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 names
4. The Taj Mahal
1. The Eiffel Tower
3. An Egyptian
Pyramid
2. The Great Wall
of China
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
I. Pre-reading
Read the first extract and find out the proper names
The Ancient seven wonders of the world
In 200 B.C, of , 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 more than 2,000 years ago. Today, only at remain.
II. while-reading
Philon : (name of a person)
Philon
Byzantium
Ancient World
Egyptian Pyramids
Giza
Byzantium: (tên cũ của thành phố Istanbul ở Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ)
II. while-reading
Wow! Wonderful
So beautiful
Come on! Come on!
In 200 B.C, Philon of 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.
The Ancient seven wonders of the world
II. while-reading
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
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 : (capital of Portugal)
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.
II. while-reading
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.
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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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
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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
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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.
Statue of Christ the Redeemer
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Read the third extract and find out the proper names
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel : (name of person)
Statue of Liberty : tượng nữ thần tự do
Empire State Building : (tên toà nhà ở TP New York)
Jin Mao Building : toà nhà Kim Mậu
Shanghai : Thượng Hải
Sears Tower : (tên toà nhà ở Hoa Kì)
Petronas Tower : (tên toà nhà ở Malaysia)
Taipei : Đài Bắc
Taiwan : Đài Loan
Burj Dubai Tower : (tên toà nhà ở Dubai)

II. while-reading
World`s tallest buildings
II. while-reading
Jin Mao Building 
In Shanghai, China 
1,380 ft 
Sears Towers 
In Chicago, USA 
1,450 ft 
Petronas Towers 
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
1,483 ft 
Taipei 101 
In Taipei, Taiwan 
1,670 ft 
Task a) Read the text silently again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions
II. while-reading
1, When were the Seven Wonders of the World first compiled?
A. More than 2,000 years ago
B. In 200 A.D.
C. In the 12th century
D. In the 16th century
2, How many ancient wonders of the world still exist?
A. One C. Three
B. Two D. Four
II. while-reading
Task a) Read the text silently again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions
3, Who designed the mental structure for the Statue of Liberty?
A. An English engineer
B. An American engineer
C. A French engineer
D. A Chinese engineer
4, Which of the following is NOT located in the United States
A. The Sears Tower
B. The Petronas Tower
C. The Empire State Building
D. The Statue of Liberty
5, Which of the following is the tallest building in the world now?
A. The Petronas Tower C. Taipei 101
B. The Eiffel Tower D. The Empire State Building
II. while-reading
Task b) Read the text silently once more and use information from the text to complete the following sentences
II. while-reading
Task b) Lucly wonder
The Great Wall of China
The Taj Mahal
Sydney Opera House
The Eiffel Tower
The Statue of Liberty
Ha Long Bay
The Great Wall of China
Sentence 6
6. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel designed the metal structures for not only ______________ but also ________________
the Eiffel Tower
the Statue of Liberty
The Eiffel Tower
Sentence 5
5. The list of the New Seven Wonders of the world will be announced in Lisbon, Portugal, on _________________
Saturday, July 7, 2007.
Ha Long Bay
Sentence 1 & 7
A list of the most beautiful architectural buildings and sculptures was first compiled in ________

7. Taller buildings are ______________________ in many countries.
200 B.C
under construction
The Statue of Liberty
Sentence 2
2. In _________________, Bernard Weber, a Swiss, launched his web site to elect ______________________.
September 1999
the new 7 wonders of the world
Sydney Opera
Sentence 3 & 4
3. Some candidate sites are from _______________________; others are suggested by the public.
4. ______ is the exact number of things that an average person can remember with a little challenge.
UNESCO’s world heritage list
Seven
Lucky wonder
III. POST-READING
Task c) Discussion
- Locate the famous landmarks on the map
- Tell your partner what you know about them
Homework
Finding information about
the modern wonders of the world
- Prepare the next lesson