Stealing History

Conversation - B2-C1 | Advance Level

4.9 $

Feb. 01 Sun , 13:00 USA

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Description

In this advanced-level conversation lesson, the students will discuss the 2025 Louvre Museum heist and reflect on society’s attachment to art and history. They will explore questions of moral justification, value perception, and the emotional impact of losing cultural heritage. Learners will also engage in creative reflection by imagining alternative motives and outcomes for the heist, all while practicing advanced expressions of opinion, comparison, and speculation. The goal is to help students express nuanced ideas confidently and respectfully while keeping the tone light and analytical.

Session Activities

1: Imagine you could own any artwork in the world. Which one would you want, and why?

2: Do you think artworks belong more to museums or to the nations that created them?

3: What makes art valuable: its beauty, its cost, or the story behind it?

1: How does art help us remember history and show national identity?

2: Why do people see art as priceless, even if it does not change daily life?

3: Suppose you planned a make‑believe heist. What would you steal, and what would you do with the money?

4: Who would be your three partners in this plan, and what makes them the right choice?

5: If someone stole art but gave the money to poor people, would that make it easier to forgive?

6: Would your view of stealing change if it was done as rebellion instead of for money?

7: Why do people enjoy stories about heists, even though stealing is against the law?

8: Why do people want to own beautiful things instead of only looking at them?

Heist

A planned theft of something valuable

Get away with

Escape punishment

Worth a fortune

Extremely valuable

Justifiable

Seen as reasonable or acceptable

Break into

Enter illegally

For the greater good

For the benefit of many people