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From the Ted Talk by Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo

Unscramble the Blue Letters


And look what happens — only three cidtanaeds remain that fit the bill. And here they are. Yes, indeed, the old man is there, as is this famous pen drawing of the Homo Vitruvianus. And lastly, the only portrait of a male that Leonardo painted, "The Musician."

Before we go into these faces, I should exlpian why I have some right to talk about them. I've made more than 1,100 portraits myself for newspapers, over the course of 300 — 30 years, sorry, 30 years only. (Laughter) But there are 1,100, and very few artists have drwan so many feacs. So I know a little about drawing and aianlznyg faces. OK, now let's look at these three portraits. And hold onto your seats, because if we zoom in on those faces, remark how they have the same broad forehead, the horizontal eyebrows, the long nose, the cruved lips and the slmal, well-developed chin.

Open Cloze


And look what happens — only three __________ remain that fit the bill. And here they are. Yes, indeed, the old man is there, as is this famous pen drawing of the Homo Vitruvianus. And lastly, the only portrait of a male that Leonardo painted, "The Musician."

Before we go into these faces, I should _______ why I have some right to talk about them. I've made more than 1,100 portraits myself for newspapers, over the course of 300 — 30 years, sorry, 30 years only. (Laughter) But there are 1,100, and very few artists have _____ so many _____. So I know a little about drawing and _________ faces. OK, now let's look at these three portraits. And hold onto your seats, because if we zoom in on those faces, remark how they have the same broad forehead, the horizontal eyebrows, the long nose, the ______ lips and the _____, well-developed chin.

Solution


  1. drawn
  2. faces
  3. small
  4. analyzing
  5. curved
  6. explain
  7. candidates

Original Text


And look what happens — only three candidates remain that fit the bill. And here they are. Yes, indeed, the old man is there, as is this famous pen drawing of the Homo Vitruvianus. And lastly, the only portrait of a male that Leonardo painted, "The Musician."

Before we go into these faces, I should explain why I have some right to talk about them. I've made more than 1,100 portraits myself for newspapers, over the course of 300 — 30 years, sorry, 30 years only. (Laughter) But there are 1,100, and very few artists have drawn so many faces. So I know a little about drawing and analyzing faces. OK, now let's look at these three portraits. And hold onto your seats, because if we zoom in on those faces, remark how they have the same broad forehead, the horizontal eyebrows, the long nose, the curved lips and the small, well-developed chin.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. analyzing
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  5. candidates
  6. chin
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  10. explain
  11. eyebrows
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  16. hold
  17. homo
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  20. laughter
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  24. male
  25. man
  26. musician
  27. newspapers
  28. nose
  29. painted
  30. pen
  31. portrait
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  33. remain
  34. remark
  35. seats
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  37. talk
  38. vitruvianus
  39. years
  40. zoom