SW visits the Olympic Museum
By Itsarin Tisantia
Photos by Anchalee Kongrut,
courtesy of Bangkok Post
Located in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Museum is dedicated to sport and the Olympic Games. As one of the most famous tourist destinations in the city, the museum attracts more than 250,000 visitors each year.
For Freeze Frame this week, SW explores this unique museum.
The Olympic Museum is open daily. For more information, go to . www.olympic.org/museum
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In front of the museum stands a statute of Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee and is recognised as the father of the modern Olympic Games. |
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The museum’s first floor presents the history of the Olympics. Also on display is the founder’s biography. |
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The second floor exhibits a collection of memorabilia and garments worn during various opening ceremonies, as well as Olympic Games’ posters, mascots, torches and other related items. |
One zone is dedicated to memorabilia donated by athletes. This weightlifting suit belonged to Thai athlete Paveena Thongsuk, who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. |
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On the third floor there are displays of sports equipment from the Olympic Games, ranging from swords to laptops used for measuring the performance of athletes. |
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the story as a verb, noun or adjective.
1. performance ……………….
2. famous ……………….
3. belonged ……………….
4. donated ……………….
Vocabulary
- memorabilia (n): things that people collect because they once belonged to a famous person, or because they are connected with a particular interesting place, event or activity
garment (n): a piece of clothing
