A statue is a three-dimensional work made of stone, marble, bronze, wood and so on. Many statues give a message. Famous examples: “David” – Michelangelo, 1501–1504, marble, Florence; “The Thinker” – Auguste Rodin, begun in the early 1880s; the Statue of Liberty – a gift from France to the USA, dedicated in 1886; the Amir Temur equestrian monument in Tashkent, opened in 1993. Obligation and prohibition: must – People must keep rivers clean; must not (mustn’t) – We mustn’t be cruel to animals. Opinions: I think ... ; In my opinion ... ; From my point of view ... . Agreeing: So do I (after a positive statement), Neither do I (after a negative one): I like it. – So do I. I don’t like it. – Neither do I. Madame Tussauds is a wax museum that opened in London in 1835.
Worked examples
A statue of a child with a plastic bottle in the sea might send a message: People must not throw plastic into water. — I think a statue like this is powerful, because everybody can understand it. — So do I. — I don’t like statues without a message. — Neither do I.
Madame Tussauds: I would like to see a famous scientist there. I would choose Al-Khwarizmi because he gave the world algebra.
Class activity
“Statue’s message”: groups look at a picture of a statue and say its meaning with must / mustn’t.
Practice
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Complete: We ___ keep our rivers clean.
must
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Prohibition: We ___ throw rubbish into the sea.
mustn’t / must not
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Answer: I like modern sculptures. – ___ do I.
So
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Why can sculptures send a message to society?
Because they stand in public places and many people see them.