Exercises of Student’s Book

Before you start

How many of the new Seven Wonders of the world do you know? What do you know about them? Have you visited any of them?

Petra in Jordan; the Taj Mahal in India; Machu Picchu in Peru; the Great Wall of China.

3 Use the Reading Strategies to answer these questions.

a. How did the city of Petra get its name?

It got its name because the Nabateans constructed it from the land’s stone; Petra means rock in Greek.

b. In which century did archaeologists rediscover Petra?

Petra was rediscovered in 19^th century.

C. When Petra was chosen to be one of the new Seven Wonders?

It was chosen to be one of the new Seven Wonders in July 2007.

d. Why do you think people from all over the world voted to Petra?

Students’ own answers.

Grammar

The Past Simple (affirmative)

1 In pairs, find the six verbs in the Past Simple in the text on page 44. Then fill in table.

2 Listen to the –ed ending of these verbs. Then in pairs, put them in the corresponding column.

/d/ explored, used, lived, disappeared, received.

/t/ worked, liked.

/id/ interested, voted.

4 In pairs, find the two forms of verb to be.

Were; Was.

6 Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of verbs in bold.

1. Archaeologists discover that Jordan is a rich historical location.

In the last century, archaeologists who explored Jordan discovered that it was a rich historical location.

2. Many people live in this area.

 Many people lived in this area during ancient times.

3. Citizens work hard on building their cities using materials which are available around them.

In the past, citizens worked hard on building their cities using materials which are available around them.

4. The markets attract people from various locations.

Many years ago, the markets attracted people from various locations.

The Past Simple (negative and interrogative)

7 Complete these sentences about the passage on page 44 with Did/did not/didn’t

8 Complete this passage with the verbs from the list. Then, listen and check your answers.

The ancient wonders of the world (1) were some of the most beautiful places that were ever built. Many of them (2) didn’t last to the present day. That’s why people recently (3) started to search for new wonders that we can still visit now. They (4) decided to choose the best monuments and locations of the modern world. Many people (5) voted online for their favourite place. The city of Petra in Jordan (6) was one of the places chose.