192. Should the UK Return Stolen Historical Artefacts?: The Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, and Benin Bronzes! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish Check Out the NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/12/12/should-the-uk-return-stolen-historical-artefacts/ The British Museum is full of controversial artefacts. Should the UK return these historical objects? Let’s discuss this question today! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast Vocabulary List Artefact (n) - an object that has been made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest The museum's collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times. Exhibit (n) - an object that is shown to the public in a museum Let's go see the new dinosaur exhibit To repatriate (v) - to send or bring something back to the country that it came from The government repatriated him because he had no visa Plaque (n) - a flat piece of metal, stone, wood, or plastic with writing on it that is attached to a wall There was a brass plaque outside the door listing the owners’ names To loot (v) - to steal from shops and houses During the riot shops were looted Collection (n) - a group of objects that someone has collected That museum has a great collection of stamps Hieroglyph (n) - a picture or symbol that represents a word, used in some writing systems, such as the one used in ancient Egypt Hieroglyphs cover the walls of pyramids in Ancient Egypt Sculpture (n) – a work of art made by creating objects out of material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone In the ruins they found ancient stone sculpture --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support