Стр.107 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс
Over to you! Which two historic places in your country would you recommend tourists to visit on a short trip to your country? Why?
- Which of the places in the pictures do you know? What do you know about them? Tell the class.
a) Complete with: carved, depicts, seat, destroyed, prominent, dating back. Listen and check.
1. It was a rich city ______ into a rock formation. An earthquake ______ it in 363 AD.
2. Discovered in 1940 by some boys, their walls have paintings ______ 17,000 years.
3. Also known as the Presidents’ Mountain, the sculpture took 14 years to complete. It ______ four of the most ______ US presidents and symbolizes the nation’s independence.
4. Built from 1406 to 1420 AD, it was the ______ of the Ming Dynasty. 24 emperors from two dynasties lived there.
b) Match the descriptions (1–4) to the photographs (A–D). Listen and check.
- A The Forbidden City, Beijing, China
- B Lascaux Caves, France
- C The Lost City of Stone, Petra, Jordan
- D Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA
2a)
1. It was a rich city carved into a rock formation. An earthquake destroyed it in 363 AD.
2. Discovered in 1940 by some boys, their walls have paintings dating back 17,000 years.
3. Also known as the Presidents’ Mountain, the sculpture took 14 years to complete. It depicts four of the most prominent US presidents and symbolizes the nation’s independence.
4. Built from 1406 to 1420 AD, it was the seat of the Ming Dynasty. 24 emperors from two dynasties lived there.
2b)
1 – C
2 – B
3 – D
4 – A
