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Lesson 7, part 2
Cultureulture
English in action
English in action
Lesson 6, part 1

1 After you read Read the sentences. Write T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 1 3.17 Complete the dialogue. Then listen and check.
Explain your answers.

1 Baalbek in Lebanon is 200 years old. a On the second fl oor? Is there an escalator? d What about the computers? Where are they,
b It's about the history of my town. please?
F It is more than 2,000 years old. e Yes, it is. I need a book for my school project.
2 Baalbek has ruins, a museum and a festival. c Thank you. Good morning to you too.
f Can you tell me where the history books are?

Man: Good morning. Welcome to the library.
3 Many boats visit Carthage today.
Fahad: 1 Thank you. Good morning to you too.

Man: Is this your fi rst visit to the library?
4 You can see the city walls and a theatre in Carthage today.
Fahad: 2

Man: Really! What is your project about?
5 Romans visited Petra 2,000 years ago.
Fahad: 3

Man: Oh, history is very interesting.
6 There is a new theatre in Petra today.
Fahad: 4

Man: Yes, of course. They're upstairs on the second fl oor.
2 Answer the questions. Write complete sentences. Fahad: 5
1 Why should we study ancient cities and buildings? We should study them because they can Man: No, there isn’t, but there is a lift. Go down that corridor.
tell us about the past.
Fahad: 6
2 Where can you learn about the history of Baalbek?
Man: They're on the ground fl oor, next to the lift.
3 Why do you think many ships visited Carthage?

Pronunciationronunciation
4 What did people sell in Petra 2,000 years ago? P
2 Choose one of the following
5 How do we know that Petra was important in the past?
places and write another 3 3.18 Listen and match. Then listen
3 3.14 Listen and complete the notes. dialogue. Use the model in and repeat. Notice the short sounds of
Activity 1 to help you. Then act was and were. Then practise with your
it out with your partner. partner.
• Ancient city: 1 Babylon

• Location: It’s on the Euphrates 2 , south of Baghdad. an art gallery a castle a library 1 I were modern
• History: The city is more than 3 years old. a museum a palace drawing art.
• Amazing fact: It was once the 4 city in the world. 2 They was for the
• Important It had a 5 on the river, a palace, going café.
buildings: 6 and famous gardens. were a mystery
3 Bayan
• Today: You can see 7 and the ruins of the old city. visiting novel.
was up the
4 We
reading stairs.
4 Work in groups. Choose the ancient city of Angkor or Thebes and fi nd answers to was an old
the questions. Write about your ancient city. Then make a fact fi le about it. 5 You looking castle.
1 Where is it located? 4 Why did people leave the city? were a picture
6 Zaid
2 How old is the city? 5 What are the most famous places there? studying of me.
3 Why was it important?
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