unit 16-listening

Unit16: The wonders of the world Part C: Listening... It is one of the wonders in the world and the symbol of China... The great Wall has the got the beauty of…… Dynasty ancient Beijin

Unit16: The wonders of

the world

Part C: Listening

Warm up

• 1.This word is a noun and it is very well-known in the world.

• 2 You can see this from the moon.

• 3 It was enlisted in The World

Heritage by UNESCO.

• 4 It is one of the wonders in the world and the symbol of China

• 1 ancient (adj): very very old

• 2 Ming Dynasty (n)

• 3 significance (n): importance

• 4 magnificence (n): resplendent

• 5 Beijing (proper n): the capital of China

Complete the following sentences

with the words that learnt.

• 1 This wonder was built during Ming ……

• 2 Hoi An is an interesting …… town in

Viet Nam.

• 3 I went to China last month and I stayed

in …… for a week.

• 4 He has realized the …… of

learning English.

• 5 The great Wall has the got the beauty

of……

Dynasty ancient

Beijing

significance magnificence

Multiple choice

1 The Great Wall is said to be visible from……

A the sun C the mountain

2 It was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in……

B 1978 C 1989

3 It was mostly built during……

• the spring C the rain

4 It took……years to complete the wall

• 2 B 20

5 Some of its parts were built around……

B 20 BC C 2 BC

6 The length of the wall is……

A 600 km C 606 km

7 The average height of the wall is……

• 10 m C 12 km

8 The ancient people used…… to build the roadway

A steel C brick

B the moon

A 1987

B the Ming Dynasty

C 200

A 200 BC

B 6000 km

B 11 m

B stone

True or False

1 The ancient Chinese started building the Great Wall in 1369.

2 The wall covers 5 provinces.

3 It is considered one of the greatest man-made wonders in

the world because of its significance and magnificence.

4 The part in the south west of Beijing is the best choice for

visit because it is still in its original state.

False (in 1368)

True True

False (the north west)

Sentence building

• 1 The Great Wall/ said/ visible/ the moon.

• 2 It/ believed/ The Great Wall/ built/

defense/ purpose.

• 3 The Great Wall/ symbol/ the Chinese nation/ history.

• 4 A visit/ The Great Wall/ bring tourists great excitement/ each step/ the wall.