A colorful lesson on World Wonders for students to learn some new words by guessing the meaning of the pictures. These slides were used by me at Holmesglen Institute for my CELTA course.

1. Wonders of the
World
Reading Comprehension – For ESL Students
By: Yaseedh Arafath B.Comp.(IS)
(These slides were used in CELTA at Holmesglen
College)

2. 2,300 years ago 7 wonders
were listed in Greece
But only one still remains others were destro

3. Create a list of ancient
wonders..
 The period before 16th Century is
considered to be the ancient time.
 Create a list of ancient world wonders,
with your partner (2 minutes)

4. New List of Ancient Wonders

5. Create a list of modern
wonders
 The modern time starts after 16th
Century
 Create a list of modern world wonders,
with your partner (2 minutes)

6. Modern World Wonders....

7. Lets learn some new words...
 We are going to learn some new
words before we do a reading
exercise.

8. Can you guess this word..?
Revolutionis
e
“The invention of wheel revolutionised the way we travel.”

9. Can you guess this word..?
Ancient
“The ancient world wonders are amazing”

10. Can you guess this word..?
Phenomeno
n
“Use of smart phones has become a new phenomenon”

11. Can you guess this word..?
Commercialis
e
“Companies are trying to commercialise their products”

12. Can you guess this word..?
Treble
“The number of students in Holmesglen trebled this year”

13. Can you guess this word..?
“Africa is a country that suffers from famine”
Famine

14. World class
 Revolutionise (v)
 Ancient (adj)
 Phenomenon (n)
 Commercialise (v)
 Treble (v)
 Famine (n)

15. Match the word with the meaning
Word Meaning
Revolutionise - very old, something that exists far back in history
Ancient - to completely and radically change the way people think
or do
Phenomenon - to make three fold
Commercialis
e
- serious shortage of food and water which may cause
death
Treble - something interesting that happens /exist and can be
seen
Famine - to organise in a way that mainly concerned with making
money

16. Answers
Word Meaning
Ancient - very old, something that exists far back in history
Revolutionise - to completely and radically change the way people think
or do
Treble - to make three fold
Famine - serious shortage of food and water which may cause
death
Phenomenon - something interesting that happens /exist and can be
seen
Commercialis
e
- to organise in a way that mainly concerned with making
money

17. How do ancient wonders differ
from modern wonders?
“I DONT believe that today’s
wonders are similar in kind to the
wonders of the Ancient World. They
were all buildings and statues. In
the last two centuries we have seen
amazing technical and scientific
achievements. These are surely
our modern wonders. Here is my
list.” - Ann Halliday

18. Reading task....
 Read the given text and choose the
right heading for the each paragraph
give.
 When you finish compare the answers
with your friend. (10 minutes)

19. Headings to choose....
 A. Holidays
 B. Agriculture
 C. Computer
 D. Medical Science
 E. Space Travel
 F. The Olympic Games
 G. We are still here

20. Thank you....!!!