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The Seven Wonders of the World

Of the seven celebrated creations of the ancient world known as The Seven Wonders of the World only the pyramids have survived.

In the 6th century B.C. Nebuchadnezzar [,nebjukəd'nezə] the king of Babylon, ordered to build beautiful gardens on the roof of his palace. These were the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon. They rose terrace upon terrace to a height of 64 metres and covered an area of 1,5 hectares. All sorts of trees and flowers were planted there. According to the story, these wonderful gardens were laid out to please a queen who came from a hilly country.

Next comes the statue of Zeus [zju:s], which was made by the famous sculptor Phidias ['fidiəs] for the temple in Olympia. Zeus - a gigantic figure, seven times lifesize - was seated on a golden throne decorated with precious stones. The fate of it is unknown.

The temple of Artemis ['a:timis] was erected in Ephesus ['efisis], a city in Asia Minor. According to a legend, in 356 B.C. the temple was set on fire by Herostratus [hi'rɔstrətəs], who sought thereby to become famous. Some years later it was rebuilt. The new temple was all of white marble and filled with statues and works of art. Its columns were 20 metres in height, its length was 135 metres and its width 70 metres. It was destroyed by the Goths in the middle of the 3rd century A.D.

One of the Wonders has supplied by a widow's tender thought of her husband. Upon the death of king Mausolos [mə'sɔ:les], who had reigned over a small ancient state in Asia Minor, his queen ordered to erect a beautiful tomb known as the Mausoleum [,mɔ:səliəm]. It was 50 metres high and its pyramid-like top was surmounted by gigantic statues of Mausolos and his queen. At the beginning of the 15th century it was destroyed by the Crusaders.

The Colossus of Rhodes [roudz] had a short and inglorious history. A bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios ['hi:liəs] of about 35 metres in height, it was set up in 260 B.C. at the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes. Sixty years later it was overthrown by an earthquake.

The last of the Wonders was the Pharos ['fɛərəs] - the lighthouse of Alexandria [,жlig'za:ndriə]. It was built late in the third century B.C. on the island of Pharos at the entrance to the harbour of Alexandria. For years the flames on its top guided the ships safely into the harbour of Alexandria. It was destroyed in an earthquake.

Read the text and then speak on one of the wonders. Add whatever information you can.

THE ENGLISH

WHAT   IS   YOUR   OPINION   ABOUT…

1.Read the poem and explain what idea on money significance the author

wanted to present.

            MONEY...

It can buy you a House, but not a Home,

It can buy you a Bed, but not Sleep,

It can buy you a Clock, but not Time,

It can buy you a Book, but not Knowledge,

It can buy you a Position, but not Respect,

It can buy you Medicine, but not Health,

It can buy you Blood, but not Life,

It can buy you Sex, but not Love,

So you see, money isn't everything.

The best things in life can't be bought, and

often we destroy ourselves trying!

I tell you all this because I am your Friend,

And as your Friend I want to take away your

needless pain and suffering...

So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.

A truer Friend than me you will never find.

Cash only, please…

2. Give a definition to the word 'cash '.

3. Divide all the nouns into countable and uncountable.

    Make up your own sentences with these words.

In teams agree or disagree with these statements giving your arguments on each point:

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. (Voltaire)

People's wealth and worth are very rarely related. (Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990))

There are people who have money and people who are rich. (Coco Chanel)

We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules. (Buzzie Bavasi)

Wealth is the product of man's ability to think. (Ayn Rand (1905–1982))

A penny saved is a penny earned. (Benjamin  Franklin)

ACTIVITIES

A. Imagine you've been given .100,000 to spend in one

week. Working in groups, decide how you're going to use it. What

are you going to buy? Are you going to make any investments?

Will you give any to family/friends/charity? Come to a group

decision, then compare your ideas with those of other groups in

the class. Did you find your plans were very similar or quite different?

What do you think your plans say about your character?

B. Write an essay: How a million changed my life!

        Pierre de Coubertin