Unit 15. Wonders of the world

Australia

Sydney Opera House


The US

The Golden Gate


Italy
The leaning tower
of Pisa


The US

The Statue of Liberty


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.

A

The Great Wall of China


The Great Wall of China

The unique wonder can be seen from outer space


B

An Egyptian Pyramid


Pyramid

Pyramids were built to bury Egyptian Kings or Queens.


C

The Taj Mahal – A symbol of love


Behind The Taj Mahal

It was built from 1631 to 1653

D

The Eiffel Tower


New Words:
1. Wonder (n): kỳ quan
2. Compile (v): sưu tập
3. Sculpture (n): tác phẩm điêu khắc
4. Elect (v): bầu chọn
5. Nominate (v): đề cử
6. Declare (v): công bố
7. Construct (n): xây dựng
8. Broadcast (v): truyền hình


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
(Smyrna) in Turkey.


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
Harbor.


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
BC


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
strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC.


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
(1,680 ft) - 141 storeys
Dubai, UAE;
July 21,
2007: Today
the world
has a new
global
landmark Burj Dubai.
At 512.1

metres
(1,680 ft),
Burj Dubai is
the tallest
building in
the world.