1. Unit 10 MUSEUMS

2. The largest museum in the world. THE GRAND LOUVRE

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

4. 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.

5. Mona Lisa -- Leonardo da Vinci

6. Winged Victory of Samothrace Venus de Milo

7. 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?

8. The Shanghai Museum

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

10. 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 floorstwo floors 120,000bronzes paintings Chinese art Chinese history education

11. Collections 120,000 cultural relics bronzes calligraphy paintings ceramicsMost famous for

12. 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.

13. Role Play Suppose 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 …… ……

14. 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…