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Artist Melissa Koby creates US Open theme artCEFR A1
20 Aug 2025
Adapted from Candice Stewart, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Barnabas Lartey-Odoi Tetteh, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
1 min
54 words
- Melissa Koby is an artist.
- She made art for the US Open.
- She is the first Black artist chosen.
- The 2025 theme is about barriers.
- The work honours Althea Gibson.
- The art shows layered profiles on a blue court.
- It also includes the Statue of Liberty.
- The images will appear on posters and banners.
Difficult words
- barrier — something that stops or makes things difficultbarriers
- theme — main idea or subject of an event
- honour — to show respect to someonehonours
- profile — a side view of a face or shapeprofiles
- choose — to pick one person or thingchosen
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Discussion questions
- Do you like posters with art?
- Have you seen the Statue of Liberty image before?
- Do you like sports events like the US Open?
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