa
2.	historians have had many	b.	to the Gioconda family
3.	He asks whether Gioconda was the	c.	fantasy
4.	just the painter's	d.	ordinary people
5.	there are many bones all	e.	theories
6.	they belong	f.	placed in order

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Scientists are close to (1) ___________________ of the model for the Mona Lisa in an old tomb in Florence, Italy. They (2) ___________________ Lisa Gioconda, the wife of a 16th-century merchant, is there. Silvano Vinceti, head of an Italian (3) ___________________, plans to test the DNA of the (4) ___________________ is the woman (5) ___________________. Mr Vinceti will then use a computer graphics program to make a face from the skull (6) ___________________ painting.

Leonardo da Vinci's painting (7) ___________________ experts and ordinary people. Vinceti said that for centuries, historians (8) ___________________ about the mysterious woman. He asks whether Gioconda was the model for the Mona Lisa (9) ___________________ model, or just the painter's fantasy. A (10) ___________________ research team is lucky because there are many bones (11) ___________________. They also have a nameplate (12) ___________________ the Gioconda family.

THE MONA LISA SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about the Mona Lisa in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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FREE WRITING

Write about the Mona Lisa for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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