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Speaking
Speaking

a Talk about the following questions with your classmates.

1 What is the most famous historical/natural site in your country? What makes it so special?
2 What do you think makes a historical/natural site important for humans to protect?
b Read the text and underline the sentences that highlight the importance of each site.

Mixed heritage sites of UNESCO have both natural and cultural importance. There
are 39 mixed heritage sites in the world, and two of them are in Türkiye. Read on
to learn about them.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis, with its present name, Pamukkale, is in the Denizli province
of Türkiye. It attracted many visitors in the past with its extraordinary
landscape. The Attalid kings of Pergamum founded this thermal town at
the end of the 2nd century BC. Hierapolis is unique because it is a great
example of a Graeco-Roman thermal town with natural formations.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia stretches between Nevşehir, Ürgüp, and Avanos.
Wind and rain ate away the ash and lava from volcanoes, and
they formed “fairy chimneys” 60 million years ago. This erosion
process gave early humans somewhere to live. Human settlement
in Cappadocia dates back to the Palaeolithic era, and different
communities lived there until 1952. The number of churches, villages, and underground cities
inside the fairy chimneys makes the region one of the world’s largest cave systems.

c Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the text as in the example.

e.g. A: What was Pamukkale’s old name? A: What ate away the ash and lava from volcanoes?
B: (It was) Hierapolis. B: Wind and rain.
d Search the Net for a mixed heritage site of UNESCO in another country. What makes it
unique? Share your research findings with your classmates.

Read the dialogue and answer the following question.
Susan: I’d love to travel to Egypt this summer if I get the chance. I especially want to
see the Great Pyramid.
Karen: What makes it so important?
Susan: It’s the only wonder of the ancient world still in existence, and it’s almost 3,600
years old.
Karen: Wow! That’s amazing, but it’s a bit sad to see the other six wonders weren’t
able to stand the test of time.

Why do you think historical places cannot stand the test of time? How do
you think people can protect these places?

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