A - LONDON`S WELL-KNOWN MUSEUMS

You are going to read six extracts from a brochure describing London’s well -known museums.
For questions 22 – 35, choose from the list of museums A-F. Some of the museums may be chosen
more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There
is an example at the beginning (0).

Which museum(s) would you recommend for someone who:

would like to see a criminal? 0: C

is interested in the cinema? 22: 23: 24:

would like to admire objects from ancient times? 25:

wants to see what the first man looked like? 26:

is interested in an old edition of the Bible? 27:

is interested in sports? 28:

is interested in the exploration of space? 29: 30:

loves animals and wants to know all about them? 31: 32:

is researching building bridges? 33:

would like to become an actor? 34:

would like to see what the Royal Family of England looks like? 35:

A guide to London’s most well-known museums

A The British Museum

Founded in 1753, it is one of the greatest museums in the world, showing the works of man from prehistoric
times to the present day. There are permanent displays of antiquities from Egypt, Western Asia, Greece and
Rome, as well as Roman British and Oriental Collections. Prints and drawings, coins and medals are displayed
in a series of temporary exhibitions. The British Library exhibition galleries are housed within the British
Museum.

B The Natural History Museum

One of the finest museums in the world and, probably the best of its kind.

Enter our extraordinary buildings in South Kensington and experience first-class exhibitions on the Natural
World based on our vast collections and authoritative research. In short, the home of the Wonders of the
Natural World. This unique combination of education and fun is the hallmark of the museum’s award-winning
exhibitions. An unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages. Come and see what a dinosaur looked like or
follow the stages of evolution of the human species. Our programme of special exhibitions and events offers a
new insight into the Natural World – past and present – whenever you visit.

C Madame Tussaud’s Museum and The London Planetarium

Home of kings, queens, heroes and villains. Where else can you experience an audience with royalty, meet
 the great and powerful, mingle with the stars and come face to face with the infamous?
The London Planetarium. The distinct copper dome of the London Planetarium plays host to more stars than
Madam Tussaud’s! Seated inside, you can enjoy a star show which will take you far beyond our own fragile
world. With a perfect sky as a backdrop, many worlds and puzzles of the Universe will be revealed.

D The National Museum of Science and Technology

Come and explore the exciting World of Science. The five storey premises can help you explore Space; learn
all about Transport and Telecommunications; discover sciences such as Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and
Computing; climb up the escalators to the field of Optics, Photography and Cinematography, and finally to the
section devoted to Medicine. The Science Museum will never cease to amaze you!

E Guinness World of Records Exhibition

Experience the Guinness World of Records, Europe’s greatest three dimensional display of all that is
superlative around the globe. Through the use of life size models, videos and the latest audio technology,
thousands of records come alive at the touch of a button. Do not miss any of the six sections: The Human
World, The Animal World. Our Planet Earth, Structures and Machines, Sports World, World of Entertainment.

F Museum of the Moving Image

Who ever heard of a museum where you could … read the news on TV? … animate your own cartoon? … tryout
for a Hollywood movie? With its treasure of cameras and costumes, with hundreds of favourite film clips, with
a cast of actor guides to tell you more, award-winning MOMI is the most exciting cinema and TV museum in
the world.

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B - New York
1. Read the sentences and replace the underlined words and phrases with the
synonyms in the box.

accessible contemporary complex drive

extraordinaryunconventionalvibrant

a) There are huge amounts of amazing cultural organizations that

have helped make NYC such an artistic place.
b) New York is one of the most dynamic and colourful cities that
combines different art worlds.
c) There are a lot of unusual installations and art shows in New York.
d) Because people work really hard in New York, you can really feel the
ambition and the energy on the street.
e) The main goal of art organizations is to make art available to everyone.
f) Modern artists try to express valuable ideas through their
abstract and surrealistic art.
g) One of the goals of art institutions is to reveal the nature of art
that is not simple and show how and why it is made.
1. Read the sentences again and decide if these ideas are mentioned in the
video. Watch the video again and check your answers.
a) There are extraordinary amounts of amazing cultural organizations
that have helped make NYC such an artistic place.
b) New York is one of the most vibrant cities that combines different art worlds.
c) There are a lot of unconventional installations and art shows in New York.
d) Because people work really hard in New York, you can really feel
the ambition and the drive on the street.
e) The main goal of art organizations is to make art accessible to everyone.
f) Contemporary artists try to express valuable ideas through their
abstract and surrealistic art.
g) One of the goals of art institutions is to reveal the nature of art that
is complex and show how and why it is made.

2. Read two descriptions of museums. Decide which of them is about The

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) and which one is about The Museum
of Modern Art (MoMA).
Museum A

This grand classical building receives extraordinary amounts of visitors each year and
hosts regular events. It has a complex character representing art across time and
cultures. You can find sketches from centuries ago along with modern installations there
and admire some really famous portraits and landscapes.

Museum B

This brand-new building is a perfect space for contemporary art and unconventional art
shows. It attracts people who like vibrant places and want to feel the real drive of New
York. It gives you a taste of modern art from its surrealistic and abstract paintings to
lifelike sculptures. One of the ideas this place aims at is making art accessible to the
general public.
 3. Read the descriptions in ex. 7 again and find the words for each category.
Some words can be used in more than one category.
TO DESCRIBE WORKS OF ART:
TO DESCRIBE BUILDINGS:
TO DESCRIBE TYPES OF ART:
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C - Read the text and then decide together which form of the words on the right you should
write in the gaps.

A) Weird museums – The Museum of Bad Art

(1) for 600+ very (2) pieces of art, there is a luck / specialist

museum that only shows bad art. In (3) circumstances, these paintings would normally

probably inspire mostly (4) compliments, but in sincerity

this (5) art museum, they have a place to shine. usually

The museum, (6) beside the toilet in an old locate

basement in Dedham, Massachusetts, accepts only art that is much too bad to ignore. Row after row of

oddly shaped flowers and brightly (7) portraits reaffirm what most (8) think when olour

visit

they (9) ; “my five-year-old could do that”. entry

Make sure you don’t miss Lucy in the field with flowers, a

(10) icon depicting an old woman floating amongst truth

a field of blossoms.
B) Weird museums – The Avanos Hair Museum

Avanos, a tiny town in (1) Turkey, centre

has always been (2) for its know

(3) beautiful ceramics. In recent years, believe

however, the town has gained (4) for a famous

more (5) sight: the caves of the Hair Museum, usual

created by (6) Chez Galip. pot

he walls under his studio are covered with the world’s

(7) collection of real hair, big

(8) from more than 16,000 women. donor

Locks of every (9) and colour long

(10) the walls into a kind of hairy wonderland. form