Lesson 4 1
ART ANDART MEDIA AND MEDIA
MUSEUMS: DO YOU LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM? – Look at the pictures and try to guess the names of each museum. 1
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– Do you know where each of them is located? Match 1-4 to a-d. 1) 2) 3) 4)
THE LOUVRE THE HERMITAGE THE BRITISH MUSEUM MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM
a) Saint Petersburg, Russia b) Amsterdam, the Netherlands c) Paris, France d) London, England
VOCABUARY & READING 1. Read the texts about the museums and match the passages to their names above. 1) Originally a simple defensive fortress, it was for a long time one of the main residences of French kings. It became a museum in 1793, and now exhibits over 73,000 sq. m of Western artworks from the Middle Ages to 1848, as well as the art of ancient civilizations. Some 35,000 artworks are on display, the oldest of which date back over seven thousand years. 2) It consists of a complex of several buildings on the banks of the Neva River, the most important of which is the Winter Palace, which was the official residence of the ancient Tsars. The museum’s collection was formed through the private collection that the czars were gathering over several centuries. The museum exhibits more than 3 million works of art: paintings, sculptures, archaeological pieces, etc. They say that going through all the rooms means walking around 24 kilometers. 3) It’s one of the world’s largest and most important museums of human history and culture. It has more than seven million exhibits from all continents. They illustrate and document the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. As with all other national museums and art galleries, the Museum charges no admission fee. It was the first museum in the world to be open to everyone and gradually grew over the next two hundred years. It has nearly six million visitors a year and is the third most popular art museum in the world. 4) Featuring 11 different zones, visitors can get close to some of the most famous faces in the world with a visit to this museum. Strike a pose on the red carpet with Hollywood celebrities such as Benedict Cumberbatch, George Clooney, Kate Winslet and more. Snap a selfie with music legends such as Adele and Beyoncé. Step into the interactive sports zone where you’ll see iconic names such as Muhammad Ali, Usain Bolt, David Beckham and Jessica Ennis-Hill CBE. Meet some of the greatest cultural and historical figures from Picasso to Albert Einstein and William Shakespeare; as well as World Leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. You can even enter the Marvel and Star Wars universes and meet your favourite characters here!
2. Use the words in colour and say what the main purpose of the museum is. Tell what you can do, see, and learn there.
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