Unit 10 An Excursion

7 wonders of the ancient world New 7 wonders of the world... 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD... The Taj Mahal in Agra, India... Taj Mahal in Agra, India... READING• Read the following sel

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Class 10A1 Group 2

Unit 6:

An Excursion

7 wonders of the ancient world New 7 wonders of the world

7 WONDERS

OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

1 Great Pyramid of Giza

2 Hanging Gardens of Babylon

3 Statue of Zeus at Olympia

4 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

5 Mausoleum of Maussollos at

Halicarnassus

6 Colossus of Rhodes

7 Lighthouse of Alexandria

Hanging gardens, Babylon

Statue of

Zeus

at Olympia

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Mausoleum of Maussollos

at Halicarnassus

Colossus of

Rhodes

Lighthouse of Alexandria

new 7 wonders

of the world

1 Chichen Izta in Yucatan, Mexico

2 Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3 Colosseum in Rome, Italy

4 The Great Wall of China

5 Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru

6 Petra in Jordan

7 The Taj Mahal in Agra, India

Chichen Izta, Mexico

Christ Redeemer

in Mount Corcovado,

Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil

Colosseum in Rome,

Italy

The Great Wall of China

Machu Picchu,

Peru

Petra, Jordan

Taj Mahal in Agra, India

A READING

• Read the following selection:

The Taj Mahal, in India, is one of the most beautiful buildings

in the world In 1631, Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal

Shan Jehan loved his wife very much He wanted her tomb to

be perfect He didn’t care about time or money He found the finest workmen in all Asia Altogether, over 20,000 different men worked

on the building It took over seventeen years to finish it

The building rests on a platform of red sandstone Four

slender white towers, or minarets, rise from the corners of the

terrace A large dome rises from the center of the building Around

dome minaret

A READING

• Answer the question:

1 What is the Taj Mahal?

2 When was the Taj Mahal built?

3 How many men worked on the building?

4 How long did it take to finish the Taj Mahal?

5 How many minarets are there?

B SPEAKING

• Answer these questions:

1 How many season are there in the world?

2 Do you know any countries that don’t have four seasons? Describe the weather in those countries

3 Describe the weather in this season

B SPEAKING

• Discussing:

Winter is coming and the weather is getting cold and starts raining Imagine you are allowed to have winter break with your friends You want to go to the beach or someplace warm and sunny Your friends want to go to the mountains, snowboard and have a classical Christmas Give your reasons and discuss where to go with your friends

C

LISTENING

• Listen and fill in the blanks:

Peter: Wow Look It’s raining cats and dogs - .! I this weather When does winter start?

Jack: Winter break? It’s only

Peter: I know, but I’m of studying I want to go someplace

and lie on the for a week

Someplace where it’s and dry Florida or Hawaii,

may be?

Jack: Yeah Where we can go and snorkeling and

get a great Now my idea of a perfect vacation

again

October

break hate

sick warm beach

sunny

swimming tan that’s

picnic

left-over

destination

sleep soundly

spacious

Botanical Garden

school-gate

glorious

trip

minaret

peaceful

D WRITING

• Write a confirmation letter:

Your friends is going to have an essay about beautiful places in Japan You went to Tokyo last spring Your friend need you to help him/her write the essay He/She askes you to come to his/her house at 9.30 a.m on next Sunday You accept his/her request (If the time is inconvenient for you, you can suggest a later time)

Dear

I’m very pleased

E LANGUAGE FOCUS

Grammar: be + V-ing vs be

going to

1 I can’t go any further I on that bench for a while.

2 The game at two o’clock tomorrow I hope you can be there

3 The service here is very slow I to the manager if we’re not served soon

4 The bank has announced that it its interest rates by one per cent from tomorrow.

5 _ Have you decided about the course?

_ Yes, I decided last weekend I for a place

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