What’s the point of museums? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Many museums have been criticised for taking ancient treasures from their original place during imperial times. Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st Century and teach you related vocabulary. ❓❓❓ This week’s question: The Natural History Museum in London, features a grand entrance hall which, for decades, contained an impressive life-size model of a dinosaur. But what was this iconic dinosaur’s name? a) Dippy the Diplodocus b) Terry the Terradactyl c) Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: ✔️artefact - object of historical importance or interest, especially one which is very old ✔️hunter-gatherers - people who lived by hunting and collecting food in the wild, instead of by farming crops ✔️(move) up the ladder - advance; make progress ✔️onwards and upwards - becoming better and better; improving ✔️exhibition - display of a collection of artefacts in a museum, or paintings in an art gallery ✔️interconnected - several different things being connected or related to each other [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here 👉 More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 ⭐ Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? 👉 ⭐ Can AI have a mind of its own? 👉 ⭐ Climate change: Are there too many people? 👉 ⭐ Songwriting 👉 ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 Visit our website 👉 Follow us on Instagram 👉 Follow us on Twitter 👉 Find us on Facebook 👉 Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 iPhone 👉 We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #englishvocabulary