Vocabulary - 7A

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Match

Match the following tourist attractions with the countries.

France

Turkey

The UK

Peru

• France

• Turkey

• The UK

• Peru

Match

Match the following tourist attractions with the countries.

The USA

Peru

Vietnam

Singapore

• The USA

• Peru

• Vietnam

• Singapore

Fill in the Blanks

THE EIFFEL TOWER

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.

Completed in 1889. It's 324 metres

high and has restaurants. It's the

tallest structure in Paris.

/ˌaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊ.ər/

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

The Statue of Liberty is in New

York City, USA, represents the Roman

goddess of freedom, and was a gift

from the French to the USA

/ˌstætʃ.uː əv ˈlɪb.ə.ti/

MACHU PICCHU

in Peru /pəˈruː/

Multiple Choice

What empire did the ruins of Machu Picchu come from?

• Ithanca

• Greek

• Troy

• Inca

Multiple Choice

This building in England is called:

• the Buckingham Palace

• the Buckingham Castle

• the Nottingham Palace

• the Nottingham Castle

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace is the

official London home of the

British monarch. It has 775

rooms. It is open to tourists.

/ˌbʌkɪŋəm ˈpælɪs/

PALACE vs. CASTLE?

/ˈkæsl/

/ˈpæləs/

CATHEDRAL / CHURCH

●

A church is where people who

believe in Jesus Christ go to pray

/kəˈθiːdrəl/ - /tʃɜːtʃ/

●

A cathedral is a big and important church

MOSQUE

a building where Muslims go to pray

​/mɒsk/

Multiple Choice

This is the ______ Mosque.

• Yellow

• White

• Blue

• Green

BLUE MOSQUE

●

The Blue Mosque is named by

tourists who visit there, not

by the Turks

/bluː mɒsk/

●

The inside of the mosque has

many blue tiles that were

made by hand.

Multiple Choice

This construction is called the .................

• Merlion Fountain

• Merlion Aquarium

• Merlion Temple

• Merlion Botanical Gardens

aquarium

/əˈkweriəm/

a place where people can go to see
fish and other water creatures

botanical garden

/bəˌtænɪkl ˈɡɑːdn/

a place where plants, trees and
flowers are grown for scientific study

Multiple Choice

What is the date when Ha Long Bay was announced as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• December 17, 1994

• December 13, 2004

• November 17, 1994

• November 13, 2004

HA LONG BAY

●

The name “Ha Long” means

“descending dragons’ resting

spot” in Vietnamese. Our

ancestors believed the dragon

helped the Vietnamese fight

against enemies.

/beɪ/

Match

Match the following tourist attractions with their names?

Theme park

National park

Water park

• Theme park

• National park

• Water park

busy

/ˈbɪzi/

A place that is busy has a lot of people and activities

touristy

/tʊərɪsti/

If you describe a place as touristy, you do
not like it because it is full of tourists or
full of things for tourists to buy and do

remote/isolated

/rɪˈmoʊt/ - /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.t̬ɪd/

Remote/isolated areas are far away from
cities and places where most people live.

impressive/spectacular

/ɪmpresɪv/ - /spektækjʊlə/

Very beautiful

peaceful

/ˈpiːs.fəl/

Calm and quiet place

/hɪˈstɒrɪk/

/hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

atmospheric

/ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/

A place that is atmospheric creates
an exciting or emotional mood

Poll

What adjective(s) will you describe Bangkok?

• Historic

• Disappointing

• Expensive

• Touristy

Poll

What adjective(s) will you describe Sapa?

• Busy

• Peaceful

• Spectacular

• Remote

• Romantic

Poll

What adjective(s) will you describe Beijing?

• Romantic

• Impressive

• Crowded

• Boring