Module 3
lesson 4 and 5
I want to see the mummies!
As usual, before we start. Have a look . What do these photos show?
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Answers :a. a floor b. a gallery c. a ground d. a mummy e. a museum f. a shop g. souvinors h. treasure i. upper floor
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*The key words:
| The word | The meaning | The part of speech |
| floor | the flat surface of a room on which you walk | noun |
| gallery | a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold | noun |
| shop | a place where you can buy goods or service | noun |
| souvenirs | something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special even | noun |
| treasure | very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, or money | noun |
| ground | a place where you can buy goods or services | noun |
| museum | a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept. | noun |
*Dear student :
This lesson is talking about the British Museum and its directions.
SB pade 33 / exercise 1
1 Listen to the words below in context. Try to guess their meanings.
Answers
1 There are famous objects in the British Museum.
2 In the souvenir shop, you can buy souvenirs for your friends and family.
3 Visit the galleries where there are famous objects.
4 Do you want to see any objects on the ground floor?
5 Let’s go to the upper floor.
6 There’s some treasure in the British Museum.
7 I want to see the mummies in the museum.the surface of the earth.
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SB page 33/ exercise 2
2 Listen again and check your guesses in the Activity Book glossary pages 72–73 or in the classroom dictionary.
Answers: gallery; mummy; treasure
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*While reading
*The main ideas:
*Talking about the British Museum.
*Knowing its directions.
*Describing the places that the visitor can see in it.
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1.What is the lesson talking about?
It's talking about the British Museum.
2.What things does that the lesson include?
The directions to the places there.
3.What places that you can see there?
Examples: cafés, a souvenir shop, a bookshop and the famous Reading Room.
4.How manu under grounds station near the museum?
Four.
5.How many objects are there in the British Museum?
Three objects
6.Where do they come from?
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Visit the British Museum As you enter the British Museum, you go into the Great Court. There are two cafés, a souvenir shop, a bookshop and the famous Reading Room. Visit the galleries to see famous objects like the Aztec turquoise serpent, the Sutton Hoo treasure and the Egyptian mummies. Do you want to feel what people felt in the past? Visit the “Hands on” desks and touch the objects from the museum’s collection! How can you get to the British Museum? Simple! There are four underground stations near the museum. Get off at Russell Square. Walk down Southampton Row. Turn right at Great Russell Street. Look out for the road sign; it’s a one-way street. Walk past Bloomsbury Square on your left and Bedford Place and Montague Street on your right, and there you are. If you get to the traffic lights, you’re gone too far! |
The British Museum Inside the British Museum The directions
*After reading:
SB page 34 / exercise 3
Reading
3 Read this article about the British Museum and answer these questions
. a. What are some of the objects found in the galleries of the museum?
b. What activities can you do to help you learn about the way people lived in the past?
c. What would you like to see in the British Museum? Why?
Answers:
a. The Aztec turquoise /œztek t‰…kwOis/ serpent, the Sutton Hoo /søt´n hu/ treasure and the Egyptian mummies are found in the museum.
b. You can visit the “Hands on” desks and touch objects from the museum’s collection to learn about the way people lived in the past.
c. Students’ own answers
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SB page 34 / exercise 4
In pairs, take turns to give each other directions to get to the British Museum from the other underground stations.
Example
Get off at Goodge Street. Walk down …
Answers This is just an example. Students may produce other acceptable answers.
Get off at Goodge Street.
Walk down Tottenham Court Road up to Great Russell Street.
Turn left and there you are.
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SB page 35 / exercise 5
5 Read the dialogue between Ibrahim and Noura. Then, fill in the blanks with the following words. You can look at the plan of the museum to help you.
| sousiner bookshop upper floor ground floor treasure torquoise mummies |
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Ibrahim: Well, at last! Here we are at the British Museum. The Great Court is enormous! Noura: Look! That’s the (1) ___________ shop! Ibrahim: Girls! You always want to buy things. Why don’t we see the objects before buying souvenirs? Noura: OK! Where do we go first? Ibrahim: Let’s see. We’re on the (2) ___________ __________. Let’s see the Sutton Hoo (3) ___________. How do we get there? Noura: Let me see the plan. We go |
Answers:
1. souvenir; 2. ground fl oor; 3. treasure; 4. bookshop; 5. turquoise; 6. mummies; 7. upper floor
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SB page 35/ exercise 7
7 Match the places with the actions.
a. In an underground station 1. you can buy food and gadgets.
b. At the museum 2. you can see historical objects.
c. In a souvenir shop 3. you can travel from one part of a city to another.
d. At the market 4. you can buy souvenirs for your family and friends.
Answers a. 3; b. 2; c. 4; d. 1
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SB page 35/ exercise 10
Writing
10 Follow the Writing Strategies on the left to write a paragraph about a museum you have been to. What did you like most about it? Why?
Answers
Answers may include: • big • old • mummies • golden • statues • souvenirs