13 What should visitors do if they feel dizzy in the exhibits?
A Sit on the floor immediately
B Look down at the glowing path
C Close their eyes for a minute
14 Which item is strictly forbidden inside the galleries?
A Bottled drinks
B Tripods
C Mobile phones
15 The interactive ‘Ocean Deep’ exhibit is currently
A undergoing routine maintenance.
B fully booked for the rest of the day.
C restricted to adults only.
16 How long does the introductory presentation last?
A 11 minutes
B 13 minutes
C 16 minutes
Questions 17 to 20
What is the main feature of each of the following museum zones?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A to F, next to Questions 17 to 20.
Main Features
A Prehistoric wildlife
B Space exploration vehicles
C Levitating passenger pods
D Famous historical battles
E Abstract optical illusions
F Musical instruments
Museum Zones
17 Zone A (The Gateway)
18 Zone B (Echoes of the Past)
19 Zone C (Future Metropolis)
20 Zone D (The Cosmic Vault)
Keys
11 C
12 B
13 B
14 B
15 A
16 B
17 E
18 A
19 C
20 B
Transcript
Part 2: You will hear a museum guide giving an introductory talk to visitors at a hologram museum.
Welcome to the Lumina Hologram Museum. I am your guide today. Let me share some background before we begin exploring.
First, notice our exceptionally high ceilings. That’s because we’re actually situated inside a historic cinema dating back to the 1920s. We avoided taking over an underground train station entirely due to severe dampness. And while we do use recycled materials for seating, the building itself is not made of them.
Regarding our origins, the whole idea began with Oliver Jennings. He’s a retired technology executive who provided all the initial funding to get things moving. The city council only handles our licenses, and the university just assists with software, so the core financial backing was entirely his.
Inside, the moving light projections might occasionally cause motion sickness. If you feel dizzy, please don’t close your eyes; doing that makes the spinning sensation worse. Instead, you should simply look down at the glowing path on the floor until you recover. Sitting on the ground is prohibited.
For your safety, bringing bottled drinks with secure lids is perfectly fine. Phone photography is fully allowed, even with flashes. However, you absolutely cannot bring tripods into the galleries. The spaces are quite dark, and those metal legs cause serious tripping accidents. Please leave them at the desk.
Many visitors ask about the ‘Ocean Deep’ exhibit. We have plenty of space today, so it is not fully booked. It is also open to all ages. Sadly, our technicians are currently carrying out routine maintenance on the main projectors in there, so you will need to wait before entering.
Shortly, we will watch a welcome presentation. We planned a sixteen minute show initially to cover the technology. However, we cut a few slow sections out, so the final version runs for exactly thirteen minutes. After that, you can explore freely.
Now, let us briefly discuss our four main zones.
You will start in Zone A, The Gateway. Ignore the ambient sounds you might hear; there are no musical instruments displayed. Actually, it’s entirely dedicated to abstract optical illusions. You will see impossible geometric shapes floating right in front of you.
Next is Zone B, Echoes of the Past. We initially considered showing intense historical battles, but decided that was inappropriate for children. Instead, this area highlights prehistoric wildlife. You will literally see life sized mammoths walking right past you.
Moving along, you enter Zone C, Future Metropolis. The designers wanted to skip the typical flying cars concept. Instead, they built a massive interactive display that demonstrates levitating passenger pods. It is amazing to watch these capsules zooming between skyscrapers.
Finally, you reach Zone D, The Cosmic Vault. It purposely lacks standard planets or stars found in a normal planetarium. Rather, the holograms in this room showcase space exploration vehicles. You can walk around full scale models of lunar rovers and deep space satellites.
