2. Match the questions with the answers. There is one question you don’t need
to use.
a) What is the age of Stonehenge?
b) Which organization takes care of old monuments?
c) What can tourists hear at these places?
d) What is Cursus?
e) What is Woodhenge?
1) Three kilometres to the north-east of Stonehenge, Woodhenge is an- other
monument. Dated to around 2,300 BC, originally it comprised six rings of wooden
posts. It was probably covered with a roof, or perhaps the wooden posts were
joined in the Stonehenge fashion.
2) Another feature which was worth mentioning is the Cursus. It had been built
before the stone settings. When it was called the Cursus in the eighteenth century,
it was thought to be some sort of racetrack. However, its true function remains a
mystery.
3) English Heritage will be charged with caring for Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and
the Cursus and will be caring for their good management and preservation for
future generations.
4) There are some wonderful myths and legends and you can hear them on the
audio tour at Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and the Cursus in ten different languages
— English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Japanese
and Mandarin.