F5 Unit 10: Where on Earth Reading

What are the adjectives to describe the following UNESCO heritage sites?

a

b

c

d

e

f

serene and tranquil

majestic and unforgiving

romantic and unique

ancient ruins

religious importance

mythical and mysterious

Identify the famous landmarks shown in the image.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Great Wall of China

Kiyomizu-dera

Sydney Opera House

Colosseum

Pyramids of Giza

Petra

Taj Mahal

Parthenon

Match the following

• cultural legacy

• properties

• attributes

• preserve

• biological community

• ecosystem

• to maintain

• identify

• to recognize

• heritage

1. What is the aim of UNESCO?

• to find the most important properties in the world

• to ensure the continued existence of special places

• to pass on the list of places to future generations

• to find inspiration in unique locations worldwide

2. What are ‘mixed properties’?

• places of cultural value close to natural areas

• sites that are not as important as cultural places

• areas that combine both life and inspiration

• culturally important sites in special natural settings

Match the following

• evidence

• ecology

• outstanding

• assossiated

• environmental science

• past civilisation

• tamadun lampau

• exceptional

• related

• proof

A UNESCO World Heritage Site can be

• a past civilisation

• exceptional nature sites

• ecological and biodiversity evidence

• all of the above

Which of the criteria is usually not used on its own?

• iv

• viii

• vi

• iii

What event is associated with the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor?

• The unification of China by the first emperor in 221BC

• The birth of the Qin dynasty

• The construction of the Great Wall of China

• The invention of Chinese writing

4. What is true about the figures in the mausoleum?

• Thousands of them have been found.

• They are not identical to each other.

• Their actual weapons were buried with them.

• Archaeologists discovered them in 1987.