## Step 1 - Reading

Reading
Drawing is a form of visual art.
How important do you think drawing is for students?

- Very important – if you can’t draw, you can’t do art.
- Important – but there are other forms of art.
- I have no idea!

You’re going to read an article about the V&A. What activities/objects are generally not allowed in a museum?
Look at the signs of activities/objects that are NOT allowed. Do you know the meaning of those signs?

Download the document below. You see parts of the text 'No sketching' from The Guardian.
Connect with your pencil the first sentence with each paragraph on the right side.

Text: Sketching in a museum

Read the whole text 'No sketching'.

- Were any of your ideas mentioned?
- Why is the author indignant?

The last sentence of this text is:
'Woe betide anyone who tries to smuggle in a pencil.'
What does the last sentence mean? Choose the correct answer.

1. Good luck to anyone who takes a pencil in to the museum.
2. There will be trouble for anyone who takes a pencil into the museum.
3. If you have a pencil, you should tell someone about it.