중3 미래엔 최연희 – 어법선택 Lesson.6 Find Your Passion
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Lesson.6 Find Your Passion
Da Vinci the Cook 요리사 다빈치
Leonardo da Vinci is (known / knowing) as one of the greatest (painters / painter) of all time.
He was also a (greatly / great) inventor, scientist, and musician.
Very (little / few) people, however, (knows / know) (what / that) da Vinci was also a creative cook.
In 1473, twenty‑year‑old da Vinci (worked / working) as a cook at a restaurant in Florence, Italy.
When he took charge of the kitchen, da Vinci (was changed / changed) the menu completely.
He made (simply / simple) but artistic dishes (alike / like) fish with a few carrot slices.
Some dishes were even (decorated / decorating) with flowers.
Customers, however, (was / were) unhappy (because / because of) they were used to dishes with big servings of meat.
As a result, da Vinci (lost / was lost) his job.
A few years later, da Vinci (opened / was opened) a restaurant with his friend Sandro Botticelli.
He wanted (to create / creating) a place (which / where) people could try his (innovatively / innovative) food.
They put up a beautifully (painted / painting) sign and made a uniquely (written / writing) menu.
중3 미래엔 최연희 – 어법선택 Lesson.6 Find Your Passion
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Da Vinci believed (that / what) people would soon appreciate his (creative / creatively) cooking.
Unfortunately, that (never / not) happened.
In the early 1480s, da Vinci began to (work / working) for Ludovico Sforza in Milan.
He was (given / giving) many (different / differently) (roles / role), such as a musician, a painter, and an engineer. He was also put in charge of the kitchen.
He was happy (being / to be) (giving / given) another chance to pursue his passion for cooking.
Da Vinci did not stop at cooking (creatively / creative) dishes.
He wanted (cooking / to cook) (much / very) more quickly and easily.
Thus, he (was invented / invented) new machines for his kitchen.
He (created / was created) machines (that / what) could crush vegetables and pull spaghetti.
He even made a device (what / that) could scare frogs away from the water tank.
Surely, they were all very (innovatively / innovative), but most of them (was / were) too big or too difficult (using / to use).
In 1495, Sforza (asked / was asked) da Vinci (making / to make) a grand painting, (that / which) (were / was) based on the last supper of Jesus, on the wall of a church in Milan.
Da Vinci gladly took on the project (because / because of) he (had / has) always been (interesting / interested) in food.
중3 미래엔 최연희 – 어법선택 Lesson.6 Find Your Passion
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He spent a lot of time (cooked / cooking) all kinds of food (deciding / to decide) what (to put / putting) on the table in his picture.
“Da Vinci has (been wasted / wasted) his time in the kitchen for over a year.
That's the reason (why / which) he hasn't (been finished / finished) the painting yet,” complained the people from the church to Sforza.
(Despite / Although) da Vinci never became a (successful / successfully) cook, he (showed / was showed) great interest in cooking throughout his life.
He was not only a great painter but also a creative cook.
Now that you know all about his (secretly / secret) passion for cooking, you will never look at The Last Supper the same way.
