Strange Christmas tree in Paris – level 1

23-10-2014 07:00

A festival is held in Paris. It is about contemporary art. An American artist creates something.

It is a big Christmas tree. It is made of plastic. It is not like a normal Christmas tree. It is in a square in Paris. People look at it. Different people see different things in it. Some people don’t like it. One man gets angry. He attacks the artist.

Difficult words: be held (happen/be organised), contemporary (from today/from the present), create (make).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think of the "Christmas tree"?

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