[Friends Global] Giải tiếng anh 10 unit 8: Science - 8I. Culture

1. SPEAKING Work in groups. Look at the photo above and the title of the text. Guess the answers to the questions.

1 What is the large machine in the photo for? 

2 When was the machine developed? 

Answer:

- It was a virtual museum.

- In 1950s.

2. Read the text. Find out the answers to the questions in exercise 1.

Answer:

The virtual museum was developed in 1950s.

3. Put the events in the order they happened, according to the text.

a The internet grew in popularity.

b Early experiments of virtual reality were conducted.

c Weblourve was launched.

d Weblouvre was renamed WebMuseum.

e The Virtual Computer by the Apple Computer Inc. came out.

f Online virtual museums emerged.

Answer:

b - e - a - c - d - f

4. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the advantages of virtual museums.

Answer:

- People can visit museum without going to the location.

- People can visit a far museum that they can't go to.

5. Listen to a talk about the benefits of virtual museums. Make a list of the main points. Compare it with your answers in exercise 4.

Answer:

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6. Listen again. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

1 The Museum of Flight presents the predictions about future aviation.

2 Virtual museums help preserve world heritages.

3 The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in China allows visitors to actually walk among the soldiers.

4 A visit to a virtual museum is only a form of entertainment.

5 Visitors can get to any virtual museums easily whenever they want to.

Answer:

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7. INTERNET RESEARCH Find out some facts about one of the virtual museums mentioned in exercise 5. Share your information with the class.

Answer:

A virtual museum is a digital entity that draws on the characteristics of a museum, in order to complement, enhance, or augment the museum experience through personalization, interactivity and richness of content. Virtual museums can perform as the digital footprint of a physical museum, or can act independently, while maintaining the authoritative status as bestowed by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in its definition of a museum.