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Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail

Page 140. Lesson #1

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It was a hot summer’s day in Vallauris, France. Sylvette was sitting with a few friends on the terrace in the sun.

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She was so shy that she always sat by herself, but she listened to every word.

Please choose which picture best describes the word

“Shy”.A B

C D

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“Have you heard? Picasso is staying right here in Vallauris!”

“It’s incredible! He’s the most famous artist in the world.”

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Sylvette was very interested. Secretly, she dreamed of becoming an artist. In a suitcase under her bed was a sketchbook full of her drawings.

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All her secrets were locked inside that suitcase-things no one else had ever been allowed to see.

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Suddenly, Sylvette noticed something absolutely amazing. Right in front of her eyes, a beautiful picture appeared above the terrace wall.

Comprehension Question

1) Why was Sylvette interested to hear

about Picasso? She was interested to

hear about Picasso because, she dreamed of becoming an artist.

Vocabulary

Terrace: A Porch, Walkway, or Platform.

“Sylvette was sitting with a few friends on the terrace in the sun.”

Vocabulary

Shy: Timid, Coy.

“She was so shy that she always sat by herself.”

Vocabulary

Incredible: Amazing, Marvelous.

“It’s incredible! He’s the most famous artist in

the world.”

Vocabulary

Suitcase: Travel bag

“In a suitcase under her bed was a sketchbook full of her drawings.”

Please choose which picture is of a suitcase.

A B

C D

Vocabulary

Allow: Permit (Permitted)

“things no one else had ever been allowed to

see.”

Vocabulary

Notice: Observe (Observed)

“Suddenly, Sylvette noticed something

absolutely amazing.”

Vocabulary

Absolutely: Completely

“Suddenly, Sylvette noticed something

absolutely amazing.”

Absolutely Amazing street art

Warm Down.

Please place the vocabulary words we studied today into the

paragraph.Terrace, Shy, Incredible, Suitcase, Allow, Notice,

Absolutely.

I’m leaving! I packed my _________and decided to hit the road. I stood

on the __________ of my hotel, and paused to take _________ of the ___________ beautiful sunrise.

A ________ squirrel ran across the grass. It made me feel hungry, but I couldn’t ________ myself to stop to eat breakfast! I had to leave!