NATIONAL GALLERY (PROJECT)

NATIONAL GALLERY:


I was interested in visiting the National Gallery so I went to see it myself. You can

find over one thousand portraits featuring people who have formed and shaped British

history from the past to the present day. The national gallery is the best collection of

European painting in the world.

The ground floor and the first floor contain Victorian art and the 20th century and

the collection is organized chronologically starting from the second floor. The national

gallery is located on the north side of Trafalgar Square on Orange Street

and has been refurbished many times. The building has a beautiful design and the

architecture is very modern, which is why I prefer inside the gallery. The rooms are

large and each room contains many pictures on each floor, the large hall which is

connected to smaller rooms without any doors. 38 rooms contain portraits dedicated to

science, technology and business and 41 rooms are dedicated to the arts. The

ground floor is dedicated to the national gallery’s own general collection and portrays

aspects of modern portrait practice . There are also many pictures of British politicians and

the Royal family. Many of the pictures have protective glass coverings.



The national gallery technical, published annually, is an exclusive record of

research carried out by the national gallery. Last Friday I went there. It has a guided tour

daily at 11:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. and it is free for public. Its collection can be enjoyed by

the largest public possible. It was my first visit to the national gallery it is a large wonderful

and building. All of the people in the pictures were famous from people all years of British

history, some faces are well-known while others are less so. All of the paintings have a

short biography and information about when it was created.

The most interesting part is, you visit the exhibition and you can choose your favourite

portrait. You can then fill in a form to register your vote and this made me feel more part

of the experience. Every day it is also possible to listen to various talks and lectures, giving

you extra information on parts of the exhibition. There are also many special exhibition that

are held throughout the year. After

After I saw the gallery , I was interested in finding out how paintings are collected.



Matthew Power of The National Gallery gave me information about how the gallery operates,

and the process. The Gallery purchases new works for the collection however it borrows

paintings from other collections from time to time.

Funding of the acquisitions comes both from the Government and through private funds. For

example, In April 1824 the House of Commons listed £57,000 for the purchase of the thirty-

eight pictures of the banker John Angerstein (1735 - 1823). The gallery forms the basis of

the national collection. Also the gallery is given grant aid from the Government and also is given

money through sponsorships and the National Gallery Company. From the very beginning, the

National Gallery's collection had included works by British artists.

Afterwards, he told me more about the process. At first, The Gallery has loaned old paintings to

other museums for their exhibitions. Then works for the collection is purchased by The Gallery,

it will also be gifted paintings through bequests or through the in lieu of inheritance tax scheme.

In conversation class we filled a crossword. we filled with our partner , we have a crossword that is half finished .
We asked each other about the words we do not have .This crossword about food and drink.
Then we considered our self an active person , I think when I lived in my country I am not active person but when I lived here I’m an active person sometimes less the time
Afterwards we talked about keep fit .I don’t anything to keep fit in London.
In my country, we have swimming pool in our house so every day I went to swimming pool
Next we spoke about it is difficult to keep fit in the city, in my opinion it’s easy to keep fit in the city
because in the city you have many facilities for example the sport salon ...
Then we spoke about free running.
I think, in my country free running doesn’t be popular, this sport need skill and a flexible body to do.

Today I had a conversation class.
At fist, we listened to a short conversation two speakers talking about holiday.
The first speaker keeps the conversation going “Did you do anything interring on holiday?”
Then we talked about our something interesting on holiday last year.
Afterwards we spoke about preparations before travelling for example; clothes, money
How to get to the airport.....
Next we went to internet and search about the cheapest ticket for Cope town in south Africa
Also I practiced with CD’s face2face.

SELF-STUDY: READING
I read A Christmas Carol book ,
It was about a scrooge and old man .he didn’t care what people said him and didn’t care about people he just think about one thing that’s MONEY he worked a lot and he earned lot’s of money but he didn’t like spending his money .one day on Christmas Eve a person went to his office and said “ could you help to the poor people who have no money and no house.
but he didn’t help to poor people so on that day 3 ghosts came to his house and they showed
his life in the past , present and future and how people leaves in London .
When Scrooge saw how poor people lives in London and they are happy and they enjoyed their life ha was embarrassed . so he decided spent his money and helped the poor people
and he enjoyed his life .
I enjoyed this book because it’s not difficult for me and I understood the story and I keep in mind a lot of word and helps me to remember words.

Today I practiced grammar and listening.
At first I practiced with CD of face to face. Exercises of CD are
very easy so I decided practise with Web learn then I searched about
the proposition with adjectives ,because it help to me with how can I use
vocabulary .afterwards I searched about my project .

Today I had a conversation class.
We talked about quality of job.
At the first we spoke about our last job with our partner and we explained our
responsibly and what qualifications did our look for in job .
I have not worked before although in my opinion money , skills and any certificate are very important to find a suitable job.
Then we were looking for somebody who can offer flexibility , who is enthusiastic and professional and also has previous experience of a PA.
After that each person speak about someone for example I spoke about Roger Myles
He is 54 years old and he has single parent and two children he can’t speak French
he has degree in nursing he knows computer literate he is very professional person and
clam ,unflappable.
We talked who person is suitable for this job.

Today I have a conversation class.
At first , We have a paper that kitchen cupboard and lot of things ,
we listened to our partner and put the objects in correct places in
the cupboard .
We ask question like where is the......? then find in a kitchen.
afterwards we talked about a healthy lifestyle . and what most
common causes of death we talked about bad health and smoking ,
used drugs and driving recklessly ....
also is often unwell be caused through bad diet and lack exercise .