museum

Everyday

1. A museum is a building where people go to look at old, rare or interesting things, like dinosaur bones, paintings or machines. tree →
2. There are museums of history, art, science, natural history and even toys. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: visitors, tickets, rooms; tickets × price give the cost; visitors on different days added. In everyday life and school: class trips to the museum, exhibits, guides. In science and history: fossils, mummies, old coins in museums. Phrases: «a museum of», «museum trip», «science museum», «natural history museum», «a museum piece» (something very old).

Examples

• 120 people visited the museum. tree →
• A ticket to the museum costs 6 dollars. tree →
• The museum has 8 rooms. tree →
• The class went to the museum. tree →
• We saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum. tree →
• Please don't touch the paintings in the museum. tree →
• Entry to many museums in London is free. tree →
• The science museum has a hands-on room for children. tree →
• "That is most likely a museum of art," thought he, "and they have forgotten to take down the sign." tree →

Note

Countable: «a museum». Say «mew-ZEE-um». Maths: a place of the story; tickets × price give the cost. Trap: children's and adults' tickets often cost different amounts.

In Jewish tradition

In school maths: visitors, tickets, rooms; tickets × price give the cost; visitors on different days added. In everyday life and school: class trips to the museum, exhibits, guides. In science and history: fossils, mummies, old coins in museums. Phrases: «a museum of», «museum trip», «science museum», «natural history museum», «a museum piece» (something very old).

Examples

• A MSS. copy dated 1719, in the British Museum. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions ; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Countable: «a museum». Say «mew-ZEE-um». Maths: a place of the story; tickets × price give the cost. Trap: children's and adults' tickets often cost different amounts.