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Museums, animals and the past

Week 16 · Unit 7 Amazing artifacts (A): museum materials, animals in Ancient Egypt (reference text), the past simple (regular and irregular, negative, questions) · 3 lessons
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At the museum: gold, glass, clay and granite

Connect Primary 6 Term 2, Unit 7: pp. 2–9
GoalName materials and ask and answer ‘What is it made of?’ in a museum.
New words
artifact · an object made by people in the pastgranite · a very hard grey or pink stonedurable · strong, and it lasts a long timecloth · material for clothes, made from threadsfascinating · very, very interestingpreserve · to keep something safe so it does not change
Explanation

A museum keeps artifacts. An artifact is an object that people made long ago, such as a jar, a ring or a statue. We say what it is made of: It is made of clay. They are made of gold. Some materials are durable: granite is a hard stone, and it can last for thousands of years. Other materials, such as cloth, wear out more easily, so a museum keeps them safe in a case to preserve them. Look at the table: it shows five materials and one artifact for each.

MaterialArtifact
claya jar
clotha shirt
glassa bottle
golda ring
granitea stone block
Worked examples
Habiba

What is this? Is it made of gold?

Guide

No, it is made of clay. It is a very old jar.

Mostafa

And this big block?

Guide

It is made of granite. Granite is hard and durable, so it can last for thousands of years.

Habiba

Why is the cloth in a glass case?

Guide

Cloth is not as durable, so we preserve it in a case. It is fascinating, isn’t it?

Listen. Mostafa and Habiba visit a museum with a guide.
ringglassgranitecloth
Look. Say the things and the materials.
Read the museum guide’s answers on page 4 of your book. Find two materials and say what they are used for. Do not copy the sentences.
Now you. Look at three things at home. Ask a grown-up: What is it made of? Answer: It is made of ...
Class activity

Museum at home. The grown-up puts six household objects on a table (a glass, a spoon, a shirt, a clay cup, a coin, a key). The child is the museum guide: This is a spoon. It is made of metal. It is durable. Then the child makes a sign for each object.

Practice
1
What is a clay jar made of?
2
Look. What is the ring made of: gold or cloth?
3
Which word means ‘strong, and it lasts a long time’?
4
Why does a museum keep cloth in a case?
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Writing: write three sentences about artifacts. Use ‘is made of’ or ‘are made of’.