The key answer of exercise 1
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 3 - Old or new for the textbook New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Araminta Crace and Richard Acklam from Pearson Education
Question
Work in pairs and discuss these questions.
Answer
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the Glass Pyramid serves as the entrance to the Louvre museum, Paris. Built entirely of glass and metal, it is surrounded by three smaller pyramids. It was designed by the architect I. M. Pei and has become a landmark symbol of Paris. It was built about 1989.
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the Temple of Kukulkan, Mexico, is often referred to as El Castillo (the castle) and is located in Yucatán state in the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza. It is a step pyramid built over an earlier pyramid. It was built about 1200.
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Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia has become an Australian icon. In the late 1950s, a competition was held for its design. The winner was Danish architect, Jorn Utzon whose evocative design of a shop at full sail creates a dramatic view. It was built about 1973.
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the Taj Mahal in Agra, India is often seen as a symbol of eternal love. Shah Jahan fell in love with Arjumand Bany Begum at first sight, when he was in his teens. Five years later he married her. From that time onwards, she became his inseparable companion. After she died while giving birth to their 14th child, Shah Jahan constructed this beautiful monument in her memory. Both of them are entombed there. It was built about 1653.