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THEME 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Reading

d) Read the following paragraph. There are fourteen capitalisation, spelling, and punctuation mistakes. Find and correct them.

Taj Mahal

1 The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum in agra, india. It was built betwen 1631
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and 1648. It’s one of the worlds most beautiful structures, and it’s an
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emblem of endless love. Shah jahan built it in memory of his wife. He
was extremely wealthy and promised his dying wife to form the foremost
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beautiful tomb known to man It was built with great marbles which may
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change Colour. For instance if it’s daylight, it’s white. in the morning, it
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becomes pink, and on a moonlight night, it’s metallic. There’s a central
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hall with acoustics and eight-side rooms within the Mausoleum. Inside
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the mausoleum are the tombs of shah and his wife. An enormous pool
in the garden reflects the sweetness of the building, sort of a mirror
e) Read the paragraph about the Taj Mahal again and write the numbers of the sentences next to the following topics. In
which sentence / sentences does the writer mention about … ?

Topics Numbers of the sentences
A. the structure of The Taj Mahal 6,
B. what it is and its location

C. the purpose of building

D. when it was built
E. why it is special
F. the person who built it

f) In which order do the topics appear in the paragraph? The first one is an example.

1. B (What it is and its location)
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WRITING
Write a paragraph about one of the wonders of the world. Follow the order of the topics in ‘exercise e’ while organising your
paragraph.
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English for Preparatory Class 87