Unit 16. The wonders of the world

Unit 16. The wonders of the world tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập lớn về tất cả các lĩn...

Sydney Opera House

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Golden Gate

Italy

The leaning tower of Pisa

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Statue of Liberty

BEFORE YOU READ

Questions

Name these two wonders and tell what you

know about them.

pyramid /’pirәmid/ (n)

Kim tự tháp

Tomb /tu:m/ / (n): graver Mộ, mồ mả

Burial / 'beriəl / (n): Sự mai táng, chôn cất

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

Treasures /'treʒə/ / (n) Của cải, kho báu

Plateau /'plætou/ (n)

Cao nguyên

Belongings /bi'lɔηiηzηiηziηiηzz/ (n) Đồ dùng, đồ đạc

- Burial

- Belongings

- Plateau

- Pyramid

- Tomb

- Treasures

Đồ dùng, đồ đạc

Cao nguyên

Của cải, kho báu

Sự mai táng, chôn cất

Mộ, mồ mả Kim tự tháp

WHILE YOU READ

Task 1

Use the words in the box and fill each blank

with a suitable word

1 Last week we paid a visit to the …… of 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

mysterious ramp tomb

chamber spiral wonder

Task 2: Answer the following questions

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?

Ask and answer the questions

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?

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

It was about 147 meters high on abase of 230

meters square.

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?

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)

1 The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the

Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 AD

2 The Great Pyramid is believed to have been

built over a 20-year period

3 When it was built, the Great Pyramid

was 417 metres high on a base of 320

metres square

5 A second theory suggests that the blocks

were lifted and placed using thousands of

huge machines

4 The structure consisted of approximately

2,000,000 blocks of stone

F F

Work in groups Discuss and decide

whether the following statements are true or false.

- Finding information about the modern wonders of the world