Lesson 8

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Superlatives and World Knowledge Quiz

Answer the questions. Cross X the correct option.

1. Is the Amazon rainforest the largest rainforest?

Yes, it is. ____ No, it isn’t. ____

1. Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Mount Blanc ___ Everest ___ K2 ___

1. Is Shakespeare the most influential English writer of all times?

Yes, he is. ____ No, he isn’t. ____

4. Where are the oldest pyramids of the world?

Egypt ____ Brazil ____ Mexico ____

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5. What is the tallest building in the world today?
Torre de Shanghái in China ____ b) Burj Khalifa in Dubau____ c) World Trade Center in N.Y.____
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• The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest. It's home to more than 30 million people and one in ten known species
on Earth.

• William Shakespeare is considered the most influential and greatest writers of all time because he writes great
stories, he has the ability to turn phrases, and has a compelling use of characters.

• Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest pyramids - on the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. Like the
pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, the South American ones seem to have been built for religious purposes. Dating from
3000BC, the oldest of the Brazilian pyramids predate the earliest Egyptian example by several hundred years.

• Mount Everest, located on the border between China and Nepal, has an altitude of 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) -
making it the highest mountain in the world. The altitude of 8,848 meters is officially recognized by China and Nepal.

• The world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, soars 2,716 into the sky, and more and more
skyscrapers across Asia and the Middle East are rising each year. Eight of the top 15 tallest buildings are in China