Text: Our Museum.

• Text: Our Museum.

• Vocabulary of the text.

• Questions on the text.

THE PLAN :

Text: Our Museum.Text: Our Museum.

Our museum is situated in a two-storied Our museum is situated in a two-storied building in the centre of the city. There are over building in the centre of the city. There are over three thousand exhibits in the museum.three thousand exhibits in the museum.

In one of the rooms are displayed articles of In one of the rooms are displayed articles of folk applied arts: wood carvings, pottery, folk applied arts: wood carvings, pottery, embroidery, articles made of metals, paintings embroidery, articles made of metals, paintings on wood, old jewelers, etc. In another room you on wood, old jewelers, etc. In another room you can see various archaeological findings, such as can see various archaeological findings, such as ancient coins, arms and armory, and other ancient coins, arms and armory, and other antiquities. The exposition of the natural history antiquities. The exposition of the natural history section includes a number of stuffed animals, section includes a number of stuffed animals, skeletons of living animals and fossils, skeletons of living animals and fossils, collections of various minerals, stones and collections of various minerals, stones and plants.plants.

Our museum is visited not only by local Our museum is visited not only by local people but also by guests who come from people but also by guests who come from different parts of the country and some different parts of the country and some foreign countries.foreign countries.

I can’t say that I often go to museums. We I can’t say that I often go to museums. We are always in a hurry and it is very difficult are always in a hurry and it is very difficult to spare 2 or 3 hours to visit a local to spare 2 or 3 hours to visit a local museum. But when I travel I always try to museum. But when I travel I always try to see all the museums and exhibitions that see all the museums and exhibitions that can be found in the place I am. I want to can be found in the place I am. I want to tell you about the British Art Gallery.tell you about the British Art Gallery.

old jewelersold jewelers

Embroidery;Embroidery;

Articles made of metals,Articles made of metals,

WHAT KIND OF DEPARTMENTS ARE THERE INMUSEUM?

the natural history the natural history sectionsection

archaeological findings,archaeological findings,

articles of folk applied articles of folk applied arts:arts:

Answer the questions.Answer the questions. 1.1. Do you often go to museums?Do you often go to museums? 2.2. When did you go to a museum last?When did you go to a museum last? 3.3. What articles are exhibited in this What articles are exhibited in this

museum?museum? 4.4. Where is the museum situated?Where is the museum situated? 5.5. What departments are there in the What departments are there in the

British Museum?British Museum? 6.6. What does its collection of antiquities What does its collection of antiquities

include? include? 7.7. What art schools are represented in What art schools are represented in

the National Gallery?.the National Gallery?.

Vocabulary of the textVocabulary of the text ExhibitionExhibition -- выставка выставка ArticlesArticles -- предметы предметы Applied artApplied art –– народное прикладное искусство народное прикладное искусство CarvingCarving -- резьба резьба PotteryPottery -- керамика керамика EmbroideryEmbroidery --вышиваниевышивание PaintingsPaintings - - живописьживопись JewelersJewelers -- ювелирные ювелирные CoinsCoins -- монеты монеты ArmoryArmory –– военные доспехи военные доспехи AntiquitiesAntiquities -- старинные старинные

Homework.Homework.

Translate the text “Our Museum”. Translate the text “Our Museum”. Learn by heart the new words Learn by heart the new words

from the text.from the text.