Thinking in English

192. Should the UK Return Stolen Historical Artefacts?: The Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, and Benin Bronzes! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

29 min • 12 december 2022

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The British Museum is full of controversial artefacts. Should the UK return these historical objects? Let’s discuss this question today!




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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

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