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Artist Paints With Soil

Reused materials helped create the large artwork.

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Source: BBC News, 2026-11-11.

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Read and understand · 1/2How many types of soil did Lambert use?

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Four. The first paragraph states that he used four types.

Clue: Artist Phil Lambert used four types of soil to make a large painting at University College London. BBC News reported the work on November 11.

Read and understand · 2/2What was reused?

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The frame and canvas. The second paragraph identifies both the frame and canvas.

Clue: It measures 61,000 square centimetres. Its frame and canvas were reused, and it supports a campaign for healthier soil.

Grammar in this story: Area rather than length

square centimetres

Square centimetres measure area. They do not describe one side’s length.

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The painting measures 61,000 square centimetres. It supports a campaign for healthier soil, and its frame and canvas were reused.

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