International Museum Day

How to Visit the Louvre Museum

Task 22. Read the text and speak about the visit to the museum.

The Louvre museum is perhaps the most famous art museum in the world. The sprawling palace holds scores of corridors with walls and walls of priceless art and sculpture. Visiting the museum can be daunting at best because of the sheer size of the palace. Follow these few steps to make your visit to the Louvre museum a seamless and memorable event.

Research the art of the museum before visiting. Knowing the history of the art helps to enrich the experience of viewing it, so do your homework before.

Determine which section of the Louvre you are most interested in. The museum houses everything from Egyptian and Mesopotamian art to French and German impressionism.

Visit the highlights of the museum first, so you can have time to explore the other reaches of the corridors. The most famous of the Louvre’s art is located in the Sully wing. In the centre of the Sully are greats such as Winged Victory and the Mona Lisa.

Obtain a museum guide from the front desk. They can be purchased for as little as 8 euros, as well as audio guides to the museum that accompany certain exhibits.

Plan your route in the museum so that you touch upon some of the best highlights of each exhibit. Start with the ground floor, the Richelieu floor, which contains sculpture. Then proceed to the 1st floor of the Sully that contains Egyptian, Etruscan, Middle Eastern and Greek and Roman antiques. The Sully wing also encompasses painting and medieval art.

Task 26. Read the text. For each of the empty space (1–12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

International Museum Day has been held around the 18th of May every year (1) _________ 1977. It was started by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM says: ‘The event (2) _________ the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them to the (3) _________ that museums face.’ It wants the public to know museums are ‘an institution in the service of (4) _________ and of its development’. ICOM encourages its member countries to celebrate the day in a way that is best for their specific cultures. It asks countries to follow its simple motto: ‘Museums are an important (5) _________ of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, co-operation and (6) _________ among peoples.’

Museums are an important part of every society. They are a great (7) _________ of education and (8) _________. The UK Museums Association says a museum is: ‘A permanent institution in the service of society.’ It says a museum ‘acquires, (9) _________, researches, communicates and exhibits the heritage of humanity’. It adds that museums are for ‘the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment’. There are museums on just about anything you can (10) _________ of. There are museums for science, technology, toys, history, stamps and even museum museums. We can visit (11) _________ museums that showcase a single building, or we can visit the great museums of the world that contain hundreds of thousands of (12) _________ treasures.

1 A sincere B sincerely C since D sincerest

2 A provision B provides C provider D providing

3 A challenges B challenger C challenged D challenging

4 A social B societies C socially D society

5 A meaning B means C meant D meanie

6 A piece B peaceful C peace D pieced

7 A sauce B source C sourced D sauces

8 A wonderful B wondered C wonders D wonder

9 A conservation B conserved C conserves D conserve

10 A think B thought C thinking D thinks

11 A locally B locals C locale D local

12 A priceless B pricy C priced D prices

Task 27. Describe the places of interest in the city using the table and the ‘Key Language’.

Zoo	Animals, zookeeper, cage, natural habitat, watch/feed the animals.
Circus	People: master of ceremonies, trapezists, acrobats, flame throwers/swallowers, strongman, knife thrower/knife swallower, tight rope walker, juggler, horse riding gals/ballerina, tumblers clown, balloon seller, popcorn seller. Circus objects: big top, trapeze, tight rope, three rings, hoops, cage, trampoline. Verbs: to announce, to perform, to applaud, to conduct.
Cinema/Film	Drama, comedy, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, western, adventure, documentary; 3D, 4D; actor/actress, starring, director, producer; aisle, row, seat.
Opera/ Music show	Composer, conductor, performer, band, orchestra, musician, singer, vocalist.
Theatre	Actor/actress, house, stage, curtains, wings, play, playwright, director, tickets, balcony, orchestra pit, aisle, row, seat.
Museums and Exhibitions	Opening times, guided/unguided tours, exposition, display, entrance fee, security check.
Bowling Club	Bowler, mark, track, strike, wall, strike-out, error.
Amusement/ Theme Park	Rides, entertainment attractions, carousel, roller coaster, train rides, bungee jumping, go-cart tracks, thrill rides, gravitron, chair swing.

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