- •Wonders of the world
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read and translate the following text. Express your opinion about it.
- •7 Ancient wonders of the world
- •Make the quiz.
- •Try to guess the name of modern wonder of the world. Choose the variant from the list below.
- •Try to identify image with its description and name.
- •7 Natural Wonders of the World
- •Try to enumerate 7 Wonders of the Medieval World. Why did you choose them? Try to prove your answer.
- •Read text about 7 Wonders of the Medieval World. Express you agreement or disagreement with this text.
- •Find modern Underwater Wonders and make your classmates guess them.
- •Resolve the following puzzles.
- •Learn by heart the following poem by Henry Longfellow.
- •Complete the test:
- •Complete the following proverbs. Translate them into Russian.
Make the quiz.
1 What is the aurora borialis' rarest color?
Blue
Red
Green
Purple
2 How many bridges cross the river found in the Grand Canyon?
Eight
Nine
Three
Twenty
3 What is the statue of Colossus doing with his right hand?
Shading his eyes from the bright sun.
Waving to someone.
Signaling a secret code.
Reaching for something.
4 Where is the Matterhorn?
In Japan
In France
In Alabama
In Switzerland
5 How long ago were the Alps created?
40 million years ago
Yesterday
2 million years ago
9 hundred years ago
6 When did Mausolus, the man The Mausolem of Halicarnassus was built for, die?
1998 A.D.
267 B.C.
355 B.C.
1865 A.D.
7 How many columns were in the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus?
36 columns
28 columns
4 columns, one at each corner
8 columns
8 Who discovered Victoria Falls in 1855?
Benjamin Franklin
David Livingstone
Teddy Roosevelt
Paul Bunyon
9 After reading about the Temple of Artemis, who wanted to be in history, and how did that person manage to get into history?
Croesus Ephesian, who managed to go into history by burning the Temple of Artimis to ashes, but anyone who spoke of him would die.
Queen Victoria, who managed to go into history by becoming the queen. She wanted to knock down the temple and wanted to turn it into a castle.
David Livingstone he wanted to be famous because he had a big need for attention so he went out in search of a glorious discovery.
George Washington, because he wanted to be famous by rebuilding the temple to make a new temple for everyone to enjoy.
10 Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?
Barbara Walters
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Hillary
Abraham Lincoln
11 What did the Europeans think the Meteor Crator in Arizona was?
An oversized boulder
A replica of the Grand Canyon
A collapsed top of a volcano
A volcano that didn't erupt anymore
12 How were the large grooves, which run down the sides of Ayers Rock, formed?
By mud
By dirt
By sea salt
By rain
13 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is located near which edge of Greece?
North
West
South
East
Try to guess the name of modern wonder of the world. Choose the variant from the list below.
The Channel Tunnel The Panama Canal |
The Golden Gate Bridge The Empire State Building |
The CN Tower
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_______________________ - ______________________, also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with Coquelles, near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
_______________ -_________________, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world
________________________-_____________________ is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until the construction of the World Trade Center North Tower in 1972
___________________ - ________________________ is a suspension bridge spanning the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County as part of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1.
___________________ - _____________________ (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Construction of the canal was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken.
Question: Why do you think these constructions were recognized as some of the modern wonders of the world?