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Reading Skill: Main Idea and Key Details

The main idea is the most important message that the
Complete the details with the correct phrases. author wants readers to understand about a passage.

The key details are important pieces of information
that support the main idea.
Main Idea Shah Jahan decided to make the most beautiful tomb for his wife.

Detail 1 How the Taj Mahal Was Built

• It was built in Agra by the order of Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.

• It took thousands of workers 22 years to complete the construction.

Detail 2 How the Taj Mahal Looks

• Four minarets are located at the four corners of a square platform.

• There is an onion-shaped dome on top of the building.

• The building is perfectly symmetrical , so each side is a reflection of the other.

• Gardens and reflecting pools surround the Taj Mahal.

in memory of an onion-shaped dome thousands of workers 22 years

four minarets perfectly symmetrical gardens and reflecting pools

Unit 2 | The Taj Mahal: A Monument of Love