The Reading / Listening - Pan-African Heritage Museum - Level 1

A new museum in Ghana is exciting people worldwide. The Pan African Heritage Museum will open in August 2023. TIME Magazine said it will be one of the world's top 100 places to visit. TIME called it an important place for people "interested in connecting with Africa's history and…heritage". Ghana's president said the museum will house African art stolen by other countries. He said this is now in foreign museums, but it will be returned to Africa.

A man thought of the idea for the museum after he went to an event for the 375th anniversary of the forced arrival of Africans in the USA. He saw 5,000 people of African descent. He said: "This inspired me to create the museum to unite Africans." He added: "The museum is special because it's the only one bringing all African heritage together under one roof." Africa has fewer than 2,000 museums, compared with over 30,000 in Europe and the USA.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Pan-African Heritage Museum - Level 0 Pan-African Heritage Museum - Level 2   or  Pan-African Heritage Museum - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Executives-of-Pan-African-heritage-museum-pay-courtesy-call-on-minister-for-tourism-1550963
  • https://travelnoire.com/accras-pan-african-heritage-world-museum-listed-among-worlds-greatest-places
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61631437


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. A new museum in Ghana is
  2. one of the world's top 100
  3. TIME called it an
  4. people interested in connecting
  5. the museum will house
  6. African art stolen
  7. this is now
  8. it will be returned
  1. important place
  2. in foreign museums
  3. African art
  4. to Africa
  5. places to visit
  6. exciting people
  7. with Africa's history
  8. by other countries

Paragraph 2

  1. A man thought of the
  2. he went to
  3. the 375th
  4. the forced arrival of Africans
  5. This inspired me
  6. bringing all African
  7. Africa has fewer
  8. compared with over
  1. anniversary
  2. to create the museum
  3. 30,000 in Europe
  4. heritage together
  5. than 2,000 museums
  6. an event
  7. in the USA
  8. idea for the museum

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

A new museum in Ghana (1) ___________________ worldwide. The Pan African Heritage Museum (2) ___________________ August 2023. TIME Magazine said it will (3) ___________________ the world's top 100 places to visit. TIME called it an important (4) ___________________ "interested in connecting with Africa's history and...heritage". Ghana's president said the museum will house African (5) ___________________ other countries. He said this is now in foreign museums, but it will (6) _________________ Africa.

A man thought (1) ___________________ for the museum after he went to (2) ___________________ the 375th anniversary of the forced arrival of Africans in the USA. He saw 5,000 people of African descent. He said: "This (3) ___________________ create the museum to unite Africans." He added: "The museum is special because it's the (4) ___________________ all African heritage together (5) ___________________." Africa has fewer than 2,000 museums, (6) ___________________ 30,000 in Europe and the USA.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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ritageMuseumwillopeninAugust2023.TIMEMagazinesaiditwillbeone
oftheworld'stop100placestovisit.TIMEcalleditanimportantplaceforp
eople"interestedinconnectingwithAfrica'shistoryand...heritage".Gh
ana'spresidentsaidthemuseumwillhouseAfricanartstolenbyotherco
untries.Hesaidthisisnowinforeignmuseums,butiywillbereturn
edtoAfrica.Amanthoughtoftheideaforthemuseumafterhewenttoane
ventforthe375thanniversaryoftheforcedarrivalofAfricansintheUSA.
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tethemuseumtouniteAfricans."Headded:"Themuseumisspecialbeca
useit'stheonlyonebringingallAfricanheritagetogetherunderoneroof.
"Africahasfewerthan2,000museums,comparedwithover30,000inEu
ropeandtheUSA.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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