Question

ответить на вопросы по тексту You have probably of Alexandria. That city was by Alexander the Great.* It was famous for its librarya that housed 5'000'000 manuscripts, and, of course, for its lighthouse.
If you look up the word “lighthouse” in French, Italian or dictionaries, you will find “pharos” [’fe9rns]. Pharos was the name of the island near
Alexandria where the famous lighthouse stood. So the lighthouse is known as the Pharos of Alexandria.

The lighthouse was designed by the Greek architect Sostratos. It was finished in about 280 BC.* The tower was 120-metres high. It was made of stone. One part of the tower was decorated with many bronze statues. The lighthouse was
famous for many reasons. The Pharos of Alexandria was the tallest building on Earth. It was one of the most beautiful buildings of the ancient world. Its mirror was a mystery.2 It could reflect3 light more than fifty kilometres away.
Legend says that the mysterious mirror could even destroy enemy ships before they got to Alexandria. The lighthouse showed many ships the way to Alexandria.
The Pharos of Alexandria stood for 1500 years. It was destroyed by the two strong earthquakes4 of 1303 and 1323.
вопросы
1) What was Alexandria famous for?
2) Why do the French, the Spanish and the Italians use the word “pharos”
“lighthouse”?
3) Who designed the famous lighthouse?
4) What was special about the bronze statues of the lighthouse?
5) What was the lighthouse famous for?
6) What did the Pharos of Alexandria look like?
7) What does legend say about the building of the lighthouse?
8) What was mysterious about the lighthouse?
9) What destroyed the famous lighthouse?

Answer 1

1) It was famous for its librarya that housed 5'000'000 manuscripts and for its lighthouse.
2) Pharos was the name of the island near
Alexandria where the famous lighthouse stood. So the lighthouse is known as the Pharos of Alexandria.
3) The lighthouse was designed by the Greek architect Sostratos.
4) One part of the tower was decorated with many bronze statues.
5) The lighthouse was
famous for many reasons. The Pharos of Alexandria was the tallest building on Earth. It was one of the most beautiful buildings of the ancient world. Its mirror was a mystery.
6) The Pharos of Alexandria was the tallest building on Earth.
7) Legend says that the mysterious mirror could even destroy enemy ships before they got to Alexandria. The lighthouse showed many ships the way to Alexandria.
8) Its mirror was a mystery.
9) It was destroyed by the two strong earthquakes.