Unit 16-Reading 11

The Great Pyramid Taj MahalThe Great Wall... Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage.. It’s not known why Beson disappeared in _______ circumstances 6... The purpose of th

H A L O N G B A Y

The Great Pyramid Taj Mahal

The Great Wall

Unit 16: The Wonders

of the World

Section: Reading

Thursday, April 8th , 2010

• mysterious (adj): • huyền bí

• tomb (n): • lăng mộ

• wonder (n): • kì quan

• spiral (adj) : • xoắn ốc

• chamber (n) : • phòng, gian buồng

• burial (n): • sự chôn cất

Task 1:

The words in the box all appear in the passage.

Fill each blank with

a suitable word

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 wheelchair 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.It is situated on the west bank of the river Nile

and it was built around the year 2560BC

2.It was about 147 meters high on a base of 230

meters square

3 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to

serve as a tomb when he died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there

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

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

being buried inside the pyramid

Task 3:Scan the text and say what

the following words refer to

Who (line 4)

it (line 8)

It (line 9)

each (line 12) _

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

Which of the wonders of the world

do you prefer? Why?

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