READING
A. Read the text quickly and write the names of the places under the pictures.
- The Northern Lights
- The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
- The Grand Canyon
- The Great Barrier Reef
- Mount Everest
- Parícutin
- Victoria Falls
B. Read the text again and write T for True or F for False.
- F (Mount Everest is actually one of the youngest mountains in the world.)
- T (Victoria Falls is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.)
- T (Its massive length of over 2,000 km makes it unique.)
- F (They can be seen at other times, but they are most intense from December to March.)
- F (The harbour is surrounded by many spectacular mountains, not just two.)
PROJECT
Make a poster! What are the seven wonders of the ancient world? Collect all the information you need, find pictures and write a short paragraph about each of them.
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Промпт для створення зображення:
A colorful educational infographic poster titled ‘Сім чудес стародавнього світу’ in Ukrainian. The poster features illustrations of the seven ancient wonders arranged in neat sections with Ukrainian labels: ‘Велика піраміда Гізи’, ‘Висячі сади Семіраміди’, ‘Статуя Зевса в Олімпії’, ‘Храм Артеміди в Ефесі’, ‘Мавзолей у Галікарнасі’, ‘Колос Родоський’, and ‘Александрійський маяк’. Ancient parchment background texture with clear, bright illustrations.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt): Built around 2560 BC as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu, this is the oldest of the ancient wonders and the only one that still stands today. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq): According to legends, King Nebuchadnezzar II built these multi-level gardens filled with trees, plants, and flowers in the desert to please his wife, who missed the green hills of her homeland.
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece): Created around 435 BC by the famous sculptor Phidias, this giant 12-metre statue showed the king of the gods sitting on an ornate wooden throne decorated with gold and ivory.
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Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey): Dedicated to the Greek goddess of hunting, this magnificent temple was supported by over 120 marble columns. It was rebuilt several times after being destroyed by fire and flood.
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Turkey): Built between 353 and 350 BC, this impressive 45-metre-high tomb was designed for Mausolus, a regional ruler. Its intricate reliefs and statues gave rise to the modern word “mausoleum”.
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Colossus of Rhodes (Greece): This enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios was over 30 metres tall and stood at the harbour entrance of Rhodes before it collapsed during an earthquake in 226 BC.
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Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt): Built on the island of Pharos in the 3rd century BC, this 100-metre-tall lighthouse guided sailors safely into port with its giant mirror and fire, until earthquakes severely damaged it.