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Culture
Lesson 6, part 1

There are ancient cities and buildings in many
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Baalbek, Lebanon
countries in our region. They can tell us a lot
about the past!
aalbek in Lebanon is more than 2,000 years old! There are
Bamazing Roman ruins here as well as an ancient mosque
where people prayed. Today, you can learn about the city at a
museum here. There is also the Baalbek International Festival
which brings art and music to the city every year.
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the Romans built a city here. Today, you can still see the city
walls, Roman baths, statues and a theatre.
etra is an amazing city in Jordan which people built into
Pthe rocks. People were buying and selling spices from India,
China and Egypt here more than 2,000 years ago. Today most of
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the buildings are ruins, but you can still see an ancient theatre,
houses and a palace.

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Petra takes its name from
the Greek word for ‘rock’.
1 Before you read Are there any ancient cities in your country? How old are they?
2 3.13 Listen and read.
3 After you read Activity Book, page 50.
4 Read and discuss the questions with your partner.
1 What are the oldest buildings in your town? How old are they?
2 What do you know about these old buildings?
3 What do these buildings tell you about the past?
The oldest buildings in my town
are the mosques. Find out more! Watch the video.
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