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1. MUSEUMS: What was the last museum you visited? What did you see? Where was/is it (Town/City)? Did you enjoy your visit? What museum(s) would you like to visit in the future? Go round the room swapping stories. Change partners often.

2. DICTATION: The teacher will read some of the article slowly and clearly. Students will write down what they hear. The teacher will repeat the passage slowly again. Self correct your work from page 2 - filling in spaces and correcting mistakes. Be honest with yourself on the number of errors. Advise the teacher of your total number of errors. Less than 5 is very good. 10 are acceptable. Any more is room for improvement! More than 20 - we need to do some work!

3. READING: Get students to read the passage aloud. Swap readers every paragraph.

4. VOCABULARY: Students look through the article. Underline/highlight any vocabulary you do not know. Look in dictionaries. Discuss and help each other out. The teacher will go through & explain any words or phrases you do not understand.

5. EXPLAIN: Explain the following: Warsaw Pact / Czechoslovakia / fell apart /  a moment in history / positive delight / shaped history / the evolution of Slovakia / urbanisation / dark period / a ‘puppet’ regime / socialism / communism / confiscating land / repression and isolation / relatively recent events

6. TOP 6 MUSEUMS: Think of your top 6 museums in your country. (You may need to use the internet to help you) What is there to see in each? Compare and discuss with your partner.      

7. MUSEUM: With your partner on the board write as many words to do with ‘museum’ as you can. One-two minutes. Compare with other teams. Discuss together – linking your words.

8. SENTENCES: Choose six/nine of the words from no 7. Write two/three sentences using two/three words in each. Underline your chosen words. The teacher will if necessary correct your work. Students might be asked to read their sentences aloud.

9. QUICK DISCUSSION: Student(s) A thinks museums are great! You love visiting them. Explain why. Student(s) B thinks they are boring. Explain why.

10. MUSEUMS: Think of 4 famous museums that are in other countries. (You may need to use the internet to help you) Why these? Compare and discuss with your partner.      

11. ARTICLE QUIZ: With your partner or in small groups: (1 point for each correct answer. Lose ½ point if you look at the article for help!)                                              

Student A                                                                                             

1)         What is/was the name of the exhibition?                                               

2)         What does the poster depict?                                                             

3)         What can visitors learn about?                                                      

4)         Where does the writer of the article go at the end of his visit?                       

5)         What thrived after the war?                                                            

6)         How large is the exhibition?                                                                 

7)         What happened in 1968?                                                               

8)         What language is the exhibition in?                                                          

9)         What did the state do when communism arrived?                                          

10)         What followed the arrival of the tanks?                                                              

Student B                                                                           

1)         What did Slovaks realise during The Great War?                                      

2)         What was Slovakia part of before it existed?                                         

3)         What captures a moment in history?                                                   

4)         Who is the exhibition for?                                                                  

5)         When does the exhibition end?                                                       

6)         What does the exhibition show?                                                      

7)         When did Slovak urbanisation take place?                                              

8)         When was the puppet regime?                                                            

9)         What happened in 1989?                                                               

10)       What does the photo poster capture?

12. UN-SCRAMBLE: Un-scramble the following…                              

1)         Museum visit decided the National to I Slovak                                            

2)         a in filled gaps few it                                                                         

3)         Slovakia exhibition everyday looks events the at in                                

4)         Slovakia exhibition evolution the of the shows                                    

5)         Slovak at urbanisation exhibition looks the                                        

6)         tanks 1968 covers events of with arrival the it the of                           

7)         an school old there’s shop and see to                                               

8)         learn can family about life visitors                                                    

9)         communism the following war arrival of the saw                                       

10)         March the open is until of end it      

(Answers are on page 14)     

13. MUSEUMS: Think of 4 reasons why you go to a museum. Compare with your partner.               

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: After reading the article guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article:

GAP FILL: READING

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GAP FILL: LISTENING:

Listen and fill in the spaces.

A trip to the Slovak National Museum…

Having seen a giant poster showing a Slovak female student in 1968 marching ___________________ communist flag I decided to visit the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava ________________…The photo poster depicts events in ‘68 when Warsaw Pact armies - __________________ - invaded Czechoslovakia. It captures a moment in history, including the hairstyles, the clothes and the glasses worn together with the hated regime that people had to live under for the next 20 or so years. The exhibition called “How did we live?” looks at life in Slovakia during the 20^th Century…The actual trip to the museum was a positive delight. It filled in a few gaps. In Slovak and English the exhibition _______________ politicians or intellectuals ___________________ public as well. ___________________ end of March. Divided into seven sections the 1100m2 exhibition looks at everyday events in Slovakia that shaped history.

The exhibition shows the evolution of Slovakia in the 20^th century. It depicts everyday ____________________. Visitors can learn about family life at the beginning of the century when the country was still part of the Austro Hungarian Empire. There’s an old shop and school to see. The Great War period shows when Slovaks realised they ____________________ for Hungary and looked _________________ independence. The exhibition looks at Slovak urbanisation during the second half of the 20^th century as well as showing evidence of Slovak cultural progress and political development. ______________________ period during the Second World War when Slovakia briefly became an independent state under a ‘puppet’ regime. Following the war saw the arrival of communism when ‘socialism’ thrived; the state confiscating land and properties from the individual. It covers events of 1968 with the arrival of the tanks; the repression and isolation that followed. Finally _______________ relatively recent events of 1989 when communism collapsed, the _____________________ ultimately when Slovakia split from Czechoslovakia. ________________ good trip…a pub lunch followed! 

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)   Did the headline make you want to read the article?

b)   Have you ever been to a museum?

c)    Should museums be free or should they charge an entrance fee?

d)   How many museums have you visited during the last year?

e)   Have you ever visited a museum in another country?

f)     Have you ever visited the Slovak National Museum?

g)   If no, when are you considering visiting it?

h)   Why are some museums so damn boring?

i)     Would you like to be one of those attendants/curators who sit there all day in museums guarding the exhibits looking bored to tears?

j)     Who do you go with to museums?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)   What was the last museum you visited and when?

b)   What is your favourite museum?

c)    Are you into the arts and culture?

d)   What do you understand of the word ‘communism’?

e)   What’s the difference between ‘communism’ and ‘socialism’?

f)     Do you think the communists/socialists were right to take peoples land and property?

g)   Are you a communist?

h)   Do you like pub lunches?

i)     Do posters grab your attention?

j)     Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

a.   What was the most interesting thing you heard?

b.   Was there a question you did not like?

c.    Was there something you totally disagreed with?

d.   What did you like talking about?

e.   Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

Museums…

In (small) teams

You have been asked to put together an exhibition of your choice at your local museum. How are you going to go about it?

List your findings below.

Present your ideas to the class

The teacher may ask some pairs/groups to present their findings.

LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD: Choose the correct words from a–d below and write them in the article.

(1)__ seen a giant poster (2)__ a Slovak female (3)__ in 1968 marching whilst waving a (4)__ communist flag I decided to visit the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava to find out (5)__…The photo poster (6)__ events in ‘68 (7)__ Warsaw Pact armies - on Moscow’s orders - invaded Czechoslovakia. It captures a moment in history, including the hairstyles, the clothes and the glasses worn together with the hated regime that people had to live under for the next 20 or so years. The exhibition called “How did we live?” looks at life in Slovakia during the 20^th Century…The actual trip to the museum was a positive delight. It filled in a few gaps. In Slovak and English the exhibition is not only for politicians or intellectuals but for the general public as well. It is open till the end of March. (8)__ into seven sections the 1100m2 exhibition looks at (9)__ events in Slovakia that shaped history.  The exhibition shows the evolution of Slovakia in the 20^th century. It depicts everyday life of its citizens. Visitors can learn about family life at the beginning of the century when the country was still part of the Austro Hungarian Empire. There’s an old shop and school to see. The Great War period shows when Slovaks realised they didn’t want to fight for Hungary and looked instead for their independence. The exhibition looks at Slovak urbanisation during the second half of the 20^th century as well as showing evidence of Slovak cultural progress and political development. This includes the dark period during the Second World War when Slovakia briefly became an independent state under a ‘puppet’ regime. Following the war saw the arrival of communism when ‘socialism’ thrived; the state confiscating land and properties from the individual. It covers events of 1968 with the arrival of the tanks; the repression and isolation (10)__ followed. Finally it looks at the relatively recent events of 1989 when communism collapsed, the regime fell (11)__ and ultimately when Slovakia split from Czechoslovakia. Overall it was a good trip…a pub (12)__ followed! 

GRAMMAR 1: MIDWAY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GRAMMAR 2: EASY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

HOMEWORK

1. INTERNET:  Search the internet. Find out more information about museums in your country.

2. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘A trip to a museum’ (Minimum 200 words)

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

3. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘The difference between communism and socialism’ (Minimum 200 words)

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

WRITING: IN CLASS:

1. FIVE MINUTE ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘A trip to a museum.’ You have five minutes. Afterwards swap articles with your partner. Read through their article and correct any mistakes. The teacher will select some students to read out their work.

Countdown: Every minute the teacher may say, “You have xx minutes.”

2. FIVE MINUTE ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘The difference between communism and socialism’ You have five minutes. Afterwards swap articles with your partner. Read through their article and correct any mistakes. The teacher will select some students to read out their work.

Countdown: Every minute the teacher may say, “You have xx minutes.”

SPELLING TEST

The teacher will ask the class individually to spell the following words that are in the article:     

ANSWERS: 2

13. UN-SCRAMBLED:                                                                  

1)         I decided to visit the Slovak National Museum                                         

2)         It filled in a few gaps                                                                             

3)         The exhibition looks at everyday events in Slovakia                                

4)         The exhibition shows the evolution of Slovakia                                         

5)         The exhibition looks at Slovak urbanisation                                    

6)         It covers events of 1968 with the arrival of the tanks                               

7)         There’s an old school and shop to see                                              

8)         Visitors can learn about family life                                                 

9)         Following the war saw the arrival of communism                                    

10)       It is open until the end of March

ANSWERS: 1

TRUE / FALSE:

SYNONYM MATCH:

PHRASE MATCH:

GAP FILL: A trip to the Slovak National Museum…Having seen a giant poster showing a Slovak female student in 1968 marching whilst waving a red communist flag I decided to visit the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava to find out more…The photo poster depicts events in ‘68 when Warsaw Pact armies - on Moscow’s orders - invaded Czechoslovakia. It captures a moment in history, including the hairstyles, the clothes and the glasses worn together with the hated regime that people had to live under for the next 20 or so years. The exhibition called “How did we live?” looks at life in Slovakia during the 20^th Century…The actual trip to the museum was a positive delight. It filled in a few gaps. In Slovak and English the exhibition is not only for politicians or intellectuals but for the general public as well. It is open till the end of March. Divided into seven sections the 1100m2 exhibition looks at everyday events in Slovakia that shaped history. The exhibition shows the evolution of Slovakia in the 20^th century. It depicts everyday life of its citizens. Visitors can learn about family life at the beginning of the century when the country was still part of the Austro Hungarian Empire. There’s an old shop and school to see. The Great War period shows when Slovaks realised they didn’t want to fight for Hungary and looked instead for their independence. The exhibition looks at Slovak urbanisation during the second half of the 20^th century as well as showing evidence of Slovak cultural progress and political development. This includes the dark period during the Second World War when Slovakia briefly became an independent state under a ‘puppet’ regime. Following the war saw the arrival of communism when ‘socialism’ thrived; the state confiscating land and properties from the individual. It covers events of 1968 with the arrival of the tanks; the repression and isolation that followed. Finally it looks at the relatively recent events of 1989 when communism collapsed, the regime fell apart and ultimately when Slovakia split from Czechoslovakia. Overall it was a good trip…a pub lunch followed! 

LANGUAGE WORK