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Reading Unit 6

The Eden Project


1 Read the text. Number the events in order.
A The whole site was opened. ___
B The biomes were built. ___
C The site was used for a film. ___
D People started using the visitor centre. ___

2 Match the definitions to the underlined words in


the text.
1 collected (money) ___________
2 a collection of things that are shown to the public
___________
3 circular structures ___________
4 objective ___________
5 a place that is used for something ___________

3 Complete the sentences with words from the


text.
1 The Eden Project is in ____________________
______________________________________.
2 The Eden Project’s creator was _____________
______________________________________.
3 The Core contains _______________________
The Eden Project is an important visitor attraction in ______________________________________.
Cornwall, in the south-west of England. Its aim is to 4 The Eden Project also holds _______________
educate people about the environment. The main ______________________________________.
structures of the Eden Project are two enormous
domes – called biomes – where thousands of plants 4 Answer the questions.
are grown. The biomes contain a rainforest 1 What can you see inside the biomes?
environment and a Mediterranean environment. _______________________________________
Outside, there is also a botanical garden. _______________________________________
The Eden Project was created by a businessman 2 What caused a problem when construction first
called Tim Smit. He had the original idea, raised the started?
money to build it and organized all the work. _______________________________________
Construction of the biomes started in 1998 although _______________________________________
it was interrupted by heavy rain during the first few 3 Why is the Eden Project in a James Bond film?
months. The visitor centre was opened to the public _______________________________________
in 2000. The rest of the site was inaugurated the _______________________________________
following year. In 2005, a new educational area was
opened called The Core. It includes classrooms and
an exhibition space.

In 2002, the site was used as a location for the


James Bond film, Die Another Day. Music concerts
are also held at the Eden Project and many famous
artists have played there including Jess Glynne, Lily
Allen, Bastille and Paolo Nutini.

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