Unit 15. Wonders of the world

11B12


- The Great Wall of China
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Taj Mahal
- An Egyptian Pyramid
- The Statue of Liberty
- Ha Long Bay
- Sydney Opera House


Guessing game

The Great Wall of China


The Taj Mahal


Sydney Opera House


The
Eiffel
Tower


The Statue of Liberty

An Egyptian Pyramid


Ha Long Bay


Unit 15:

Reading P.199


I. Pre-reading
Match the pictures with their
A

names
B

1. The Eiffel Tower
2. The Great Wall
of China
3. An Egyptian
Pyramid
4. The Taj Mahal

C

D

I. Pre-reading
Vocabulary:
- B.C. ['bi:'si:] before Christ (trước công nguyên)
- compile (v) [kəm'pail]: collect
- sculpture (n) ['skʌlpt∫ə]: a work of art that is made by
carving or shaping wood, stone,
or metal, etc.
- nominate (v) ['nɔmineit]: to formally suggest that SB
should be chosen for an
important role, prize
- launch (v) [lɔ:nt∫]: to give out

- elect (v) [i'lekt]: to choose one among two or more
- challenge (n) ['t∫ælindʒ]: difficulty


II. while-reading
Read the first extract and find out the proper names

The Ancient seven wonders of the world
In 200 B.C, Philonof Byzantium
, a traveler, first
compiled a list of the most beautiful architectural
buildings and sculptures, which are still known today
as the Seven Wonders of the World. These wonders
belong to than
and were
all constructed
Ancient
World

more than 2,000 years ago. Today, only
at remain.
Egyptian Pyramids
Giza
Philon
: (name
a person)
Byzantium: (tên
cũ của
thành of
phố
Istanbul ở Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ)


II. while-reading

So beautiful

Wow! Wonderful

Come
on!
Come
on!


II. while-reading
The Ancient seven
wonders of the world
In

200 B.C,
Philon
of
1. Great
Pyramid
of Giza
Byzantium, a traveler, first
compiled
list of the
most
2.
Hanging aGardens
of Babylon
beautiful architectural
buildings
sculptures,
3.
Statue ofand
Zeus
at Olympiawhich
are still known today as the
Seven
Wonders
of the
World.
4.
Temple
of Artemis
at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at

Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria


II. while-reading
• Read the second extract and find out the proper
names
- Bernard Weber : (name of a person)
- Swiss
: thuộc Thuỵ Sĩ
- UNESCO
:(United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization)

- Lisbon
- Portugal

: (capital of Portugal)
: Bồ Đào Nha


II. while-reading
• Read the second extract:
The new seven wonders of the world
“Our heritage is our future”
The new seven wonders of the world were
declared in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, July
7, 2007.

1

Petra (Jordan)

Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains
which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from
the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures
carved into the rock.


2

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu sometimes called the “Lost City”, is a pre-Columbian city created
by the Inca Empire. It is located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) on a mountain ridge. Machu
Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km (44 mi)
northwest of Cusco.


3

Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza or “At the mouth of the well of the Itza”, is a large pre-Columbian
archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of
the Yucatán Peninsula, present-day Mexico.

4

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.


5

Colosseum

The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is a giant
amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. Originally capable of
seating around 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial contests and
public spectacles.


6

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in
China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th
century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule
of successive dynasties


Statue of Christ the Redeemer

7

Statue of Christ the Redeemer, is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 38 m (105 feet) tall, weighs 700 tons and
is located at the peak of the 700-m (2296-foot) Corcovado mountain in the
Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city.