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NEW INSPIRATION 1
CLIL History  Webquest
The Great Wall of China
1 Pre-reading
3 Vocabulary
Do the quiz about China.
1 What is China’s official name?
a Democratic Republic of China
Match the words with the pictures. Then
go to the Macmillan Online Dictionary
www.macmillandictionary.com and check your
answers by typing the words into the search box.
b People’s Republic of China
c United People’s Republic of China
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Which of these is the Chinese flag?
a  brick   b  coast   c  dragon   d  soldiers
e  river   f  gate    g  wall

a
1
g

b
2
c
3
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What is the name of the capital of China today?
a  Beijing   b  Peking   c  Shanghai
4 What is the main language of China?
a  Cantonese   b  Hakka  
c  Mandarin Chinese
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5 What is the population of China?
a  1 billion   b  1.35 billion   c  1.8 billion
6 What is the largest city in China?
a  Beijing   b  Shanghai   c  Hong Kong
7 How old is the Chinese culture?
a  2000 years old   b  3000 years old  
c  4000 years old
8 What famous invention is from China?
a   chocolate   b  paper   c  the wheel
9 What is the name of China’s famous communist
leader?
a  Chairman Mao   b  Chairman Hunan   c  Mr Lu
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How big is China in square kilometres?
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a  9.6 million   b  10.3 million   c  11.9 million
2 Reading
Check your answers to the quiz in exercise 1 by
doing an Internet search for China. You can visit
these websites to help you:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1287798.stm
peoples-republic-of-china.org
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© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.
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