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Biography:

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, and inventor during the Italian Renaissance. He is considered by many to be one of the most talented and intelligent people of all time. The term Renaissance Man (someone who does many things very well) was coined from Leonardo's many talents and is today used to describe people who resemble da Vinci. 


Where was Leonardo da Vinci born? 
Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452. About the age of 14 he became an apprentice to a famous artist named Verrocchio. This is where he learned about art, drawing, painting and more. 

 

Leonardo the Artist 
Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as one of the greatest artists in history. Leonardo excelled in many areas including drawing, painting, and sculpture. Two of his most famous paintings, include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. 

Leonardo's drawings are also quite extraordinary. One famous drawing is the Vitruvian Man drawing. Other famous drawings include a design for a flying machine and a self portrait. 

Leonardo the Inventor and Scientist 
Many of da Vinci's drawings and journals were made in his pursuit of scientific knowledge and inventions. His journals were filled with over 13,000 pages of his observations of the world. He drew pictures and designs of hang gliders, helicopters, war machines, musical instruments, various pumps, and more. He was interested in civil engineering projects and designed a single span bridge, a way to divert the Arno River, and moveable barricades which would help protect a city in the case of attack. 

Many of his drawings were on the subject of anatomy. He studied the human body including many drawings on muscles, tendons, and the human skeleton. He had detailed figures of various parts of the body including the heart, arms, and other internal organs. Leonardo didn't just study the human anatomy either. He also had a strong interest in horses as well as cows, frogs, monkeys, and other animals. 

Biography:

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist,           , and inventor during the Italian Renaissance. He is considered by many to be one of the most talented and         people of all time. The term Renaissance Man (someone who does many things very well) was coined from Leonardo's many talents and is today used to describe people who resemble da Vinci. 

Where was Leonardo da Vinci born? 

Leonardo was born in the town of       , Italy on April 15,        . About the age of 14 he became an apprentice to a famous artist named Verrocchio. This is where he learned about art, drawing, painting and more. 

 

Leonardo the Artist 
Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as one of the           artists in history. Leonardo excelled in many areas including drawing, painting, and                . Two of his most famous paintings, include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. 

Leonardo's drawings are also quite extraordinary. One famous drawing is the            Man drawing. Other famous drawings include a design for a flying machine and a self portrait. 

Leonardo the Inventor and                

Many of da Vinci's drawings and journals were made in his pursuit of scientific knowledge and inventions. His journals were filled with over           pages of his observations of the world. He drew pictures and designs of hang gliders,           , war machines, musical instruments, various pumps, and more. He was interested in civil engineering projects and designed a single span bridge, a way to divert the Arno River, and moveable barricades which would help protect a city in the case of attack. 

Many of his drawings were on the subject of            . He studied the human body including many drawings on muscles, tendons, and the human skeleton. He had detailed figures of various parts of the body including the heart, arms, and other internal          . Leonardo didn't just study the human anatomy either. He also had a strong interest in horses as well as cows,        , monkeys, and other animals. 

ASKING ACTIVITY

 

Teacher have to choose one topic, in this example is about Leonar Davinci, then they have to give to the students the papers with different gaps, the gaps between students are different, they have to ask to their classmates for the information that they want.

There are two basic rules:

  1. They have to do perfect questions

  2. They can not have the paper in their hands, they have to memorize teh questions and the asnwers.

CONTEXT

It is an activity that requires some english skills, but the main idea is to practice the questions, it could be great use it from 4 year course. The difficulty of the text can be adapted.

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