UNIT 14 READ ENGLISH 8

The seven included the Hanging Garden of Babylon in present-day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.. Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder bec

a The Great Wall b Taj Mahal

c The Statue of Zeus d. The Pyramid

e Hanging Garden of Babylon f Eiffel Tower

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UNIT 14:

READ- P 134

NEW WORDS:

2 surviving (adj) còn lại

thuộc hoàng gia

7 Royal (adj)

1/ Multiple choice

Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the

name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list

of what he thought were the seven wonders

of the world The seven included the

Hanging Garden of Babylon in present-day

Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the

Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt The pyramid

is only wonder you can still see today

Many people claim that there were other

wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew

nothing about These include the Great

Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Angkor Wat should really be known as a

wonder because it is the largest temple in

the world The temple was built around the

year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over

the next three centuries it became a

Buddhist religious center The area

surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom,

used to be the royal capital city

In the early 15th century, The Khmer rulers

moved to Phnom Penh and Angkor was

quiet It now is a famous tourist attraction

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 was a small temple

B is one of the seven wonder of the world

A built Angkor Wat

B chose Phnom Penh as a capital

C turned Angkor Wat into a Buddhist center

D moved the temple to Phnom Penh

2/ Answer the questions

Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the

name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list

of what he thought were the seven wonders

of the world The seven included the

Hanging Garden of Babylon in present-day

Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the

Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt The pyramid

is only wonder you can still see today

Many people claim that there were other

wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew

nothing about These include the Great

Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Angkor Wat should really be known as a

wonder because it is the largest temple in

the world The temple was built around the

year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over

the next three centuries it became a

Buddhist religious center The area

surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom,

used to be the royal capital city

In the early 15th century, The Khmer rulers

moved to Phnom Penh and Angkor was

quiet It now is a famous tourist attraction

1/ Who compiled a list of seven wonders

of the world?

2/ Which is the largest temple in the world?

3/ When was Angkor Wat built?

4/ Which place used to be the royal capital city of Cambodia?

5/ When did the Khmer King choose Phnom Penh as the new capital?

3/ Complete the table

Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the

name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list

of what he thought were the seven wonders

of the world The seven included the

Hanging Garden of Babylon in present-day

Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the

Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt The pyramid

is only wonder you can still see today

Many people claim that there were other

wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew

nothing about These include the Great

Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Angkor Wat should really be known as a

wonder because it is the largest temple in

the world The temple was built around the

year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over

the next three centuries it became a

Buddhist religious center The area

surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom,

used to be the royal capital city

In the early 15th century, The Khmer rulers

moved to Phnom Penh and Angkor was

quiet It now is a famous tourist attraction

Great WallStatue of ZeusHanging Garden

of BabylonAngkor WatPyramids of Cheops

Taj Mahal

China Greece

Iraq Cambodia Egypt

India

Hanging Garden of

Babylon (Iraq – 603 BC)

Pyramids of Cheops (Egypt, 2584–2561 BC)

Statue of Zeus (Olympia – Greece, 470 BC)

Temple of Artemis (Đền thờ thần Artemis) (Turkey, 550 BC)

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Lăng mộ của Mausolus

(Turkey, 351 BC)

Colossus of Rhodes (Tượng thần mặt trời) (Greece, 292-280 BC)

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Hải đăng Alexandria) (Egypt, 280 BC)

World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam

Hue Citadel – World Heritage Site (1993)

Ha Long Bay – World Heritage Site (1994)

Phong Nha Cave – World Heritage Site (2003)

Hoi An Ancient Town – World Heritage Site (1999)

My Son Sanctuary – World Heritage Site (1999)

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-Group 1: Cuc Phuong National Park -Group 2: Ha Long Bay

-Group 3: Phong Nha Cave

-Group 4: Hue Citadel

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Mount Everest

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Great Barrier Reef

Great Wall

Grand canyon

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