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Art History 101
Exploring the National Museum of Cambodia.
Listening for Keywords
When visiting a historical site or museum, you will hear specific words used to describe old objects and art.
Focus your listening on words that describe age, emotion, and the type of object. Pay attention to keywords like artifact, ancient, and statue.
Instead of trying to understand every date or historical name, focus on these descriptive keywords to get the general meaning!
Go to the next card to learn the basic vocabulary, then listen to the museum tour conversation in the Listen tab!
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History
[Translation]
Artifact
/ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fækt/
[Translation]
Statue
/ˈstætʃ.uː/
[Translation]
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The Museum
[Translation]
Exhibition
/ˌek.səˈbɪʃ.ən/
[Translation]
Masterpiece
/ˈmæs.tɚ.piːs/
[Translation]
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Descriptions
[Translation]
Ancient
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
[Translation]
Peaceful
/ˈpiːs.fəl/
[Translation]
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Click play to listen to the museum tour.
fact_check COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. What are they looking at?
2. Whose statue is it?
3. What word describes the statue's face?
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