June
The Pyramids
Machu Picchu
The Great Wall
6 Listening :Ancient monuments P74
? 1. The Pyramids
?Egyptian
?Nile
?Cairo['ka??r??]
?burial place
?mummy
?preserve[pr??z?:v]: keep
?belonging
2. Machu Picchu
?an ancient Inca city
?ruin:something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened.
?in the jungle
?tourist attraction
The Great Wall
?man-made structure ?protect the border ?strech
Ans:
? 1. The Pyramids were built by the Egyptians. They were built as burial places for kings
? 2. Machu Picchu covers about 13 square kilometers, or 5 square miles. It was discovered in 1911.
? 3. The Great Wall was built to protect the border. It is about 3915 miles, or 6300 kilometers, long.
1 Snapshot
Famous landmarks
The Great Wall
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications [?f?:t?f??ke??n] in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic [n??'m?d?k] groups. Several walls have been built since the 5th century BC that are referred to collectively as the Great Wall, which has been rebuilt and maintained from the 5th century BC through the
16th century. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall was built during the Ming Dynasty.
Shanhaiguan
山海关
"East Pass" of Shanhaiguan. This fort is near the eastern edges of the Great Wall.It is called "the first pass under heaven,"
is made of stone and bricks from the hills
Yumenguan
In YuMenguan, you can enjoy the vast expanse of the gobi desert landscape, and a mirage.[m??rɑ?] 幻境，海市蜃楼
“West Pass” of Jiayuguan . This fort is near the western edges of the Great Wall.It is also the biggest pass.
At night,the Great Wall is very beautiful, like a colorful dragon circling in the mountains .
VI. The Roman Colosseum[?k?l?'s??m] ,Italy意大利古罗马斗兽场
●Roman Coliseum is an elliptical[??l?pt?kl] (椭圆的）amphitheatre[??mf?θ??t?(r)]（阶梯式的露天剧场）in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.
Funtions
1. Was used for gladiatorial[?ɡl?d??'t?:r??l]contests角斗& public spectacles.公共奇观
2. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for
a religious order, a fortress['f?:tr?s] 堡垒, a quarry ['kw?r?] 采矿场, and a Christian shrine. [?kr?st??n] 基督教神殿
●it rose up 57 meters in four levels .With a perimeter（周长）of 527 meters, 80 entrances, capable of seating around 80,000 spectators （观众）.