The 4 page 60 minute ESL British English lesson – 20/09/13

The seven wonders of the world SPEAKING

Today is a bit of a history lesson as we’re going Think of three of the ancient wonders of the world.
Go round the room swapping details with others.
to talk about the seven wonders of the world.
Can you remember what they are? For those of
LISTENING – WRITING - DICTATION
you that can’t in this lesson we will look at not
The teacher will read some lines of the article
only the seven classic wonders of the world but
slowly to the class.
also seven modern wonders in the world today.

To begin with let’s look at the seven classic READING

wonders. Students should now read the article aloud,
swapping readers every paragraph.
1) The Great Pyramid of Giza.

2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon SPEAKING - UNDERSTANDING

3) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia 1) The article – Students check any unknown
vocabulary or phrases with the teacher.
4) The Lighthouse of Alexandria

5) Colossus of Rhodes 2) The article - Students should look through the

article with the teacher.
6) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 1) What is the article about?
2) What do you think about the article?
7) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 3) Was this an easy or difficult article to
understand?
Role forward to today and we can consider
4) Was this a boring or interesting article?
creating our own seven wonders of the modern 5) Discuss the article.
world. There are many to consider. Here is a
suggested list… 3) Article quiz - Students quiz each other in
pairs. Score a point for each correct answer. Score
1) The Great Wall of China half a point each time you have to look at the
article for help. See who can get the highest score!
2) Stonehenge
Student A questions
3) The Grand Canyon
1) What is Stonehenge?
4) The Colosseum 2) Where will you find the Grand Canyon?
3) In what country is the Colosseum?
5) Christ the Redeemer in Brazil 4) Where were the Hanging Gardens?
5) What is a mausoleum?
6) The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
Student B questions
7) Machu Picchu
1) Where is Machu Picchu?
Naturally we can discuss and debate till the cows 2) In what Brazilian city will you find Christ
the Redeemer?
come home other possibilities. That is the
3) Where will you find the Great Pyramid?
purpose of today’s English lesson. 4) Where is the Great Wall of China?
5) What is a lighthouse?

Category: History / Wonders of the world / Geography

Level: Intermediate / Upper intermediate
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WRITING / SPEAKING WRITING / SPEAKING

Seven natural wonders of the world Seven wonders of your country
In pairs. Think of seven natural wonders of the In pairs. Think of seven wonders of your
world. Write them below. Look online to help country. Write them below. Look online to help
you! Discuss together! you! Discuss together!
1) ___________________ 1) ___________________
2) ___________________ 2) ___________________
3) ___________________ 3) ___________________
4) ___________________ 4) ___________________
5) ___________________ 5) ___________________
6) ___________________ 6) ___________________
7) ___________________ 7) ___________________

Seven wonders of the industrial world Seven alternative wonders of the world /
Seven great lakes, mountains and seas
In pairs. Now add seven wonders of the
industrial world. Write them below. Look online In pairs. Now add seven alternative wonders of
to help you! Talk about them together! the world – or – add seven great lakes and
mountains. Write them below. Look online to
1) ___________________
help you! Talk about them together!
2) ___________________
3) ___________________ 1) ___________________
4) ___________________ 2) ___________________
5) ___________________ 3) ___________________
6) ___________________ 4) ___________________
7) ___________________ 5) ___________________
6) ___________________
7) ___________________

DISCUSSION DISCUSSION

Student A questions Student B questions

1) Did the headline make you want to 1) What do you think about what you
read the article? read?
2) Have you been to Egypt to see the 2) Name two other modern wonders in
pyramids? If yes, when? the world.
3) Did you know the seven wonders of 3) Would you like to have visited any of
the ancient world before today’s the classic wonders of the world?
lesson? 4) Why is history so important to us?
4) What is the Grand Canyon? 5) Explain the meaning ‘till the cows
5) Where is Stonehenge? come home’.
6) What is the Colosseum? 6) What do you know about the
7) Describe a lighthouse! Lighthouse of Alexandria?
8) Where was Babylon? 7) What is the ‘eighth’ wonder of the
9) What do you know about the Great world?
Wall of China? 8) Has this been a difficult lesson for you
10) Have you learnt anything in today’s to understand?
English lesson? 9) Did you like this discussion?

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GAP FILL: READING
The seven wonders of the world
Today is a bit of a (1)__ lesson as we’re going to talk
about the seven wonders of the world. Can you
(2)__ what they are? For those of you that can’t in
this (3)__ we will look at not only the seven (4)__
wonders of the world but also seven modern
wonders in the (5)__ today.
To begin with let’s look at the seven classic wonders.
1) The Great Pyramid of Giza.
2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3) The (6)__ of Zeus at Olympia
4) The (7)__ of Alexandria
5) Colossus of Rhodes
6) The (8)__ of Artemis at Ephesus
7) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
classic / history / lighthouse / remember /
world / temple / statue / lesson
Role forward to today and we can consider creating
our own seven wonders of the (1)__ world. There
are many to (2)__. Here is a suggested list…
1) The Great Wall of China
2) Stonehenge
3) The Grand Canyon
4) The Colosseum
5) Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
6) The Great (3)__ of Giza, Egypt.
7) Machu Picchu
(4)__ we can discuss and (5)__ till the (6)__ come
home other (7)__. That is the (8)__ of today’s
English lesson.
naturally / consider / cows / possibilities /
purpose / modern / debate / pyramid
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GAP FILL: GRAMMAR
The seven wonders of the world
Today is a bit of a history lesson as we’re going to
talk (1)__ the seven wonders of the world. Can you
remember (2)__ (3)__ are? For (4)__ of you (5)__
can’t in this lesson we will look at not (6)__ the
seven classic wonders of the world but (7)__ seven
modern wonders in the world today.
To begin (8)__ let’s look at the seven classic
wonders.
1) The Great Pyramid of Giza.
2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
5) Colossus of Rhodes
6) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
7) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
also / what / only / that / with / about / those
/ they
Role forward to today (1)__ we can consider creating
(2)__ own seven wonders of the modern world.
There are many (3)__ consider. Here is (4)__
suggested list…
1) The Great Wall of China
2) Stonehenge
3) The Grand Canyon
4) The Colosseum
5) Christ the Redeemer (5)__ Brazil
6) The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
7) Machu Picchu
Naturally (6)__ can discuss and debate till the cows
come home other possibilities. That is (7)__ purpose
(8)__ today’s English lesson.
we / a / our / of / the / and / in / to
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GAP FILL: LISTENING WRITING/SPELLING

The seven wonders of the world
Today is a bit of ___________________ we’re going
to talk about the seven wonders of the world. Can
you remember what they are? For those of you that
can’t in this lesson we _____________________ the
seven classic wonders of the world but also seven
modern wonders in the world today.
To begin with let’s look
_____________________.
WRITING / SPEAKING
1) On the board - As a class – Draw a map of
the world. Pinpoint all the wonders of the world
you have talked about in today’s lesson – or -
look on Google maps and do the same thing!
Discuss together.
2) Sentence starters - Finish these sentence
at the starters. Correct your mistakes. Compare what
other people have written.

1) The Great Pyramid of Giza. 1) The Grand Canyon _________________

2) The __________________________
2) The eighth wonder _________________
3) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
3) Stonehenge ______________________
4) The ________________________

5) Colossus of Rhodes 3) Homework - Write and send a 200 word

6) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
email to your teacher about: My seven
wonders of the modern world. Your email
7) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus can be read out in class.

_____________________ and we can consider GAP FILL READING ANSWERS

creating our own seven wonders of the modern 1) history 1) modern
world. There are many to consider. Here is a 2) remember 2) consider
suggested list… 3) lesson 3) pyramid
4) classic 4) naturally
1) _______________________ 5) world 5) debate
6) statue 6) cows
2) Stonehenge 7) lighthouse 7) possibilities
8) temple 8) purpose
3) The Grand Canyon
SPELLING SPELLING
4) The Colosseum
The teacher will ask Use the following
5) ___________________ in Brazil the class individually ratings:
to spell the following Pass = 12
6) The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. words that are in the Good = 15
article. Afterwards Very good = 18
7) Machu Picchu check your answers. Excellent = 20
________________ discuss and debate till the cows 1) history 11) debate
come home other possibilities. 2) remember 12) cows
3) classic 13) possibilities
__________________ of today’s English lesson.
4) modern 14) purpose
5) statue 15) those
6) mausoleum 16) discuss
7) role 17) temple
8) forward 18) lighthouse
Copyright David Robinson 2013 (V2) 9) consider 19) pyramid
10) naturally 20) world

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