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❻ Go along The High Street and take the third street on the left. Go
straight on past the market and over the river. What’s outside the
zoo? __________
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1 The world’s (big) train station is The Grand Central
Terminal in New York, USA.
most expensive
2 The (expensive) taxi ride in
the world was a trip from London to Africa!
3 The (large) palace in the world is owned by a very
rich man, the Sultan of Brunei.
4 The world’s (small) museum
is in the USA.
5 The (fast) fl ight across
the Atlantic Ocean took 1 hour, 54 minutes,
56.4 seconds.
6 One of the (beautiful)
castles in the
world is in
Prague.
7 The world’s
(interesting)
hotel is the Ice Hotel in Sweden. It’s very
cold inside!
8 The (old)
stamp is
called a Penny Black.
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the keep
arrow slits
the moat
tower
Hundreds of years ago, kings built
the drawbridge castles to keep out their enemies.
Sometimes thousands of soldiers
lived inside the castle, usually in the
towers. The king and his family drawbridge. If the enemy came near the
usually lived in the keep. castle, the soldiers closed the
drawbridge. Then their enemies could
Castles were strong. The walls were
not cross the moat. Many people fell into
very thick and there were strong
the water. Then the soldiers sent arrows
gates and a portcullis at the door. It
at the enemies from small holes in the
was diffi cult for the enemy to break
towers (arrow slits).
the gates and walls.
If the enemies came into the castle, the
Castles were often on a hill. Why?
soldiers played horrible tricks on them.
Firstly, it was diffi cult for enemies to
For example, some castles had special
climb the hill. Secondly, it was easy for
fl oors which broke when the enemies
the soldiers in the castle to see their
came up the stairs. Castles also had
enemies from far away. Many castles
murder holes (holes in the ceiling inside
had water (a moat) around them.
the keep). Soldiers waited at these places
the portcullis and threw boiling oil onto their enemies.
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