Unit 10

MUSEUMS

The largest museum in the world.

THE GRAND LOUVRE

At the centre of the Louvre’s square sits the glass pyramid. It marks the entrance to the museum.

The Historic Background of the Louvre :

around the year 1200……

in the mid-16th century……

in 1973……

the status now:

its wide range of collections:

Italian Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian art, and Roman and Greek art.

Mona Lisa--Leonardo da Vinci

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Venus de Milo

Scan the passage and answer the following questions:1. Where is the Grand Louvre located?

2.Can you tell me what its buildings offer visitors?

3.Can the works on display give rise to a wide variety of human feelings?

4.What has the Louvre been dedicated to doing since its establishment in 1793?

5.How many exhibits have been collected in seven collections?

6.What works do you know its collections cover?

7.What does the portrait Mona Lisa stand for?

8.What’s your impression of the Grand Louvre?

The Shanghai MuseumThe Shanghai Museum

Listen to the passage about The Shanghai Museum and fill in the missing words.

The Shanghai Museum is one of the____________ museums in

China.The museum was established in _______. Now it is located at the

southern side of ___________________. Total construction space is

_________square metres. The museum structure, ______meters in height,

includes _________ above ground and __________ underground. It

houses a collection of _________ cultural relics, including ________,

ceramics,_________ , calligraphy, Ancient Sculpture ,Ming and Qing

dynasty furniture, Ancient Jade, Coins ,etc. The Shanghai Museum is a

large museum of ancient ______________. The millennia of

_______________ are beautifully illustrated through the stories of

each individual collection. The museum is an ____________.

four largest

1952

the People’s Square

38,000 29.5

five floors two floors

120,000 bronzes

paintings

Chinese art

Chinese history

education

Collections

120,000 cultural relics

bronzes

calligraphy

paintings

ceramicsMost famous for

Further thinking

Why does the writer think many people come back for more visits to the shanghai Museum?

1.architecture

2.a …collection of exhibits

3.facilities and services

4…widen visitors’ outlook/view.

Role PlaySuppose you are a guide and your partners are foreigners. You are showing them around a museum. Try to make a dialogue and tell them about the detailed information of the museum. Your introduction had better consist of……

The main features……

The history ……

The location…

The treasures ……

……

Useful language

1)…be located …

2) be established…

3)The museum specializes in…

4)One important feature about the museum is…

5)There are… It has got… You can see…

6)…is shown/displayed on …floor

The exhibits are displayed…

7) date from…. offer a journey through time,

give rise to…, illustrate the millennia of…