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Terracotta Warriors
Thursday, 10 January, 2008
Listen to the speaker talking about their trip to China to see the Terracotta warriors.Before you start, you might want to find out more about them - you can do so by clicking here.While you listen, you might like to think about the questions below to help you focus on what the speaker is saying. 1. Why did she go to China?2. How did she get there?3. In which part of China are the Terracotta soldiers located?4. What time did they arrive at the site?5. How did she describe the site where the warriors are located?6. Between which years was the site principally developed?7. She described it as "quite an experience" - why?8. In what way was the detail of each soldier slightly different?9. Why was the back of pit 1 described as the "hospital"?10. How many objects have been found so far?11. Apart from the models of people and animals, what else was there to visit at the site?12. What did they do when they felt exhausted at the end of the trip?After you have listenedClick on the comments box to find the answers to the questions. Then leave a comment yourself saying, whether you would like to visit this site or not and why. Have you got any interesting archaeological sites in your country? Tell us something about them, or leave a link.
