UNIT 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD - READING

What is this?The Great Pyramid of Giza.. THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD LESSON A: READING THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA... Khufu the Great Pyramid the thieves the block of stone... Where is the G

WARM - UP

1 What is this?

The Great Wall of

China.

2 Where is it?

In China.

1 What is this?

The Great Pyramid of

Giza.

2 Where is it?

In Egypt

1 What is this?

The Taj Mahal.

2 Where is it?

In India.

What else do you know

about them?

The Great Pyramid of Giza

UNIT 16 THE WONDERS OF THE

WORLD LESSON A: READING

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

- tomb (n):

- (to) bury:

 burial (n)

- chamber (n):

- belongings (n)

- (to) surpass:

- theory (n):

- spiral (adj)

- ramp (n)

/u:/

/e/

/ a І /

mộ, mồ, mả chôn cất, mai táng

phòng, gian buồng

đồ dùng, đồ đạc

giả thuyết, lý thuyết xoắn ốc

vượt qua,qua mặt

đường dốc

1 tomb (n):

2 (to) bury:

3 chamber (n):

4 belongings (n)

5 (to) surpass:

6 theory (n):

7 spiral (adj)

8 ramp (n)

/u:/

/e/

/ a І /

f mộ, mồ, mả

c chôn cất, mai táng

g phòng, gian buồng

a đồ dùng, đồ đạc

k giả thuyết, lý thuyết

d xoắn ốc

b vượt qua,qua mặt

e đường dốc

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 Benson disappeared in

circumstances

6 A snail’s shell is in form

wonder spiral

chamber

tomb

What do these words

refer to?

• he (line 3) refers to

• who (line 4) refers to

• it (line 8 and 9) refer to

• each (line 12) refers

to

Khufu the Great Pyramid

the thieves the block of stone

LUCKY APPLES

1 Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza

situated and when was it built?

 It is situated on the west bank of the River

Nile and was built around the year

2560B.C.

2 How high and large was the Great

Pyramid of Giza?

 It was about 147 metres high on a base of

230 metres square.

3 What was the purpose of this huge stone

pyramid?

 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.

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

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

5 According to the passage, what is the boat believed to have been used for?

 The boat is believed to have been used

to carry the body of Khufu in his last

journey on earth before being buried inside the pyramid.

LUCKY

APPLE !!!

LUCKY

APPLE !!!

LUCKY

APPLE !!!

Summarize the passage about the great pyramid of Giza, using these suggestions:

• Who built it?

• When and where was it built?

• What was it built for? How was it built?

• Why is it considered one of the famous wonders in the world?

* Rewrite the summary of the passage.

* Prepare parts B & C.