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Wonders will never ceaseSir Henry Bate Dudley
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Say which of the statement below are true, false
or not mentioned in the text. 1.The wonders of
the ancient world were created to attract
tourists from Ancient Greece. 2.It was a must for
people from the Middle Ages to see the Seven
Wonders. 3.The list which contains the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World was made in Ancient
Greece. 4.Nowadays people can see only one wonder
of those seven. 5. The archaeologists are not
quite sure that the Hanging Gardens really
existed. 6. The Mausoleum of Maussollos was
about 140 feet high. 7. The English word
mausoleum originated from the first name of a
king.
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Answers 1. False 2. False 3. False 4. True 5.
True 6. Not mentioned 7. True
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria
On the island of Pharos,
1(guard) 2(enter) to the harbour of Alexandria,
Ptolemy II of Egypt ordered the 3(construct) of
one the 4(one) lighthouses in history.
Sostratus of Cnidus designed and 5(build) the
400-foot high tower, which 6(complete) about 270
B.C. Of white marble, in set back stories of
7(vary) shapes, the lighthouse kept a fire
8(burn) nightly. That fire could 9(see) many
miles out on the Mediterranean. This
lighthouse, one of the 10(great) buildings of the
ancient world, stood for almost 1,600 years. It
11(destroy) by an earthquake in 1303.
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Answers 1. guarding 2. entrance 3.
construction 4. first 5. built 6. was
completed 7. various/varying 8. burning 9. be
seen 10. greatest 11. was destroyed
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Place Who ordered Height Building materials Functions Reason of destruction

kept a fire burning nightly that could be seen
many miles out on the Mediterranean
the island of Pharos
Ptolemy II
400 foot
white marble
an earthquake in 1303
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New Seven Wonders of the World
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Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate)
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• Answers to the text Taj Mahal
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New Seven Wonders of the World
Wonder Date of construction Location
Great Wall of China China
Petra 100 BC
12 October 1931 Brazil
Machu Picchu Peru
Chichen Itza 600 AD
80 AD Italy
Taj Mahal India
Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate) 2560 BC
5th century BC 16th century AD
Jordan
Christ the Redeemer
1450 AD
Mexico
Colosseum
1648 AD
Egypt
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Homework to search for the information about
Seven Wonders of Russia