noun · neutral
museum
UK/mjuˈzɪəm/US/mjuˈziəm/mu·SE·um
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a place where historical, scientific, or artistic objects are kept and shown to the public
Examples
“I visited the national museum to learn about local history.”
“The museum has a new exhibition about ancient pottery.”
“School trips to the museum help students understand the past better.”
Band 8 sentence
“During my stay in Rome I spent a whole day at the museum, absorbing the archaeological exhibits and contextual information panels.”
Collocations
- visit a museum
- museum collection
- national museum
Word family
museum nounmuseums noun (plural)
Common mistakes
many museum→many museums
visit gallery→visit a gallery
Say it for a higher band
5place→6gallery→7+museum
Synonyms
gallery
Easily confused
gallery
“We spent the afternoon at a contemporary art gallery.”
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