Lesson 4 What a Wonderful World!
World’s Wonder, Angkor Wat
If you are searching for a place as grand as the Taj Mahal, and as mysterious as the pyramids, visit Angkor Wat ____ Cambodia.
It was once the capital of the ____ Empire.
But after the Empire ____ Angkor Wat was not seen by anyone.
No one had seen the buildings until someone from France rediscovered ____ in 1861.
After that, however, ____ of the sculptures and paintings were destroyed in a war.
What ____ can see in Angkor Wat today is only 30 percent of the original place.
The rest was ruined and could ____ be restored.
Still, you will be struck
Still, you will be struck by the grandness and beauty of ____ Wat.
How could ____ a large place be filled with great sculptures and paintings?
How could people build such a ____ place without any machines?
____ mysteries are attracting tourists from all around the world.
You need to buy a ticket to look around ____ temples in the city.
If you don’t ____ enough time, buy a 1-day ticket and take the Small Tour.
But it is better if you can buy a 3-day ticket and make ____ for the Grand Tour.
Festival Fringe, Not So Fringe!
Edinburgh in Scotland is crowded with many people ____ summer.
Like many other famous tourist sites, ____ city has many places to see, but a lot of people gather here especially to enjoy the Festival Fringe.
The ____ “fringe” means somewhere far from the center, or something not important.
So ____ did a festival that was on the “fringe” become so big?
In 1947, the ____ International Festival was held for various art performers.
But not all performers were invited.
Although the uninvited performers were not happy, they didn’t give ____
Eight uninvited theater groups turned up and started to perform on ____ edges of the festival.
These performances had not been ____ at all, but were unique and fresh.
They were as good as those of the invited acts, ____ attracted much audience attention.
As the event was not held in the main ____ or on the main stages, it was named the “Festival Fringe.”
As time went by, more and more people started ____ gather to enjoy the Festival Fringe.
Now, you can ____ over 50,000 performances on about 300 stages.
No one needs any special qualifications ____ perform.
Various artists who want to try out their experimental performance genres come and see how successful they ____ be.
If you want to experience something new, ____ Festival Fringe is something you shouldn’t miss.