ENGLISH 8 UNIT 14 READ

thought were the seven wonders of the world 2-The only surviving wonder is The Pyramid of. cheeps in Egypt[r]

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* It has many caves and sandbeaches

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011

UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD

LESSON 3: READ

• Compile (v) • To claim (v) • Century (n)

• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (n) • Know about (v)

• Surround (v) – surrounding (a) • Attract (v) – attraction (n)

• Honor (v)

a The Pyramid b Great Wall

c The Taj Mahal

d Hanging Gardens of Babylon

e Angkor Wat

f The Statue of Liberty

Match the name of places with pictures

2 True or false statements

1 An Egyptian man compile a list of what he

thought were the seven wonders of the world 2-The only surviving wonder is The Pyramid of

cheeps in Egypt

3-Today,we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present-day Iraq

4-Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God

5-The Great wall of China first wasn’t in the list of the wonders of the world

6-In the early 15th century, the Khmer King chose

Angkor Wat as the new capital

T F

a-The only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list is……

A-the Great Wall of China B-the Statue of Zeus

C-the Pyramid of Cheops D-Angkor Wat

b-Angkor Wat was originally built for………

A-Hindus C-Kings

B-Buddhists D-the citizens of Phnom Penh

c-Angkor Wat ………

A-was a small temple

B-is one of the seven wonders of the world C-is a Pyramid

D-was part of a royal Khmer city a long time ago

d-In the 1400s, the Khmer King………

A-built Angkor Wat

B-chose Phnom Penh as the new capital C-turned Angkor Wat into a Buddhist center D-moved the temple to Phnom Penh

4 You read the text again, fill in the gap with information taken from the text

Wonders of the world Country 1-Hanging Gardens of Babylon ……… 2-The Great Wall ……… 3-The Statue of Zeus ……… 4-The Taj Mahal ……… 5-The Pyramid of Cheops ……… 6-Angkor Wat …………

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