Unit 6, Grammar in Use, Exercise 3, Page 95.0:00
Hello and welcome to this week's edition of the Winner Takes It All.0:19
I'm your host, Monty Wise, and here in the studio with me are two new contestants, Monica Goodall and Tony Roundwell.0:23
This week, our subject is world monuments.0:33
You get five points for each correct answer.0:36
You're not nervous, are you?0:39
Now, Monica, it's your turn for five points.0:43
When was the Eiffel Tower built in?0:46
Correct, Tony, for five points.0:50
What is the Taj Mahal in India made of?0:53
Er, white marble, I think.1:01
Monica, why were the Egyptian pyramids built?1:04
As a monument to the gods.1:09
I'll have to ask Tony.1:12
They were built as tombs for the pharaohs.1:13
Tony, for five points.1:17
Which famous monument can be seen from almost every part of the city?1:19
The Acropolis in Athens or the Colosseum in Rome?1:23
The Acropolis in Athens.1:27
Monica, it is estimated that 2 to 3 million people died while building a monument.1:31
Was it Stonehenge or the Great Wall of China?1:37
The answer is the Great Wall.1:43
Now, hands on your buzzers.1:46
Machu Picchu in Peru and Uluru in Australia are both famous sites.1:48
Which one is endangered by tourism?1:53
Monica, you rang your buzzer.1:56
First, I think it's Machu Picchu.1:58
And the last question in this round goes to you, Monica.2:01
According to legend, which famous building will be destroyed if the ravens ever leave it?2:04
Is it Dracula's home in Romania?2:09
What's the name of it?2:11
Do you know the answer, Tony?2:15
Yes, it's the Tower of London.2:17
Correct answer, Tony.2:20
That means this round ends in a tie.2:22
Let's see who's going to win the next round.2:24
We'll be right back after a short commercial break.2:26
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