Writing Claude Mona
7 Put the verbs in
brackets into the
past simple. Then,
use the information
to write a short
biography about
Claude Monet. Use
the text In Ex. 6 to
help you.
French painter (be)
born 1840 be
1851 art school go)
graving for 10 10 20
mans
1881 armyn
Algeria (join)
1870 a year in England
and the Netherlands
spend)
1890 his paintings popular
become and a house in
Giverney France buy)
1911 problems with his
eyesight have but to paint
continue
--- 628 age of St Ide
paintings are popular all
over the world today
Claude Monet was a French painter. He was born in 1840. At the age of 11 he went to art school. He sold his drawings for 10 to 20 francs. In 1861 he joined the army in Algeria. In 1870 he spent a year in England and the Netherlands. In 1890 his paintings became popular and he bought a house in Giverney, France. In 1911 Claude Monet had problems with his eyesight but continued to paint. In 1926 he died at the age of 86. Today, his paintings are popular all over the world today.