سطح اول - آیلتس 5-4 (A2 - B1)
A Banksy painting went on auction in London. The name of the painting is ‘Girl With Balloon’. It sells for £1.04m.
However, things do not go as people expect. There is a shredder inside the frame of the painting. It turns on after the painting is sold. People are shocked. Everything is real. It is not a joke. Some people think that it is original and very clever.
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Auction: مزایده
Expect: انتظار داشتن
Shredder: دستگاه کاغذ خورد کن
Frame: قاب
سطح دوم - آیلتس 6-5 (+B1+ - B2)
People at the auction of Banksy’s ‘Girl With Balloon’ were in for a shock because after the painting was sold for £1.04m, it self-destructed.
It turned out that there was a shredder embedded in the frame of the painting. It turned on after the painting was sold, and people thought that it was a joke but the whole thing was real – the painting, the price, and its destruction.
Some people said that the shredding was original and ingenious.
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Self-destructed: تخریب و نابودی خود
Embedded: جاسازی شده
Ingenious: ابتکاری
سطح سوم - آیلتس 7+ ( C1 - C2)
The painting ‘Girl With Balloon’ by the elusive artist Banksy self-destructed moments after being sold for £1.04m at auction.
There was a shredder embedded in the frame of the painting which turned on after the piece went under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction in London.
People at the auction were shocked. Some thought that the shredding was not real, and that it was all a stunt, but everything was real. The painting, the price and its destruction were all real.
People approached by the media thought that it was original and ingenious – a turning point for art.
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Elusive: فراری/ گریزان
Go under the hammer:دز مطزایده فروخته شدن
Stunt: هنرنمایی
Turning point: نقطهء عطف
