Underground Cities

10/10/2020 4:41:00 PM
The Underground City. Image: Discovery.com

Do you know?

  • Cappadocia, Turkey is a legendary place in the world with its mysterious underground cities which are unique to this region. 
  • The idea behind the underground cities was to protect the inhabitants from foreign invasion.

Let's explore!

The newly discovered underground city in Cappadocia is thought to be the biggest in the world. Image: dailysabah.com.

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • According to the audio, how old are some of the cities in Turkey?
  • What makes people come to visit these cities?

According to the audio, how old are some of the cities in Turkey?

  • Over 2 centuries
  • Over 2 decades
  • Over 2 millennia

What makes people come to visit these cities?

  • There is no one living there.
  • They are under the ground.
  • They are ancient towns.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Underground Cities

There are some old cities in Turkey. Some of the cities are over 2,000 years old. No one lives in these cities today, but people still visit them. Why do people want to see them? The cities are under the ground.

The cities had kitchens. They had . They had places to cereal. They had . They even had or . The air vents made it so it was safe to breathe more than one hundred feet under the ground. They kept fresh air flowing through the rooms.

The cities had locking stones. The stones could only be opened or closed from the inside. The locking stones were used to keep the people safe inside the cities.

Read and answer the following questions.

Underground Cities

Turkey's incredible underground city. Image: flypgs.com

There are some old cities in Turkey. Some of the cities are over 2,000 years old. No one lives in these cities today, but people still visit them. Why do people want to see them? The cities are under the ground.

The cities had kitchens. They had meeting rooms. They had places to store cereal. They had stables. They even had air vents or chimneys. The air vents made it so it was safe to breathe more than one hundred feet under the ground. They kept fresh air flowing through the rooms.

The cities had locking stones. The stones could only be opened or closed from the inside. The locking stones were used to keep the people safe inside the cities.

Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

Where are the underground cities?
  • Turkey
  • Thailand
  • Tanzania
  • Turkmenistan

Locking stones might have been used when people needed _____

  • to breathe.
  • to hide.
  • to visit.
  • to grow cereal.

A vent is _____

  • a chimney that is only used for smoke.
  • a chimney that does not allow air to pass.
  • an opening or way of letting something out.
  • an opening or meeting room under the ground.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. 

  1. The cities had kitchens. They had .
  2. They had places to cereal.
  3. They had .
  4. They even had or . 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. The horses in the have plenty of straw.
  2. We the garden tools in a shed in the backyard.
  3. A column of smoke rose from the .
  4. Did you remember to book the ?
  5. If you have a gas fire in a room, you should have some kind of .