Unit 16: Reading

Before you readThe Great Pyramid of Giza 1.. -Great Pyramid Giza is located in Egypt.. Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was it built.. How high and large was the Gre

I Before you read

The Great Pyramid of Giza

1 Can you name these two

wonders of the world?

2.Where do you think they are

located?

3 What do you know about them?

-Great Pyramid Giza is located

in Egypt.

-Taj Mahal is located in India

-They were built as tombs for

their royal families.

1 tomb (n) /tu:m/: Mé

2 Pyramid (n) /'p I rəmid/: Kim Tù Th¸p

3 treasure (n) /'treʒə/: Kho tµng, ch©u b¸u

4 burial chamber (n) / 'beriəl 't∫eimbə/:

Phßng, buång ch«n cÊt

5 spiral ramp (n) / 'spaiərəl ræmp/:

§o¹n dèc xo¾n èc

II While you read

Read the passage and do the tasks that

follow

Task 1 : The words in the box all appear in the passage Fill

mysterious chamber

ramp spiral

tomb wonder

1 Last week we paid a visit to the of an

unknown mandarin.

2 The movie was about a of the world.

3 A is needed at the exit and the entrance for wheelchairs users.

4 The Queen’s private is not opened to public.

5 It’s not known why Beson disappeared in Circumstances.

6 A snail’s shell is in form.

1 Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was

it built?

2 How high and large was the Great Pyramid of Giza?

3 What was the purpose of this huge stone pyramid?

4 How did the people of ancient Egypt build the Great Pyramid?

5 According to the passage, what is the boat believed to

have been used for?

 It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile and was built around the year 2560 BC.

 It was about 147 metres high on base of 230 metres square.

 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there.

 It is thought that ancient Egyptians used straight or spiral ramps or huge weight arms to left and place the blocks of stone.

 The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being inside the Khufu.

Answer the following questions

Scan the text and say what the following words re fer to.

Example:

He (line 3)

He (line 3) refers to Khufu

who (line 4)

it (line 8)

It (line 9)

Each (line 12)

refers to the thieves refers to the Great Pyramid refers to the block of stone refers to the Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid of

Giza Giza

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Taj Mahal

Petra Colosseum

Chichen Itza

Mexico

Christ the Redeemer

India

Machu Picchu

Peru

New Wonders

of the World

Which of the wonders of the world do you prefer and why?

Because it is an honorary status, the last remaining ancient wonder of the world

It is the tallest man made structure in the world for over 3.800 years Construction may have required 100.000 workers for 20 years.

your favorite wonder of the world.

about the wonders you know in the world

The End

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