Review previous lessons
Aug 31, 2020
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Today, we'll talk about British Royalty in terms of properties:
castles, palaces, hotels, shopping malls, apartment buildings, farms, forests, and more.
Breaking News English has an article about Prince Harry losing his title and income.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2001/200112-british-royal-family.html
A negative view of the Duchy of Cornwall
A very brief description of the Duchy of Lancaster
Aug 27, 2020
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hi Michael!
From BNE, a second-hand shop owner in Oklahoma found a treasure that belonged to the Russian czars!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140322-faberge-egg.html
Faberge, Wikipedia
From BNE, a couple found many gold coins while walking on their property!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1402/140228-gold-coins.html
The happy end!
Aug 24, 2020
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Today our Guardian lesson concerns the fortune a man found at the charity shop when he bought a small book!
Aug 20, 2020
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today our article and lesson is called,
Keeping up with technology:
what managers and executives should know.
If we have time: What irritates managers most.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1305/130506-management_survey.html
Aug 17, 2020
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Here's a tedtalk by an unusual curator who sometimes returns artifacts held by his museum!
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_colwell_why_museums_are_returning_cultural_treasures/transcript#t-769742
From Breaking News English, a similar topic: Egypt and Greece are calling for the return of ancient artifacts.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1004/100408-ancient_treasures.html
1. Colwell calls ancient objects magical and able to take us beyond our imaginations. What do ancient objects mean to you?
2. He tells us about countries and nations which demand the return of their ancient artifacts. Tell about any such cases you have heard about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville)
3. Some objects are considered sacred to some peoples such as the War Gods of the Zunis. Can you give examples of other sacred objects in the world and how it would be to take them away?
4. Colwells asks, "What should a curator do?" What do you think they should do?
5. He also asks, "Are museums good?" What's your answer?
6. Do you know the "dark history" of museums that Colwell refers to?
7. Did you know that Native Americans have been especially hurt by having the skeletons of their ancestors taken away? How do you feel about this?
8. Our Orthodox Chrisitianity venerates the relics/bones of the saints. What do you think about the relics of Saint Nicholas received by the Russian Orthodox Church? Do you know that Turkey sued the government of Italy to have the relics of Saint Nicholas returned to the city of Myra (a Greek city during the Byzantine period) because Italian Crusaders had stolen them? Thank God the Turks lost this case!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3W4htavpAo
9.Colwell wants to plant seeds of hope and reconciliation between museums and those wronged by them. How did he do it?
10. What role can virtual museums and collections like Google Arts and Culture play in resolving these disputes?
11. What role can technology play in creating a compromise?
12. Did you like this ted talk?
And a follow up to our article of last time: