Unit 16-Reading 11

H LA O ABGN Y The Great Pyramid Taj Mahal The Great Wall Unit 16: The Wonders Unit 16: The Wonders of the World of the World Section: Reading Section: Reading Thursday, April 8 th , 2010 Vocabulary • mysterious (adj): • huyền bí • tomb (n): • lăng mộ • wonder (n): • kì quan • spiral (adj) : • xoắn ốc • ramp (n): • đường dốc • 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. mysterious ramp tomb chamber spiral wonder Answers 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 Discussion Which of the wonders of the world do you prefer? Why? . H LA O ABGN Y The Great Pyramid Taj Mahal The Great Wall Unit 16: The Wonders Unit 16: The Wonders of the World of the World Section: Reading Section: Reading Thursday,