Travel Blog: Bagan Then and Now

​What will you learn about today?

​Bagan

​What do you know about Bagan?

Multiple Choice

Bagan is a small historic town in ------------.

• Pakistan

• Myanmar

• India

• Malesia

Multiple Choice

Bagan is famous for its ----------

• large population

• Cinemas

• historical monuments

• skyscrapers

Multiple Choice

Bagan is ---------most of the year.

• hot

• humid

• snowy

• moderate

Multiple Choice

------------ is very popular in Bagan.

• Tea

• Kebab

• sushi

• Noodle

Multiple Choice

On Wednesday 24 August 2016, ------------ caused damage to the historic and religious sites in Bagan.

• a volcano

• an earthquake

• a tsunami

• heatwave

Multiple Choice

The wealthy Pagan rulers built thousands of --------- in the Bagan plains.

• skyscrapers

• palaces

• temples

• mosques

Multiple Choice

Most of Bagan's monuments were built over a 250-year period between the ------------ centuries.

• 9th and 10th

• 11th and 13th

• 14h and 15th

• 16th and 17th

​What did you learn about Bagan?

​Read the definitions. Look at the pictures and guess the words.

Multiple Choice

to gain something by making use of an opportunity

• scattered

• take advantage of

• hardly

• impact

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spread around in many places

• scattered

• take advantage of

• hardly

• impact

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almost not

• scattered

• take advantage of

• hardly

• impact

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a strong effect

• harm

• preserve

• abandoned

• impact

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to cause damage or injury

• harm

• preserve

• abandoned

• impact

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to keep something safe in a good condition.

• harm

• preserve

• abandoned

• impact

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local people who live in an area.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impact

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completely certain that something is true.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impressive

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causing respect or admiration.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impressive

​Well done!

​Practice Time

​Read and complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

I am -----------that tourism will help the local economy.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impressive

Multiple Choice

The view from the mountaintop is very ------------.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impressive

Multiple Choice

Nobody had lived in the ------------- town for many years.

• convinced

• residents

• abandoned

• impressive

Multiple Choice

Please speak louder. I can --------------- hear you.

• take advantage of

• impact

• residents

• hardly

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Computers have had a great ---------- on education and communication.

• take advantage of

• impact

• residents

• hardly

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We are going to ------------------ the beautiful day and go hiking

• take advantage of

• harm

• residents

• preserve

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Change is good, but it’s also important to --------- our cultural traditions.

• take advantage of

• harm

• residents

• preserve

Multiple Choice

After the storm, leaves were ------------- all over the yard.

• scattered

• harm

• residents

• preserve

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Don’t worry. The dog barks at everyone, but it won’t ----------- you.

• scattered

• harm

• residents

• preserve

Multiple Choice

The local ------------ of Myanmar are very friendly.

• scattered

• harm

• residents

• preserve

​Well done!

​Exit Ticket

Open Ended

What words do you remember