Unit 6 Vocabulary: Museums & Exhibits

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Lesson idea

Museum words, kinds of technology, and asking for and giving opinions about past events.

Key points

• Asking for an opinion: How was it? / What was it like? → It was amazing! / It was interesting.
• That's too bad. = I'm sorry about that. You did? = surprise. out of this world = very good.
• Museum guide: Museum of Natural History (The Jurassic Experience – dinosaurs), Islamic Heritage Museum (Art of the Pen: Arabic Calligraphy), Museum of Science and Technology.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (14)

1. The money you pay to enter a museum is the ____.
   Answer: admission
2. "Students free" and "Special discount for school groups" are examples of a ____.
   Answer: discount
3. An exhibit that is open only for a short time is ____.
   Answer: temporary
4. Art of today is ____ art.
   Answer: contemporary
5. The art of beautiful writing is ____.
   Answer: calligraphy
6. A place where you can "explore space with astronauts" is a ____.
   Answer: planetarium
7. Learning how sailors traveled the oceans is about ____.
   Answer: navigation
8. "Shake hands with a moving robot" is part of the ____ exhibit.
   Answer: robotics
9. An old car collection is a ____ car collection.
   Answer: vintage
10. Where can you see dinosaurs?
    Answer: at the Museum of Natural History
11. Where can you learn about calligraphy?
    Answer: at the Islamic Heritage Museum
12. "I went to the Science Museum." – "____"
    Answer: What was it like?
13. "I was at home, so I missed the opening." – "____"
    Answer: That's too bad.
14. A: "How was the pizza?" B: "It was ____! I want to order it again."
    Answer: out of this world

More lessons in Unit 6: What Was It Like?

• Grammar: Simple Past (Be, Regular & Irregular Verbs) & Intensifiers
• Reading & Conversation: Art of the Pen – Arabic Calligraphy · القراءة والمحادثة: فن القلم – الخط العربي
• Unit 6 Test