1. Listening and speaking

2. Listening At sea. In a fire.
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Going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.
Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost.
Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost.
At sea.
In a fire.

3. Part A help German soldiers big wooden boxes
NAME
Hans Braun
Job
a sailor
Place
Konigsberg
One night during the war
He was told to ________________ put some ____________ onto the ship.
____________________________________.
The ship ______________. On the voyage, the ship ___________ and sank. Almost ___________.
He had to swim three kilometres before _____________________.
help German soldiers
big wooden boxes
The soldiers said that the heavy boxes were full of treasure
went out to sea
was attacked
everyone died
he was saved by a German ship

4. Part A: Hans Braun’s story
Hello, I’m Hans Braun, an old German sailor. During the war my ship was at Konigsberg. One night I was told to help our soldiers put some big wooden boxes onto my ship. They were very heavy and the soldiers said they were full of treasure. The ship went out to sea. On our voyage, our ship was attacked and sank. Almost everyone died. I had to swim three kilometers before I was saved by a German ship. Nobody had time to save the boxes. They must still be buried in the sand. Now a group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship.

5. Part B Many trucks large boxes The German soldiers art treasure
NAME
Anna Petrov
Job
a maid
Place
Konigsberg
One night in 1941
_________ came to the castle with __________. ______________took the boxes into the castle.
She heard that a special __________in the castle was shown to___________.
At the end of August, 1944
She heard ______________, and she saw ________________. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like _______
The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from ______________.
Many trucks
large boxes
The German soldiers
art treasure
important visitors
something explode
the castle was on fire
honey
the Amber Room

6. Part B: Anna Petorv’s story
Hello, my name is Anna Petrov. I was a maid at the castle in Konigsberg between 1940 and One night in 1941 many trucks came to the castle with large boxes. The German soldiers took the boxes into the castle. Later we heard that a special art treasure in the castle was shown to important visitors. Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it. Then at the end of August I heard something explode. When I looked outside I saw that the castle was on fire. The next morning I found some melted pieces of something that looked like honey. Russian soldiers later told me it was amber and it could have come from the Amber Room.

7. Speaking
Discuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence, using the information in the former section. The following expressions may help you.
Do / Don’t you think that…?
Would you consider…?
Why / Why not…?
Do you have any idea about…?
How do you know that?
Are you sure that he / she was telling the truth?

8. What do you think?
What do you think of..?
What’s your idea / opinion of…?
What would you say…?
How do you feel about…?
Who do you think was…?
What are your reasons for saying that?

9. I think / don’t think that…
Sorry, I agree / don’t agree with you.
In my opinion…
It can be proved.
That can’t be true.
I don’t believe…because…
I think…is telling the truth because…

10. Listening
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A developing country builds a big dam to provide electricity for its people and control a great river. Unless something is done, a cultural relic will be lost. The government must decide whether or not to save the relic.

11. Background knowledge about
the Aswan Dam

12. the Aswan High Dam

14. Abu Simbel

15. the Nile River
the Aswan High Dam

16. loss of villages and communities under the waters of the reservoirs
Before you listen to the tape discuss with your partner the advantages and disadvantages of building a dam.
Advantages of building a dam
Disadvantages of building a dam
loss of villages and communities under the waters of the reservoirs
loss of some cultural sites
loss of beautiful scenery
commercialization of the area
to make electricity
for everyone
to encourage industry
to make the country
less dependent on
outside oil supplies

17. Answer key to Exercise 2:
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Listen to Part A
Answer key to Exercise 2:
Aswan High Dam River Nile Abu Simbel electricity covered by water floods engineers UNESCO 1 3 5 2 4 7 6
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18. Part A
The Aswan High Dam in Egypt is one of the biggest dams in the world. It provides half of Egypt’s electricity. However. It caused problems while it was being built. There were many temples along the River Nile. It was clear that when the dam was finished many of them would be covered by water. One of the most important of these temples is Abu Simbel, which was built in the 13th century BC. It is made of rock and at the entrance there are four large stone persons, each twenty metres high. Nobody wanted the beautiful temple of Abu Simbel to disappear but they needed the dam. Finally, the engineers of UNESCO studied the problem and found a way to rescue the temple.

19. Answer key to Exercise 3:
Listen to Part B
Answer key to Exercise 3:
move the temple 1,900 workers stone by stone more than $70,000,000 worth rebuild in 1966 four years 1 3 2 6 7 5 8 4

20. Part B
The engineers agreed to move Abu Simbel temple stone by stone and build it again above the waters of the dam. It took 1900 workers four years to rebuild the temple in the 1960s. It cost more than seventy million US dollars. However, It was worth it. The Aswan High Dam was finished in Ever since then Abu Simbel has been one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. It is still in a quiet and beautiful place which visitors are glad to visit.

21. Suggested answers to Exercise 4:
Why did Abu Simbel need to be moved and rebuilt?
Abu Simbel needed to be moved and rebuilt because otherwise it would have been covered by the water when the dam was completed.

22. How did the engineers solve the problem. Was it successful
How did the engineers solve the problem? Was it successful? How do you know?
The solved this problem by moving the statues. They marked every stone with a number and took the statues apart. Then they reassembled them in another site. It was very successful because many tourists come to visit Abu Simbel which looks as impressive as it did in its original site.

23. Give a reason! Discussion: Post-listening
Do you think it was worth spending so much money to move Abu Simbel?
Give a reason!

24. Before listening to the tape discuss these questions in pairs:
Listening task
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Before listening to the tape discuss these questions in pairs: 1
What do you know about the Forbidden City in Beijing?
When was it built? What was it used for?

25. The forbidden City (Imperial Palace and now the Palace Museum) in the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China, and the world at large. Its construction began in 1406 and was completed 14 years later, having a history so far of nearly 600 years.

26. Twenty-four emperors from the Ming and Qing ( ) dynasties lived and ruled China from there. Most of the buildings in the Forbidden City were Rebuilt many times, although they maintained the original architectural style…

27. Listen to the dialogue and summarize the main idea in one sentence.2
The listening text is a discussion / talk / conversation about the forbidden city.

28. Information about the Forbidden City
Listening task---Part A 3
Information about the Forbidden City
Part A
Reason for its name
Number of rooms
Reasons for the number
2 It shows respect to the Emperor of Heaven who has 10,000 rooms in his palace
It was because ordinary people were never allowed into the palace while the emperors ruled China.
9,999.
1 Nine is a special number in Chinese culture.

29. Part A
S: Oh, Wen Hui, I’ve always wanted to see the Forbidden City. It sounds so exciting. I wonder why it’s called that?
W: It was because ordinary people like us, were never allowed into the Palace while the emperors ruled China.
S: So who was allowed in?
W: Well, the Emperor’s family. High state officials, and servants of the emperor.
S: Mmm, I’ve heard that it’s one of the largest palaces in the world. How big is it?
W: Well, there were 9,999 rooms when it was bilt.
S: 9,999 rooms! That’s so strange! Why not 10,000?
W: There are two reasons. First, nine is a special number in Chinese culture. Second. It’s said that the Emperor in Heaven has 10,000 rooms so the Emperor on Earth

30. Information about the Forbidden City
Listening task---Part B
Information about the Forbidden City
Part B
How old is it?
How many Emperors lived there?
What is it used for now?
Nearly 600 years old.
Fourteen Emperors from the Ming Dynasty and ten from the Qing Dynasty.
A national museum.

31. Part B
S: How many Emperors lived there altogether?
W: Fourteen Emperors from the Ming Dynasty and ten from the Qing Dynasty. They lived in it for about 500 years till the last Emperor left it in 1924.
S: So I think it was built in the fifteenth century.
W: Oh yes. After it was finished, the capital of China moved to Beijing.
S: Mmm, I read it in the newspaper that the Palace is repaired and redecorated very often.
W: Yes, there is now a prgramme of repairs going on. It will last until 2020.

32. S: Goodness. Oh, is that because the palace is made of wood
S: Goodness! Oh, is that because the palace is made of wood? You know, we also repair our castles in England, but they don’t take so long because the castles are made of stone.
W: Yes, I suppose so. Wooden structures need more work to protect them.
S: But that’s one of the reasons why it’s so special! I’ve heard that it’s made of wood without even one nail.
W: Yes, it’s a great example of ancient Chinese architecture and it’s now a national museum. It is also called the Palace Museum …