De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Famous buildings
In the introduction you have looked at famous buildings.
Answer these questions in the second column of the schedule below.
We have already answered the one of the Statue of liberty.
Answer these questions for the other buildings.
What is the name of the building?
What type of buildings is it? In most cases the answer is in the name.
It is a statue. It was a present to the people of New York from France.
It was built by Gustav Eiffel.
It is a symbol of freedom and welcome to immigrants to the USA.
Discuss with a classmate
After this you are going to talk to your classmate and answer these questions together.
Give details in your answers.
Which of the buildings have you visited?
When did you visit them? Are there any that you would like to visit? Why?
You must remove two buildings and add two of your own to this list of Top Buildings to visit.
Which would you remove and which would you add? Explain your choices.
Compare your new list with your classmates.
Compare the experience of visiting a building and looking at a 3D tour on the computer.
Many buildings were closed due to COVID-19 in 2020/2021. Then it is the perfect time to experience a virtual tour of a monument. Some people also think that the 3D tour is better: it’s cheaper, there aren’t any queues and it’s free.
What do you think? Give three reasons. Discuss with your classmates.
Reading
You are going to read a text about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world.
Do you know what they were? Are there modern day equivalents?
Look at the following list. Which were the Seven Wonders of the World?
Reading
Now you know what are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
You are going to read a text about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world.
First read the questions.
Then read the text and answer the questions.
Which was the oldest?
Which was rebuilt three times?
Which might not have ever existed?
Which wonder gave its name to a modern day term meaning a tomb above ground?
Which wonder was a ruin for many years until its stones were used for another building?
Which wonder was decorated with gold, ivory ebony and precious stones?
Which is still standing today?
Which did one Greek Poet compare to Olympus?
Which was built to celebrate a war victory?
Which were not destroyed by earthquakes?
Now read the text and do the exercise.
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were a collection of remarkable constructions listed by various Greek authors, including Antipater of Sidon and Philo of Byzantium. The classic list featured seven wonders located
in the Eastern Mediterranean.
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
Built between 2584 BC and 2561 BC, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only surviving ancient wonder. It is 230.4 metres wide at its base and 146.5 metres tall, and is the largest of three that sit beside the city of Giza, around 12 miles from Cairo. It was the tallest man-made structure for more than 3,800 years, until the completion of Lincoln Cathedral around the year 1300.
2. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Temple of Artemis was reckoned by Antipater of Sidon, the Greek poet, to be the finest of the ancient wonders. He wrote: "When I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost
their brilliancy, and I said, 'Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand'." After being destroyed twice, by floods and arson, the third - and greatest - incarnation began in 323BC. It survived until
268AD, when it was damaged or destroyed during a Goth raid. The site of the temple was rediscovered in
1869, and fragments of it can be found in the British Museum. Ephesus was given World Heritage Site
status in 2014.
3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This is the only ancient wonder whose exact location has not been established. While some believe they were purely mythical, other sources suggest they were built by King Nebuchadnezzer II around 600BC. The site may have comprised an ascending series of tiered gardens which resembled a large green mountain rising from the centre of ancient Babylon, near present-day Hillah in Iraq. If the gardens did exist at all, they were destroyed soon after the first century AD.
4. Lighthouse of Alexandria
Built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280BC and 247BC, the Lighthouse of Alexandria measured up to 137 metres in height, making it one of the tallest man-made structures in the world for centuries. It was damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323, surviving as a ruin until 1480, when the last of its stones was used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay, which still stands on the site.
5. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
This giant seated representation of the Greek god Zeus was built by the sculptor Phidias around 435BC in the Temple of Zeus at the sanctuary of Olympia. It consisted of a wooden framework covered with ivory plates and gold panels, while the throne was decorated with ebony, ivory, gold and precious stones. It was mentioned by the Roman historian Suetonius (apparently Caligula gave orders for it to be shipped to Rome so its head could be replaced with a sculpture of his own). The statue may have been destroyed when the Temple of Zeus was lost to fire in 425. Alternatively, it was taken to Constantinople (now Istanbul), where it burnt with the Palace of Lausus in 475. Phidias's workshop was rediscovered at Olympia in the 1950s.
6. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Built between 353BC and 350BC, this tomb - for Mausolus, a Persian satrap (a provincial governor) - was 45 metres in height and covered in ornate reliefs by four different Greek sculptors. It stood at Halicarnassus, near modern-day Bodrum, Turkey, until it was destroyed by successive earthquakes between the 12th and 15th centuries. Since its construction, the word "mausoleum" has come to represent any above-ground tomb.
7. Colossus of Rhodes
This statue to the Greek god of the sun, Helios, once stood at the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes, on the
Greek island of the same name. It was built in 280BC to mark victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I
Monophthalmus, but survived for just 54 years, when it was destroyed by an earthquake. It was more than 30 metres tall and made of bronze and iron with a marble pedestal.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
The full text suggests modern day equivalents to these ancient wonders.
Read the text here and identify the type of building and then suggest a modern day equivalent.
Example: The Pyramids of Giza are a tomb.
A modern day tomb could be: Taj Mahal in India.
Now read the author’s suggestions and compare your answers.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Speaking
Read and answer these questions with your partner.
Imagine you can visit two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Which would you visit if you could? Explain your choice.
Is it important to have lists of buildings? (e.g. modern wonders/tallest /narrowest etc.) Why? Why not?
Think of three reasons for each argument.
Some people say that the ancient wonders were more amazing than modern day wonders. Why do they say that?
With modern technology, buildings can be preserved for longer. Is this a good idea? If not, why not?
Do you think that buildings like the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben will be preserved forever? Explain your thoughts.
Step 5 - Task
Writing Task
A magazine is looking for the eighth wonder of the modern world.
You are going to write the fact file about the building you think could be the eighth wonder of the modern world.
Think of a building you consider to be a Wonder. Complete the information.
About the building
An eye catching description that will make people want to visit it.
Statistics
How tall is it? How wide? Etcetera.
History
Who built it? Did the architect build any other famous buildings? Why was it built? What was the building used for?
Today
What is it used for today? Is it the same or different to its original purpose?
Why is it the eight wonder?
Give your reasons for nominating this building.
Research your building.
Write your fact file.
Show your draft to your partner.
Rewrite your fact file and give it to your teacher.
Write 200-250 words.
Evaluation
Fill in the schedule and answer the questions below.
Activity
Needs improvement
Satisfactory, good
Excellent
Step 1 - Speaking
I can speak about buildings I have visited or like to visit.
Step 2 - Reading
I can read a text about the Seven Wonders in detail and answer questions.
Step 3 - Words
I can combine the words from the text.
Step 4 - Speaking
I can have a discussion about the Seven Wonders of Ancient World.
Step 5 - Task
I can write a fact file about a building.
What have you learned in this lesson?
Answer the following questions:
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Toelichting
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo, leerjaar 4 en 5. Dit is thema 'Buildings'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Seven Wonders. Het les gaat over bijzondere (oude) gebouwen over de gehele wereld en beroemde gebouwen.
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo, leerjaar 4 en 5. Dit is thema 'Buildings'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Seven Wonders. Het les gaat over bijzondere (oude) gebouwen over de gehele wereld en beroemde gebouwen.
In this first lesson you are going to find out The Seven Wonders of the world.
Famous buildings
Speaking
Fill in the schedule and answer the questions below.
