Seven Modern Wonders of the World

Task 16. Read the article. Then cover it and try to name...

Task 15. Make up the summary of the text using tasks 13 and 14.

Task 14. Put the sentences into the right order.

Task 13. Write out the key sentences for each paragraph, item of a plan.

Task 12. Match the following titles with the corresponding passages of the text.

Titles	Passage
A. After sightseeing	1)
B. Wonders of the world	2)
C. Traditional tourist attractions	3)
D. The sights of Tambov and Tambov region	4)
E. People love sightseeing	5)

1)	They have many little stalls selling everything from apples to antiques.
2)	On a sightseeing tour people take a lot of photographs and spend lots of money on souvenirs.
3)	Old cities also draw people for sightseeing because of their historical monuments.
4)	People love sightseeing because it is so interesting.
5)	After sightseeing tourists go out and have a good time in restaurants, cinemas, theatres, night-clubs, at concerts, discos, bars.
6)	When people are sightseeing, it helps to buy a guidebook or a map of the town you are in.
7)	They go to museums, art galleries, see fountains, statues, visit palaces, temples, castles, cathedrals.
8)	Markets are also worth visiting.
9)	The traditional tourist attractions of the world are the Great Wall in China, the Colosseum in Rome, the Taj Mahal in India, the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
10)	Many beautiful cities have become very touristy and they are always very crowded with tourists.

Additional reading

1. a structure that is the tallest of its kind.

2. two great victories over geography.

3. a structure that joins two bodies of water.

4. two structures that join two separate areas of land.

5. a structure constructed very quickly.

6. two structures that are in Europe

The Panama Canal, begun in the 1880s, wasn't finished until 1914. It joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Engineers describe the canal as a victory of humans over geography: Workers dug huge amounts of land and tamed rivers.

For 40 years after it was completed in 1931, the Empire State Building, in New York City, was the tallest building in the world. Amazingly, this 102-story building was constructed in just 410 days.

The Netherlands North Sea Protection Works is another victory over geography. The Netherlands, which is below sea level, was often flooded by the North Sea and by rivers. Then, between 1927 and 1932, a dam was built to shut out the sea. Twenty years later, dams and canals were built to control the rivers.

The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, was also a challenge for workers: San Francisco Bay has very strong winds and rough waves. The Golden Gate is still the world's tallest bridge. It has enough steel to wrap around the world three times.

At 1,815 feet, the CN Tower, in Toronto, Canada, is one of the world's tallest free-standing buildings. Completed in 1976, the tower is used for TV and radio broadcasting.

The Itaipú Dam, completed in 1984, goes across the Paraná River at the Brazil-Paraguay border. It is the world's largest hydroelectric plant.

Completed in 1994, the Channel Tunnel joins France and England. The "Chunnel" is a remarkable convenience: Cars, buses, and trucks are all carried through the tunnel by train.

Lesson 15. Traditions and Holidays in Great Britain

Pre-reading

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