BRITISH MUSEUM HAD MOST SUCESSFUL YEAR

The British Museum had its best year in 2013. It had millions of visitors; there
were a million more visitors than in 2012. The museum director said there were
some big exhibitions, so he was happy that many people could go there. He
added that many things happened last year, and that the Internet helped people
to visit. He concluded by saying that the British Museum is a great place to go.

The British Museum has about 13 million belongings which show human history
and culture from all over the world. Even though some countries want their
things back, the director claims that they have had them for hundreds of years.
The museum was opened in 1759 when they had about 75 people visiting daily.
By that time, there were only 71,000 items including old books and dead
animals.

TRUE / FALSE:
a. The British Museum received more than one million visitors this year. T/F
b. More people went to the British Museum comparing with the previous T/F
year.
c. The museum’s director showed enthusiasm about its situation. T/F
d. Due to the Internet, less people are visiting museums nowadays. T/F
e. Human history and culture are showed at the museum by its objects. T/F
f. The British Museum has objects from many countries. T/F
g. 75 people visit the museum every day. T/F
h. The museum has changed a lot throughout the years. T/F

DISCUSSION
a) Do you like sightseeing? What kind of places do you like visiting?
b) Would you like to visit the British Museum? Why?
c) Some people take some online tours. What do you think about it? Have you
ever tried? Why?
d) What is your opinion about the future of the museums? Do you think the
number of visitors will increase or decrease? Why?
e) What about Brazilian Museums? Are they interesting? Which ones are famous?
Which one would you recommend?
f) Some countries want to receive their objects back. Should the British Museum
return them? What do you think about this situation?