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Historical sites like forts, monuments, palaces, etc. are our national heritage. They have stood all the vagaries of time and weather and are on the verge of losing their splendour. It is our duty to preserve them carefully. When you visit these places don’t spoil their beauty and grandeur by scratching, writing and carving names and making them look ugly and dirty. We must renovate them with the help of the residence in the area or NGOs. We should persuade and insist the government to take complete responsibility of preserving them as their foremost duty.

Words related to cultural heritage: 

1. temples

2. culture 

3. literature 

4. artefacts 

5. sites

 6. territory

7. monuments 

8. art

Alphabetical order: art, artefacts, culture, literature, monuments, sites, temples, territory.

(a) The World Heritage Sites include cultural and natural areas. 

(b) There are around 890 World Heritage Sites in the world. 

(c) The Role of World Heritage Committee is to be responsible for establishing which sites will be listed as a UNESCO World heritage site.

(d) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is six years. 

(e) We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from its website at whc.unesco.org.

Preserving ‘World Heritage Sites’ for Future Generations Let us be sensible and practical to preserve our World Heritage Sites for future generations. It depends on well-organized and well managed plan, The plan should be skillfully monitored and implemented to the details. It is the responsibility of the country where it is situated. So it is our national duty to protect or restore the Heritage Sites.

To maintain the original, natural characteristics of the site we must take utmost care and prevent them from being lost, damaged or destroyed. We must use funds and resources allocated by our state and the World Heritage Fund for mending and repairing work. Many a times, human and animal trespassing damage, deface and make them ugly and insecure.

Their activities and disturbances should be controlled and restricted to retain their natural beauty and grandeur. Buildings, structures, historical monuments and natural beauty should be taken care of.

In many cases, the local administrators are lethargic and they are responsible for the damages. The administrative apathy and negligence are the threats to our Heritage sites. Strict actions should be taken against them for their neglect to protect the sites. Everyone of us, who visit the sites, should have a sense of national pride in preserving our World Heritage sites for the sake of our future generations.

Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The dam’s construction would have flooded the Nile valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and many of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and the artefacts UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959.

The World Heritage Committee first prepares a separate list of sites that are in danger. The World Heritage Committee allocates resources from the World Heritage Fund to that site to restore it. In addition, different plans are put into place to protect and/or restore the site. However, if a site loses its characteristics which allowed it to be originally included on the World Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee can delete the site from the list.

1. presentation 

2. protection 

3. conservation 

4. inclusion

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

1. cultural 

2. historical

3. natural 

4. significant

(i) (b) decide

(ii) (c) memorial building

(iii) (d) important

(iv) (c) calamity

A White House Conference in the United States called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historic cultural sites and also for protecting the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.

1. exclude × include 

2. artificial × natural 

3. insignificant × significant 

4. final × tentative

I like to visit some tourist spots not only for comfort and relaxation but for expanding my knowledge and for knowing our culture, history and glory of the past. They enhance our knowledge, vision of life and enlighten your intelligence. These visits give us true education of life and soothe our minds.

1. locate – location 

2. urbanize – urbanization

3. pollute – pollution 

4. add – addition

(a) No sooner is the Bill passed than it will become an Act. 

(b) No sooner did the thief escape than the family informed the police. 

(c) No sooner have you finished than you can submit your answer papers. 

(d) No sooner can they manage than they should change their house. 

(e) No sooner will the bell ring than the School Assembly will start.

mount, out, main, tin

1. becoming, property, territory, world 

2. selection, significant, site, step

i. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect not only historic cultural sites but also the world’s significant natural and scenic sites. 

ii. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historical cultural sites as well as the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.

• Obey rules and regulations – Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance. 
• Maintain discipline and order – All visitors must maintain discipline and order in the place. Maintain cleanliness – They should maintain cleanliness in the area. 
• Use dustbins and garbage bags – They must use dustbins and garbage bags for throwing leftovers. 
• Observe silence – Visitors must observe complete silence at the site. 
• Maintain environmental safety – They should maintain environment safety for their own safety.
• Protect our country’s history/heritage – It is our duty to protect our countries historical heritage.

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