READING ACTIVITIES
1.The following art galleries are famous for their collections of European great masters. Match the galleries with the correct city.
The Prado-Madrid; The Uffizi-Florence; The National Gallery-New York; The Metropolitan-London; The Louvre-Paris.
2. Make a listof graet masters together with their nationality if possible.
Picasso, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Miguel Ángel.
3.This story is about a painter who makes money by forging or copying the work of other artists. What other things do people copy to make money?
Viral videos and famous video games.
4. Who are the following people? Write one sentence about each of them.
a) David is a no famous artist. b) Karen is a beautiful blonde girl. c) Eric Orton is a bad guyselling forgeries. d) Bruno Sharp is the oldest person in the history.
5. Which character says the foloowing sentences and to whom?
a) Someone came to help you the last year. Do you remember? Karen to Sharp
b) If you want to sell the paintings , leave them here. Orton to David
c) And by th way, we´d pay you. We´d pay you on time. Moore to David
d)He isn´t paid to talk. He´spaid to do other things. Charle to David
e) I can do more than copy other people´s work.. Sharp to Moore
6. After David leaves Scotland in chapter3 imagine he telephones the young film director who owes him money. Write a short dialogue and act it out with a friend.
-Who are you and why you call me?
-I dont need the money you owes me so dont call me again.
-ehh?
-bye
7. Write this newspaper story, describing how the painting was found in Amsterdam ten years before.
The lady with green eyes is a millionary picture
The picture was found ten years before in Amsterdam at a old abandoned house and the residents donated it to the National Gallery.
8. Write a possible dialogue leading up to Karen´s reply.
Father that ´s not possible because the people dont go to recognise that picture is one of yours.
9. Imagine that David keeps a diary while he is staying with Bruno Sharp. Record his entries for:
Idont understand the question teacher xD.
10. Bruno Sharp and Eric Orton had helped each other in New York. Orton was working in a small art gallery when Sharp looked The Lady with Green Eyes. The materials for these paintings Sharp´s ones. Sharp and Orton sent the painting to Holland in the bottom of a box. Orton had a friend in Amsterdam whose had just meet. They put the picture in the dead woman´s body. Everybody saw the painting was the first of a old Dutch artist called Jan de Groot. It was sold by a millionare in Amsterdam. Two weeks later, the man who had found the painting dies. His body was found in a lake in Amsterdam.
11. Match the correct halves of the following sentences together.
a) After Jenny contacted David they began meeting in the park.
b) After the police found Monti´s body David and the Inspector left by helicopter.
c) After David had had lunch Sharp made him do some painting exercises.
d) After reaching t¡her sports car Karen took off her black cap.
e) After George saw David talking to Jenny Geroge and Harry came to Sharp´home.
f) After she had released a smoke device Karen taped the painting to the wall.
g) After Orton offered David work he was followed in the street.
12. Give your impressions of Sharp and Karen and describe how you picked them up.
I think they could be a good family because Sharp didnt lie to me when i ask him where they are going to and the way he reponse me.
13. Design a Missing poster which the police issue in the hope of finding Karen Sharp.
Hello dear population of New York our department of police want to you search or tell information about Karen Sharp a blonde hair girl that is the person who was stealing at famous museums please contact this telf if know some information
+994 378 654 thank you so much for the help
14. Imagine that David sees Karen again in the same subway station, how do you think their conversation ends?
-Hey Kareeeen, dont run please.
-Ok David, what happens?
-What are you saying! The police want to search you.
-Ye i know but what?
-I need to tell you a thing that i wanted to tell you before...
-And is........
- ¡ I LOVE YOU KAREN PLEASE MARRY ME !
-Ahhhhh?!
-Ye i love you and i want to be on your side all my live.
TWO WEEKS LATER THEY GET MARRIED AND KAREN STOPPED STEALING PICTURES.
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