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7 A ARTISTRY BEHIND THE WONDERS

READING & WRITING

1 a. Guess and match the sentences with the Ancient Wonders.
1 2

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
...... a. It was a beautiful wonder in Mesopotamia.
...... b. It was a tomb for a great king.
...... c. Some historians believe it wasn’t even real.
...... d. After the earthquakes, people used its stones to build a castle.
...... e. Archaeologist Charles Newton discovered it in the 1800’s.
...... f. There were man-made waterfalls and wild animals inside.
b. Work in pairs. Choose one of the wonders and talk about it.

e.g. My favourite one is ..... because ..... / I want to see ..... the most.

2 Fill in the blanks with the words. Use your dictionaries.

can’t take my eyes off / homeland / memory / location / destroyed / skilful
1. The enemies ............................. the historical site when they entered the city.
2. Last summer, we visited the ............................. of the great playwright Shakespeare.
3. They built the mausoleum for the ............................. of the king.
4. The archaeologists discovered the exact ............................. of the ancient tomb last month.
5. Some ancient structures are still alive because their architects were very ............................. .
6. I ............................. the pyramid because it is wonderful.
3 Read the short stories. Guess the meanings of the highlighted words and write them
under the pictures.

TWO WONDERS, TWO STORIES

Remember Me
1 Mauslos was a great Persian king. After he died, his wife, Artemisia, wanted him to live in the
memory. She decided to build a huge tomb for him. She ordered the most skilful craftsmen in
the country to build it. They started building the tomb in 353 BC. Two years later Artemisia died
but they continued to work on the structure one more year. They used fine sculptures inside and
5 outside of the mausoleum. The ancient historians agreed that it was one of the most beautiful
structures at those times.
Unfortunately, between
th
the 12 and 15 centuries
th
strong earthquakes
10 destroyed the wonderful
tomb. It is in ruins now,
but its name “mausoleum”
still lives.
................................. ................................. .................................

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