UK Blocks Export of Bust of Edward the Black Prince
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The United Kingdom Government stopped an old bust.
- A2
The United Kingdom Government put a short export ban on an 18th-century marble bust.
- B1
The United Kingdom Government has put a temporary export ban on an 18th-century marble bust of Edward the Black Prince.
- B2
The United Kingdom Government has placed a temporary export ban on an 18th-century marble bust of Edward the Black Prince.
- C1
The United Kingdom Government has placed a temporary export ban on an 18th-century marble bust of Edward the Black Prince.
- C2
Nearly three centuries ago, the Flemish sculptor Michael Rysbrack (1694–1770) carved in marble a portrait of a medieval warrior who had already been dead for almost four hundred years.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- temporary
- Lasting for only a limited period of time, not forever.
- ban
- An official rule that says something is not allowed.
- sculpture
- A piece of art made by shaping stone, wood, metal or clay.
- donor
- A person or group that gives money or items to help an organisation.
- criterion
- Standards or rules used to judge something or make a decision.
- display
- To put something in a place where people can easily see it.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Arts Council England on GOV.UK. Read the original for the full report.