listening: Monet

Monet's Waterlilies
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slide and 1 video.

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Monet's Waterlilies
You will practise listening
You will learn about Monet

Slide 1 - Slide

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Slide 2 - Video

00:00
What do you know about Monet?

Slide 3 - Mind map

00:31
The phrase: a chocolate box artist...
A
Exemplifies the respect of the general public
B
Is a way for critics to show their respect
C
Is used to emphasize that his work is too simple
D
Is used to mock him

Slide 4 - Quiz

00:57
What is the story behind Monet's waterlilies?

Slide 5 - Open question

01:49
Why should Monet just have retired?
A
Everything in his life seemed to be going wrong
B
He would never paint anything of great value again

Slide 6 - Quiz

02:31
While the work was originally displayed as Monet wished, it has since been altered
A
True
B
False

Slide 7 - Quiz

03:20
What make the rooms in which the art pieces are presented the most special?
A
Their oval shape
B
The carfully measured spaces between the paintings
C
The orientation of the paintings
D
The use and effect of the sunlight

Slide 8 - Quiz

04:37
Why was painting Monet's patriotic duty?
A
Because his paintings were so touching
B
Because it was part of the fight against the Germans
C
Because the prime minister himself asked Monet to keep painting
D
Because French art was the hight of civilisation

Slide 9 - Quiz

06:49
How had Monet's reputation changed from the 19th to the 20th century?

Slide 10 - Open question

07:48
Before he started his work for the Orangerie, Monet did not have a studio and painted all of his works outside
A
True
B
False

Slide 11 - Quiz

10:17
Why do the pieces work so well as a war memorial according to the narrator?
A
Because of the blended painting technique
B
Because of the colours that are used
C
Because of the missing horizon
D
Because of the melancholic atmosphere

Slide 12 - Quiz

13:22
According to the narrator, why where the the paintings still unfinished?
A
It was a concious decision, to show that war never ends
B
Monet was unable to finish the work because of his eyesight
C
Monet could not let go of the paintings as they were his reason to live
D
Monet was too sick to continue working

Slide 13 - Quiz

15:30
At the end of his life, appreciation for Monet was at an all time low
A
True
B
False

Slide 14 - Quiz

Do you think Monet is a chocolate box artist?
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Slide 15 - Poll