Museums and art galleries. Reading. Museums in London

Museums and art galleries

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Museums in London

The British Museum is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753 and contains one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities and the British National Library. The Egyptian Galleries contain human and animal mummies.

The National Gallery stands on the north side of Trafalgar Square, it contains a collection of paintings from the 13^th century to this century.

The Tate Gallery used to be a branch of the National Gallery, but in 1955 it became an independent institution. It contains famous paintings by Turner, Blake.

Madame Tussaud’s is an exhibition of hundreds of lifesize wax models of famous people of yesterday and today. The collection was started by Madame Tussaud, a French modeler in wax, in the 18^th century. Here you can meet Marilyn Monroe, Elton John, Picasso, The Beatles and many other writers, film-stars, singers, politicians, footballers and so on.

I. Answer the following questions:

Which museum is the largest and the richest in the world?
Which collections does the Tate Gallery contain?
Which collections doesthe National Gallery contain?
Which wax models can you see in Madame Tussaud’s museum?

II. Say if the statement is True or False:

The National Gallery contains wax models of famous people.
The British Museum was founded in 1754.
The Egyptian Galleries contain human and animal mummies.
The Tate Gallery used to be a branch of the National Gallery.

III. Translate the following sentences:

Британский музей был основан в 1753 году.
Это один из самых богатых музеев в мире.
Музей «Мадам Тюссо» – выставка восковых фигур известных людей пришлого и настоящего времени.
Национальная галлерея имеет коллекцию картин с 13 века до настоящего времени

IV. read the rule

IV. Put by or with

1. The hall was decorated … pink balloons.

2. The roof of the church will be repaired … local people.

3. This material has been already published … Cambridge University Press.

4. The house was built … money that he had borrowed from the bank.

5. When the accident happened, the car was brought … police.