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Examine the webpage http://www.allaboutcareers.com/careers/career-path/arts-heritage-conservation-restoration and then do the activities below.
"Career" vs "degree": Can you tell them apart?
Read and complete
The Spanish word “carrera” is often mistranslated into English as “ ” when referring to university studies. These words are false friends because in English, “ ” refers to the work you do during your life, in other words your profession or occupation. The proper translation for “carrera” when referring to an academic title is “ .”
(Adapted from http://www.usummit.com/errores-comunes-ingles-carrera-career/)
Interesting adjectives: drag-and-drop activity
Drag the definitions on the right and drop them next to the corresponding adjective. The definitions have been taken from WordReference.
Complete the text with words from the webpage
MY EXPERIENCE AS A CONSERVATOR
In my previous position I had to take care of the museum’s (1)v collection of pre-Columbian (2)a , including some amazingly well-preserved weapons, tools and jewellery. My job involved doing a lot of (3)r to find out whether the pieces were authentic or fake.
Currently, I’m in charge of the textiles collection, and my main duty is to (4)l
a
its wonderful 18th-century (5)t
, some of which used to decorate the walls of Versailles. I have to (6)m
the temperature and relative humidity of the (7)e
, and avoid (8)o
e
to light. And, of course, I try to prevent these beautiful works of art from being eaten by (9)m
and other (10)p
!
1. important, priceless
2. man-made objects out of the past
3. investigation, inquiry
4. take care of
5. heavy ornamental textiles used as wall hangings
6. supervise
7. surroundings
8. act of being subjected to an outside element for too long
9. nocturnal insects that look like butterflies
10. any organism that damages artworks