Unit 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : Language content: - To help Ss read for specific information about The Great Pyramid of Giza.. Language function: - To get Ss to be able to talk some back ground i

Unit : 16 THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Period :

Lesson A - READING

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES :

Language content:

- To help Ss read for specific information about The Great Pyramid of Giza.

Language function:

- To get Ss to be able to talk some back ground information of The Great Pyramid of Giza.

Educational aim:

- To educate Ss the love of the wonders of the world

1 Language :

Vocabulary: Treasures , burial chamber, spiral , ramp

Structures : The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built …

2 Skills : Integrated skills ( especially reading skill )

3 Educational factor :

- To make Ss be aware of protecting famous man-made furniture in their house

II TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION.

1 Method : Communicative approach

2 Techniques: pairwok, explanation,groupwork …

3 Materials needed : textbooks , references , teaching aids ……

4 Students’ preparation : Lesson preparation

5 Previous exercises :

III PROCEDURE IN CLASS

1 Stabilization : (2’)

Check absence: asks about absence

2 Checking up the previous knowledge :

*Warm-up Jumbled words

- Write the words whose letters are in a random order on the board

- Divide the class into two teams Ss from two team go to the board and write the correct words

- The team which writes correct words first will be the winner

1 AERTG

2 AIZG

3 IAYDMRD

4 FO

5 EHT

Answer : 1  GREAT , 2  GIZA , 3  PYRAMID , 4  OF , 5  THE

- Have Ss guess the phrase of words above

3 Presentation of the new lesson :

Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities The content of the lesson

I Before you read:

1.Teaching vocabulary

Using some suitable techniques of

teaching Vo to teach the following

words.

- Treasures

- Burial chamber

- Spiral

- Ramp

2 Ask Ss to answer the questions

- Get Ss to answer any questions

they know ( not in order)

II.While you read

Task1 Correct Ss’ answers on the

board

- Have Ss read the passage

individually and check the

information given for the questions

- Give the suggested answers:

Task 2 Fill each blank with a

suitable word from the box.

- Have Ss work in pairs to fill in each

blank with a suitable word from the

box

- Go around the class and provide

help if necessary

- Call on some Ss to read aloud their

answers (ask them to explain if

necessary)

- Take notes and write down

Answer the questions individually

-Do as directed

- Take note

- Do as directed

- Read aloud the answers

- Do as directed

Unit 16

THE GREAT PYRAMID

OF GIZA Part: Reading

I New words.

- Treasures (n)

- Burial chamber (n)

- Spiral ( a/n)

- Ramp (n)

Task 1 A nswer the questions below :

1/ Who built The Great Pyramid ?

2/ When was it built ? 3/ where is it located ? 4/ How long did it take them to build it ? 5/ Why was it built ?

The suggested answers

1/ Pharao Khufu 2/ It was built around the year 2560 BC

3/ It is located in Egypt 4/ It took them over 20 years

5/ To serve as a tomb and protect burial chamber from the weather and thieves

Task 2.Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box

1 tomb , 2 wonder

3 ramp , 4 chamber

5 mysterious, 6 spiral

Task 3 Scanning the text

- Get Ss to scan the text and say

what the following words refer to

Example :

+ He (line 3) refers to Khufu

+ Who (line 4) refers to ……

+ …

- Call on some Ss to read aloud their

answers (ask them to explain if

necessary)

- Provide corrective feedback

IV After you read

- Work in pair:

Discuss the question: Which of the

wonders of the world do you prefer

and why?

V Consolidations

- Get Ss to fill in the chart with the

right information found in the

reading text ( see the appendix

below )

VI Homework :

- Help Ss emphasize the main points

of the lesson

- Discuss in pair

- Do as directed

- Take notes,

Task 3.Scanning the text and say what the words refer to;

- Who (line 4) refers to the thieves

- It (line 7) … the Great Pyramid

- It (line 8) … the Great Pyramid

- Each (line 12) … the block of stone

Filling the chart.

- Suggested answers :

1 Khufu , 2 burial chamber , 3 thieves ,

4 2560 BC 5 20 years,

6 147 metres 7 230m² ,

8 blocks of stone

Self – evaluation: ………

………

A B

a/ The purpose of

the Great Pyramid - To serve as a tomb where …1… - To protect the …2…from the weather and the …3…

b/ The construction of

the Great Pyramid

- It was built around the year …4….

- It took over ….5….to complete the Pyramid.

c/ The special features

of the Great Pyramid

- The height of the Great Pyramid was …6…

- It was built on a base of …7…

- The ancient Egyptians used 2 milion …8…