Unit 14. Wonders of the world

UNIT 14
English 8
WONDERS
OF
THE WORLD
UNIT 14
English 8
Getting started
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Practice test
WONDERS
OF
THE WORLD
Getting started
What is this?
Getting started
What is this?
The Pyramids
Getting started
What is this?
Getting started
What is this?
Sydney Opera House
Getting started
What is this?
Getting started
What is this?
Stonehenge
Speaking
One student makes Yes-No questions.
Another repeats them in indirect speech.
Hoa: Is Great Wall in China?
Speaking
One student makes Yes-No questions.
Another repeats them in indirect speech.
Hoa: Is Great Wall in China?
 Hoa asked if Great Wall was in China.
Speaking
One student makes Yes-No questions.
Another repeats them in indirect speech.
Hoa: Is Great Wall in China 5000 km long?
Speaking
One student makes Yes-No questions.
Another repeats them in indirect speech.
Hoa: Is Great Wall in China 5000 km long?
 Hoa asked if Great Wall was 5000 km long.
Speaking
One student makes Yes-No questions.
Another repeats them in indirect speech.
Now, you do the same with other places.
Reading
Read the passage carefully.
The world’s most famous clock, Big Ben, stands next to the House of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock has four faces and keep accurate time. It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light shines above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
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The world’s most famous clock, Big Ben, stands next to the House of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock has four faces and keep accurate time. It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light shines above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
Reading
Answer the questions.
Where is Big Ben?
Where does the name Big Ben come from?
What is one of the special features of the clock?
How can the clock be adjusted?
What does the light above the belfry mean?
Reading
Answer the questions.
Where is Big Ben?
It stands next to the House of Parliament.
Reading
Answer the questions.
Where does the name Big Ben come from?
Big Ben is the name of the bell which was named after Sir Benjamin Hall. (The man who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.)
Reading
Answer the questions.
What is one of the special features of the clock?
It has four faces and shows accurate time.
Reading
Answer the questions.
How can the clock be adjusted?
It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.

Reading
Answer the questions.
What does the light above the belfry mean?
It means that the House of Commons is still in session.

Reading
Read the passage carefully.
Fill in the gap with a suitable word.
The world’s most famous _____, Big Ben, stands next to the House of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was ______ after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was ______ the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock has four faces and keep _____ time. It can be adjusted ______ the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light ______ above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
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The world’s most famous _________________ , Big Ben, stands next to the House of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was ________________ after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was _________________ the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock has four faces and keep _________________ time. It can be adjusted ___________________ the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light ________________ above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
The world’s most famous _________________ , Big Ben, stands next to the House of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was ________________ after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was _________________ the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock has four faces and keep _________________ time. It can be adjusted ___________________ the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light ________________ above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

1. Here / I be / Hue
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

1. Here / I be / Hue
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

2. I arrive here / 3 days ago
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

2. I arrive here / 3 days ago
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

3. I hire / car / Tuesday / make / tour / city
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

3. I hire / car / Tuesday / make / tour / city
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

4. Hue / peaceful / poetic city
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

4. Hue / peaceful / poetic city
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

5. It / famous / pagodas / tombs
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

5. It / famous / pagodas / tombs
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

6. I / visit / Tu Duc Tomb / Khai Dinh Tomb / Tu Hieu Pagoda
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

6. I / visit / Tu Duc Tomb / Khai Dinh Tomb / Tu Hieu Pagoda
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

7. Yesterday / weather / awful / so I not go / out
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

7. Yesterday / weather / awful / so I not go / out
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

8. Tomorrow / if / weather / nice / I go / visit / Thien An Hill / Gia Long Tomb
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

8. Tomorrow / if / weather / nice / I go / visit / Thien An Hill / Gia Long Tomb
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

9. I / write / tell you / more / next week
Writing
Complete the following letter.
Dear Lan,

9. I / write / tell you / more / next week
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the ____ of the world?
A. buildings
B. wonders
C. strangers
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the ____ of the world?
A. buildings
B. wonders
C. strangers
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
2. There were many other wonders which the ____ Greeks knew nothing about.
A. ancient
B. early
C. old
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
2. There were many other wonders which the ____ Greeks knew nothing about.
A. ancient
B. early
C. old
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
These wonders ___ the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
A. consist
B. comprise
C. include
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
These wonders ___ the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
A. consist
B. comprise
C. include
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
Angkor Wat ___ around 1100 to honour a Hindu God.
A. is built
B. was built
C. has been built
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
Angkor Wat ___ around 1100 to honour a Hindu God.
A. is built
B. was built
C. has been built
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
5. She asked me ____ I liked coffee or not.
A. if
B. that
C. as if
Practice test
Choose the best answer A, B, or C:
5. She asked me ____ I liked coffee or not.
A. if
B. that
C. as if
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

1. The place is now a ______________ place. [RELIGION]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

1. The place is now a ______________ place. [RELIGION]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

2. I’m ________________ sick today. [REAL]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

2. I’m ________________ sick today. [REAL]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

3. Nam said that he would leave the ________________ day. [FOLLOW]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

3. Nam said that he would leave the ________________ day. [FOLLOW]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

4. Angkor Wat was _______________ built for a Hindu God. [ORIGIN]
Practice test
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word:

4. Angkor Wat was _______________ built for a Hindu God. [ORIGIN]
Practice test