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