Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
A man dressed as an old lady was seen on a wheelchair in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Cakes were thrown by him at the painting. On seeing this, people were shocked. Suddenly he hit the glass covered the painting but luckily a special glass protected the painting. Before, in the 1950’s, the painting was damaged by a person because acid was thrown to the painting. On seeing the bad act of the man, the police took him away in no time. This painting was none other than Mona Lisa which was painted by the Leonardo da Vinci.
wheelchair (車いす), Louvre Museum (ルーブル美術館), on seeing (それを見て), acid (酸), in no time (直ちに), none other than (以外の何物でない)
Questions:
- Who dressed as the old lady?
- What did the person throw at the painting?
- Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- What was the person sitting on?
- Where is Mona Lisa displayed？
- Who caught the man and took him away?
- Did the man do the right thing by trying to break the glass?
- In the 1950’s, which accident was happened on Mana Lisa?
- What is your opinion?