Unit 5: Natural Wonders Of The World - Skills 1

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions Machu Picchu is one of the seven wonders of the world. It is located in the Cusco Region of Machupicchu District, Peru. The Inca emperor Pachacuti built Machu Picchu as an estate around the year 1450. In the beginning, the site developed as a city. But then it was abandoned a century during the Spanish Conquest. The American explorer Hiram Bingham discovered it in 1911. Machu Picchu is a great representation of the Incan way of life. It attracts explorers all over the world every year.

Choose the best answer for each question People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language. The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife. Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them. If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.