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    Reading Worksheet: A Portrait of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)

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    12 Reading Worksheet

    1. Read the biography. When did Frida Kahlo start painting?

    A Portrait of Frida Kahlo (1907–1954)


    Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born in Before the accident, Kahlo was studying to be a
    Coyoacán, a small town just outside doctor. While she was recovering from the accident,
    Mexico City. From a young age, she she spent a lot of time painting and she decided to
    had health problems. become an artist. She had special equipment and she
    painted in bed. She liked to use bright colors and her
    When she was six, she had a
    paintings often show her injuries. She painted 143
    disease called polio. After this, her
    pictures and 55 are self-portraits.
    right leg was thinner than her left
    leg. In 1925, she had an accident. She was a famous artist but she also inspired other
    She was traveling on a bus and it people. There was a movie about her, she was a
    hit a trolley car. She broke bones in her back and her neck, she character in a novel, people wrote plays, opera,
    hurt her shoulder and her right leg, and she broke her right foot. jazz and classical music about her. You can see her
    Doctors amputated her right leg some years later. paintings in art galleries around the world.

    2. Understand meaning from context Complete each statement.


    amputate a leg  equipment  inspire  ​recovering  ​trolley car

    1. A  trolley car is a vehicle that uses electricity to travel on the roads and carry
    passengers like a bus.
    2. If doctors , they remove it from the body.
    3. is things you need to do a certain activity.
    4. means getting better.
    5. If you people, you make them want to do things.

    3. Scan for information Choose the correct answer.


    1. Polio caused problems with Frida Kahlo’s … 4. Before the accident, Frida Kahlo wanted to be …
    a. back. c. right leg. a. an artist. c. a doctor.
    b. right foot. d. left leg. b. a musician. d. a writer.
    2. In 1925, Frida Kahlo was traveling on a bus and it 5. Almost one third of Frida Kahlo’s paintings are of …
    hit … a. her mother. c. her doctor.
    a. a car. c. a bike. b. her father. d. herself.
    b. a trolley car. d. a pedestrian. 6. Frida Kahlo …
    3. In the accident, Frida Kahlo broke bones a. wrote books and plays, too.
    in her …
    b. appears in books, plays, an opera, and a movie.
    a. back, neck, and right foot.
    c. wrote classical music.
    b. right leg.
    d. enjoyed listening to jazz music.
    c. left leg.
    d. shoulder.
    Teen2Teen Three   Unit 12: Reading Worksheet Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015

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