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Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci

Dear Students,
Homework this week:

1. Using the translation below, try to read the story of Da Vinci (Refer to Set L12.2) and record it at Voicethread.

2. Review Set L1.1 on the Quizlet for the test next class. (Remember you are supposed to be able to write as well as to read these new words!)

3. Workbook exercises (Wed-Fri).

Translation

Da Vinci is one of the most outstanding painters in Italy.

When little, Da Vinci’s father hired a teacher to teach him drawing. On the first day, the teacher got an egg for Da Vinci to paint. Da Vinci thought, “It’s so simple.” So he picked up the pen to paint, and soon finished drawing. The second day, his teacher again brought an egg for him to paint. Da Vinci was a little unwilling, but still he did it. For several days in a roll, the teacher had been asking him to paint eggs. Now Da Vinci was not happy and asked the teacher: “teacher, how come you asked me to paint eggs every day? Don’t tell me I can become a painter by drawing eggs.” The teacher said smiling: “you see, is today’s egg different from yesterday’s egg?” Da Vinci looked at the egg and said: “no difference.” The teacher said shaking head:  “No two eggs in the world are totally the same. You can draw well only when you observe things carefully.”

The teacher’s words inspired Da Vinci greatly. From then on, Da Vinci continued to draw eggs every day. Nobody knows exactly how many eggs in the world he drew. Starting from that, Da Vinci finally becomes a great painter after his diligent practice.