Hi I'm Jessica Beck from All Ears English.
And today we are talking about a very specific topic on the speaking exam, and that is museums.
First of all guys, go to a museum, any museum.
Just go to a museum.
There are a lot of reasons for this okay?
First of all, you might be asked about it in Speaking Part 1 you might be asked four
questions about museums.
Perhaps in Speaking Part 2 it could be describe a visit to a museum.
You have to talk about that for two minutes maybe.
Or Speaking Part 3, the value of museums to culture, and society, and who should pay.
Should they be free?
What should they show?
What should they teach?
All of this could come up on the speaking test.
Also, I have seen this topic come up on the listening exam and the reading okay?
There could be a passage about a museum that shows ancient relics from some bygone era.
Who knows.
Guys, it will help you on the exam if it comes up yes.
But also guys, just going to a museum will get your mind working in directions that you
need it to go okay?
You need to be thinking about big ideas.
You need to be thinking about these things in English.
And trying to analyze things that maybe you wouldn't think about before okay?
Art, beauty, these are things that we need in our lives anyway so go to a museum.
Now keep in mind guys, there are different kinds of museums right?
Here in Portland, we have an art museum sure.
But we also have OMSI, which is a science museum, which is amazing.
There's a children's museum.
There are so many kinds of museums so find something you're interested in.
Take an afternoon to go visit it okay?
All right, lets for example think that you might have to describe a museum in part 2.
I'm gonna give you a sample answer for that now.
As always, if you're gonna practice for part 2 you need a timer.
I'm gonna use my trusty phone which I'm sure you will too.
All right, I'm going to start speaking now.
So the topic card asked me about a museum.
And the first thing that came to mind was OMSI, the Oregon Museum Of Science And Industry.
It's a huge museum here in Portland.
And just last month I took my son there.
And it was incredible.
It was so much fun.
First of all, this museum has such a variety of activities.
Such a variety of services and events on offer.
There's a planetarium so if you want to lay back and watch the stars dance around you
that's incredible no matter what age you are.
There's an IMAX theater that exclusively shows movies related to nature.
So that's incredible because of course if you've been to IMAX you know, the screen is
enormous.
It's impressive to say the least.
There is also a whole little children's area.
And that's lots of hands on.
Not so much theory, more practice right?
Lots of arts and crafts, and animals, and things to climb on, and push and pull.
However, the rest of the museum which could be considered more for adults is also great
for kids because almost every exhibit is interactive.
For example there's a super cool rocket ship that's an exact replica of a rocket that I
don't know, I don't remember exactly, went into space at some point.
I don't remember when but you can climb in.
And the seats are actually pretty tiny.
You can climb in and lay down, lay back and push the buttons and stuff.
Just as if you were a real astronaut.
It's inspiring to go through these exhibits and learn new things and actually hands on
practice things.
Like, the 3D printer that we got to use was amazing.
That's two minutes.
That's past two minutes.
Okay guys, practice this topic.
First of all, get experience, get ideas, get stuff to talk about in English.
Go to a museum.
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