The Mona Lisa will be moved after renovations
Listen to the story (Singaporean accent)
The Louvre is a big museum in France. It has the famous Mona Lisa painting.
The museum will change a lot. The Mona Lisa will move to a new place inside the museum. This will happen by 2031. After the changes, you will need a special ticket to see the Mona Lisa.
The museum is very crowded. Many people visit every year. The museum will make a new entrance. It will also make a new garden.
It's hard to see other art now. When the Mona Lisa moves, it will be easier to see more paintings. The museum will also make better bathrooms and restaurants.
Soon, people from outside Europe will pay more money to visit the museum.
The changes to the museum will cost a lot of money. The government will not pay for it. The museum will use money from tickets and other places to pay for the changes.
Vocabulary9 words
- Museum
- A place where you can go to see and learn about interesting things from the past
- Famous
- Many people know it; Well-known or admired by many people
- Painting
- A picture made with paint; ?
- Place
- A location or area; somewhere
- Crowded
- a lot of people or things in a small space
- Entrance
- A way to go into a place; a door to go into a place
- Garden
- A place with plants and flowers;
- Bathroom
- a room for showering, bathing; a room with a shower/bathtub, sink and/or toilet
- Government
- the group of people who have the authority to make and enforce laws and manage a country or region; the people/group that manage and operate a country
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Louvre is a _____ museum in France. It has the famous Mona Lisa _____.
The museum will change a _____. The Mona Lisa will move to a new place _____ the museum. This will happen by 2031. After the _____, you will need a special ticket to see the Mona Lisa.
The _____ is very crowded. Many people visit every year. The museum _____ make a new entrance. It will also make a new _____.
It's hard to see _____ art now. When the Mona Lisa moves, it will be _____ to see more paintings. The museum will _____ make better bathrooms and _____.
Soon, people from outside _____ will pay more money to visit the museum.
_____ changes to the museum will cost a lot of money. The _____ will not pay for it. The museum will use money from _____ and other places to pay for the changes.
Discussion questions
- Do you think it's a good idea to sell a special ticket to see the Mona Lisa? Why or why not?
- Do you think it's a good idea to move the Mona Lisa? Why or why not?
- Is it fair that people from outside Europe will pay more to visit?
- Why do you think so many people want to see the Mona Lisa?
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