READING

1. Look at the pictures and the title of the newspaper feature. What do The Great Pyramid of
Giza and the Taj Mahal have in common?

2. Read and listen. Check your answer.

3. Read the feature again. Match headings a-c with paragraphs 1 -3

a. _____ The Taj Mahal

b. _____ UNESCO sites
c. _____ The Great Pyramid

A World of Heritage
What do these places Great Pyramid of Giza In the seventeeth
have in common? and The taj Mahal in century, the Mughal
Stonehenge, Notre Agra, India. emperor Shah Jahan had
Dame, Yellowstone a favorite wife called
2. The Egyptian Pharaoh
National Park and the Mumtaz Mahal. When
Khufu ordered his people
Inca ruins of Cuzco. Any she died he wanted to
to build the Great
ideas? Yes, they are all build an everlasting
Pyramid as his tomb. It
UNESCO World Heritage monument for her. He
took nearly 100,000
sites. ordered 20,000 workers
workers 20 years to
to build an enormous
1. There are 1,073 complete. The builders
white marble tomb
UNESCO World Heritage needed over 2 millions
decorated with gold and
sites. Many people think granite blocks to make
precious stones. The
that World Heritage sites the pyramid, but first
builders needed more
are all famous old they had to transport the
than 1,000 elephants to
structures like blocks over 500 miles.
bring the marble to the
Stonehenge, but this is They used boats to bring
site. It took over 20 years
not true. Some are the blocks down the
to build and it looks more
natural places, like River Nile from Aswan,
like a palace than a tomb.
Yellowstone National and the result was the
Many people think the
Park, not cultural, man - biggest pyramid in the
Taj Mahal is more
made monuments. world.
beautiful than the Great
Two of the most famous 3. The Taj Mahal is not as Pyramid. Some people
cultural sites are The old as the Great Pyramid. even call it the loveliest
building in the world.
4. Choose the correct answers.
a. The Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramid are both…
1 in India 2 cultural sites 3 natural sites

b. How did the builders move the granite to build the Great Pyramid?
1 by elephant 2 by chariot 3 by boat

c. Why did Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?

1 because his wife died 2 as a palace for his family 3 as a present for his wife

d. Which site is older?

1 the Great Pyramid 2 the Taj Mahal 3 they are the same age

5. What do these numbers Refer to in the text?

a. 1,073 ______________________________________________________________
b. 2 million ______________________________________________________________
c. 100,000 ______________________________________________________________
d. 500 ______________________________________________________________
e. 20,000 ______________________________________________________________
f. 1,000 ______________________________________________________________

6. Match words a-e with definitions 1-5

a. In common _____ most beautiful

b. Slaves _____ continuing to exist for ever
c. Blocks _____ the same
d. Everlasting _____ large pieces of stone
e. Loveliest _____ workers who are not free

7. Match the World Heritage sites with the country.

a. The Taj Mahal _____ Italy

b. The Great Wall _____ Peru
c. Cathedral of Notre -Dame _____ India
d. Venice and its Lagoon _____ France
e. Machu Picchu _____ China

8. Translate: Adjectives

a. Interesting : ______________________ i. Sad : ______________________

b. Old : ______________________ j. Large : ______________________
c. Good : ______________________ k. Cold : ______________________
d. Busy : ______________________ l. Big : ______________________
e. Smart : ______________________ m. Lovely : ______________________
f. Pretty : ______________________ n. Careful : ______________________
g. Famous : ______________________ o. Beautiful : ______________________
h. Bad : ______________________ p. Gorgeous : ______________________

9. CLASS VOTE: Which of the World Heritage sites in the feature would you like to visit?