English Unlimited Unit 13 Experiences: Great

Places Around the World p. 108 and 147

- a place of interest that people / tourists want to see

- a large building with high strong walls, built in the past usually by a ruler or important person to protect against attack

Neuschwanstein Castle

Bran Castle

Edinburgh Castle

- walls built around a city to help protect them

Xian City Wall - China Samarkand City Wall - Uzbekistan

- a device or structure that sends a stream of water

shooting high into the air

Trevi Fountain – Rome, Italy

Dubai Fountain

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- a building in which interesting or valuable things

are collected and shown to the public

The Louvre

Egyptian Museum

- the official home of a king, queen or other person

of high social rank such as a president

Kremlin Palace - Moscow

Summer Palace – Beijing China

Dolmabace Palace –

Istanbul, Turkey

- The remaining pieces of something that was

destroyed

Angkor Wat - Cambodia

Petra - Jordan Terracotta Army - China

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a castle city walls a fountain a museum a palace ruins

- A piece of art that is made by carving or molding

clay, stone, metal etc.

Olympic Sculpture

Park - USA

Murano Glass Sculpture –

Venice

Traffic Light Tree - London

- an object made from a strong material such as

stone or metal made to look like a person or animal

Mother Russia Statue

Statue of Liberty – New York

- a building or chamber that is above or below

ground where a dead person is kept

Pharaoh Merenptah Tomb –

Valley of the Kings Tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal –

Taj Mahal, India

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- water, usually from a river or stream, that drops

from a higher to a lower point

Angel Falls - Venezuela

Niagara Falls - Canada

Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe

- a large hole in the side of a hill, mountain or cliff or

one that is underground

The Cave of Crystals –

Mexico

Majlis al Jinn Cave - Oman

Reed Flute Cave –

China

- an area of land covered with plants and flowers,

some may have fountains, sculptures, statues and

places to sit

Keukenhof Gardens –

The Netherlands

Versailles – France

Butchart Gardens

- Canada

- a very tall building in a city

Kingdom Center,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Petronas Twin Towers - Malaysia

Burj Khalifa - Dubai

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a sculpture a statue a tomb a waterfall caves gardens a skyscraper