Engineering MOSAIC. Мантатова С.С - 21 стр.

UNIT XVI                                                               expectancy in Europe has risen dramatically over the last hundred
Wonders of the world                                                   years from about 50 years in 1906 to about 75 years today.
                                                                             4. Holidays. Yes — holidays! In fact there have always been
Before you start
                                                                       holidays — in ancient Rome there were more than 150 a year — but
1. In the 2nd century ВС a list of the most impressive and beautiful
                                                                       a holiday used to mean simply a day when you didn't work. Now
man-made objects in the world was made. These were called The
                                                                       holidaymakers travel to all parts of the world. Perhaps you don't like
Seven Wonders of the World. Read the list of famous buildings using
                                                                       so many tourists in your country, but you must agree that a
the transcription and try to find The Seven Wonders among them.
                                                                       phenomenon which sees the population of Greece treble in summer,
      1. The Pharos [Dq 'fFqrOs], lighthouse of Alexandria
                                                                       and which sends office workers and shop assistants to Spain, Turkey,
          ["xlIg'zRndrIq]
                                                                       or the Caribbean is a wonder of the world.
      2. The Tomb of Mausolus [Dq tHm qv'mLzqlqs]
                                                                             5. The Olympic Games. It is true that the Olympic Games are
      3. The Temple of Diana [Dq 'templ qv daI'xnq]
                                                                       now commercialized and there is greed and drug abuse. However, it
      4. Coliseum ["kOlI'sIqm]
                                                                       is a competition in which every country in the world takes part. Every
      5. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia [Dq 'stxtjH qv zjHs]
                                                                       four years, for a brief moment, we see these countries come together
      6. The Pyramids of Egypt [Dq 'pIrqmIdz qv'JGIpt]
                                                                       in peace and friendship. We feel hope again for the future of
      7. London Tower Bridge
                                                                       mankind.
      8. Stonehenge ["stqun'henG]
                                                                             6. Agriculture. In 1724, Jonathan Swift wrote, "Whoever
      9. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ['bxbIlOn]
                                                                       makes two blades of grass or two ears of corn grow where only one
      10. The Colossus of Rhodes [Dq kq'lOsqs qv rqudz]
                                                                       grew before serves mankind better than the whole race of politicians'.
Reading
                                                                       In Europe our farmers have done this. In 1709, whole villages in
2. Read the text and say in what way do modern wonders are
                                                                       France died of hunger. Now, in Europe we can't eat all the food we
different from ancient wonders?
                                                                       produce. If only the politicians could find a way to share it with those
                      Wonders of the modern world
                                                                       parts of the world where there is still famine.
      1. Computers. They have already revolutionized the way we
                                                                             7. We are still here. The last wonder of the modern world is
live and work. But it is early days for computers. We don’t know
                                                                       simply that we are still here. We have bombs that could destroy the
how much they are still changing the world. More computer wonders
                                                                       world but we have not used them. This is surely the greatest wonder
are yet to come.
                                                                       of all!
      2. Space Travel. Only a few years before men were walking on
                                                                             We don’t believe that today's wonders are similar in kind to the
the Moon, the reputable scientists declared that it was impossible.
                                                                       wonders of the Ancient World. They were all buildings and statues.
But in 1969 Neil Armstrong stepped out of his space capsule and
                                                                       In the last two centuries we have seen unprecedented technical and
made his famous statement: 'That's one small step for a man, one
                                                                       scientific achievements. These are surely our modern wonders.
giant leap for mankind'.
                                                                       Speaking
      3. Medical Science. Surely nothing has done more for the
                                                                       3. Here are seven more statements about wonders. Which statement
comfort and happiness of mankind than the advance of medical
                                                                       goes with which wonder?
knowledge! How many millions of people have benefited from the
                                                                             a. Surgeons can perform the most amazing operations.
humble aspirin? How many lives has penicillin saved? Average life
                                                                             b. We see people from warring countries shake hands.