Building the great wall of china
(03:22)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What kind of wall was it?
2. Why were such walls built?
3. What are the usual dimensions of an object?
4. Study the following words and phrases:
“dynasty”, “barbarian”, “to bake/backed”, “battlement”, “to curve”, “masterpiece”, “remains”.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video-track a part by part and answer the following questions.
00:00 - 01:20
5. Which part of the Wall exactly is this video-track about?
6. What name was it given?
7. When was it built?
8. Who was it intended to protect?
9. What is it made of?
10. How thick is it at its base?
11. What is the height of its battlements?
12. What is its length?
13. What is special in its construction?
14. How do visitors feel themselves at the sight of the wall?
01:25 – 01:57
15. Fill in the gaps in the following text with the words you hear:
| But there is little doubt about the (1)__________ : “this is the frontier of our (2)__________ ; on the other side the alien world (3)__________ ”. This (4) __________ is the expression of a (5) __________ that wanted to be entirely self-sufficient. This stone (6) __________ marks the pick of war (7) __________ in China’s long (8)__________ . |
01:58– end
16. How was the whole Great Wall of China built?
17. Was there any single strategic idea in its construction?
18. What was the length of all walls that were joined together?
19. Does the joined wall still exist?
20. What is the Great Wall symbol of?
POST-LISTENING
21. Summarize information from the track to make a small text about the Great Wall of China.
22. Make a list of arguments “for” visiting the Great Wall of China.
SECRETS OF STONEHENGE
(01:34)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What is Stonehenge?
2. Where is it situated?
3. Study the following words and phrases: “arch, “henge”.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track and answer the following questions:
4. Where exactly is the place shown in the video track?
5. What year is shown?
6. Why are the Pyramids in Egypt mentioned?
7. How heavy were the rocks?
8. How many people worked on this massive project?
9. How many arches are there in the centre of the circle?
10. Do we know for sure the real aim of this construction?
POST-LISTENING
11. Would you like to visit the Stonehenge? Why?
STONEHENGE SECRETS
(02:20)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What is Stonehenge?
2. Where is it situated?
3. What could its secret be?
4. Study the following words and phrases:
“a ditch”, “to bury/ burial”, “excavation”, “a clue”, “purpose”.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 01:12
5. What form does the Stonehenge have?
6. When did the building begin?
7. What was it originally like at those times?
8. What was it probably constructed for?
9. When did the construction start again?
10. What is it made of?
11. How many blue stones were put there?
12. How much did each of those stones weigh?
13. How much time was it probably needed for this kind of job?
14. Why did the excavation begin?
01:13 - end
15. When did the previous excavation take place?
16. How many professors work on this project?
17. What are the dimensions of excavation?
18. What are the scientists looking for?
19. A reporter from which organization takes part in this track?
POST-LISTENING
20. Would you like to visit the Stonehenge? Why?
THE COLOSSEUM (ROME)
(01:15)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What is the COLOSSEUM?
2. Where is it situated?
3. What was it used for in ancient times?
4. Study the following words and phrases: “forum”, “queue”, “to relocate”.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track and answer the following questions:
5. What month is it?
6. What is the actual name of the COLOSSEUM?
7. When was it built?
8. Where can people buy tickets to the COLOSSEUM?
9. Which of these two ways of buying tickets is recommended and why?
10. Is the COLOSSEUM situated on its original place?
POST-LISTENING
11. What other ancient structures do you know in Italy (Europe)?
A NEW DISCOVERY IN EGYPT
(01:42)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What do you know about the Pyramids?
2. What is special about the Pyramids as one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
3. Study the following words and phrases: “excavation”,“remains”, “dynasty”, “chamber”.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:16
4. What is the main news?
5. When was it built?
6. What channel does the reporter work for?
00:17 – 00:55
7. Which place exactly was it found in?
8. When was it found?
9. Where exactly is it located?
10. Which dynasty of pharaohs is mentioned in the tack?
11. What is the height of this Pyramid now?
12. What was its original height?
13. Who is given a tour around the excavation site?
14. What was the aim of the Egyptian oldest Pyramid?
00:56 – end
15. Who is being interviewed?
16. How long has the excavation lasted?
17. Who carried out this excavation?
18. How many Pyramids were rediscovered?
19. How many metres of sand have been removed?
20. When are archeologists going to enter the burial chamber?
21. What may happen to the content of the burial chamber if the archaeologists are late to enter it?
POST-LISTENING
22. Fill in the gaps in the following text using information from the tack: