Lesson 2

Vocabulary

1. Match the words with their meanings.

1. artist b. a person who paints or draws for a job.
2. cartoon d. a funny drawing usually showing people or animals.
3. free f. without paying money.
4. portrait c. a painting or photograph of a person's face.
5. pottery a. things that are made from clay, such as cups and plates.
6. sculpture e. art made from stone or wood that looks like people, animals or other things.

Reading

2. Complete the review of a museum with these words.

Review of the Textile Museum in Cairo, by Injy Zaki

Last month, I visited the Textile Museum in Cairo.
The museum has lots of clothes from different times in history. I (1) thought the clothes from Ancient Egypt were fantastic. From my (2) point of view , the statues showing people wearing the clothes really teach you about life in the past. My (3) favourite thing was the Islamic area where you can see different kinds of calligraphy. I (4) recommend lookingat the clothes from other countries, too, such as Iran. They are very interesting. If you want to take photos, it is a good (5) idea to take a good camera, because the museum is quite dark.

3. Read the review again and answer the questions.

1. What did Injy think of the clothes from Ancient Egypt? She thought they were fantastic.
2. What was her opinion of the statues? They really teach you about life in the past.
3. What was her favourite thing? The Islamic area (where you can see different kinds of calligraphy).
4. What does she recommend? She recommends looking at the clothes from other countries.
5. Why did Injy recommend taking a good camera? Because the museum is quite dark.