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Many museums have changed in appearance. Some of the old, gray museums have been

rebuilt, and the newer ones are open and modern in their architecture. Inside, there is modern lighting, color, and sound. Instead of displaying everything they own, museum directors show fewer objects and leave open spaces where visitor can gather and sit down. They also bring together in one display a group of objects drawn from various parts of the museum in an effort to represent the whole lifestyle of region or a historical period. In one room, for instance, you may find materials, clothing, tools, cooking pots, furniture, and art works of a particular place and time.

More and more museum directors are realizing that people learn best when they can

somehow become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, for example, there are no guided tours. The visitor is encouraged to touch, listen, operate, and experiment so as to discover scientific principles for himself. He can have the experience of operating a spaceship or a computer. He can experiment with glass blowing and papermaking. The purpose is not only to provide fun but also to help people feel at home in the world of science. The theory is that people who do not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to the best advantage.

Many museums now provide educational services and children's department. In addition to the usual displays, they also offer film showings and dance programs. Instead of being places that one "should" visit, they are places to enjoy.

Part II Section B

● Well, i had quite an amusing time in Greece on one holiday because i confused the words for "Good morning", which is "Kalimera", and "squid", which is "Kalamari". So for several days I was going around smiling broadly at people, saying "squid" to them, and I couldn't understand why they looked at me as if I was totally crazy until someone pointed it out.

● I was in France on holiday, staying in a friend's cottage and one day we decided to go for a trip on the river. So we went along to a place on the river where you could hire canoes. And a friend, who prided himself on being rather good at speaking French, went in to hire the canoes; we decided we needed three, so he asked for "trois canneurs" which he thought was the French for "three canoes". We got our canoes; we spent the afternoon on the river; we came back. And Stephen went in to return the canoes and collect the deposit he's paid on them. And as he walked in the door, they said " Ah, hello Mr Troiscanneurs ... "

Part II Section C C1 vendors / fortune / eating / street performers / portrait painting

C2 1. a. special powders / attract men b. objects for snake bites

2. shells / on a cloth / the way they land 3. round cakes / bean flour / hot spices / fried

4. a. folk singers / guitars b. classical musicians c. actors 5. practice drawing and painting F -- friend C -- Cathy

F: Hi, Cathy! Welcome back. How was your trip to Brazil?

C: Oh, I loved every minute of it! Brazil is so different from any place I've ever been to, and there's so much to see there.

F: Yeah? Well, how's it different?

C: Well, you can find all sorts of street vendors in the cities. I went to some street markets where they sold really unusual things, like special powders that attract men ... Or objects to cure snake bites. F: Wow!

C: And in one city I went to, I got my fortune told on the street. F: Oh, yeah?

C: Yeah! The fortune-tellers use shells to tell your fortune. They throw the shells on a cloth, and