Unit 3

One of the natural wonders of the world is Mount Qomolangma, between China and Nepal. It is the highest mountain in the world, at 8,844.43 metres. The first people to climb to the top were Sir Edmund Hillary, of New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay, of Nepal, in 1953.

The Empire State Building in New York in the US is one of the tallest buildings in the world. And it’s also one of the modern wonders. It is 381 metres to the top, and it has 102 floors.

Much smaller, although thousands of years older, is the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt. It was about 146 metres tall when it was first built. But over the years, it has lost about 9 metres, so it is now about 137 metres tall. It’s about 4,500 years old, and is one of the ancient wonders of the world.