TASK
[A] Discuss in groups.
- Do you recognise the painting above? Who painted it?
- Have you ever visited an art gallery?
- Where was it? What kind of paintings were there? Did you look for a particular painter?
- What is gallery fatigue?
- What does Tracy compare an art gallery to?
- What does she do when she's in an art gallery?
[C] Continue the video up to 7:47, and answer the following questions:
- Who does Tracy think is the girl?
- How did she get into the painter's studio?
- Whose is the pearl earring?
[D] Do you have a favourite painting? Can you think of a story about it?
Discuss in pairs or small groups.
[E] Now watch a clip from the film based on Tracy Chevalier's story.