Unit 14. Wonders of the world - Read

to class 8/1

 Match the words with the right pictures:

a)
b)
c)
d)
f)
e)
1. The Pyramid of Cheops
2. The Hanging Gardens of
Babylon
3. The Great Wall of China
4. The Taj Mahal
5. Angkor Wat
6. The Statue of Zeus
.


Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3: Read
I. Pre-reading:
* New words:
1. a God:
2. religious (adj):
3. royal (adj):
4. (to) compile:
5. (to) claim:
vị thần

thuộc tôn giáo
hoàng tộc, hoàng gia
biên soạn, tập hợp
khẳng định, tuyên bố
* New words:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3: Read
I. Pre-reading:
* New words:
1. God:
2. religious (adj):
3 royal (adj):
4. (to) compile:
5. (to) claim:
vị thần
thuộc tôn giáo
hoàng tộc, hoàng gia
biên soạn, tập hợp
khẳng định, tuyên bố
* New words:

Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3: Read
I. Pre-reading:

* New words:* New words:
* True or False?

* True or False?
1. man compiled a list of what
he thought were the seven wonders of
the world.
2. The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid
of Cheops in Egypt.
3. Angkor Wat was originally built to honor
Hindu God.
4. In the early 15
th
century the Khmer King
chose as a new capital.
Guess
S
1
S
2
Read
A Greek
Phnom penh
An Egyptian
Angkor Wat
F
T
T
F

Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3: Read
I. Pre-reading:
* New words:* New words:
* Fill in the grid with the information taken
from the text:
* True or False?
II. While-reading:

* Fill in the grid with the information taken
from the text:
Wonders of The World
Country
Read Answer
1. The Hanging Garden of Babylon
2. The Statue of Zeus
3. The Pyramid of Cheops
4. The Great Wall of China
5. The Taj Mahal
6. Angkor Wat
Iraq
Greece
Egypt
China
India
Cambodia

Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3: Read
I. Pre-reading:

* New words:* New words:
* Fill in the grid with the information taken
from the text:
* True or False?
II. While-reading:
* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
a) The only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list is …..…………
A. the Great Wall of China C. the Pyramid of Cheops
B. The Statue of Zeus D. Angkor Wat
b) Angkor Wat was originally built for ………..…………………..
A. Hindus C. kings
B. Buddhists D. the citizens of Phnom Penh
c) Angkor Wat ………….…………………………………………..
A. was a small temple
B. is one of the seven wonders of the world
C. is a pyramid
D. was part of a royal Khmer city a long time ago
d) In the 1400s, the Khmer King ………………………………....
A. built Angkor Wat
B. chose Phnom Penh as the new capital
C. turned Angkor Wat into a Buddhist center
D. moved the temple to Phnom Penh