Unit 15. Wonders of the world

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Australia

The US

The Golden Gate

The leaning tower

of Pisa

The US

Unit 15 : WONDERS OF

THE WORLD

LESSON 1: READING 1

I BEFORE YOU READ

• Match the pictures with their

names

• Tell your partners what you know

about these sites.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

The unique wonder can be seen from outer space

An Egyptian Pyramid

Pyramids were built to bury Egyptian Kings or Queens.

The Taj Mahal – A symbol of love

Behind The Taj Mahal

It was built from 1631 to 1653

D The Eiffel Tower

The temple of Artemis at

Ephesus

• It was built in honor of the Greek goddess of

hunting and wild nature

• The ancient city of Ephesus near the modern

town of Selcuk, about 50 km south of Izmir

Hanging Gardens of

Babylon

On the east bank of the River Euphrates, about

50 km south of Baghdad, Iraq

The Statue Of Zeus at Olympia

It was built in 440 BC at the ancient town of Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens

Lighthouse of Alexandria

On the ancient island of Pharos, now a

promontory within the city of Alexandria in

Egypt.

For sailors, it ensured a safe return to the Great

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The burial place of an ancient king on the

Aegean Sea, in south-west Turkey

The Mausoleum was completed around 350

The Colossus of Rhodes

• At the entrance of the harbor of the

Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece

• The construction of the Colossus took 12 years

and was finished in 282 BC For years, the

statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a

The Great Pyramid of Giza: It is the only surviving of the Seven

Ancient Wonders

• At the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today part of Greater Cairo, Egypt

• It ranked as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries

The Buji Dubai Tower:512.1m