Giáo án điện tử Tiếng anh 11 Unit 16: The wonders of the world Part B: Speaking

The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period.. The Great Pyramid was 147 meters high.. One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that wa

Ha Long Bay

Great Pyramid of Giza

Kim tự tháp Giza

Taj Mahal

Đấu trường La Mã

Colosseum

Đấu trường La Mã

Statue of Liberty

Tượng nữ thần tự do

Sydney Opera House

Nhà hát Opera Sydney

Stonehenge

Unit 16:

THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD

B - Speaking

I BEFORE YOU SPEAK

What is it?

How high was the Great Pyramid?

What do you think of the Pyramid?

1 The Pyramid was 147 metres high

2 I think it is very high

Fact Opinion

• Work in pairs Which sentences express facts (F) and which ones, opinions (O)

TASK 1

II WHILE YOU SPEAK

• Facts (F) or Opinions (O)

TASK 1

1. The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period.

2. The Great Pyramid was 147 meters high.

3. The Great Pyramid ranked as the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries.

4. The structure consisted of approximately 2 million blocks of stone.

5. One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that was raised as the

construction proceeded.

6. A second theory suggests that the blocks were lifted and placed using thousands of huge

weight arms.

7. The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body or Khufu in his last journey on

earth before being buried inside the pyramid.

• Work in pairs

TASK 2

A: Hi What are you doing?

B: I’m searching for The Great Pyramid

A: It’s great Can you tell me something about it?

B: The Great Pyramid was 147 metres high.

A: The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period.

A: Hi What are you doing?

B: I’m searching for The Great Pyramid

A: It’s great Can you tell me something about it?

B: The Great Pyramid was 147 metres high.

A: The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period.

Fact

Opinion

LET’S TALK

Model

II WHILE YOU SPEAK

III AFTER YOU SPEAK

 I think/ I am sure …

 It is said/ believed/ thought that …

 They must/ can/ may/ might have …

 Probably they …

- I think that the Great Pyramid was built by a giant.

- Probably a giant built the Great Pyramid.

- A giant might have built the Great Pyramid.

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Examples

2 1

5

4 7

3

LUCKY NUMBER

1 Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Question

2 How long did it take to built it?

+ 2

5.Where did the builders find the stones?

6 How did they transport them?

7 How could they build the Pyramid so

high?

+ 2

IV WRAPPING-UP: Fill each blank with a suitable word/phrase.

IV WRAPPING-UP: Fill each blank with a suitable word/phrase

The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a (1) _ It was (2) _ high It ranked as the tallest structure on earth for more than (3) The structure (4) of approximately (5) blocks of stone.

One theory involves the construction of (6) or spiral ramp that was raised as the construction proceeded A second theory suggests that the blocks were (7) _ using thousands of huge weight arms.”

43 centuries

2 million consisted

a straight

lifted and placed

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