Travel and Tourism English Toolkit 1 - Art If you wish to have an offbeat travel experience in Mexico you must visit the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacan, also known as La Casa Azul.. This
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English Toolkit 1 - Art
If you wish to have an offbeat travel experience in
Mexico you must visit the Frida Kahlo Museum in
Coyoacan, also known as La Casa Azul This house
is where the surrealist artist Frida Kahlo was born,
grew up and later lived with her muralist husband
Diego Rivera –from 1941 until her death at 47, in
1954
It is a truly fascinating place, not only because of
the paintings and the collection of personal effects
of the two great artists but also because it provides
evidence of the lifestyles of the Mexican bohemians
during the first half of this century
Frida Kahlo was a very successful artist with a
really tragic life When she was very young, she
had a trolley accident which left her with permanent
injuries, especially in her back which maimed her
for life Doctors thought she would never recover
or walk again, but she eventually did The rest of
her life was filled with treatments and surgeries
that made her endure incredible physical pain
And through her paintings, she portrayed her suffering In 1929, she married Mexican muralist Diego Rivera They had a very stormy relationship and divorced, but later remarried Even though her works are considered as surrealist, she did not like this movement
The colonial-style house forms a U-shape around
a central courtyard In this house, the couple entertained their international and eclectic set
of friends, including Nelson Rockefeller, George Gershwin and actresses Dolores del Rio and Maria Felix Now, it is an art gallery that displays some
of Kahlo’s paintings as well as the typical Mexican dresses she used to wear to express her strong feeling of nationalism
La Casa Azul is listed as one of the top ten places
to visit if you come to Mexico, so you should not miss it!
La Casa Azul
Activities
1 Scan the text and state if these sentences are true (T) or false (F)
If false, write down the correct answer.
a La Casa Azul is also known as the Frida Kahlo Museum
b Among all her personal effects, you will find photographs of her life in the house
c Frida Kahlo married Diego Rivera twice
d After the accident, doctors thought she would die
e Frida used to express her suffering in her paintings
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3 What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Describe it briefly using the Present Perfect and the Simple Past
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
4 Look for a photograph of a painting by Frida Khalo
in a magazine or newspaper and describe it
a Diego and Frida had an extremely relationship throughout
their life.
b Due to the accident, Frida had to many surgeries and
treatments that caused her a great deal of pain.
c The experience of visiting La Casa Azul, is unusual and unexpected, a truly
destination you cannot miss!
d Frida used her paintings to the intense pain she felt.
e After the accident, Frida was for life.
The most interesting place I have ever visited is ……
Make your own brochure!
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stormy maimed endure portray offbeat