British Museum has most successful year

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The British Museum has about 13 million exhibits of human history and culture. They are from all over the world. Some countries, like Greece, Egypt and China, want their things back. The British took them hundreds of years ago. The museum first opened in 1759. About 75 people a day visited it. There were 71,000 things, including 40,000 books and stuffed animals. There were also very old things from Egypt, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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Sources

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/british-museum-enjoys-its-most-successful-year-ever-9059851.html
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/14/british-museum-record-visitor-numbers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	its best year	a.	last year
2.	more than 6.7 million	b.	people to visit
3.	Over a	c.	were the exhibitions
4.	The big attractions	d.	ever
5.	happy that many	e.	belonged to the world
6.	many things happened	f.	million more people
7.	The Internet helped more	g.	visitors
8.	a great museum that	h.	people came

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The British Museum has	a.	culture
2.	human history and	b.	opened in 1759
3.	They are from	c.	their things back
4.	Egypt and China want	d.	from Egypt
5.	The British took them hundreds	e.	about 13 million exhibits
6.	The museum first	f.	of years ago
7.	About 75 people a	g.	all over the world
8.	very old things	h.	day visited it

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The British Museum had (1) ___________________ in 2013. It had more than 6.7 million visitors. (2) ___________________ people visited last year than in 2012. The (3) ___________________ the exhibitions Life and Death in Pompeii, and Herculaneum. The museum (4) ___________________ that many people came. He said many things (5) ___________________. The Internet helped more people to visit. The director said it was a great museum that (6) ___________________.

The British Museum has about 13 (7) ___________________ human history and culture. They (8) ___________________ the world. Some countries, like Greece, Egypt and China, want their things back. The British took them (9) ___________________ ago. The museum (10) ___________________ 1759. About 75 people a day visited it. There were 71,000 things, including 40,000 books (11) ___________________. There were also very (12) ___________________, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheBritishMuseumhaditsbestyeareverin2013.Ithadmorethan6.7
millionvisitors.Overamillionmorepeoplevisitedlastyearthanin201
2.ThebigattractionsweretheexhibitionsLifeandDeathinPompeii,an
dHerculaneum.Themuseumdirectorwashappythatmanypeopleca
me.Hesaidmanythingshappenedlastyear.TheInternethelpedmore
peopletovisit.Thedirectorsaiditwasagreatmuseumthatbelongedto
theworld.TheBritishMuseumhasabout13millionexhibitsofhumanh
istoryandculture.Theyarefromallovertheworld.Somecountries,lik
eGreece,EgyptandChina,wanttheirthingsback.TheBritishtookthe
mhundredsofyearsago.Themuseumfirstopenedin1759.About75p
eopleadayvisitedit.Therewere71,000things,including40,000book
sandstuffedanimals.TherewerealsoveryoldthingsfromEgypt,Euro
pe,Asia,andtheAmericas.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about museums for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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