39 - TEST 10 Section 2-
Apr 09, 2026 08:01
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Section 2. You will hear a museum guide talking to her tour group.
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First, you will have time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Welcome, everyone.
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You are standing at the entrance of one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious museums,
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the National Art Museum.
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My name is Sarah and I'll be your guide today.
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I hope you'll get as much enjoyment out of taking the tour of the museum as I will taking you on it.
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OK, let's get started then, shall we?
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Directly in front of you, where you came in, you can see the café.
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We'll have time to stop there for refreshments a little later,
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but for now we need to pass through it and make our way to the Renaissance Period Hall.
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Come along.
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Look here. There's a door at the back of the café.
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But we're going through the door on the left for the moment.
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Follow me.
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OK. Our tour starts here, in the Renaissance Period Hall.
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But before we look at some of the wonderful works of art which adorn these walls,
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let's glance at the map of the museum and discuss the itinerary for the rest of the morning.
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We don't need to go back out through the café to get to the Classical Period Exhibition Centre.
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There's a door right here at the back of the Renaissance Period Hall, which leads right through.
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And that's our next port of call.
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Then, we're going to leave the Classical Period Exhibition Centre, and I'm going to take you back out through a doorway into the main corridor.
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There's a lovely exhibition of works by London artists dating from as far back as 1500 there.
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From the corridor, it's off to the Information Desk to pick up some leaflets for the next section we'll visit, the Albert Gallery.
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That's here, at the bottom left of the map as you look at it, and the entrance is just opposite the Information Desk.
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Behind the Information Desk, by the way, you'll find the men's and ladies, should anyone need to excuse themselves momentarily.
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Our last stop takes us back out into the main corridor, through the ticket office and into a very special section,
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which we only have the pleasure of seeing on account of the fact that we're on a guided tour, the Restoration Office.
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Here, we'll be able to see professional restorers at work, delicately repairing centuries-old works of art, some of which are priceless.
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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Getting back to where we are right now, then.
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Look around you and behold the brilliance of the human mind, which seems to know no bounds, creatively speaking at any rate.
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We are surrounded by paintings from one of the most exciting periods of art history.
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The Renaissance was not just a revival, it was a reinvention of many artistic concepts.
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Study the painting to your left carefully.
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It's a self-portrait of Alberti, one of the pioneers of the Renaissance movement.
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Alberti did much to develop the understanding of perspective in art.
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It is no coincidence either that he was also a strong advocate of realism,
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since a thorough grasp of perspective and the optical considerations of creating a piece of art
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is a prerequisite for achieving an end result which is an accurate reflection of what the artist is trying to depict,
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which of course is a core aim of realism.
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Alberti regarded maths as the common ground of art and science
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and did much to promote the taking of a scientific approach among his peers.
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No more for his knowledge of theory than for his creations,
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Alberti was nonetheless an accomplished artist, sculptor, poet, author and linguist.
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He and his peers led Europe's awakening from a period of ignorance and intellectual poverty known as the Dark Ages.
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As a humanist, he advocated a wide, all-encompassing education curriculum
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which focused as much on culture and morality as it did on traditional fields of learning.
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He laid the foundations for a period of enlightenment and renewed intellectual vigour.
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Perhaps names such as da Vinci and Michelangelo are more synonymous with a period.
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And indeed, artistically speaking, these gentlemen undoubtedly achieved far more than Alberti ever did.
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However, his contribution should not be overlooked or dismissed lightly
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for it was a catalyst for much of what was to come later, surpassing his own achievements.
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That's the end of section two.
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You have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section three.
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