unit 15 NC-Reading

Do you want to see beautiful spots in Vietnam or in the world?. Wonders of the worldLesson: Reading... It was a traveler who first _________ a list of the most beautiful architectural

1 Do you like traveling?

2 Where do you want to go?

3 Do you want to see beautiful spots in

Vietnam or in the world?

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Unit 15 Wonders of the world

Lesson: Reading

Match the pictures with their names

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2 Ponagar Cham Towers

3 An Egyptian Pyramid

4 The Great Wall of China

I Vocabulary:

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- B.C : before Christ

- compile (v) /kзm'pail/: collect

- sculpture (n) /'skΔlpt∫з/: a work of art that is

made by carving or shaping wood, stone,

or metal, etc.

- nominate (v) /'nomineit/: to formally suggest

that SB should be chosen for an important

role/ prize

- launch (v) [l :nt ]ɔ ∫ : to give out

- elect (v) [i'lekt]: to choose or take one among two or more

- challenge (n) ['t∫ælind ]ʒ : difficulty

Practice: Fill in the blank with a suitable

word: compile, sculture or nominate,

launch, elect.

1 Halong is _ as a candidate for The New

Seven Wonders of the world.

2 It was a traveler who first _ a list of the

most beautiful architectural buildings.

3 This is his first work of art.

4 I have just my web site.

5 At this meeting, we are going to _ the best

student of our class.

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compiled sculpture

nominated

launched

elect

II Practice:

1 Task 1: Read the text silently again

and choose the best answer to each of the following questions

1, When were the Seven Wonders of the World first compiled?

A More than 2,000 years ago

B In 200 A.D

C In the 12th century

D In the 16th century

A

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2, How many ancient wonders of the world still exist?

A One C Three

B Two D Four

3, Who designed the mental structure for the Statue of Liberty?

A An English engineer

B An American engineer

C A French engineer

D A Chinese engineer

A

C

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4, Which of the following is NOT located in the United States

A The Sears Tower

B The Petronas Tower

C The Empire State Building

D The Statue of Liberty

5, Which of the following is the tallest building in the world now?

A The Petronas Tower C Taipei 101

B The Eiffel Tower D The Empire State Building

b

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2 Task 2: read the text silently once more and

use information from the text to complete the

following sentences

1, A list of the most beautiful architectural buildings

and sculptures was first compiled in _

2, In _, Bernard Weber, a Swiss, launched his web site to elect

3, Some candidate sites are from ; others are suggested by the public

4, is the exact number of things that an average person can remember with a little challenge

Seven

UNESCO’s world heritage list;

The new 7 wonders of the world

Sept 1999,

200 B.C

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Main content of the text

- The ancient seven wonders of the world

- The New Seven Wonders of the World

- World’s tallest buildings

Main points of the lesson:

1 Vocabulary:

- B.C - launch (v)

- compile (v) - elect (v)

- sculpture (n) - challenge (n)

- nominate (v)

2 Know more about:

- The Ancient Seven Wonders of the world

- The New Seven Wonders of the world

- Some the Tallest Buildings of the world

1 Study vocabulary

2 Finish the second exercise and rewrite the done exercises in your notebook.