INGLÉS 5°1° - Prof Patricia Quintana- CLASSES 2 & 3 -MAIL: patquintana05@gmail.com

TP 2 & 3 : THE  MONA LISA, LOOK CLOSER ( La Mona Lisa, mirada atenta)

Continuaremos con la misma lectura trabajada en el TP 1 ( TP 1, 2 y 3 estan relacionados)

Answer:

(respondan)

1-Most of us think we know what the Mona Lisa looks like, but have you ever taken a really close look at the painting? Do you know what makes it special?

La mayoria de nosotros sabemos como es la Mona Lisa, pero realmente la hemos visto detalladamente? ¿Qué la hace especial?

2- Label the image. Identify each part of the painting.

Identifica cada parte de la pintura. Nombra sus partes (debajo estan las etiquetas)

3- Reading.(lectura)

Bridge

The bridge depicted by Leonardo behind Mona Lisa’s left shoulder is the one at Buriano. It still exists. The bridge, which has seven irregular arches, is still open to road traffic, and the area is a popular picnic spot.

Eyes

Leonardo believed the eyes were the ‘windows to the soul’. Is she looking at us or at something behind us that we can’t see?

Lips

There are no hard outlines. Leonardo used a technique called sfumato, which gave objects a soft look.

Jaw

The jawline is quite masculine, which is one reason why some people thought the picture might be a
self-portrait. Artists of the time thought beauty was a combination of male and female features.

Hands

She isn’t wearing any rings, which is unusual for a married woman. Her hands are slightly swollen, which some experts believe is evidence that the sitter, Lisa del Giocondo, was pregnant.

Chair

She is sitting with her body facing one direction and her face looking towards us, giving the painting a sense of movement. This is a technique still used today by photographers.

Sky

For many years, King François I hung the painting in his bathroom. The steam might have caused the
cracking that can be seen in the sky.

Mountains

Leonardo was fascinated by geology. His notebooks suggest this landscape is the Arno Valley, one of
the areas that Leonardo surveyed for Cesare Borgia. Maps by Leonardo da Vinci, which have recently
been assembled for the first time in his native Tuscany, have helped to identify the landscape in the
Mona Lisa.

River

As an engineer, Leonardo was fascinated by the power of water.

The smile

The smile is higher on the right and lower on the left. This makes her expression unusual. Scientists
have recently suggested that we are fascinated by her smile because of the way the human eye
processes information. Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University says that the eye uses
two types of vision, direct and peripheral. When we focus on the smile, we use direct vision and the
smile seems to disappear but when we look at other parts of the painting our peripheral vision notices
shadows and picks up Mona Lisa’s smile.

4-Complete the sentences about the painting.

( Completen las oraciones ayudándose con la lectura anterior.)

1. She looks ... (Ella mira...)
2. She’s wearing ... (Ella tiene puesto...)
3. In the background, you can just see ... (En el fondo podemos ver..)
4. She seems to be looking ... (Ella parece estar mirando...)
5. Maybe she’s thinking about ...(Tal vez ella esta pensando en...)
6. The scene behind could represent ...(La escena detras podría representar...)
7.What I like most about the painting is... (Lo que más me gusta de la pintura es...)

5- Reflect and choose: 

(Reflexiona y selecciona la/s respuesta/s correcta/s)

When is the Simple Present used in the text? 

( ¿Cuándo es utilizado el Presente Simple en el texto?

a- For actions in the past

b-To describe the different parts of the painting.

When is the Simple Past used?

(Cuándo es utilizado el Pasado Simple en el texto?)

a- For facts about the history of the painting.

b- For descriptions about the characteristics of the painting.

GOOD LUCK!!💝