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LONDON MUSEUMS
Real photographs • short English texts • video links
Photographs are displayed directly on the museum slides.

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1. British Museum
History, cultures and archaeology.
The Great Court and the Reading Room are iconic spaces.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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2. Natural History Museum
Dinosaurs, animals, fossils and Earth science.
See Hope, the blue whale skeleton in Hintze Hall.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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3. National Gallery
European paintings in Trafalgar Square.
Explore paintings by artists such as Van Gogh and Turner.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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4. Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
Art, design, fashion and sculpture.
The Cast Courts are among its best-known spaces.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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5. London Transport Museum
London’s transport history.
Buses, Underground trains, maps and design.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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6. Pollock’s Toy Museum
Toys, dolls, games and toy theatres.
The museum currently has displays in Croydon and Leadenhall Market.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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7. Madame Tussauds London
Lifelike wax figures and themed zones.
Visitors can see famous figures and take photos.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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8. Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — Harry Potter
Original film sets, props and costumes.
See the Great Hall, Diagon Alley and Hogwarts Express.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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9. Science Museum
Science, technology, medicine and space.
Explore inventions, machines and interactive science.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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10. Young V&A (former Museum of Childhood)
A museum for children, young people and families.
Explore Play, Imagine and Design.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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11. London Museum (formerly Museum of London)
London’s people, places and history.
London Museum Docklands is open now; the new Smithfield museum is planned for 2026.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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12. The Cartoon Museum
British cartoons, caricatures and comic art.
Explore the creative process behind animation and comics.
Watch museum video / official video page
Speaking: What can you see? What is interesting? Would you like to visit?

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Speaking activity
Choose one museum and speak for 30–45 seconds.
1. It is called…
2. You can see…
3. The most interesting thing is…
4. I would like to visit because…
Which museum would you like to visit?
I’d like to visit __________ because __________.