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